Best candidate statement
July 27th, 2009 at 4:28 pm by David FarrarI saw a twitter from Salient about a VUWSA by-election so went and had a look at their story. I have to say I was highly amused at this election statement from Lucy Deane for Women’s Rights Officer:
I have a long history of women’s rights. In fact, my Dad was a women’s rights activist. My mum would have liked to be but she was too busy with domestic duties to be concerned with trivial tittle-tattle such as politics. Also, my dad wouldn’t let her. Wasn’t her place he said.
What do I stand for? Equality, liberty and FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOM! Women are cool. Rights are cool. It follows, therefore, that women’s rights should be pretty cool as well. But what would I know, I’m just hypothesising.
To be honest, I got into this position rather unconventially. My flatmate somehow managed to bypass VUWSA and slip a cheeky wee application in without anyone, let alone me, knowing. Still, however, I’m a huge fan of democracy, student politics and velociraptors – so I’m only following through with this because I’m currently away at MGMT and have no way of removing my name from the ballot.
Take me where you will, democracy!
If you want to see me beat down a handful of feminists with no-effort (or support) on my own unauthorized behalf, then vote for me!
That, my friends, is women’s rights!
Lucy should win just for her sense of humour!
The first two WRO’s took off or resigned, so give Lucy a go!
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July 27th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Should the picture be captioned ‘Lucy entertains the invisible man?’
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Looks more like the visible man is entertaining Lucy.
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
DPF, how can you support this election when you don’t support compulsory student unions?
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
She looks like a nice person, I’d hate for her to actually win and be forced to associate with the other student leaders.
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Not the typical wimmins rights activist….
no dungarees?
attractive?
fun?
what is the wimmins right movement coming to?
Andrea Dworkin is spinning in her grave……..
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
She looks like the type of person that, if elected, will occupy the position with the gravitas and dignity befitting it.
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
I’d vote for her. Question – can men vote for this position, or do only women get to vote? If men can vote, I reckon she could have a good chance.
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
ah, and transgendered people too, brother, I mean sister, ah, I mean…
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
I hope she doesn’t get elected. It would sour what looks like a bright future.
Potential should not be wasted on politics.
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Women have had full and effective equal rights in New Zealand for at least 20 or 30 years. By having a Women’s Rights Officer, VUWSA is saying that VUW is well behind the rest of the country.
I thought all these liberal university lecturers were supposed to be progressive and modern, rather than the last of the dinosaurs?
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
CHRIS!!!!
We’re all thinking it, but some of us are being polite.
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Men may vote, but only women may stand.
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
… and velociraptors.
Game over man, clear winner.
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
So, if I was a guy voting for women’s officer at VUW, and a pamphlet came out explaining Lucy’s platform along with some relevant information (presumably including that photo)…..I’d definitely vote for her. And, I’d be more likely to vote than I would be without her on the candidate list.
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
David, thanks so much! Made everyone’s day!
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Is there a Men’s Rights Officer? If not, why not? You can’t have it both ways.
And I hope this candidate wins, my pet velociraptor thinks she’s cool.
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Did she pay “Flight of the Conchords” their copyright fee for that first paragraph?
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
I am interested that men can vote for this? I am pretty sure at other campuses women only can vote for this.
This girl will never get in, unless men block voted for her. She’s way too enlightened for VUWSA, a hotbed of [deleted by DPF]. Considering the low turn out for these compulsory associations, this [deleted by DPF] needs only a few votes over a 1000 to win.
Vote:July 27th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
As if she even needed to make a statement. Game over ladies.
Vote:July 28th, 2009 at 7:45 am
Well clearly if middle aged male right wingers got to vote she would be in with the red currants but student elections are decided by as few as 500 votes and the activists can usually round up that many.
Vote:July 28th, 2009 at 7:52 am
ah, isnt this so much more civilised without the usual compulsive obsessive sociopathic numpties turning the thread into a cesspit of conjecture?
Good luck to this young lady, she may be up against a bloc of determined career wymyn and labour activists though.
Vote:July 28th, 2009 at 8:19 am
Under DPF’s terms of use expat I can’t even comment on my approval for your observation.
Vote:July 28th, 2009 at 8:40 am
Ooooh. I like her.
Vote:July 28th, 2009 at 8:49 am
great new thread on paula bennet murray, lets go play with the grown ups.
Vote:July 28th, 2009 at 9:31 am
WHAT THE FUCK. So I cannot say she’s a tasty piece of crumpet and that VUWSA is a hotbed of filthy socialist feminazis… Farrar what are you playing at?
Vote:July 28th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Put it this way, on another thread the bennys who are pissing away over $700+ a week are being called filthy parasites…. and I still can’t talk about the fact this girl would be a good root. I’m appalled
Vote:July 29th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Wow, Clint. You’re all class.
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