topic Re: Germaine Greer in Community Spirit

Germaine Greer

newstart2380 — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:00:36 GMT

Have just been listening to an interview on ABC 24 and she called Juliar Gillard an organ grinders monkey the way she dressed. Here was this wrinkled stick with a head of hair that looked like she had put her hand in the power socket critisizing how another person looked. I personally have never admired this loud, overbearing feminist.

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polksaladallie — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:12:36 GMT

pot/kettle

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freddie*rooster — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:14:41 GMT

I watched that and thought the same, she has a stomach like a beer drinking old man. Oooops!

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lloydslights — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:15:27 GMT

I watched the One-on-One interview on Ch2 on Friday. As I remember, Germaine was referring to Julia being manipulated by the "Organ Grinders" and not only in the wardrobe department. She went on to say, that now Julia dresses herself, she appears more comfortable.

And in the same vein, don't you think Germaine's hair was manipulated by the ABC's hair and makeup department?

But then again, (I am arguing with myself here) would Germaine agree to being manipulated by them? Is she trying to sell something?

DEB

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newstart2380 — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:19:31 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
pot/kettle

Please explain all I said was "I personally have never admired this loud, overbearing feminist." that is an opinion not a critisism.

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poddster — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:19:45 GMT

I agree with your appraisal of Greer, it has a lot to answer for on judgement day. Contributing to the removal of femininity from women had thrown so much turmoil into the world.

All because she was envious of men's appendages, no wonder men shunned her and the more she got shunned the more envious she became.

Where as a woman with femininity intact can have any amount of said appendage at her beck and call 🙂

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polksaladallie — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:25:33 GMT

You have lambasted Greer for (mistakenly) criticising Gillard's appearance, and then you did the same of Greer, as have others here.

If you watch the interview again, you will realise that she was criticising the Labor Party machine, not the woman.

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polksaladallie — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:29:56 GMT

Poddster, while you are entitled to your opinion, you are so wrong about Greer's private life.

Answer this, do you feel the same way about the GG? Before you answer, do you know that she was and still is one of the fiercest feminists in the country?

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newstart2380 — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:36:54 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
You have lambasted Greer for (mistakenly) criticising Gillard's appearance, and then you did the same of Greer, as have others here.

If you watch the interview again, you will realise that she was criticising the Labor Party machine, not the woman.

She did say that the way JG dressed was like an organ grinders monkey, if JG did not wish to be dressed by others (who obviously did not have much taste) then she should have stated she would choose her own attire as long as it was suitable. No one made her wear that black and white striped jacket that she wore so often and I would imagine she may have a difficult figure to clothe.

Anyway I think you are a bit off the track, I was (for the first time ever) sticking up for JG and thought GG comments were inapropriate for our PM whether it be now or then, male or female.

If you agree and are an admirer of GG then that is your choice, I don't think she is not worth the air she breathes and has done more harm than good. I agree with poddster, she would love to have something hanging where it is not.

Re: Germaine Greer

polksaladallie — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:43:17 GMT

Gillard did not have the choice of clothing, that is the point.

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azureline** — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:43:19 GMT

I think Greer is so much more than what we are seeing now, where would we be today if not for her and what she stood for and showed us?

She challenged the accepted concepts of marriage, the nuclear family and the obligation to breed, exhorting us instead to be doctors and lawyers and businesswomen.

Rosie Boycott

She succeeded. (and so did we) She was also quite beautiful as a younger woman.

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poddster — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:46:24 GMT

What I have observed in many feminists is that in championing the equality for women they neglect to acknowledge the difference between the genders, men are attracted by those differences and not by watered down attributes akin to their own.

Most men are not attracted to affiliate men, and that tis the direction that rabid feminism is directing women.

"Be a man but not quite"

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polksaladallie — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:46:46 GMT

@azureline** wrote:

She succeeded. (and so did we) She was also quite beautiful as a younger woman.

She is still a beautiful woman, especially now that she is being herself, and no longer micro-managed by the machine, as Greer said.

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polksaladallie — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:53:06 GMT

You haven't answered my earlier question, Poddster.

Regarding what feminists look like, how do you know when faced with a lot of women who are all lovely to look at (whatever that means), and all dressed as you would like, who are feminists and who are not?

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poddster — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:53:21 GMT

vive la différence‎

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newstart2380 — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:54:05 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
@azureline** wrote:

She succeeded. (and so did we) She was also quite beautiful as a younger woman.

She is still a beautiful woman, especially now that she is being herself, and no longer micro-managed by the machine, as Greer said.

Are your glasses "rose coloured" or are you just trying to be augumentitive ? She is definately NOT beautiful on the outside but I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder and you must be besotted. LOL

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polksaladallie — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:56:03 GMT

I didn't need to augment.

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newstart2380 — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:56:21 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
You haven't answered my earlier question, Poddster.

Regarding what feminists look like, how do you know when faced with a lot of women who are all lovely to look at (whatever that means), and all dressed as you would like, who are feminists and who are not?

may I answer that ? I will anyway.

You can't tell until they open their mouth and speak.

Re: Germaine Greer

poddster — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:58:42 GMT

My reference was not just looks, that would be shallow.

I refer to attitude and all a person has to do is open their mouth and out it pours, thats when regardless of phisical appearence Ugly shines through.

Re: Germaine Greer

newstart2380 — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 05:00:27 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
I didn't need to augment.

OK, I accept your choice not to supplement, enlarge or expand your answers.