Posts by Sacha
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Another reason - that rare beast, local political satire done well.
‘I usually let John sleep at the foot of the bed,’ a visibly distraught English told reporters at an afternoon press conference. ‘But lately he’s been whining and scratching at the door every ten minutes so last night I made him sleep in the laundry. We were up late reading Pacific Forum briefings so it was only for a few hours.’
‘Maybe he knew he was getting wormed tomorrow,’ suggested Health Minister Tony Ryall. ‘We kept it secret but the sneaky little bugger has a sixth sense about these things.’
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muttley style laughter
Heh. You mean demented wheezing, Sofie?
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Find out what's wrong before that person turns into Michael Laws
ROFLnui :)
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Jon, that might be giving more energy than is due - my lesson lately..
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If I had basked in the Cohenesque glow I suspect you'd be hearing about it for quite some time (if only to justify the ticket price).
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their take is that Russell and Bill have 'issues'
I guess personalising an argument means you never have to take the trouble to understand what it is about - or admit that you don't know how to.
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Ah, good old chinese relativism.
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Mark, thank you for speaking up. It's certainly not my place or intention to annoy people here. You'll note that Chuck brought up the matter of leaving, which is probably why both Sam and I responded the way we did.
For me, it's not that I disagree with what Chuck says so much as the way he is arguing which seems to be in bad faith.
Given the title of the thread I thought it's not too much to ask that people discuss actual stuff rather than making shit up. I do appreciate that some references were provided. However subsequent discussion has been beyond "erroneous and misguided" after several posters have gone to the trouble of pointing out the flawed logic. I admit that my tolerance for wilful ignorance is even lower than it used to be, after other threads. Sorry.
Anyway, an informed discussion about family violence is welcome and I'm generally very interested in gender roles and the position of men over the last couple of decades. Actually, I suppose that's one reason why I don't want to see Chuck make more of a dick of himself and undermine the whole topic. Still, you're probably right that's the way to go, and thanks for prompting some reflection on my part. It's a lovely day out there.
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Yes, it struck me how such a different daily experience must have deeply shaped expectations. The story was in the collection edited by Michael King "One of the Boys? Changing Views of Masculinity in New Zealand" published in 1988 by Heineman in Auckland.
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This whole debate started because Russell was trying to minimise the amount and extent of domestic violence initiated by women against men.
Seriously? If you're capable of that level of reasoning, then I guess "she asked for it" isn't much of a stretch.
Chuck, go back and read Ralston's column, read Russell's post, then come back and quote the parts of the advert or any other material you want to reference that back your argument. If you can't do that then kindly go away.
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