I was saddened to see this misunderstanding in Cyprus become an internationally publicised news story. Storm in a wine glass I'm sure. All I can say is that Ford Pintos are renowned for being a little temperamental. A little combustible. My second-cousin Georgios told me with huge sincerity that he offered to buy that Ford … Continue reading The tragically misunderstood Cypriot temperament
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Always leave Clementine, loving is leaving
I was fascinated by the cover story in last weekend's Canvas magazine written by Clementine Ford and Naomi Arnold. She really managed to make being a young Mum sound really, really, awful. Here are some of the quotes that I found most stimulating and thought provoking ..
Who gets to define hate speech?
Hate speech is an intensely controversial topic. I am firmly of the opinion that hate speech should not be further formalised into legislation without a significant amount of public debate. A nation-wide referendum at the very least. There needs to be a great deal of transparency around the process. That is our Democratic right.
“You can call me Nancy,” but I’m not, I’m really not
That’s not my name and I am most definitely a straight hetero male who sometimes likes to joke around about things that ruffle peoples' feathers a little bit. I'm totally fine with doing that with people who know me well and I do really love that song it's a hellova tune. I’m going to stick … Continue reading “You can call me Nancy,” but I’m not, I’m really not
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