“While code-switching may be fun for some, it is an unfortunate necessity for others.”
Tongue Tied
Tag: Class
Confessions of a Nanny
“Openly talking about the financial strain of childcare and implying that your nanny and her absurd monetary demands are directly contributing to said strain is an unfair stress to level on an employee — you wouldn’t bully a plumber or an electrician to provide free or cheap labour because renovation is expensive.”
ANU Student Goes Into Shock After Discovering Privilege
“A young ANU student, Patsy Goobshankles, was sent into shock on Monday after being informed that as an upper-class white girl she is kind of privileged.”
The Unbearable Lightness of (Your) Being
“I have the sensation that we are talking about the same things but in different languages …”
Class: The Elephant in the Feminist Room
Mainstream feminist discourse too often ignores class-related issues.
Poverty and Insecure Work Through a Gendered Lens
“The fact that women work in low-paid jobs says less about their capabilities than it does about the devaluation of ‘women’s work’ and the implicit assumption that women are unworthy of workplace protections and economic freedom.”
Inner-City Mum With Home Espresso Machine Not Content Taking Young People’s Housing Dreams, Now Taking Their Minimum Wage Barista Jobs Too
“Sarah Griff, notorious mum about town, is bored of making home ownership a living nightmare for an entire generation of Australians. Recent tip-offs reveal she has a new hobby inspiring her to namaste once again: making the morning brew at minimum wage for her very own endlessly-entitled peers.”