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| John Howard is watching over you | |
Feminists are fond of demanding 'what part of no don't you
understand?' The question may be rhetorical, but it doubtless makes the
fresh male recruits in the Australian Public Service quiver in their boots when
the question is raised by one of the many man-hating middle managers who are
reaping the benefits of years of officially sanctioned 'affirmative action',
and unofficial 'women's networks' in the bureaucratic hierarchy. However yours truly has an answer to this question: Well .. it's the part where she's in my bed with me, naked, and
rubbing her body against mine and giggling, and saying 'no'. That's the bit of
'no' that I can't understand. Could you explain that bit to
me? Then of course there are the other kinds of no. Like kind of 'no' that girls
love to shriek in high pitched voices at social gatherings where they pretend
they are not willing to do (or not yet willing to do) the things that
the young men seem to want them to. Feminists are not known for their ability to go out and have a good time, so
perhaps none of them have even been to these kinds of gatherings. Perhaps. And
perhaps none of them ever watched the ultimate in TV trash - Big Brother. The Big Brother program is well known for stretching the boundaries of good
taste - showing Fat Chicks in the shower for example. But this time the show
has caused outrage by a consent-vs-coercion incident. Details are patchy, but
it seems that a women climbed into bed with two men, and one of them held her
down while the other exposed himself and touched himself against her face. And
all the time she was saying 'no'. Well actually she was shrieking 'no' in that distinctive high pitched squeal.
And giggling. And afterwards she didn't think it was any big deal. But Big
Brother evicted the men from the house anyway. So some of us were expecting similar high pitched squeals from the feminist
movement. But before they even got the chance, the Prime Minister climbed into
bed with them started squealing himself - branding the show 'stupid' and
calling for it to be taken of the air. It seems that there is a real
possibility that government censors will pull the plug. Little Johnny is certainly right that the show is stupid, but calling for it to
be taken off the air? Johnny, Johnny, what happened to all those big-el Liberal
principles of personal liberty and small government? What ever happened to the
right of people to decide for themselves what to watch, or what to ignore? Johnny is quite happy for us to make our own decisions - as long as we make the
decisions he agrees with. And as long as we recognize his Big Brotherish moral
superiority, and his right to veto any viewing decisions we make. Just like a
neo-feminist. No surprises there. The conservatives have always been in bed
with the feminists, even through they hate each other. A typical marriage
actually. Funny how art imitates life - imagine Johnny Howard in bed with Eva Cox,
forcing her to do exactly what she wanted to do while she screamed in mock
protest. Well okay, that show really would be stupid, but no more stupid than Big
Brother. What else would you expect from a show exclusively featuring idiots,
and exclusively watched by morons?
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