Surreal.

Funny how, some time ago, Melinda Tankard had nothing to say about Germaine Greer's book of boys, which were photographs of scantily clad and near naked pre-pubescent and adolescent boys. Her PR spin was that the book represented womens' right to take back enjoyment of the visual pleasure of boys, in all their purity (subtext - before the evils of manhood subvert them beyond redemption). Essentially it was a book of peadophile pornography by a dirty old woman for dirty old women. An equivelant book of girls by a man in his 60s for men... prolly enuff to start world war three these daze.

If its one thing that the fellas at blokes world can learn from the communicative prowess of their superior sisters it is that they need better PR and need to work on 'subtle' methods of newspeaking politically correct obfuscation to disguise wot they are up to. If they package it in appropriately cynical, veiled PR dross, they can get away without much complaint from society's self appointed gate keepers. Take a page out of Greer's book... but only if you like to to look at naked 8 yr olds.

Then again their in-your-face-no-holds-barred approach gets them a lot of publicity that you just cant buy, which is usually the best kind.

Timkins,
you rarely answer questions... as you have shown in the past...

Blokesworld.... hhmmm.. seems very patriarchal. Perhaps this appeals to certain elements on this forum?

:-)

Methinks that the matriarchs in this place (of which there are many who seem to have no problem doing what they forever retort in opposition to) might want to put the BIG LIE of patriarchy back into the radical ideological box from wence such an absurd notion sprang.

A starving soviet farmer back in '30s couldn't care less about, let alone identify with the ideoligical fallacies and inconsistencies of a few intellectual and ruling elites within Communism's subverted notions of the ideas penned by Marx.

Similarly, when you rabbit on about the 1/1000th of 1% of men as being omnipotent global rulers who conspire to oppress women, to the point that you use that to project an her-storical revisionist inter-generational guilt trip and shaming therapy upon the generality of men, it tends to paint an appropriate reflection upon those pushing such an extremist view.

Incidentally, those men whom constitute the so called elite ruling class also tend to be generally... white, anglo-saxon, middle aged, judeo-christian. Now lets see you rubbish an entire race, culture, age group and religion in your attempts to validate your ideology by vilifying your perceived opposition. In short, you should be able offend just about everyone with that intellectual modus.

For heavens sakes people, get a grip. Its just a bit of throw away rubbish entertainment for whoever wants it. The article draws some typically very long bows, makes incredibly spurious connections and trots out a host of the usual statistical suspects, many (most?) of which have been debunked and/or exposed as built on shoddy statistical methodology.

That article was a propoganda infused, ideologically rigid peice of fluff. Really, a first year women's studies indergraduate could have done better with one eye shut and no arms.

For those who are of the advertising mob, and who suggest that the publicity given to the blokes thingy is 'The best thing' for them, and that they will be laughing all the way to the bank.......

Granted, but the short term profit of a small group of wayward men, is nowhere near as important as what the existence of such an event says about our community values. So a few bucks in the bank of a few sleazes, is by the by, lets grapple with it as a symptom i.e. Social decay, a valueless moral framework, or, one which is just hedonistic and existential.

I think the name calling, Tim, is just a substitute for serious debate, so lets just hope that as time goes by, more people who can interact on an issues basis will come along.

Nevertheless, I find the various points of view quite heartwarming, even those by the name callers. At least we are thinking and interacting with each other. Common sense and truth will prevail.

COL.
as a Christian, I have a right and a responsibility to call you, and all others (including myself) to repentance and to embrace Christ as Lord and Savior, but, I have no right to enforce that nor to stick my foot in your door while I 'bash' you with my bible. That call may go unheeded, as is anyone's right and choice. In a forum like this, people can simply ignore me.

The fascinating thing I'm finding these days, is that many many people ARE interested in hearing about Christ. What wonderful days we live in.

I saw Blokesworld on TV a few weeks ago & thought it was hilarious.

Some people get their kicks going to 'drag races' to watch loud, smelly bits of metal and rubber go really fast; or to places called 'pubs' where they drink mind-altering substances and slur their words. This kind of irrational behaviour goes on as if it was normal and I'd wager even some contributors to this site do it. And then after you leave these places you all drive away at 130 kmph talking gibberish, just like the blokes going to blokesworld head off afterwards in search of women to degrade. Gorn, admit it!

If Blokesworld was held in Sydney & my friends invited me I'd certainly go. But that's OK because YOU don't have to