TPP, "My son feels the power a young white male has in society.."

Has he said this to you or are you so informed by your feminism and don't need to ask? It is worth knowing in view of the number of males who cop out or suicide. Handy too to ask hubby what he thinks of while he is driving - there are many wayward vehicles being driven by men these days.

The 'power of a young white male in society'?! What a load of old cobblers. Still, it is the reason why the state of Victoria is enshrining in legislation positive discrimination against white males, which doubtless you also agree with on behalf of your son. So much for equality.

Your son sounds quite normal to me, most boys are kind, gentle souls. They can also be vague, lacking in direction, vulnerable and romantic. Feminism doesn't 'get' boys at all, it could dangerously undermine the rhetoric if boys were made of anything better than 'Snips and snails, and puppy-dogs' tails', as the old nursery tale would have it.

Have you considered that maybe your daughter's 'take no crap hard arse' attitude will handicap her more than any imagined discrimination against women. After all, teamwork is important and people do need to communicate. Do we really need girl 'suits' as the new corporate bullies, or women carbon copies of the lack lustre political yes-men who waste parliamentary time on faked emails? Nothing wrong with the strength of femininity and now there is choice. Drop the Doc Martens and put the empathy, listening skills and intuition to good effect.

Perhaps I heard you wrongly or you were overstating your position for effect. In that case I apologise ;-)

Yet another report of an NRL "corporate high-flyer" in the making:

<< Sydney Roosters forward Nate Myles may not play for Queensland again after being suspended for six matches over an incident on the New South Wales central coast.

It has been revealed Myles defecated in a corridor at a hotel on Sunday morning, after trying to gain access to a family's room while naked and disoriented. >>

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/07/2618532.htm

“Has he said this to you or are you so informed by your feminism and don't need to ask? It is worth knowing in view of the number of males who cop out or suicide. Handy too to ask hubby what he thinks of while he is driving - there are many wayward vehicles being driven by men these days.”

Cornflower I don’t like feminism. Never have. They have thoughts? [grin]

“The 'power of a young white male in society'?! What a load of old cobblers. Still, it is the reason why the state of Victoria is enshrining in legislation positive discrimination against white males, which doubtless you also agree with on behalf of your son.”

This is Aussie, white and male is where it is at. Of course I like it but I’d prefer everyone felt empowered by the society they live in.

“Have you considered that maybe your daughter's 'take no crap hard arse' attitude will handicap her more Nothing wrong with the strength of femininity and now there is choice. Drop the Doc Martens and put the empathy, listening skills and intuition to good effect.“

She doesn’t have empathy or listening skills. I tried, I failed, or she just never gave me anything to work with. No we don’t need girl suits, I deal with them daily. I bet they are all lovely cuddly mums when they go home, wish they acted like that when dealing with their clients.

Hey maybe my girl has just been a big sister to too many damaged kids and decided she better be tough? I don’t know if I’m ever going to work her out.

“Perhaps I heard you wrongly or you were overstating your position for effect. In that case I apologise ;-)”

You might have, I’m still half asleep right now. My position was – this is still a male world but I’m not that keen on the females trying to be manlike to get further.

TPP

Fair enough, thumbs up and thanks for the reply.

Good to be able to chat frankly despite the aggro that surrounds us and I agree with your sentiments. Travel well.

Another day, another budding NRL captain of industry:

<< FORMER NRL star Greg Bird was less than half a metre away when he threw a glass bottle at a woman's head in a nightclub, a Sydney court has been told.

Victoria Shannon, 21, claims the former league international was swinging punches at her breasts, swearing and insulting her after the two had an encounter outside the toilets at Fusions in Cronulla.

The one-time Cronulla Shark, who now plays in France, is facing five assault charges over his alleged involvement in a fight in the early hours of January 19 last year. >>

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,25746276-952,00.html

Thanks for pointing out that the NRL regards the sort of behaviour shown by Myles as unacceptable, little fella.

Why do you hate footballers so much, little fella? Were you one of those kids who no one wanted on their side? It must have been crushing to always get picked last, eh?

Poor little bloke, I bet Mum came to the rescue, didn't she?