Dear Jayb.,

I think that I may have confused you with
"Jay of Melbourne", who uses "code words"
for anti-white. And I had assumed you were
he. Thus the reference to "code words" in
my previous post. I'm glad that you cleared
that up.

At least we now have something in common.
I try to see things not only from both sides
of the coin, but around the edges as well.

As the historian Henry Reynolds tells us,
"Many things have changed since the 1960s.
Much has been achieved. Tolerance and understanding
have broadened out... But the
racist past still weighs heavily on the present and
might yet destroy any hope of reconciliation in this
generation. Black armband history is often distressing,
but it does enable us to know and understand the
incubus which burden us all."

At least we now see young Indigenous people being far
less resigned and submissive than their parents'
generation. They know no deference. They are self-confident
assured and politically aware, and won't be pushed around or
patronised or insulted by anyone, even 13 year olds.

Surely that can't be a bad thing.

Lexi: They know no difference. They are self-confident assured and politically aware, and won't be pushed around or patronised or insulted by anyone, even 13 year olds.

And on the other side of the coin & around the edge, they know when to play the race card to maximum advantage for the slightest Freudian slip & for the maximum gain, egged on the Politically Correct Crowd, who only see the nastiness in everybody.

It’s part of the reason why the police won’t act on a lot of complaints. They are afraid of being seen as racist. From the Minister. The young people know that & as you say, “They are self-confident assured and politically aware, and won't be pushed around or patronised or insulted by anyone.” So they actually get away with a lot more than we’ll ever hear being acted on, because they’ll be racist if they do.

If you were white & got caught by the police doing the same thing. Straight to jail, do not pass Go. Is that racist or discriminatory?

This is all an extremely hard question made even more impossible by the Politically Correct crowd.

By the way, I hear somewhere that Edie Maguire has Aboriginal blood from way back. Correct me if I'm wrong. Was it "Who do you think you are." program or "This is your Life." dunno.

H yes to faulty towers.
Eddy however has a foot in his mouth 24/7, useful to fill the space his brain should be.
I by the way never heard Ape used to describe other than a few knuckle dragging bosses [white]
Show me, a dog lover, one single dog owner worth the air they breath.
Who would want to insult his/her best mate.
Who would tell me, if they intended being racist/disliked a group, would want that dog/name at their heels ready to show its loyalty 24/7.

Houellebecq & Belly,

Sadly I must inform you that the "Don't Mention the War" segment of Fawlty Towers first screened in 1975 and shown many times since has very recently suffered politically correct censorship by the BBC. Apparently the eternally very, very, easily upset were offended by a comment by Major Gowen (that had nothing to so with Germans).

There are those who want all shows, books and electronic sources of information culled and even destroyed to accord with their views. The concerning thing is that the censorship is always done in secret and unless someone who cares spots it quickly the records are soon lost. It isn't just censorship against alleged 'racist' material.

That is what political correctness is all about isn't it? Such censorship has been the rule not the exception in Australia's State schools where boys' adventure books and other material have been quietly removed and sent to the tip.

Fortunately I have an uncensored copy of the DVDs of the Fawlty Towers series. We also have in our little library books by some of the greatest writers of children's stories that are no longer available in State School libraries.

Dear Jayb.,

Eddie McGuire is not of Aboriginal ancestry.
Perhaps you're getting things confused with
McGuire's "King Kong" remarks, for which
he's apologised to Adam Goodes, claiming it
was just a "slip of the tongue."

Although Eddie has had "slips of the tongue"
in the past:

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/43930.html

Dear onthebeach,

Librarians are not in the business of censoring books.
Their responsibility is not to deny, but to add, enrich,
stimulate and amplify the reading of the young.

Educators and librarians do have a responsibility to
select children's reading materials. When teachers and
librarians sift through all the potential books they
might order they do employ certain criteria, a certain
process of selection. Based on literary quality,
children's needs, and professional judgement, to obtain
the best, most appropriate books.

If you have a problem with their selection in your particular
area - you can always go and see the staff and express your
concerns. They will be glad to explain things to you.

Librarians know from experience that censorship doesn't work
as books and other material can be obtained from other
sources. Frequently, the controversy increases the interest,
with a wider audience for censored material.

Educators know from experience that children should have a whole
culture, not just the "plums" and they learn the art of comparison
and subconsciously acquire critical standards. Children will
not read - what doesn't appeal to them.

However, do ask for explanations to what you feel has been
wrongly censored. Because educators and librarians must be
prepared to respond to people's objections and be sensitive
to community complaints.

"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
Books are well written, or badly written."
(Oscar Wilde. Picture of Dorian Grey. (1891), Preface).