Germaine Greer lays into Katie Price, but not Gillard
Australia’s most infamous feminist export Germaine Greer has delivered a speech in which she describes the Prime Minister as a ‘good kid’ but derides Katie Price for selling her womanhood to fame. “We have a terrible situation where young girls look at Katie Price and want that life, the pink wedding dress and the pink carriage… at what cost is that,” Greer said. “I don’t see Katie Price making old bones — unless she has some extraordinary epiphany, takes out those implants, has a steak and chips and starts enjoying her life.” Katie Price retorted on Twitter: “Its interesting what germaine greer has said about me not making ‘old bones’ and my life being a nightmare (sic),” Price wrote. “Well I have 3 beautiful children so i would never say my life is a nightmare. I have regrets, hopes and fears but don’t we all?? Ive taken her advice and maybe the first step to the ‘epiphany’ i apparently need – i had steak and chips tonight xx”
Oscar nominee in trouble for ‘sexist’ ads
French Oscar contender for Best Actor Jean Dujardin (nominated for his role in the silent movieThe Artist) has appeared in racy movie posters for his latest romantic comedy about an adulterous male in France. The only problem is the French advertising regulator ARPP said the posters degraded women and requested them to be removed just days after they went up. The authority said it received four complaints from people offended by the ads and said it believed the posters depicted women as sexual objects. They “present a degrading image of women, because in both cases you do not see the woman’s face … This is certainly presenting an image of women as objects, in this case sexual objects,” said ARPP head Stephane Martin. The slogan for the ad shown here is ‘I’m going into a meeting’. The buzz created in France by the ruling has led some to question whether Dujardin’s Oscar chances had been damaged. Thoughts on the posters?
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Still find it hard to believe that smacking is still argued. I was smacked, 'belted' sometimes too. ( A lot actually) There was NEVER a time that the reason given for the smack was learned by the smack itself. I just vowed to never let my father see me cry - he gave the beltings, and I always felt demoralised, angry, embarrassed and vengeful afterwards. I recall saying to my mother - you smack me and I will keep doing it ( whatever the it was) over and over again till you have no smacking left in you. I can not think of one instance where it made sense or worked on me. Then the obvious guilt ridden conversation afterwards where my parent would state' it hurt me more than you' or ' you do understand why I smacked you, don't you?'
Having raised 5 children, I cannot think of any time smacking them would have fixed a situation. Sure, there have been times in my frustration that I would have like too, but we know it is simply a reactionary behaviour. I have never heard an argument for smacking that makes any sense.
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