Nicola Roxon, this week, shamefully used her valedictory speech to federal parliament to highlight the negatives of Australian society, and to stir up even more "us against them" rhetoric among the pseudo victims of the feminista. Roxon spoke about an underbelly of sexism.
Yeah, sexism is so bad in this country half of us voted for a government lead by a female prime minister; while the other half, the Coalition voters, admire such great women as Margaret Thatcher, and have tremendous respect for Julie Bishop.
Sexism is so bad Nicola Roxon got the opportunity to rise to the position of Attorney General.
Roxon pointed to the "crass, sexist" behaviour the prime minister has been subject to, failing to mention that much of the criticism of Gillard has been constructive and warranted.
Yes, examples such as the Howard Sattler interview last week show a tendency for some to behave in a way they would not towards a male politician. But such examples are not indicative of an "underbelly of sexism."
Speaking on the same day, outgoing Labor senator Trish Crossin, who makes way for Nova Peris, said that were needed in parliament, but "not at the expense of each other."
What?
So a woman could replace a man, but a woman can never replace a woman?
And some people wonder how quotas are seen by many as sexist?
Labor, like much of the left, has yet to fully to understand the concept of individuality. It still thinks women are a single entity. It still blankets women under the cloak of "reproductive rights" as if they are a single vagina.
Roxon's speech did nothing but attempt to stir up fear and division. The Labor party is no doubt disappointed she retired.
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Apologies
Apologies for the time between posts. I have been rather busy. I'm studying film, and working on a number of different projects at once.
One thing I have learnt is how one can use media to convey their message. As a passionate conservative with a slight libertarian lean, it annoys me that so much of what passes for film these days is leftist drivel and revisionist moralizing.
Films such as, Rabbit-Proof Fence, from my own country, portray historical events as a stereotypical, 2-dimensional cut-out. Very little cinematic attention is given to pro-conservative ideals and beliefs.
With this in mind, I have made it my aim to bring more of a conservative voice to film. Whether it be subtle, or obvious for all to see, conservative thought and opinion has a place in film and literature. It belongs in media just as centre left views do.
One thing I have learnt is how one can use media to convey their message. As a passionate conservative with a slight libertarian lean, it annoys me that so much of what passes for film these days is leftist drivel and revisionist moralizing.
Films such as, Rabbit-Proof Fence, from my own country, portray historical events as a stereotypical, 2-dimensional cut-out. Very little cinematic attention is given to pro-conservative ideals and beliefs.
With this in mind, I have made it my aim to bring more of a conservative voice to film. Whether it be subtle, or obvious for all to see, conservative thought and opinion has a place in film and literature. It belongs in media just as centre left views do.
Saturday, 23 February 2013
The Reality of Silver Linings Playbook
In Silver Linings Playbook, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence play Pat and Tiffany, characters with extreme emotional frailties who find a "silver lining" - SPOILER: it's each other.
In the tradition of every American romcom ever made, love wins out in the end, and everyone lives happily ever after. Except the writers forgot to include the epilogue where, a year later, Pat brutally murders Tiffany and one of her many lovers. Oh, that didn't happen? Sorry. I seem to have once again mistaken Hollywood for real life. Silly me. Because, you see...
In reality, Pat and Tiffany's respective issues, when put together, are the dating equivalent of being chased by every deadly animal in Australia, while balancing a crate of nitro-glycerine on your head and dodging flying bullets every few seconds.
"But, Keagan, you miss the point. It's a silver lining, man. Don't you see? Why can't you just be happy for Pat and Tiffany?"
Well, it's hard to be happy when there's every chance that Pat is going to be back in the psych ward in a year; and Tiffany is going to be either dead, or in hiding with an AVO against Pat.
Think back. What was the reason for Pats admission to the hospital? He flipped his pancake and committed an extremely violent assault. Why? Because he caught his wife in the shower with another man. He beats up the showering Casanova to the gentle tones of Stevie Wonder; his wife then leaves him; and he winds up in the hospital.
Tiffany's woes begin when her husband his hit by a car after buying women's lingerie. Because, hey, why the hell not, right? She spirals into a deep depression, which we learn about from her candid conversations to Pat.
So how did Tiffany cope with this depression. How did she handle her loss?By banging the hell out of everyone at her workplace - men and women. She is fired soon after.
So, you have a woman who responds to stress and depression by spreading her legs for whoever is willing; and a guy whose reaction to being cheated on is to perform his own WWE shower smackdown.
You can see how this is going to wind up. Add to that the conspicuous fact that Pat doesn't believe he needs medication; and Tiffany doesn't believe she needs therapy.
All Tiffany needs is to be fired from another job, or for a family member to die, or some other stressful event, and she's back to being the town carousel.
And we all know how well Pat would handle that situation.
At least when he's back in the psych ward - Tiffany's blood stained dress in his arms, White Stripes playing on rotation - he can be confident in the knowledge that there's always a silver lining. There's just a whole of silver misery on top of it.
In the tradition of every American romcom ever made, love wins out in the end, and everyone lives happily ever after. Except the writers forgot to include the epilogue where, a year later, Pat brutally murders Tiffany and one of her many lovers. Oh, that didn't happen? Sorry. I seem to have once again mistaken Hollywood for real life. Silly me. Because, you see...
In reality, Pat and Tiffany's respective issues, when put together, are the dating equivalent of being chased by every deadly animal in Australia, while balancing a crate of nitro-glycerine on your head and dodging flying bullets every few seconds.
"But, Keagan, you miss the point. It's a silver lining, man. Don't you see? Why can't you just be happy for Pat and Tiffany?"
Well, it's hard to be happy when there's every chance that Pat is going to be back in the psych ward in a year; and Tiffany is going to be either dead, or in hiding with an AVO against Pat.
Think back. What was the reason for Pats admission to the hospital? He flipped his pancake and committed an extremely violent assault. Why? Because he caught his wife in the shower with another man. He beats up the showering Casanova to the gentle tones of Stevie Wonder; his wife then leaves him; and he winds up in the hospital.
Tiffany's woes begin when her husband his hit by a car after buying women's lingerie. Because, hey, why the hell not, right? She spirals into a deep depression, which we learn about from her candid conversations to Pat.
So how did Tiffany cope with this depression. How did she handle her loss?By banging the hell out of everyone at her workplace - men and women. She is fired soon after.
So, you have a woman who responds to stress and depression by spreading her legs for whoever is willing; and a guy whose reaction to being cheated on is to perform his own WWE shower smackdown.
You can see how this is going to wind up. Add to that the conspicuous fact that Pat doesn't believe he needs medication; and Tiffany doesn't believe she needs therapy.
All Tiffany needs is to be fired from another job, or for a family member to die, or some other stressful event, and she's back to being the town carousel.
And we all know how well Pat would handle that situation.
At least when he's back in the psych ward - Tiffany's blood stained dress in his arms, White Stripes playing on rotation - he can be confident in the knowledge that there's always a silver lining. There's just a whole of silver misery on top of it.
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Homophobia Rife in KAP
Bernard Gaynor, a senate nominee representing Bob Katter's "Katter's Australia Party", yesterday tweeted. "I wouldn't let a gay teach my kids."
In a spectacularly ballsy (sorry) move, Gaynor effectively committed political suicide. Which is pretty impressive considering an election hasn't been called yet, and Gaynor isn't even a senator yet, and most political hopefuls wait until they have POWER before putting their foot in their mouth.
But the hilariously named Gaynor just can't seem to wait to express his paranoid and unjustified views.
People like Gaynor hold these incredibly backward views because they want to shield their children from a lifestyle that they consider sinful and full of vice.
But, by refusing to let gays teach their kids, parents like Gaynor are unintentionally exposing their children to the things that they intended to shield them from.
Think about it. Most children before the age of 12 know "gay" only as an insult or an exclamation of disapproval or displeasure. As in: this homework is gay.
Most 8 year olds aren't thinking, "I wonder what Mr. Green does in his bedroom. Is there a misses Green? Does he like Abba? I wonder where he's stuck his penis?"
Most 8 year olds are thinking about whose turn it is to be batman; and how many more girls they can sit next to before girl germs reaches epidemic proportions.
The one thing 8 year olds are not thinking of is whether their maths teacher fantasizes about George Michael and hot tubs.
And as much as sick, backward, juvenile, dangerous lunatics like Gaynor like to say they are only trying to protect their children, the fact is, they are unwittingly, and ironically, drawing attention to an issue that they wish to hide their children from.
As I sarcastically commented to Mr. Gaynor on Twitter, "when your kids are learning their times tables, the sexual lifestyle of their maths teacher is SO important."
In a spectacularly ballsy (sorry) move, Gaynor effectively committed political suicide. Which is pretty impressive considering an election hasn't been called yet, and Gaynor isn't even a senator yet, and most political hopefuls wait until they have POWER before putting their foot in their mouth.
But the hilariously named Gaynor just can't seem to wait to express his paranoid and unjustified views.
People like Gaynor hold these incredibly backward views because they want to shield their children from a lifestyle that they consider sinful and full of vice.
But, by refusing to let gays teach their kids, parents like Gaynor are unintentionally exposing their children to the things that they intended to shield them from.
Think about it. Most children before the age of 12 know "gay" only as an insult or an exclamation of disapproval or displeasure. As in: this homework is gay.
Most 8 year olds aren't thinking, "I wonder what Mr. Green does in his bedroom. Is there a misses Green? Does he like Abba? I wonder where he's stuck his penis?"
Most 8 year olds are thinking about whose turn it is to be batman; and how many more girls they can sit next to before girl germs reaches epidemic proportions.
The one thing 8 year olds are not thinking of is whether their maths teacher fantasizes about George Michael and hot tubs.
And as much as sick, backward, juvenile, dangerous lunatics like Gaynor like to say they are only trying to protect their children, the fact is, they are unwittingly, and ironically, drawing attention to an issue that they wish to hide their children from.
As I sarcastically commented to Mr. Gaynor on Twitter, "when your kids are learning their times tables, the sexual lifestyle of their maths teacher is SO important."
Friday, 11 January 2013
Little Book? So, Piers, You Want to Talk About Little?
Piers Morgan, like many who share his view on guns, doesn't like silly facts getting in the way of emotion and sensationalism.
Morgan calls for a ban on assault weapons because the last 4 mass shootings in America involved those particular firearms. When Ben Shapiro pointed out that most gun murders in America are with handguns (many of those murders gang related) Morgan continues his inane tirade against assault weapons.
For crying out loud, Piers. It is numbers, percentages that tell the truth about the severity of a particular problem. The fact that the last 4 mass shootings in America have involved assault weapons is irrelevent. Most gun crime is committed by crooks with your typical, run of the mill handgun.
I also found Morgan's dismissal of the "tyranny" argument as quite naive and dangerous. Morgan, like many who want us to place all our faith in government, makes the mistake of thinking politicians will always do right by the people; that they will never abuse their powers.
There's a good little lamb.
Transcript is here.
Morgan calls for a ban on assault weapons because the last 4 mass shootings in America involved those particular firearms. When Ben Shapiro pointed out that most gun murders in America are with handguns (many of those murders gang related) Morgan continues his inane tirade against assault weapons.
For crying out loud, Piers. It is numbers, percentages that tell the truth about the severity of a particular problem. The fact that the last 4 mass shootings in America have involved assault weapons is irrelevent. Most gun crime is committed by crooks with your typical, run of the mill handgun.
I also found Morgan's dismissal of the "tyranny" argument as quite naive and dangerous. Morgan, like many who want us to place all our faith in government, makes the mistake of thinking politicians will always do right by the people; that they will never abuse their powers.
There's a good little lamb.
Transcript is here.
Monday, 7 January 2013
Member of Congress Says Obama Should Bypass Congress
Seems not even the White House believes the President can use the 14th Amendment to raise the debt ceiling. Thank God, America, Nancy Pelosi isn't your president.
Friday, 28 December 2012
The Delhi Atrocity
While the world has been focussed on criticising the United States and it's gun culture, a very real sickness infests gun restrictive India.
The world's eyes, ears and prayers turned earlier this month to the sub continent, after reports of a gang rape, on a public bus of all places, of a young student from Delhi.
Her injuries are horrific. She is barely alive.
And then today I learnt of another rape that occured in November.
The young victim (she was 17) of that assault has committed suicide after police pressured her to drop the charges.
These women could be our daughters, our sisters. They are someone's daughters, sisters. The next victim could be a mother, a wife.
Australia's prime minister, the "misogynist finder", Julia Gillard, would do well to look at the reports coming from India. She will learn what real misogyny looks like.
India is sick. Pray for the victims. And may justice be brought heavily upon the perpertrators.
The world's eyes, ears and prayers turned earlier this month to the sub continent, after reports of a gang rape, on a public bus of all places, of a young student from Delhi.
Her injuries are horrific. She is barely alive.
And then today I learnt of another rape that occured in November.
The young victim (she was 17) of that assault has committed suicide after police pressured her to drop the charges.
These women could be our daughters, our sisters. They are someone's daughters, sisters. The next victim could be a mother, a wife.
Australia's prime minister, the "misogynist finder", Julia Gillard, would do well to look at the reports coming from India. She will learn what real misogyny looks like.
India is sick. Pray for the victims. And may justice be brought heavily upon the perpertrators.
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
The Julia Gillard Definition of "Compassion."
When you take from the mouths of genuine refugees, and give to the illegal immigrants you are supposed to be deterring, then you are nothing short of a poverty enabler.
Mind opening reading
Mind opening reading
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
No Link Between Autism and Mass Murder.
Agree absolutely with this article
There is no correlation between autism spectrum disorders and violent crime. Yet the media has latched onto the fact that Adam Lanza had aspergers as somehow important in attempting to explain why the killings occured.
The link above also refers to a recent blog post by Idaho blogger Liza Long, who writes as "Anarchist Soccer Mom." Long has a "mentally ill" son. She admits that he has never been diagnosed; autism has been suggested as a possibility, yet has not yet been diagnosed.
I refuse to post a link to Long's blog. If you want to search for it, feel free. But I refuse to promote her on this blog - aside from the criticism I am now giving.
Long labels her son as a potential killer by calling herself, and mother's like her, the "mothers" of a Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, of a James Holmes and Adam Lanza. Without having a qualified diagnosis she compares her 13 year old child to the aforementioned killers.
And to top it off she includes a photo of her poor son, betraying his right to anonymity.
A mother who means well?
There is no correlation between autism spectrum disorders and violent crime. Yet the media has latched onto the fact that Adam Lanza had aspergers as somehow important in attempting to explain why the killings occured.
The link above also refers to a recent blog post by Idaho blogger Liza Long, who writes as "Anarchist Soccer Mom." Long has a "mentally ill" son. She admits that he has never been diagnosed; autism has been suggested as a possibility, yet has not yet been diagnosed.
I refuse to post a link to Long's blog. If you want to search for it, feel free. But I refuse to promote her on this blog - aside from the criticism I am now giving.
Long labels her son as a potential killer by calling herself, and mother's like her, the "mothers" of a Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, of a James Holmes and Adam Lanza. Without having a qualified diagnosis she compares her 13 year old child to the aforementioned killers.
And to top it off she includes a photo of her poor son, betraying his right to anonymity.
A mother who means well?
So Now Sports Shooting Clubs Are Bad?
While parents and the media cry hysterical over a shooting lesson run by qualified shooters of a registered gun club, this will be the number one video game sold at Christmas.
Michigan wants to protect it's residents. They obviously care about children and the vulnerable. Two groups the law is supposed to PROTECT, not turn into sitting ducks. Points to Michigan.
Also... This. From a man with a PHD.
Michigan wants to protect it's residents. They obviously care about children and the vulnerable. Two groups the law is supposed to PROTECT, not turn into sitting ducks. Points to Michigan.
Also... This. From a man with a PHD.
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