As a hairy mediterranean descendant, l take deep offense at the terms 'greasy' and 'neanderthal.'

Putting them together has deeepwy offwendeded my feeeewings.

Ban rancid apples.

And as a gender progressive who has a deeply abiding respect for equality, l am deepwy offwended by the sir lancelot wannabees perpetuating their benevolent sexism in the form of chvillary, in defense of the damsels in self induced emotional distress.

Gawd, l just lurve OLO. lm gonna have to recalibrate the irony metre and save up for a bigger one that can measure to a much higher level. How about an article on 'how to get an irony metre enlargement.'

Oh botheration “free expression cuts all ways, even if you don't like what they say.”

Oh I know that.

Hence, I pre-empted your predictable cudgel of the obvious by saying, in my original post

“Whilst I do not expect anyone else to agree with my view I will defend your right to disagree with it because the right to disagree is more important than finding consensus on anything.”

I guess proclaiming yourself “someone who "thinks" they are smart.”

Could become the next debate.

Since I am here and have about another 250 words to consume before the post allocation is consume, I might as well render a few more quotes on the subject of “gender”

“Nobody will ever win the Battle of the Sexes. There's just too much fraternizing with the enemy.” H Kissinger

Good one Henry.

and this is one for all the feminists

“You don't have to be anti-man to be pro-woman.” Jane Galvin Lewis

now that’s “gender equal” quoting thus far,

But there can only ever be one best quote (in this case from a man)

"Women do not find it difficult nowadays to behave like men, but they often find it extremely difficult to behave like gentlemen." Sir Compton Mackenzie

Col. Hmm. Interesting. I notice you employ the tactic of *telling* people you are smarter than them rather than demonstrating it. A devastating argument. And yet, not.

Your insults aide, I'd still like answer my question. Who were defending free speech against?

The truth is I want to hear you go on about how feminists have secret meetings where they 'privately demand that publications of “the greasy Neanderthals” be banned'. Seriously, you sounded really cool and like you knew heaps about women and the world and stuff when you're were talking about that. Talk about that more.

I haven't 'cleaned up' my blogsite at all HRS. I have changed nothing. I would hate for other readers to think I'd acquiesced because you can find nothing more to criticise me for than a posting label.

So, just to clarify, nothing has been taken down or 'cleaned up'. And I never claimed to be sweetness and light - it's you that's ascribing that to the most desirable traits a woman can have.

Botheration “I notice you employ the tactic of *telling* people you are smarter than them . . ”

Not at all, I was quoting from your post viz

Posted by botheration, Thursday, 10 January 2008 12:57:30 PM

“From someone who "thinks" they are smart. “

I notice you only “think you are smart”.

If I were to make such a comment, I would be much more certain than simply “thinking” it.

When you are more certain of yourself, please come back and tell.

Then we might actually test what you seem to be presently so unsure of.

“Your insults aide, I'd still like answer my question. Who were defending free speech against?”

For one so “smart”, may I observe, absence of grammar demotes your post to that of “unintelligible”.

“The truth is I want to hear you go on about how feminists have secret meetings”

Most radical “feminists” are insufficiently organised to muster up to a secret meeting, probably something to do with PMS (perennial male subservience).

Actually, I often used to comment of my ex-wife, “it is like this, she gets PMS and I end up suffering it”

(fyi I have since traded her in for a younger model)

as for “Seriously, you sounded really cool and like you knew heaps about women and the world and stuff when you're were talking about that.”

Oh I could write a lot about the women I know and have known (in both the philosophical as well as the biblical sense).

Then, had you made a more diligent study of other people, you would know, none of us are obliged to leap to your pleadings or commands.

So more quotes

“Human gullibility is a vast resource, which the Feminist Media tap into constantly.”

and

“Feminism is a valiant fight, a fight against nature , reality and common sense”

Then there is

“Feminism: the most organised form of nagging”

and finally (for now)

“Feminism: The State Ideology whereby women have rights, men have responsibilities, and children have their lives ruined”

Col wrote: “...none of us are obliged to leap to your pleadings or commands.”
He he! I win!*

Hey Col, can I just point out that mentioning the fact you’ve traded in your haggard, bossy old wife in for a younger model made you seem really sexy and masculine. Seriously, you didn’t seem in the least bit like you were sexually insecure or had something to prove. Boy, I bet you never stay on the marketplace for long! Tiger.

HRS: “So feminists have got it wrong yet again. It’s the women who want boob jobs, and also like looking at photos of women in low cut dresses who have had boob jobs.”

Sorry, HRS, lost me a little here. Are you saying that:
- Men’s magazines do not use models who have had boob jobs?
- Men do not like looking at women in low cut dresses or who’ve had boob jobs? (If so, let’s ask that steaming pile of hormones Col what he thinks. Because, I tell you what, he is one sexed-up love machine. He’s had TWO wives, doncha know?)
- There are no such thing as men’s magazines, as evidenced by the fact that you have never seen Zoo or Maxim in a newsagency? They are in fact a feminist conspiracy. OR
- Women look at other women in magazines not for gossip or fashion but for sexual reasons? (If so, are you sure this isn’t in your secret fantasy world, a world you enjoy with the help of your secret stash of women’s magazines?)

PS. Col, you can go on about the “think I’m smart” thing, and I hope you do, because I feel it’s really working for you, but you do realise I was just playing on what you said in the preceding post, don’t you?

PPS: By the way, Audrey, I never said how much I enjoyed your blog & article. Top work, you.

*Childish, yes. But, c’mon, he ran away like a big girl!** He was reduced to correcting my grammar!

** Um-ah! Anti-feminist!