I am a "sheilah" : )

Can't a sheilah refer to a bloke as "mate"?

In fact, I've always been fascinated at the anonymous dynamic that occurs on this forum - I wonder how much of our acceptance or angst at other posters is moderated by our perception of their gender.

I am a "sheilah" : )
Cheers for that Poirot,
Of course a woman can call someone Mate. I felt however, that that was quite an underlying tone there. Never mind.
I really believe that in Australia we're rapidly losing the concept of a Nation as such. We have morphed into a disloyal society of tolerating attempts to make this country something it was never planned to be. Just like Europe it is now Australia's turn to be broken into pieces of a puzzle which will never fit to make a whole picture. People who despise our harmony but exploit it to the fullest nevertheless are destabilising our society with no idea what they actually want. They're intelligent enough to get brainwashed but too stupid to have even a moment's foresight.

Dear Individual,

I strongly disagree with you.
Those sort of views disempowers people by
devaluing their identity. These views destroy
community cohesion and they create division in
society. These views are the opposite of the
democratice principle of equality and the right
of all people to be treated fairly.

However I understand your fears. They are part and parcel
of some notions of nationhood which are seen as incompatible
with diversity. These beliefs are usually expressed
in various stereotyped views of who the "real" Australians
are. This thinking is based on an ideology of national
culture in which minority cultures are regarded as alien
and therefore a threat to social cohesion. These
views - consist
of pervasive cultural assumptions where the customs and
beliefs of the supposed "dominant group" in society are
presented as the norm. As a result, the status and
behaviour of minority groups, particularly those who are
more visibly different, are defined and judged with respect
to the dominant group of largely British and Celtic
backgrounds.

These attitdues are widely discussed in the media and on
Forums such as this one - where they're presented as
reasonable and commonsense and reflected through media
images that don't accurately portray Australia's
cultural diversity. Unfortunately in this way these
ideologies are expressed and reinforced through a process
of group interaction and are thereby absorbed into
popular culture.

Undoubtedly, with time, education, social inter-action,
- and possibly with future generations - things may change.
Providing the best hope for our society. We can only hope
that this will happen.