Laughing My @rse Off.

TPP,

I have this funny image of Antiseptic humming the Beach Boys' I'm The Pied Piper as he strings the motley cavalcade from both sides along in this thread.

Lyrics: (Bow bow)
(I'm the Pied Piper)
(Bow bow bow bow bow)
(In the radio)

http://www.metrolyrics.com/im-the-pied-piper-lyrics-beach-boys.html

You should be having a go at him for assuming the persona implied by your tag. ;-)

Then again, maybe he is feminism's Bruno. Heh, heh. Flame suit ON.

How are the kids today? Responding to a sunny day or gripes from the cold night, runny noses, chapped skin and so on?

"Cornflower and others have no trouble overlooking or
Dear Psychme,

If you have a problem with any particular claim made by any other poster, it would be much more productive if you followed the following steps-

1) Make sure that you understand what others are saying. I believe that you had I problem with me saying "Antiseptic does get personal too, but he explains and defends his concerns quite clearly." I noticed that he insults others, but I also noticed that he also makes specific claims that are worthy of discussion.

2)Write your own post as soon as possible. The example that you picked was from months ago and was made on another thread.

3) Point out the specific claim that you have a problem with. When you talked about "adding to the endless stream of lies and nonsense meant to reinforce certain stereotypes about women and feminists," it was unclear exactly which nonsense you were complaining about.

4) Explain why the offending claims are wrong.

Hope this helps

Cornflower

<< Lighten up, smell the roses and let them fight it out. They had their own thread until we all happened along. >>

1. I thought my little discourse on 'twats' and 'c<nts' was rather tongue in cheek.

2. I respect CJ and tire of A-septic's singular insult through-out all threads to him as exceedingly juvenile.

3. CJ's comment that you remonstrate with him while acting as an apologist for A-septic is pertinent.

4. A-septic personally insults and treats me in a condescending manner on every thread where we both engage, most recently:

"Now off you toddle and see if you can fit a few more mirrors in around the house, although someone as self-obsessed as you are will no doubt already have that covered..."

or

"Fractelle had no children, Benk. If she had, she would have used them as a weapon in her divorce without any compunction, you may be absolutely certain of that. Anyone who can spend "years" in "counselling" has absolutely no concern for anybody but herself."

I was beaten and abused by my ex-husband, part of the abuse resulted in me having both a still-born infant and miscarriages. A-septic makes assumptions about me that if I posted under my real name would be defamatory.

He has also taken to stalking me on other threads making the same nonsense accusations about me.

BTW Cornflower, generalist statements like "Feminist thinking is not attuned to home or family preferences and that is an impediment to change", do not gain you credibility.

Pynchme, Bronwyn, Celivia, Romany, Anansi, myself and many other female contributors would describe themselves as feminists and not a one is lacking in love and concern for their families.

As for the final part of your comment, "that is an impediment to change." Change to what exactly? Not exactly a cogent statement to make.

Finally, don't tell me when and where I should make a comment on OLO - I decide to whom I direct my comments, for reasons that I believe are valid, just as you, A-septic and others do.

"He has also taken to stalking me on other threads"

Posted by Fractelle, Wednesday, 22 July 2009 8:09:25 PM

Formersnag

Hilarious - I checked out your RSVP profile.

Posted by Fractelle, Wednesday, 22 July 2009 10:25:46 AM

Other threads?

Its ok Fractelle. We understand.

After all those years, going from bloke to bloke, now at your age
and still on the shelf, most likely you are simply impossible
to live with:)

Fractelle,

Heh, heh, you can include me out of the blood feud being waged in this thread and across OLO. It is a damned waste of energy and life.

Feminism - You haven't read me properly. I previously referred to Dr Catherine Hakim's preference theory and yes, it is similarly my conviction that feminism in Australia has a very narrow focus on work and career. Women have more diverse interests than that. I gave links to Dr Hakim's book and some articles previously. Here is another thought provoking article to enjoy:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2004/sep/22/books.familyandrelationships

A lovely quote for mothers:
"If I get the forty additional years statisticians say are likely coming to me, I could fit in at least one, maybe two new lifetimes. Sad that only one of those lifetimes can include being the mother of young children."
Anna Quindlen