Hanknits

@hanknits

Educator. . lover. fan. Politics. . . Learning to . Managed to escape Tasmania.

Melbourne
Joined August 2012

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  1. 5 hours ago

    Urgh - no thanks!

  2. Retweeted
    16 hours ago

    So, yes. I'll stick to my knitting. I'll stick to it while participating in your board meetings. I'll stick to it while soaking up knowledge at conferences. And when I need to, I'll set it down and do what needs to be done. /end

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  3. Retweeted
    16 hours ago

    Knitting has been linked to reduced depression and anxiety. Some therapists use it in conjunction with addiction treatment programs. Other therapists have noted that the slow, back-and-forth eye movements of knitting are similar to a common treatment method for PTSD. /13

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  4. Retweeted
    16 hours ago

    Even without the sexist overtones, though, using knitting as an insult is a great way to drive people away from an activity that has marked benefits. /12

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    16 hours ago

    Telling someone to take up knitting or to stick to their knitting as a way of telling them to stay out of public life is seen as an insult precisely because knitting is viewed as a feminized activity, and it carries the implication that women don't belong in public life. /11

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    16 hours ago

    Which brings us to today. Knitting is now dismissed as something that only old or idle women do. It's certainly not taken seriously as a legitimate art form. /8

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  7. 8 hours ago

    The wit and wisdom of "that's hit him on the handle of the glove". Did I say wit and wisdom? I meant fucking drivel.

  8. Retweeted
    Jan 4

    Victoria recorded 90,000 family violence offences in 2017. Family violence accounts for 17.5% of all crime in the state. One woman a week in Australia dies at the hands of a current or former intimate partner. What crime is "out of control"? Family violence is "out of control"

  9. Retweeted
    Jan 3

    Steve Bannon has lost his mind, unlike the President, who is hosting a fantasy Awards Show for journalists who have wronged him

  10. Jan 3

    Listening to et al is like being with boring drunk people who all know each other and tell long-winded old work stories that you don't care about.

  11. Jan 3

    Hey how about the commentators talk about...oh I don't know... THE GAME THAT'S ON NOW, NOT ONE 20 YEARS AGO!!! Sick of this boys' club bullshit.

  12. Jan 3

    Reason number 741 why I hate the channel 9 commentary team: making those slurping Hannibal Lector noises on air. Urgh! Take your mouth off the mic!

  13. Jan 3

    Worth remembering how you want your charity dollars spent, before you donate to the charity

  14. Jan 3

    Pressure on teachers damaging mental health and wellbeing | Education Support Partnership

  15. Jan 3

    14 Phrases Kids Said That Were Code Words for ‘I’m Anxious’ | The Mighty

  16. Jan 3

    Is it just me, or is everyone watching the ads, to see when uses the Natural Therapies? Bless.

  17. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    It’s only the second day of 2018 and we already have an ICONIC twitter exchange.

  18. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    N KOREA: happy to launch nuclear war any time fyi USA: we will also do nuclear war but bigger AUSTRALIA:

  19. Jan 2

    At the G for . Brought my knitting. 😴

  20. Jan 1

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