Yay, the patriarchal heteronormative noose of the cis male white coloniser has been defeated – could we get back to work now?
Oh, yay…
Ties dropped from Parliament dress code after Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi’s stand
Parliamentary speaker Trevor Mallard has announced that ties will no longer be considered required as part of “appropriate business attire” for male MPs.
The issue was raised after Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi was expelled from the House by Mallard on Tuesday over his refusal to wear a tie. He had previously been stopped from speaking because he was without a tie.
…isn’t that dandy.
Standing ovation to the Māori Party for their branding but if we have finished banning the patriarchal heteronormative noose of the cis male white coloniser – could we get back to work now because things are looking a tad grim when it comes to Māori and the poor in NZ.
1 in 5 children are in poverty (a disproportionate amount of them Māori), over 20 000 are on a waiting list for social hosing (a disproportionate amount of them Māori), Maori are 380% more likely to be convicted of a crime, 200% more likely to die from heart disease and suicide, are paid 18% less and 34% leave school without a qualification.
They also die earlier and suffer more health issues, but yay the war on coloniser neckties has been won.
Great.
If this is truly the measure of our success, how low were our expectations?
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I gotta get out of this teacup before this storm becomes a hurricane.
Hey! Parliament as a nudist group then everyone’s assets will be totally visible.
Stevie: “Parliament as a nudist group then everyone’s assets will be totally visible.”
Urgh! Looking at Chamber through gaps between fingers…. There are many things I do NOT wish to see. And that would be right up at the top of them.
I have a civil defence book from the 1950s for instructing rescue crews, on the section for controllers (sort of foremen at the disaster site- it encourages the wearing of ties under the overalls and to generally consider presentation and smartness. What this instilled psychologically was an aire of authority among CD workers and for victims -that the crisis was under control and that the authorities/ chain of command was present and aware of the situation. For the wearer a tie was an outward expression of standards, it reinforced that the leaders lead. When one can still dress ones self well in crisis it conveys confidence, a tie adds a ‘shield’ for the wearer to master any situation. I think if we see parliament becoming too casual in dress then it sort of looses its authority.
“Appropriate business attire”
Are these guys politicians?
Maori are developed enough to join global trade. Maori have there politicians, iwi leaders and nefs on the couch who are perfect median headlines and still they are a part of the treaty infrastructure. Its the 8nternational and transnationals that Maori can’t deal with because they don’t have a treaty with the Maori. So to compete msori will have to finance there own savings pool with which to invest in there own infrastructure both domestically and abroad.