Ben Hider

Melbourne-based gay graphic designer. Tweet about trivial crap in my life, but also politics and AFL (Go Tiges!) Views are my own. Retweets/links ≠ endorsement.

[Eddy Jokovich @EddyJokovich]

Here is the interview with Nasser Mashni that @ABCNews removed after pressure from the Z lobby and didn’t want to you to see. Share and promote widely. #AUSPOL F.U. ABC.

[Ben Hider @benhider]

@KosSamaras Yes. I don’t know why the ALP haven’t found something to pick a fight with big business on IR. Opposing the large retail groups trying to gut penalty rates at Fair Work would be a start.would show Dutton’s “I’m for the worker” line as BS

[Ben Hider @benhider]

@NeilMcMahon And how many photos do you think they had to look at to find the one that made him look as goofy as possible

[Ben Hider @benhider]

The divide I’m seeing is more one of race and class. ie Those opposing the decision by SGLMG to disinvite the police are white and upper middle class …

[Sean Mulcahy @seanamulcahy]

The generational divide on the police at pride debate is pretty stark.

[MFWitches @MFWitches]

Hey @nswpolice, there are a shedload of us wondering when Alan Jones will be charged for sexually assaulting young men?

If you’d let us all know ASAP so we know other young men are safe, we’d appreciate it.

And witches: please re-tweet if you wanna know, too.

#JailJones

[MFWitches @MFWitches]

All the men (journos, politicians, public figures) now coming out of the woodwork to condemn David Van and say they “stand up for women” totally disgust the rest of us.

Because a lot of these powerful men knew what David Van (and probably other men) were doing and kept it quiet or even helped their employers and mates weaponise these crimes against women.

And all the while, women like Lidia Thorpe and others were frightened to walk around THEIR OWN FUCKING WORKPLACE.

And all women are now too scared to report other sexual assaults, meaning the arseholes you’ve all protected are MORE fucking likely to commit sexual crimes in future as the women they hurt will be too afraid to do anything.

YOU ALL FUCKING OKAY WITH THAT?

Sure, there were a few women involved in the cover-ups and the media but the vast majority of those with power and control in this country are Australian men. And obviously, it’s still #NotAllMen but if it wasn’t the vast majority of you, we wouldn’t have got to this fucking point.

Own your own fucking shit for once.

Talk to EACH OTHER, not us.

Stop asking or expecting women to march or vote differently or go to the police or otherwise take action to protect ourselves, because it’s YOUR gender to blame here.

If there need to be marches, YOU fucking organise them (we can’t count the times men have said to us “I don’t have time” or “I don’t know how”, FFS).

If politics has to change, it should be MEN taking the lead (newsflash: it’s not, not at all).

If the media has to change, YOU take the lead in helping out with with boycotts and complaints and whatever else has to happen.

Talk to your mates. Talk to your brothers, your fathers, your sons, your colleagues (especially your media colleagues), do whatever you need to fucking do that doesn’t involve some just some sobbing performative fucking virtue-signalling on Twitter.

And own the behaviour of other men because sexual violence against women is a MALE FUCKING PROBLEM.

For Christ sake, do fucking better.

Gah.

#MFWBoycott

[Ben Hider @benhider]

Happy IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia and Transphobia) Day! As councils (at the behest of @VictoriaPolice ) capitulate to terrorist and cancel rainbow events.

[MFWitches @MFWitches]

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just wanna say #NotMyKing.

[Ben Hider @benhider]

I sincerely hope the Liberals take PETA Credlin’s advice and react to the election of progressives by moving to the right, thereby increasing their irrelevance!

[Ben Hider @benhider]

@DrVicFielding This Guardian article https://t.co/GtxOx3B15O makes the (traditional) point that “money runs Sydney, unions run Melbourne” to explain why Melb teals voted for it

[Ben Hider @benhider]

I used to be one of these “Halloween isn’t Australian” types, but after the last couple of yours if lockdowns et al, if kids want dress up and ask strangers for sweets, frankly, good luck to them…

[Ben Hider @benhider]

#monkeypox #vaccinationdone

[Ben Hider @benhider]

@MFWitches Because he’s wealthy and white. Were you not aware that public drunkenness is only a problem when it’s poor people or people of colour (or worse yet both!)?

[AEC ✏️ @AusElectoralCom]

You need to enrol or update your details for the 2022 federal election before 8pm, Monday 18 April.

Go to https://t.co/pv99YKD0X2 #ausvotes

[Ben Hider @benhider]

Just a reminder that you have until Monday to check and update your enrolment
https://t.co/oQvD0nfVTm

[Ben Hider @benhider]

@guardianstyle I think it’s a plural so no apostrophe, what do you think?

[MFWitches @MFWitches]

Is it more correct to say “For fuck sake”, “For fucks sake”, “For fuck’s sake” or “For fucks’ sake”? This is for a very important business letter so we’d really like to get it right …

[Ben Hider @benhider]

Love the Tiger Pride flag in the cheer squad. #AFLTigersGiants (Apologies for the crap image quality!)

[Ben Hider @benhider]

And the inevitable “Just kick it” cries start again. I’ve missed those. Not. #AFLTigersGiants

[Ben Hider @benhider]

A mimosa is half fruit juice so it’s almost a healthy breakfast drink …. #pridemarch

[Ben Hider @benhider]

@MFWitches I have just used this highly logical test to prove I am, indeed, a witch! https://t.co/SljV4bCQim