(source - Picture by Quentin Blake, from Roald Dahl's Witches) When I was a small child, about three years old, I had a Snow White doll and a wicked stepmother doll. Snow White, of course, was beautiful - pale skin, ebony hair and a yellow and blue silk (probably highly … [Read more...]
Songs of influence
It’s been my life-long dream to go on radio and play my favourite songs, especially Savage Garden - and last Thursday I did it! I was so excited to have been invited onto Are You Looking At Me? on 3CR - it's a conversation show about equality and difference, with conversations … [Read more...]
One conversation creates change. Another post on Embarrassing Bodies.
Embarrassing Bodies was on the TV last night. I didn't watch it, a friend texted me to tell me it was on. I replied that I think the title is offensive, the content's exploitative and the viewers' reactions are callous, but thanks for thinking of me. I wrote about how I feel … [Read more...]
Discriminatory abuse from a taxi driver. Diversity training is urgently needed in the taxi industry.
Last night I caught a taxi home. The hotel concierge called it for me, from the Mantra on Russell. I got in the taxi, the driver fiddled with the meter for a minute, and then turned around to ask me where I needed to go. He saw my face, and then asked "what's that smell?"."What … [Read more...]
Discriminatory language. Racism, homophobia, ableism, sexism.
We must remember that someone's bad day or slip of the tongue is probably multiplying tenfold for those regularly on the receiving end of discriminatory language. I only suffer discriminatory language on a small scale, compared to what many other members of the community endure. … [Read more...]
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