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New Media Is Not A Battle Of The Sexes

April 15, 2013 in Gender, Society

Recently I’ve had some people make some strange and unexpected comments about blogging and new media. When I mention that I blog and write articles for websites, some people have said things like, but isn’t that something women do? This really took me by surprise. When did blogging become a gender role? Why should blogging even be assigned a gender role in the first place? One of the major themes of feminism is the dismantling of artificial gender roles so that women and men have the freedom to be whatever they want to be. No one should be excluded from a group or profession because [...]

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I’m Not Unpopular. I’m Inpopular!

April 4, 2013 in Friendship, People, Relationships, Self, Society

All my life, I’ve suffered from being inpopular… no, that’s not a typo… I didn’t mean unpopular… I meant inpopular. What is inpopular? Well, think of the difference between being famous or infamous… or the difference between visible or invisible even. Or flammable or inflammable. What is the difference between flammable or inflammable anyway? I seem to have gone off topic for a moment… So, back to inpopular. It’s a word I’ve made up for people like me who are generally well-liked, but never seem to be able to cross the popularity event-horizon. What is the popularity event-horizon? It’s an invisible line in the sand [...]

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Sporting Bad Boys: Do We Punish Them Enough?

March 18, 2013 in Current Affairs, News, Sport

Everytime I hear one of these stories I wonder when will enough be enough? The story I’m referring to is the Canberra Raiders sacking of their star fullback, Josh Dugan. Most of us, well those who follow Rugby League anyway, would have seen the Instagram pic by now. It shows Dugan promptly giving the bird to the camera while drinking with his mate and fellow Raiders star, Blake Ferguson. Dugan has now been sacked by the Raiders but that doesn’t mean he can’t be recruited to another NRL team. Remember the last high-profile sacking made by Canberra? Todd Carney. He [...]

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Can You Keep a Secret?

February 26, 2013 in Entertainment, Friendship, People, Relationships, Self

I’ve got a secret to tell you. Are you ready? Lean closer, don’t tell… I can’t keep a secret. Unless it’s something serious, I’m probably not going to keep it to myself. If you’re pregnant, leaving your partner, quitting your job, doing anything that actually impacts someone else in a major way, or is important, no problem. I’m a vault. But if you’ve told me something casually that happens to be interesting, or you have some other secret that’s not actually all that important, I’m probably going to repeat it. Especially if it’s my own secret, then you’ll know before [...]

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Bullying The Bully

February 7, 2013 in Body Image, Lifestyle, People, Politics, Self

Here at KiKi & Tea (and personally), we are against bullying. We don’t condone it and we discourage people from engaging in bullying activities. You’ll have noticed that in the celebrity posts I’ve done in the past, I talk about what is happening but try to be really careful (and I may have failed) to make sure I’m not saying anything really hurtful or anything that could be classed as bullying. Why? Because celebrities are people as well and people with feelings. I hate bullying and I’m sick of it. I’m not just talking about the schoolyard bully (but boy [...]

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Why Good Customer Service Is Important

January 25, 2013 in Lifestyle, Money, Self

Apart from the “be more active and eat healthy” new years resolutions everyone seems to make, another common one people make is to save more, cut down on spending and be in a better financial position. Right? We download budgeting apps to our phones or tablets, read as many things as we can about cutting back costs and say no to some social gatherings so that we can save an extra few dollars. Another thing we do is try to find out if there are things we can be paying less for. How do I know this? That’s what I’ve [...]

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Opinions Are Like Assholes

January 22, 2013 in Celebrity, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Film & TV, News, People, Society

“Well, opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one.” Harry Callahan I never thought use a quote from a Dirty Harry movie, but these are interesting times. I can barely keep up with the outrage in the news over a politician, celebrity or sports person who has stirred the hornet’s nest by sharing their opinion. The topics they share their feelings on range from the relevant to the ridiculous and should largely be ignored. But generally what they have to say is seized upon and dissected. Not always positively either. Today, poor Kochie bemoans his fate today as a privileged, white [...]

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Who am I?

December 13, 2012 in People, Religion, Self, Society

I have been meaning to join KiKi & Tea as a contributor since the website was founded but one thing stopped me: share a little biographical information. I just sat there, staring at the blank field as if it was a semi-trailer hurtling toward me and I the deer; about to be squished. Who am I? It should be the easiest question to answer; all it requires if for me to know myself. And I know myself better than anyone else. And yet I can’t write a twenty word bio of myself that I am satisfied with. Every time I [...]

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Reality TV and Softcore Porn: is this the future? (SFW)

December 4, 2012 in Celebrity, Dating, Entertainment, Film & TV, People, Relationships, Self, Sex, Sexuality, Society

I am officially hooked on the The Real L Word, a Los Angeles reality TV show based on the everyday lives of a group of LA lesbians. There’s no shortage of hookups, fights, love and lust in each episode and the amount of drama that goes on between these girls makes you feel thankful for your somewhat drama-free life. As I watch some of the girls struggle with personal relationships it makes me wonder just how comfortable we’ve become sharing ourselves, warts and all, online or in a reality TV show. Is it important to keep a few skeletons in [...]

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I Don’t Drink Alcohol

November 30, 2012 in Entertainment, Film & TV, Health, Lifestyle, People, Self, Society

I have a confession to make. Don’t fall off your seats now, but… I don’t drink alcohol. No, I’m not particularly religious. No, I’m not on antibiotics or pregnant or on anti-depressants. I just… don’t like it. I don’t quite understand why it appeals to everyone else either. It’s not even that I never drink alcohol – I feel like people may find that easier to accept. It’s more that I just don’t choose to drink it unless it happens to be right in front of me… Or it comes in the super sugary form of a strawberry and lime [...]

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