Posted on 07/24/2006 6:34:49 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
A PROMINENT New Zealand lawyer who is bald and mustachioed turned up to court wearing a skirt and blouse and carrying a handbag in protest of what he says is a male dominated judiciary.
Rob Moodie, 67, fronted Wellington's High Court yesterday dressed in a navy blue skirt suit with added female extras, The Dominion Post newspaper reported.
"I will now, as a lawyer, be wearing women's clothing," Mr Moodie was quoted as saying by the Post.
"The deeper the cover-up, the prettier the frocks."
Mr Moodie says he is a heterosexual and is married with three children.
But, he says, he was born with an innate understanding of the female gender.
"I prefer and relate to the gender which is involved in the creation and nurturing of life: giving, sharing and also, I believe, fairness," he said.
"My confidence in the male ethos is zilch. It's a culture of intimidation, authority, power and control."
He was not sure which toilet he would be using at the court.
"I call it a flash of lace at the urinal."
It is not the first time Mr Moodie, a one-time rugby player, has challenged convention.
In the 1970s he wore kaftans and women's clothing while working as secretary of New Zealand's Police Association.
In the past few years, Mr Moodie has litigated in a number of high-profile cases.
He was in court yesterday fighting contempt charges brought against him by the solicitor-general, over the posting on the Internet of a suppressed report.
Well, not yet...
He's got nearly the perfect name for it. He should change his first name to Vera to prove his point.
In olden times it would be ascribed to him being prompted by the devil, he'd end up in the Inquisition and be given a thermal treatment.
How I miss the good ol' days... :-)
It was a misunderstanding. He had heard the O.J. lawyers got rich by making everything drag for a year.
This one is beyond me
The article says he also did this in the 1870s
While being investigated and prosecuted he plays his "feminine" side again
He's probably looking for a new roomie named "Mohammed"
And that understanding of women tells you that they like guys who cross-dress? Yeah, right.
Murtha: poor pitiful Pearl
Love the graphic!
It's getting old, but went with the thread!
I think he looks good in blue...
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