This is why it's so very very important we work to shift the Overton Window to the left. Ao/NZers whole proud 'straight-up, pragmatic' character means we are very suspicious of 'new' ideas like unions and feminism and living in a society.

I need to stop reading the articles because each one reveals more information that is so awful and yet still not at all surprising

What can she POSSIBLY say to push back on this!? EVERYONE who has spoken to me about this is just so upset and furious and outraged about it. And yes everyone I know is a public servant or a musician, but fucksake THE REPORT IS SO BLATANT

I know we still need to make our voices heard, our dispair is what they want, etc, but I am so tired of this

OMG Dash

Yes, exactly. See, this is why we are friends*.

(*conditions apply)

They're both lovely and also remind me of Wendy James

And this is why I have almost a mental block about discussing my special interests irl! Years of internalised 'this will be boring for people' and honestly i blame my sisters

Oddly specific examples Raquel but yes you're quite right

Yes. That's what it is, and the issue is that most of my irl people's kids are older than mine!

Who is that on the left? They also look ace.

And no skirts over trousers! Was that just an Ao/NZ thing?

I realised I kind of missed '90s fashion when it came around again a few years back and I was dealing with students wearing almost exactly this.

I mean, only the girls. The boys still dress like giant todlers. And the shoes were wrong.