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Julia de Bres

  • Senior Lecturer, Massey University and Contributor, Stuff.co.nz
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That's cunt: Is that word still offensive?

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By Julia de Bres
| Ensemble Magazine
Julia de Bres is associate professor in Linguistics at Massey University/Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa. She regularly appears on RNZ talking about language This story (obviously) contains strong language and many uses of the C-word. OPINION: Last week, journalist Andrea Vance used the swear word cunt (or c… as it was spelt in print) to refer to six female government ministers, in the wake of the government’s explosive pay equity policy changes.
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Decolonising trans‐affirming language in Aotearoa

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By Julia de Bres
| Wiley Online Library Verified
I thank Lal Zimman for his thought-provoking piece on trans language activism (TLA) and sociolinguistic justice. Heeding his call for intersectional coalitions, I focus my comments on colonisation and decolonisation in trans-affirming language in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Aotearoa is a settler colonial society, where Māori, the Indigenous people, have continuously resisted non-Māori dominance.
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