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'do Tina and meet famous people'

Writer: Amanda RiddellAmanda Riddell

Sorry, no. I wrote short stories that would also fit that bill. Regarding my digital communications, it's hardly a slap on the wrist if I'm being monitored 24/7 by people that are only interested in hearing pablum rather than truth, and also aren't willing to use due process in order to legally acquire the rights to the stories that I've invented.

We've moved from the Ravel moment, where there was a war of sorts between a number of my enemies inside the elite arts scene vs. those that thought my music had some merit and enjoyed my operas, to the Shostakovich moment, where my music and operas are being criticised for being overly satiric and insufficiently uplifting. That was communist Russia suppressing dissent: I'm sure that the National Party and their flunkies want to stay as far away from that comparison as possible. 👋🏻 - Negotiating via social media isn't a contract, and I have the right to appeal my treatment. 24/7 surveillance clearly hasn't solved my emotional problems, and therefore it is insane and silly to suggest that being a drag queen for people that hate me would. I plan to continue attending Question Time, though I might switch sides or sit in the Speaker's Gallery so that I can get a better view of all the pollies.


 
 
 

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
Jun 12, 2024

I'm sorry that everyone wants significant changes to my Tina story and to shelve my Shipwrecked opera in the near-future, but sadly it's not your place to do so. There's a reason that public media has editorial independence from the Government. That's to challenge people and to present views that are unpopular. So, hence, I think it's ridiculous to address the notes that VUW wants. If they want me and my script, then they need to exercise their full editorial independence, and stop giving me notes on how to write the underground milieu that they're not part of. Plus they have to pay me outright. I refuse to participate in the production, but if they're patient and wait for my book, then…

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
Jun 12, 2024
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And sorry, you can't flip-flop on my drug use whenever it's convenient. I'm a stoner, and I like to drink as well. Those are essential truths, and it's ridiculous to attempt to shame and blame me into quitting because half the time I'm a pain in the arse.


The only legally valid option is to accept my IP isn't free, to accept that I've been very clear that I refuse to return, and that your judgmental attitudes about my drug use, my crossdressing and my political views are why I rejected VUW's generous 'offer'.

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