• I think many women's rape stories get twisted by others no matter what they do. Not being believed would be the worst. - katie
  • Last week, when the criminal record of Meagher's killer was made public, everyone seemed amazed person like him could be out of prison. While I was disgusted he was free, I wasn't surprised and it's because of attitudes like the ones Tracey describes. As a society we place blame on the victims of sexual assault, and therefore mitigate the responsibility of the attacker. There is some underlying idea that men are unable (or unwilling) to control themselves, which is rather insulting to the vast majority of men who do act decently. As I was buying my morning coffee today I was scanning the front of the paper and read the story of Milne's arrest for rape. The barista noticed and I said it was interesting the arrest had happened so long after the crime. The barista asked what did the girl expect, going back to some guy's hotel room. You hear stuff like this whenever these topics come up. Having no desire to start a fight with a virtual stranger I just replied that I had had people I didn't really know sleep at my house in the past and not once did I find it necessary to rape them. I will be buying my coffee elsewhere in the future. - kage
  • Thank you Germaine for the article. I do not need to be persuaded to vote for the PM and not just because she is a woman, but because she is a leader, a leader under extremely difficult and distressing circumstances; a leader with vision; sometimes having to compromise and take a smaller step forward than envisaged, however, any step forward in policy and reform is a step in the right direction. I try to use my voice against shock jocks on stations I despise, just to get up their noses, and get totally put down and ridiculed when objecting to their tactics, BUT Germaine YOU have a voice and a voice to be listened to. Please use YOUR VOICE as well as your writing skills to spread this message. - Vickie
  • Sometimes I just want to give up and call everyone who does not get how wrong such assaults are pigs. - ro.watson
  • Given that i wish to see the continuation of carbon pricing and allied green policies, the roll out of the (real) NBN, the funding of the NDIS and the Gonski education reforms, i have no hesitation in voting Labor on September 14th. I will be extremely happy to see PM Gillard retain her position. - sally b
  • Show me your policies Tony Abbott. I judge Gillard on her strengths already, not as some putative enduring barricade against the shock jocks here or there, Germaine. - ro.watson
  • This is so much like my own story. I have so much trouble getting people to understand, even 6 years after separation that he will always be the father of my kids, that he is deserving of respect, even if he has not been the best husband, that I cannot live with him, I do not feel romantic any more but I want him to be the best person he can be because my kids love him and he is their hero, no matter what I say. And I worry so much about the kids and I hope they don't grow up without the skills for a beautiful relationship. So I hope all goes well. I look forward to seeing how you manage. - Bron
  • But to vote for someone just because they are a woman is as flawed as voting for someone just because they are a man. The key point in Germaine's article for me was that we need to start focusing on policies and not personalities. - Pea
  • The best way to defeat this disgusting attack on Julia Gillard is to support her re-election. If she were to succeed in being re-elected it would send a powerful message to her bigoted detractors. Would certainly put a lot of twisted bitter people back in their proper place. - JohnB
  • I'm a big fan of classical music and rap, maybe it's because i'm from the ipod generation but i don't see why it has to be one or the other. I totally understand not liking rap, but that doesn't mean it has no value. Maybe it's unfair to specifically target Mandy's article, because this is one of many articles reinforce a myopic view of misogyny in music by specifically using rap as an example when it is in all genres, but i felt the readership of the hoopla is intelligent and considered enough to consider my point, which is the double standard when it comes to criticism of misogyny in music. Rap is a genre created by black people and has clear connotations towards it, and this article isn't without context. I realise it was unintentional but it reinforces negative stereotypes about rap, and by extentsion black culture. One doesn't have to mention race for it still to be relevant to the discussion. I am in complete agreement with her otherwise. Anyway I feel i've made my case and it's for others to judge whether i'm right or not. I don't want to continue this because i don't want to diminish the point of this article, which is that we as a society don't take rape a tenth as seriously as we should. That i'm sure is something that you and i can agree on Tony. - Ash
 
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Categories:  HOOPLA HAPPY HOUR

SEVEN SAINTLY SIPS

By The Hoopla
March 2, 2012

To celebrate the launch of new book Trupp’s Wholefood Kitchen, husband and wife team Walter and Dorota Trupp whipped up these fruity marvels just for us.

Because they’re into healthy living, they’ve kept the alcohol to a minimum and the nutrients to a maximum in these Friday tipples. That way we can look after ourselves and celebrate Happy Hour. Nice of them, no?

Strawberry tequila

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Completion Time: 5 minutes
Special equipment: Juicer

Makes: 1 serve

Ingredients
Juice of ½  lime
6 medium sized strawberries hulled and mixed into a puree
1 teaspoon of finely grated palm sugar
40ml tequila
Pinch of salt
Pinch of dried chili

Method

  • Place all the ingredients with 4-5 ice cubes into a blender and mix together before you pour the Strawberry tequila into a pre-chilled glass.
  • You can garnish it with half a strawberry stuck onto the glass edge.

Honey Vivaldi

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Completion Time: 5 minutes
Special equipment: Juicer

Makes: 1 serve

Ingredients
10ml pear eau de vie (use vodka as replacement)
½ a very ripe and soft william pear de-seeded (skin on)
1 teaspoon of raw organic honey
½ glass of champagne

Method

  • Place all  pear au de vie (or vodka) together with the honey and pear and 2 ice cubes into a blender and mix together before you pour the pear mix into a pre-chilled glass.

Fill up with the champagne.

Note: you could also use some white wine for the cocktail where a medium dry Gewurztraminer would be a very good choice.

Passion Flower

Use overripe passion fruits for this recipe as the seeds in riper fruits do not tend to be very much attached to each other, if your fruits are not overripe we advise to press all the passion fruit juice through a strainer and omit the seeds.
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Completion Time: 5 minutes
Special equipment: Juicer

Makes: 1 serve

Ingredients
2 ripe passion fruits
1 tablespoon finely grated palm sugar
2 strawberries hulled
50 ml vodka

Method

  • Cut the passion fruit in half place together with the strawberries palm sugar and vodka into a mixer.
  • Add 3-4 ice cubes and blend on a low gear (otherwise you will crush up most of the seeds and discolour the cocktail).
  • Fill into a pre-chilled cocktail glass.

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  • katie: I think many women's rape stories get twisted by others no matter what they do. Not being believed would be the worst.

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