Foxy,

I am reminded of your stock reply when asked questions about something you have written, which is NIL, nada, and nothing but a flat bat. Here is a recent reply:

Foxy: "You want me to provide you with answers to
questions that you're interested in... That's not logical."

I find the negative stereotyping of me implied in your current post quite ridiculous and offensive. Par for the course I might add for feminists, who have earned their reputation for nasty negging of anyone who dares challenge them.

Frankly you should be asking other feminists why the gun turrets are swinging towards the very effective Julie Bishop. No secret why, huh? Where a woman who is a public figure dares not to toe the line with them, there is no understanding or empathy shown at all and no quarter is given She is immediately subjected to a barrage of personal scrutiny, rudeness and character assassination.

There are many women celebrities who have been pursued relentlessly and 'outed' (!) by feminists for not swearing allegiance to feminism and spruiking the party line.

'That' question is always asked of them and why that has to be is something that really should be discussed.

Its still to early to tell.

Tally

otb,

"I find the negative stereotyping of me implied in your current post quite ridiculous and offensive...."

That's rich coming from you - a hoot from the master of stereotyped derision.

You followed your lament up with a typical example, as in:

"Par for the course I might add for feminists..."

Lol!

I'd have to agree that Julia Gillard has damaged the prospects of female politicians, the misogyny speech was a big mistake, it was the last straw which alienated her from the mainstream once and for all.
If we do have another female prime minister I guarantee she won't be a Feminist and she won't make the same mistakes as Gillard.

A little off the topic I realise, but Julie GILLARD will be remembered for two things I believe; (i) Australia's first female Prime Minster, and (ii) Australia's worst ever Prime Minister.

I know nothing about her on a personal level, other than she's reportedly charming and very engaging whenever she interacts with those privately. She was a particularly accomplished advocate also, when arguing matters on Industrial Legislation, and perhaps she would've done better for herself if she had decided to stay in legal practice ? Still, she chose politics. And the rest as they say, is history.

JoM, do you think the 'mistakes' Julia Gillard made were because she is female?
What were they then?
If so, do you think the 'mistakes' Kevin Rudd made were because he was male?

Julie Bishop is by far the better leader in the Liberal Party, and yet she is not their leader.
Apparently there are no other women in the whole of the Liberal party who are talented enough to join her on the front bench. It must be a very shallow pool...

I often wonder if that is because of the stuffy conservative views of the old boys in that party, or whether it is because of all the stuffy conservative old boys (and girls!) in the wider community who couldn't handle such a change?