First the Pravda. HSC students who have launched social media attacks on an Indigenous poet — in one instance comparing her to a monkey — have been urged to apologise for their actions by the NSW Education Standards Authority. Upon opening paper 1 of the Higher School Certificate on Monday, students were faced with an … Continue reading The Ruined Maid and Mangoes
Day: October 19, 2017
Helen was complicit.
Helen of Troy betrayed her husband and ran off with Paris. In doing this, the Trojan war started, and many died. It took a female poet to state the obvious: Helen, unlike Penelope, was complicit. Helen All Greece hates the still eyes in the white face, the lustre as of olives where she stands, and … Continue reading Helen was complicit.
Silence in the church.
This morning the editor of the lectionary found a series of verses she did not like. THe idea of women being silent in church was considered unthinkable. There were brakets put around the verses -- which normally means that the text is unreliable. This is not the case here. Instead the text is unacceptable to … Continue reading Silence in the church.