Don't just grin and beer it

A Queenstown woman is fizzing after being refused entry to a home brew competition because it is a blokes-only event. The home brewer, appropriately named Rachel Beer, tried entering her home brew - called Beer's Beer - in Saturday's Lake Hayes A&P Show but was told by the chief steward she could enter but it wouldn't be judged. Ms Beer told the Mountain Scene newspaper there was therefore no point in entering the competition. "It'd be great if the rules could be changed to meet modern times." I couldn't agree more. This should've been taken up with the Human Rights Commission. The "blokes only" rule is sexist and discriminatory, especially coming from a country that was the first to give women the vote, and at one point in time, had women holding all of the top posts. I don't have any beers entered in that male chauvinist pig-run competition but if I did have any, I would withdraw them in protest. And speaking of pigs, a Liverpool university expert has defended popular children’s TV character Peppa Pig, saying there is more good behaviour in the shows than bad.