Germaine Greer

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

Germaine Greer has spoken out about the Duchess of Cambridge's second pregnancy, saying the duchess " has a b…..d of a job" and

is under too much pressure to produce more children.Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/germaine-greer-the-duchess-

of-cambridge-is-too-thin-20140929-10ndf1.html#ixzz3ErtyNgg0

[li.vish]

Hello, everyone. This discussion is getting a little heated. Could we please communicate with a more civil tone. Thanks!

[polksaladallie]

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@karliandjacko wrote:

Did you read what the article was about?

It was about a Newsweek survey that was a surprise to the writers because most people did not what to be in Kate's position, eeven for a single day.  They interviewed Greer and others to get their response.  None of those interviewed, including Greer, vilified Kate.  They just gave their opinion, which is entirely what they were asked for.  

Was she supposed to fabricate an answer instead?  She discussed the issue from her perspective.  

And btw, none of us know if she knows or has met Kate in her life.

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I don't know how far the Duchess went with her education or what she studied, but it might be that Greer was her professorial teacher at one time.

[4c4sale]

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@kilroy_is_here wrote:
Sorry polks I can't allow the empathy comment to go unchallenged .

To truely empathise with some one you must first know there stance and the decisions that lead to that stance , other than that you are just bringing your personal biases to the table and using somebody else situation to drive your own agenda and as I have not seen anywhere the duutcheses claiming to be anything about her pregnancy I canot see her comments as empathy I see them as exploration of her position to attack the royal family

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Agreed.

I also think Kate comes out looking pretty good here, as she's not imposing her values on Greer, or telling her that she's being manipulated like a child.

Kate's living the choices she's made, and it seems to me that a responsible scholar (as some claim Greer is) not seeking the limelight could have made whatever points they needed to make without going after Kate.

Greer really ends up looking like a kind of paparazzo here.

[4c4sale]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@karliandjacko wrote:

Did you read what the article was about?

It was about a Newsweek survey that was a surprise to the writers because most people did not what to be in Kate's position, eeven for a single day.  They interviewed Greer and others to get their response.  None of those interviewed, including Greer, vilified Kate.  They just gave their opinion, which is entirely what they were asked for.  

Was she supposed to fabricate an answer instead?  She discussed the issue from her perspective.  

And btw, none of us know if she knows or has met Kate in her life.

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I don't know how far the Duchess went with her education or what she studied, but it might be that Greer was her professorial teacher at one time.

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Greer might have chaperoned Kate's slumber parties!

[kilroy_is_here]

Sorry to disappoint you but I had nothing to do with the removal of your post , personally what you say dosnt impact on me at all and ultimately it said more about you than it did me

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

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@li.vish wrote:

Hello, everyone. This discussion is getting a little heated. Could we please communicate with a more civil tone. Thanks!

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Could you not mark posts as the solution?......that's not your job.

[karliandjacko]

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@4c4sale wrote:

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@kilroy_is_here wrote:
Sorry polks I can't allow the empathy comment to go unchallenged .

To truely empathise with some one you must first know there stance and the decisions that lead to that stance , other than that you are just bringing your personal biases to the table and using somebody else situation to drive your own agenda and as I have not seen anywhere the duutcheses claiming to be anything about her pregnancy I canot see her comments as empathy I see them as exploration of her position to attack the royal family

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Agreed.

I also think Kate comes out looking pretty good here, as she's not imposing her values on Greer, or telling her that she's being manipulated like a child.

Kate's living the choices she's made, and it seems to me that a responsible scholar (as some claim Greer is) not seeking the limelight could have made whatever points they needed to make without going after Kate.

Greer really ends up looking like a kind of paparazzo here.

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I don't think she does at all. She was asked for her opinion and gave it. Now it's open season on GG because she gave her opinion as asked.  Some people will attack at every opportunity because they don't like her, regardless of her comments.

[4c4sale]

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@karliandjacko wrote:

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@4c4sale wrote:

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@kilroy_is_here wrote:
Sorry polks I can't allow the empathy comment to go unchallenged .

To truely empathise with some one you must first know there stance and the decisions that lead to that stance , other than that you are just bringing your personal biases to the table and using somebody else situation to drive your own agenda and as I have not seen anywhere the duutcheses claiming to be anything about her pregnancy I canot see her comments as empathy I see them as exploration of her position to attack the royal family

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Agreed.

I also think Kate comes out looking pretty good here, as she's not imposing her values on Greer, or telling her that she's being manipulated like a child.

Kate's living the choices she's made, and it seems to me that a responsible scholar (as some claim Greer is) not seeking the limelight could have made whatever points they needed to make without going after Kate.

Greer really ends up looking like a kind of paparazzo here.

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I don't think she does at all. She was asked for her opinion and gave it. Now it's open season on GG because she gave her opinion as asked.  Some people will attack at every opportunity because they don't like her, regardless of her comments.

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I actually like and respect(ed) her, but feel these were cheap, ill-informed shots she took.

[karliandjacko]

In the context of the survey results she was questioned about they're not.  Whatever she said she would have been attacked.  

Say nothing = too gutless sell out

Say what she thought = attack of Kate even though it wasn't

Say the opposite = too gutless sell out

That's right, she's been judged as a bitter old woman past her use by date who no longer has the right to voice her opinion, according to some..   

Please don't take that as a personal comment directed at you, it wasn't  😄

[azureline**]

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

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@li.vish wrote:

Hello, everyone. This discussion is getting a little heated. Could we please communicate with a more civil tone. Thanks!

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Could you not mark posts as the solution?......that's not your job.

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where?

and how come my question was removed but I see other questions have remained?