It's that Daily Mail/ Richard and Judy double whammy again of sexist debate. They had this journalist Tom Sykes on who after witnessing the birth of his first child decided not to be present at the second. Charming. She has to be there still, though, right? You know, for twelve, or twenty hours or so. Bad luck, love.
Firstly, I have no intention of having children. Secondly, if I did, I certainly would not let the man look at that side of the action. I've heard horror stories of people never having sex again as a result, so best not to tempt fate. But can't the man even be in the same room? You know, holding your hand, giving you moral support? Well? What century is this?
This guy said 'oh it's squishy and gory'. Oh, poor thing. Women have to have their fannies RIPPED OPEN. No shit it's gory. You only looked, you weren't on the receiving end, mate!
The idea that then man was there for the fun bit so should be there for the screamy bit was met with ridicule. Judy actually said a few words of sense then took them back. This guy was like, 'you want him to share the pain'. Too fucking right I do! I'd want him to hurt like hell. Why not?
The poor men are traumatised! Poor things. Honestly. It's bloody sickening. Thank God I never have to even contemplate this crap. People literally deserve all they get.
Monday, 6 August 2007
Sunday, 5 August 2007
Big Brother 8: The Originals
Firstly a brief note about 'On the Couch.' WHAT a hatchet job on Amy. As if it's not bad enough she's been ostracised in the house, Davina's stringing her up too. Poor show.
So, the originals. And what an unfriendly bunch they've proven to be. Closed ranks, or what? Ziggy and Tracey, thick as thieves. Flabby chauvanist Liam lording it up (although I'm pleased he pissed off 'here's the fucking storm-off' Carole). They are so fucking smug now I just want to punch them all.
Amy didn't help herself when she made that comment about 'wet knickers'- I always feel let down when women sink to the lowest common denominator, but she is a glamour model, for fuck's sake. So she likes having sex. So does Liam. It doesn't make her a bad person. It doesn't make her evil. She just has a strange way of relating to people. So do a LOT of other people in that house. I feel sorry for her that she so undervalues herself that 'fun' with Liam is worth him treating her like that. Tracey and Brian pouring the poison in was horrid. Brian- be careful. Your crown could slip easy. How pathetic that Liam dumped her because of that. It makes you realise how playground bullying works. What was that 'shiny marbles' bullshit about? I thought Amy remained dignified in the face of his extreme cowardice. I loved her 'hardly' comment.
Was Ziggy stroking his willy to make it appear larger? It didn't look that small at first but then compared to all the other bloke's it did. Still, it's how you use it. Nice touch BB making them wear lycra.
I liked the extra bit on the pool, they could've let them have it a bit earlier. Gerry was being mildly unreasonable (at first) about the map thing (I've gone off him a bit lately) but Liam and Ziggy were being total wankers. I hated it when Liam laughed in Gerry's face. You could amuse yourself with geography in the house, let's be honest, there aint much to read.
My Carole rage continues. Her whispers in people's ears is frustrating beyond words. Emotional blackmail. Manipulating. ARGHHHH!
So, the originals. And what an unfriendly bunch they've proven to be. Closed ranks, or what? Ziggy and Tracey, thick as thieves. Flabby chauvanist Liam lording it up (although I'm pleased he pissed off 'here's the fucking storm-off' Carole). They are so fucking smug now I just want to punch them all.
Amy didn't help herself when she made that comment about 'wet knickers'- I always feel let down when women sink to the lowest common denominator, but she is a glamour model, for fuck's sake. So she likes having sex. So does Liam. It doesn't make her a bad person. It doesn't make her evil. She just has a strange way of relating to people. So do a LOT of other people in that house. I feel sorry for her that she so undervalues herself that 'fun' with Liam is worth him treating her like that. Tracey and Brian pouring the poison in was horrid. Brian- be careful. Your crown could slip easy. How pathetic that Liam dumped her because of that. It makes you realise how playground bullying works. What was that 'shiny marbles' bullshit about? I thought Amy remained dignified in the face of his extreme cowardice. I loved her 'hardly' comment.
Was Ziggy stroking his willy to make it appear larger? It didn't look that small at first but then compared to all the other bloke's it did. Still, it's how you use it. Nice touch BB making them wear lycra.
I liked the extra bit on the pool, they could've let them have it a bit earlier. Gerry was being mildly unreasonable (at first) about the map thing (I've gone off him a bit lately) but Liam and Ziggy were being total wankers. I hated it when Liam laughed in Gerry's face. You could amuse yourself with geography in the house, let's be honest, there aint much to read.
My Carole rage continues. Her whispers in people's ears is frustrating beyond words. Emotional blackmail. Manipulating. ARGHHHH!
Friday, 3 August 2007
Big Brother 8: What an Atmosphere
Massively bad atmosphere in the house tonight. Hate the Amy scapegoating. I've finally realised Kryton has something up with her face. I feel a bit guilty for calling her Kryton now. Shannessa: Rough spice, see ya. No loss. So much for David having it out with Amy. Spineless twonk. Jonty was only not the villian because he's a man. And Liam and Ziggy are untouchable, of course.
Found the interview very boring, but what would you expect of people we've only known a week? I'm sure Shanessa and David would have entertained more than Amy and Jonty in the long run. Next year can we PLEASE have a vote to save instead of evict, Endemol, you thick wankers?
Brian's willy was worth a look. That's about it. It's going to take a miracle to drag this series out of the doldrums now.
Sigh.
Found the interview very boring, but what would you expect of people we've only known a week? I'm sure Shanessa and David would have entertained more than Amy and Jonty in the long run. Next year can we PLEASE have a vote to save instead of evict, Endemol, you thick wankers?
Brian's willy was worth a look. That's about it. It's going to take a miracle to drag this series out of the doldrums now.
Sigh.
The Bottom Pincher (continued): A Bit of 'Fun'
Richard and Judy did a piece on the bottom pinching story tonight. Surprise, surprise, it annoyed me. He was described as 'cheeky' and Judy also said 'she (the newsreader) couldn't stop and giggle as she was doing the news report.' Giggle? Do you mean stop and give him a right hook? For God's sake Judy. You muppet. Richard also sagely said the newsreader thought people might think her 'prudish' for complaining. How prudish to not want strangers to touch intimate areas of your body! Gosh, what a prude.
So they had a former Sun editor on who called her 'po-faced'. He called it 'fun'. Some people find peering up women's skirts fun. Some people find violent crime fun! let's all have fun! He said 'this woman has done herself a disservice by not laughing it off.' No, she would have done women a disservice by not complaining about it, you sexist fucking pig.
In the defense (God help us) was half-arsed Lowri Turner who pointed out she didn't want someone touching her body. Richard tried to say there was a diference between someone pinching your bum, and someone fondling you. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? If pinching someone's bum isn't sexual, then would you be happy to 'affectionately' pinch a child's bum? Er- NO. These excuses don't WASH.
Then they had that fucking scummy Daily mail journalist who said it was a compliment and 'It's better to be looked at than overlooked.' Fucking LOOK then! Don't touch!
Then she said 'it is dangerous to call it sexual assault.' But where do you draw the line? I'll say it again. My body. Don't fucking touch it. End of story.
Then she went onto say 'he was just trying to cheer everyone up'. Oh, haha! What a card. I must be a po-faced feminist for not finding a public groping hilarious.
Richard then called us 'uptight in this country'. This is why we have such poor rape conviction statistics in this country. Because men like to have fun and women are a bit uptight aren't they?
Then Richard wheels out the whole 'men get their bottoms pinched too' argument. No shit. Men also get raped. But very, very few compared to women. Women are the victims of sexual discrimination and sexual violence in far greater numbers than men. It's not a fucking joke. If you're too stupid to make the connection between objectifying women, and then abusing them, that's your loss.
A bit of 'fun'. Yeah just like Bernard Manning used to be a bit of fun. Just like Benny Hill was. In the fucking dark ages, you thickos.
At the end Judy says, 'Sue we still think you were really professional.' Can you hear the 'but'? But you shouldn't have taken it further. (just like you shouldn't bother taking your rape complaint further, because your skirt was too short, or you were drunk or you walked through that park, so it's your fault) Not one bad word said against the sexist prick who did it. Just the newsreader told off for daring complain.
It's a sick world. But only a few people have their eyes open to see it.
So they had a former Sun editor on who called her 'po-faced'. He called it 'fun'. Some people find peering up women's skirts fun. Some people find violent crime fun! let's all have fun! He said 'this woman has done herself a disservice by not laughing it off.' No, she would have done women a disservice by not complaining about it, you sexist fucking pig.
In the defense (God help us) was half-arsed Lowri Turner who pointed out she didn't want someone touching her body. Richard tried to say there was a diference between someone pinching your bum, and someone fondling you. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? If pinching someone's bum isn't sexual, then would you be happy to 'affectionately' pinch a child's bum? Er- NO. These excuses don't WASH.
Then they had that fucking scummy Daily mail journalist who said it was a compliment and 'It's better to be looked at than overlooked.' Fucking LOOK then! Don't touch!
Then she said 'it is dangerous to call it sexual assault.' But where do you draw the line? I'll say it again. My body. Don't fucking touch it. End of story.
Then she went onto say 'he was just trying to cheer everyone up'. Oh, haha! What a card. I must be a po-faced feminist for not finding a public groping hilarious.
Richard then called us 'uptight in this country'. This is why we have such poor rape conviction statistics in this country. Because men like to have fun and women are a bit uptight aren't they?
Then Richard wheels out the whole 'men get their bottoms pinched too' argument. No shit. Men also get raped. But very, very few compared to women. Women are the victims of sexual discrimination and sexual violence in far greater numbers than men. It's not a fucking joke. If you're too stupid to make the connection between objectifying women, and then abusing them, that's your loss.
A bit of 'fun'. Yeah just like Bernard Manning used to be a bit of fun. Just like Benny Hill was. In the fucking dark ages, you thickos.
At the end Judy says, 'Sue we still think you were really professional.' Can you hear the 'but'? But you shouldn't have taken it further. (just like you shouldn't bother taking your rape complaint further, because your skirt was too short, or you were drunk or you walked through that park, so it's your fault) Not one bad word said against the sexist prick who did it. Just the newsreader told off for daring complain.
It's a sick world. But only a few people have their eyes open to see it.
Big Brother 8: Fame Hungry Slags
So I already knew Liam, Ziggy, Jonty and Amy went back in. But why all the vitriol towards Amy? Ziggy made the decisions too.
Carole (and her beard) was pouring the poison in big time. When will they see through her? Never. 'She's only after Liam for his money'- so is Liam not allowed a girlfriend ever again now? Is Carole his bouncer? Does she own him because she, Seany and Jonathan (by accident) gave Liam 100K?
Really hate that David calling Amy 'a fame hungry slag.' He and Tracey's slating of her was gross. He's a bad influence on Gerry too. I felt sorry for Amy when she went back in after Liam's 'we should cool it' speech. She did nothing really, they all just projected their anger onto her because they didn't want to blame 'the originals'. It felt a bit like bullying, to be honest, and I don't bandy that word around lightly. The new housemates are pretty gross, but they are bringing out a pack mentality in the old lot.
How wet is Kara-Louise/Kryton/Skunk? They should drop the bomb on the halfway house now. Go on! Drop it!
Carole (and her beard) was pouring the poison in big time. When will they see through her? Never. 'She's only after Liam for his money'- so is Liam not allowed a girlfriend ever again now? Is Carole his bouncer? Does she own him because she, Seany and Jonathan (by accident) gave Liam 100K?
Really hate that David calling Amy 'a fame hungry slag.' He and Tracey's slating of her was gross. He's a bad influence on Gerry too. I felt sorry for Amy when she went back in after Liam's 'we should cool it' speech. She did nothing really, they all just projected their anger onto her because they didn't want to blame 'the originals'. It felt a bit like bullying, to be honest, and I don't bandy that word around lightly. The new housemates are pretty gross, but they are bringing out a pack mentality in the old lot.
How wet is Kara-Louise/Kryton/Skunk? They should drop the bomb on the halfway house now. Go on! Drop it!
Thursday, 2 August 2007
Should men be allowed to pinch women's bottoms?
Apparently so, according to the Daily Mail. You've probably read that newsreader Sue Turton was doing a report about the flooding when a charming man Rufus Burdett walked past and pinched her arse on camera. I was already annoyed when I read this story yesterday and the whole tone of the article was that it was funny and that it wasn't really a big deal.
Well today they've gone one better and basically written an article saying she should be flattered! Seriously, how disgusting is that? So any man has a right to touch any woman as long as they do it in a 'jokey' way? Well, ha, ha. If he'd done it to me, he's have ended up with a broken nose. Still funny?
I think the newsreader did very well to carry on with her report. I would have been livid. Seriously, where do the draw the line with what's funny, is someone pinching your bum OK, but grabbing your crotch or groping your boobs a no no? HERE'S where the line is drawn: NO ONE has a right to touch you, ever, without your say so. So dressing it up as a hilarious prank just doesn't wash. Calling it 'goosing' annoys me too, as it makes it all a bit of a laugh, a harmless goosing. No. It is a minor assault, I don't care what way you dress it up. I'm not saying lock him up, but make clear it's totally unnaceptable. As a grown man, he should know that anyway.
I was also bemused by the wife of the guy who seemed to think it was a bit of fun, too. What a strange woman. If I thought my boyfriend was groping other women when I was out of sight, I'd be pretty revolted myself.
The longer society thinks it is acceptable to make a joke out of demeaning women, the longer sexist morons like this guy will keep pushing their luck. I repeat: what makes touching someone's bum acceptable, but touching their boobs isn't?
Wake up. Rant over.
Well today they've gone one better and basically written an article saying she should be flattered! Seriously, how disgusting is that? So any man has a right to touch any woman as long as they do it in a 'jokey' way? Well, ha, ha. If he'd done it to me, he's have ended up with a broken nose. Still funny?
I think the newsreader did very well to carry on with her report. I would have been livid. Seriously, where do the draw the line with what's funny, is someone pinching your bum OK, but grabbing your crotch or groping your boobs a no no? HERE'S where the line is drawn: NO ONE has a right to touch you, ever, without your say so. So dressing it up as a hilarious prank just doesn't wash. Calling it 'goosing' annoys me too, as it makes it all a bit of a laugh, a harmless goosing. No. It is a minor assault, I don't care what way you dress it up. I'm not saying lock him up, but make clear it's totally unnaceptable. As a grown man, he should know that anyway.
I was also bemused by the wife of the guy who seemed to think it was a bit of fun, too. What a strange woman. If I thought my boyfriend was groping other women when I was out of sight, I'd be pretty revolted myself.
The longer society thinks it is acceptable to make a joke out of demeaning women, the longer sexist morons like this guy will keep pushing their luck. I repeat: what makes touching someone's bum acceptable, but touching their boobs isn't?
Wake up. Rant over.
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Big Brother 8: Jump Ziggy Jump
Yeah into the fucking river. But then again no. Because I kind of love Ziggy again (i.e. I'd rather he stayed than the newbies). They definitely just put these new people in to make us appreciate that despite their inadequacies, we truly love our old housemates.
There was definitely some tension between Ziggles and Shanessa tonight, what with the willy crack (SOMEONE'S been reading the News Of The World) and then singing the Spice Girls. Evil mind games! She's not as stupid as she looks.
Brian was brilliant tonight, the most multi-faceted moron on earth, touching, funny, kind, beautiful. Describing shagging Amanda as harps and angels and Shanessa as being sucked through a hosepipe was class. He, Gerry and the twins sobbing in the toilet was emotional 'It's too much!' cried Gerry. It's true. It just makes you hate the new housemates. Brian said 'they aren't great replacements for Chanelle and Ziggy' and summed up the thoughts of the nation.
I don't know how Ziggy didn't realise they were cheering for him to jump out the box. I loved it when Shanessa jumped out and the twins looked stony-faced and Gerry went 'fuck'. Ziggy looked funny in his fairy outfit.
I LOVED Ziggy and Liam getting all terrotorial in the halfway house 'they are chucking my twins around the pool!' but the conversation went too laddy for me when Liam commented on Amy's spotty chin. Yuck. Not very chivalrous. He didn't mind rubbing his on hers later. I also expected him to give the thumbs up to the camera when they got into bed. There's something about that overtly laddish behaviour I just find unnerving. It was interesting watching his seduction technique though.
I hate David. I hate Kryton forehead girl. I still hate Carole. I do know from live feedage that Liam, Ziggy, Jonty and Amy are back in the big house, and that Tracey, Shanessa, David and Kryton are back in the halfway house. Good. Drop the bomb, I don't care who bites the bullet there. I'm glad Zigs is safe. I know I'm a turncoat, but it's who you hate the least at this stage, let's be honest.
However, it does make the picking of the housemates, and the various tasks completely pointless, and a bit unfair. But that's Big Brother to a tee, isn't it? I'd be annoyed if I was a newbie. They are blatantly making it up as they go. Anyway. I feel it may be time for Tracey to 'deal with it'. What do you reckon?
There was definitely some tension between Ziggles and Shanessa tonight, what with the willy crack (SOMEONE'S been reading the News Of The World) and then singing the Spice Girls. Evil mind games! She's not as stupid as she looks.
Brian was brilliant tonight, the most multi-faceted moron on earth, touching, funny, kind, beautiful. Describing shagging Amanda as harps and angels and Shanessa as being sucked through a hosepipe was class. He, Gerry and the twins sobbing in the toilet was emotional 'It's too much!' cried Gerry. It's true. It just makes you hate the new housemates. Brian said 'they aren't great replacements for Chanelle and Ziggy' and summed up the thoughts of the nation.
I don't know how Ziggy didn't realise they were cheering for him to jump out the box. I loved it when Shanessa jumped out and the twins looked stony-faced and Gerry went 'fuck'. Ziggy looked funny in his fairy outfit.
I LOVED Ziggy and Liam getting all terrotorial in the halfway house 'they are chucking my twins around the pool!' but the conversation went too laddy for me when Liam commented on Amy's spotty chin. Yuck. Not very chivalrous. He didn't mind rubbing his on hers later. I also expected him to give the thumbs up to the camera when they got into bed. There's something about that overtly laddish behaviour I just find unnerving. It was interesting watching his seduction technique though.
I hate David. I hate Kryton forehead girl. I still hate Carole. I do know from live feedage that Liam, Ziggy, Jonty and Amy are back in the big house, and that Tracey, Shanessa, David and Kryton are back in the halfway house. Good. Drop the bomb, I don't care who bites the bullet there. I'm glad Zigs is safe. I know I'm a turncoat, but it's who you hate the least at this stage, let's be honest.
However, it does make the picking of the housemates, and the various tasks completely pointless, and a bit unfair. But that's Big Brother to a tee, isn't it? I'd be annoyed if I was a newbie. They are blatantly making it up as they go. Anyway. I feel it may be time for Tracey to 'deal with it'. What do you reckon?
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