Public Address | Cafe | Up Front: The Song of Angry Women https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Seriatim https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=332590#post332590 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=332590#post332590 We keep tally of the number of car accidents, and report them regularly – as a warning to people to drive more safely. Why don't we do the same with domestic violence?
Another woman died the other day because neighbours concluded that the beating they witnessed was "only a domestic"…

]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:12:45 +1300 tussock https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331644#post331644 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331644#post331644 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:41:51 +1300 Tim Michie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331458#post331458 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331458#post331458 Times a million to all the above. Mr "it was all consensual… ]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:24:17 +1300 James Littlewood* https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331420#post331420 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331420#post331420 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:39:54 +1300 Greg Dawson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331372#post331372 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331372#post331372 One more comment about PAX last weekend –

The gender balance was not at all what I expected, especially as you worked down the age groups there. A lot more girls in gaming than you'd think from the average gaming community online.*

This may have been a contributing factor, but…

]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2014 11:16:26 +1300 Kyle Matthews https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331369#post331369 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331369#post331369 I loved that piece of Pallet's. It was sure, it was nuanced, it was exactly what we need more of. And I think it provides a useful template for other people who find themselves in Pallet's position.

He's a great musician as well – used to be final fantasy. Don't…

]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2014 10:09:18 +1300 Craig Ranapia https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331366#post331366 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331366#post331366 One slight bright spot in the Ghomeshi case is that one of his victims, Lucy Decoutere, went public and said her interactions with the Toronto Police Service were “warm and sympathetic” and “validating":

"I am making this statement because I know how scary it can be to come forward,” she…

]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2014 09:21:09 +1300 Kumara Republic https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331356#post331356 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331356#post331356 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 21:32:38 +1300 TracyMac https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331354#post331354 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331354#post331354 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 19:43:23 +1300 Brent Jackson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331353#post331353 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331353#post331353 Julian Blanc flees Australia ]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 19:40:16 +1300 Josh Petyt https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331351#post331351 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331351#post331351 I don't LIKE this shit, but if it IS going to happen, surely it could work to our advantage some of the time?
I very much doubt it. Terrorism is only being used as an excuse to get more and more information, more and more power over people. The populace…

]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 18:12:16 +1300 Kim Wilson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331342#post331342 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331342#post331342 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 15:37:45 +1300 Greg Dawson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331341#post331341 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331341#post331341 Buy a game you know these guys would hate. Developed by at least some women. A game with a female protagonist. One with a strong, affecting storyline.

Gave this a spin at PAX – http://www.disparitygames.com/ninja-pizza-girl/

Definitely worth a look in: good platforming mechanics, many lols, much fun. Also, local-ish.

]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 15:25:04 +1300 Emma Hart https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331337#post331337 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331337#post331337 I guess among the small mercies of this horrible story is the way his friend Owen Pallet responded.

I loved that piece of Pallet's. It was sure, it was nuanced, it was exactly what we need more of. And I think it provides a useful template for other people who…

]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:32:29 +1300 Emma Hart https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331336#post331336 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331336#post331336 Since we don’t have any choice and all our metadata (loosely defined) is recorded and available to all and sundry, surely there are options to use that to our own advantage. Possibly not down to “death threat on phone = in jail”, but a lot of the online threats presumably… ]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:28:30 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331335#post331335 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331335#post331335 As more and more stories emerge of him being a Grade A Creeper, it seems that actually he is someone who feels okay using BDSM as a cover for sexually assaulting women, or as it’s more commonly called, a “massive shitweasel”.

I guess among the small mercies of this horrible…

]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:27:44 +1300 Bart Janssen https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331330#post331330 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331330#post331330 We could start by rounding up The Herald opinion columnists and editorial writers and putting them in a very small dark room until more than 50% of them apologize for being shitweasels.

Then we can do the same for all the talkback radio hosts.

]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:11:32 +1300 Moz https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331329#post331329 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331329#post331329 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:11:31 +1300 Craig Ranapia https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331328#post331328 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331328#post331328 It’s more possible, given all of you are less into BDSM and Canada than I am, that you’ve not heard about Jian Ghomeshi. He initially claimed that he was being discriminated against by his employer because of stories of his consensual BDSM encounters being maliciously spread by a spurned ex-lover.… ]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2014 13:59:44 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331327#post331327 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/up-front-the-song-of-angry-women/?p=331327#post331327 Discussion from blog post.

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