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| Graham Kennedy, Ismail Merchant and homophobia |
| 05.26.05 (7:42 pm) [edit] |
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The fluffiest of fluffy wuffies contend that there's no such thing as human nature; that everything's contextual; that society's to blame. That's such crap. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the persistent unease that most people feel about homosexuality. Even now, in the supposedly enlightened noughties, the subject of the recently deceased Graham Kennedy's sexuality remains extremely controversial. Here's another example: The recently deceased film legend Ismail Merchant's homosexuality has been airbrushed out in so many obits and columns about him in the mainstream media. I agree with the fluff's contention that the world would be a better place if there was no homphobia (although, being the puritanical reactionary bastard that I am, I don't believe that gaiety should be endorsed through the legalisation of gay marriage). Sadly, no amount of "attitudinal reconstruction" will solve this problem. You can't put a square peg in a round hole. (Probably not the best analogy to use here, but you get my drift.) It's kind of like all the alienation, mutual distrust and sheer exasperation that plagues The Chick/Bloke Thing. Gays and lesbians are "the other" for most of the population in the same way that women are "the other" for men (and vice versa). The main difference is that unlike men and women, straight and gay people don't want to jump each other's bones - by definition. This state of affairs certainly ain't pretty, but it's just the way it is unfortunately. |
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| Shrinks and Naomi Leong |
| 05.24.05 (6:27 pm) [edit] |
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I find it interesting that while there was no shortage of shrinks to condemn the Government for keeping three year old Naomi Leong in detention, now, upon her release - even though, as the story states "freedom frightens" her - there are none willing to counsel that her introduction to the outside world be handled extremely carefully. Last night I saw several stories about her on the teev. One retarded hack (on the 7.30 Report as far as I can recall) seemed so overjoyed for the toddler that she said Naomi spent the day "enjoying her new found celebrity". Crikey. What shithouse reporting. The poor little thing probably doesn't even know what a tree is, let alone a celebrity. Which is why it is inadvisable to follow her around with cameras all day. When will a shrink actually offer this opinion, which I think is entirely reasonable (and advisable)? And, if they do, when will a mainstream hack report that they have? It might happen eventually, but don't hold your breath. UPDATE: The reporter was Jo McKenna. The transcript is here. The quote: Although Virginia Leong is a Malaysian citizen, Naomi Leong is currently stateless. Like her mother, Naomi Leong has a temporary bridging visa. But as [b]she enjoys her new celebrity status[/b], her future is still uncertain. For now, she has a whole new world to explore. Also, if you read through the transcript you'll see a clear anti-Government bias. The only view supporting the mandatory detention policy comes from John Howard himself in a snippet lazily taken from Question Time. Just one more point, on the role of journalism: It's also interesting that you have two diametrically opposed views here. The [i]7.30 Report[/i] says that the rug rat is having a great time while the [i]SMH[/i] concludes that she's frightened and bewildered. If journalism were actually about reporting the truth and not advocating an ideology, then surely you wouldn't see such a wide difference in the description of the child's mental state. |
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| WTF ... |
| 05.23.05 (5:48 am) [edit] |
| ... is going on here? |
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| Warren Beatty is a girlie-man |
| 05.23.05 (12:55 am) [edit] |
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Superannuated lounge lizard and squillionaire commie Warren Beatty is hinting he might run for Governor of California. Didn't he hint that he was going to run for president a while ago? Bloke's forever hinting, isn't he? I reckon it's just a ploy to keep him in the public eye because he can't be arsed making another film. |
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| Emotional computers |
| 05.22.05 (6:34 pm) [edit] |
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Cyber-technology is becoming so advanced now that it will be possible to download a person's entire mind onto disk some time in the not-too-distant. (Although I'd say that's probably possible right now in some cases. The standard floppy could handle the entire contents of this bloke's bonce, no probs.) Also, boffins are well on the way to creating "emotional" computers. The rationale behind this is explained by smart-arse futurolog ist Ian Pearson in the story: "If I'm on an aeroplane I want the computer to be more terrified of crashing than I am so it does everything to stay in the air until it's supposed to be on the ground." Sounds plausible. But there's a flip side to that coin: What if his hypersensitive aeroplane computer gets so upset about its heavy workload, abuse by staff, and lack of positive reinforcement that it spirals into a dark depression and decides to commit suicide? Didn't think about that did you Mr Clever Clogs? |
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| Leftist man's crumpet? |
| 05.21.05 (7:18 am) [edit] |
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Bloody everyone's nuding up for something or other. Check out this revealing snap of tyrannical ferndie Dr Helen Caldicott (with her equally nekkid escort Dr Patch Adams). So, not unlike Saddam Hussein, Dr Caldicott has a naked lust for power. (Thankfully, in her case that power is, er, solar.) |
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| The leftist woman's beefcake? |
| 05.21.05 (3:26 am) [edit] |
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Crikey! There are even more nudie shots of Saddam floating around (as well as some of his equally dashing relative "Chemical Ali"). Just think, if they get some of Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi shuffling stalkers around their hidey-holes there'll be enough for a whole calendar. (You know, sort of like what they do to raise funds for footy teams and bridge clubs and stuff.) Proceeds could help those brave freedom fighters buy more Semtex and thereby liberate Iraq from the evil Americans. The title? How about "Strongmen of the Arab League"? (Okay, it's not accurate, but it sounds good don't you reckon?) |
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| Beer lovers help boffins |
| 05.19.05 (3:33 am) [edit] |
| Any thirsty Aussies who happen to be in Boston should get in touch with Doctor Scott Lukas and see if he's still recruiting volunteers for his research. He's got a poject going that's right up your alley! |
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| Letter to George Lucas |
| 05.19.05 (3:00 am) [edit] |
| Here's a great open letter to freedom-phobic&nb sp;Star Wars creator George Lucas from fellow Aussie RWDB Arthur Chrenkoff. |
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| Fairlie Arrow, international woman of mystery |
| 05.18.05 (2:04 am) [edit] |
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Keep getting visitors searching for info on Fairlie Arrow (see below). Seems she's a lot more popular than I thought. I did a search myself and came up with this page describing an equestrian event and referring to the organiser, Fairlie Arrow. Could it be the same Fairlie Arrow who seared herself onto this nation's psyche all those years ago? Might just be. It's a very unusual name, after all. If this Fairlie Arrow disappears mysteriously, then suddenly reappears claiming to have been abducted by a horse, then we'll know for sure. |
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| Arts bashing aplenty |
| 05.17.05 (7:01 pm) [edit] |
| Just a quick post to tell readers that I've been busy bashing arts-farts over at my other home. |
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| Otherkin suck |
| 05.16.05 (9:35 pm) [edit] |
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One of the more enjoyable things about being a blogger is scouring your stats and finding out how people arrived at your blog. For instance, one blog-hopper just dropped in by way of the Google search "otherkin+suck". Don't know why he was looking. Perhaps he had a few unresolved issues with supernatural creatures. Could he have been swindled by a dodgy elf? Maybe a leprechaun seduced his girlfriend, or a shape shifter stole his identity and maxed out his credit cards ... Who knows. I do agree with the sentiment, but. Otherkin suck, big time! Particularly this kind. |
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| Amanda Vanstone rocks |
| 05.12.05 (10:31 pm) [edit] |
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I'm being tardy here, but re that dodgy bit of interviewing by Tony Eastley, in wich he "jokingly" suggested that mistakenly deported Oz citizen Vivian Young could have been dropped from a "moving car": I heard it as it happened. Knew that just about every blogger in Oz would be all over this like white on rice. So I was itching to be one of the first to post but unfortunately I'd let my dialup connection lapse (just got back online then). So I could only sit there stewing. In any case, for those who haven't read or heard the exchange, it was quite amazing. Of course fluffs see it as overkill from Amanda. But she handled it brilliantly. She made her surprise and anger very clearly known, yet didn't fly off the handle and didn't let it effect her responses later on in the interview. She's a true pro. |
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| Fairlie Arrow search |
| 05.04.05 (12:06 am) [edit] |
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Just saw that someone had come by way of a Google search for Fairlie Arrow (mentioned below in the post about the faked abduction). Seemed to be a very unusual name to search for. She's faded into near-total obscurity by now. I wonder who would be interested ... Maybe it was Fairlie herself? |
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| Tony Blair will win |
| 05.01.05 (6:28 pm) [edit] |
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A new poll shows that despite all this unease about the Iraq war, Tony Blair has still got it made in the, er, semi-shade. I've read so many stories with a similar angle: Blair is really on the nose, in crisis, loathed by the public and his own party, etc. But then they concede that he will almost certainly win comfortably. Eh? These stories just show the hacks' bias more than what's going on in the minds of voters. They report that he's unpopular because he's unpopular with them. And the Tories have really blown it by trying to have it both ways. They are for the war, but against the reasons Blair used to take Britain into it. That is definitely not a strong alternative position! I for one will be damn glad when he wins. The war-mongers will have achieved the trifecta then. Yeeha! |
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