But why should we care, here in New Zealand, an ocean away from the United States? Here's why. We should care because the anti-women rhetoric coming from conservatives in the US travels down here swiftly. Rape culture is alive and flourishing in New Zealand, and concepts like "legitimate rape" and "can't get pregnant from rape" and "some girls rape easy" and "God meant for you to be raped" play into it, and sustain it. I am so very glad that voters in the United States rejected these men who endorsed rape. It's a push back, a small step towards dismantling the narrative of hatred and contempt for women. NZ Truth is due to publish its first edition under its new editor, Cameron Slater , tomorrow . (For my friends and readers in NZ, "Truth" is exactly the kind of newspaper you would expect with a name like that.) Being a social media type, Slater has set up a Facebook page for Truth. And Truth NZ has a friend! Truth's Facebook page, with one friend. Screen capture taken at 9pm on Wednesday 7 November. This friend. DPF on Truth. "1 Friend likes Truth" And really, all this shows is that just one of my friends likes Truth.... By way of disclosure, DPF is indeed my friend, on-line and in real life, and has been ever since we were students at the University of Otago together. I always enjoy seeing him, even if our political views are, well, somewhat opposed. Social media