Sexism is alive and well

Grandfathers get drunk, too, you know.

Print Share

16th June, 2012

The story of how a flight from Melbourne to Wellington had been turned back because of an extremely drunk 58-year-old New Zealand female passenger featured on two local news websites recently. As a result of the incident, she subsequently pleaded guilty to disorderly behaviour on a flight, and assault. Stuff.co.nz headlined the story “Granny’s mid-air attack” and nzherald.co.nz had “Drunken grandmother sends NZ-bound flight back to Australia”. Other than both stories beginning with the words “A drunken grandmother …”, there was no mention in either story that the woman had ...

Get full access to Listener.co.nz

Subscribers can read the full version of this story.

You can subscribe and get full online access for as little as $5 per week.

Enjoy the high-quality, in-depth journalism of the Listener magazine with convenient online access. This includes access to thousands of archived articles and up-to-date TV and entertainment listings.

Our great content is available online even before it hits the shelves, and includes more focus on breaking news. With our responsive design you get a great reader experience whether you read from your home computer, tablet, or even smartphone.

Already a subscriber? Just login to read full version of this story.

Already an existing print subscriber? As part of your magazine subscription you are entitled to receive full access to the New Zealand Listener Online content. Click here for instructions on how to redeem your digital access.

Or you can subscribe now to get unlimited access to listener.co.nz.