tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post7050076668035808802..comments2023-12-20T01:41:01.970+00:00Comments on No Sleep 'Til Brooklands: Melanie Phillips and "normal sexual behaviour" vs the gay McCarthyitesNo Sleep 'Til Brooklandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03326756018822759152noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-48181541424150722362011-02-06T14:22:51.973+00:002011-02-06T14:22:51.973+00:00Dear Anonymous, Jan 24th, 22:53
I think I love yo...Dear Anonymous, Jan 24th, 22:53<br /><br />I think I love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-65118824287962542892011-02-01T14:15:56.565+00:002011-02-01T14:15:56.565+00:00There's no excuse for Melanie Phillips' vi...There's no excuse for Melanie Phillips' vitriolic remarks on an entire section of the population.<br /><br />Most parents would probably worry more about their kids being exposed to Melanie Phillips' views than learning about an awareness of homosexuality.<br /><br />And in a perfect world we'd need no 'equality agenda', but when the most influential journalists are spitting out such hatred, we clearly do.<br /><br />I don't think she should necessarily be censored, but there's a difference between saying your view with facts and reason, and twisting the truth to fit one's own prejudicial thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-79975321857058277152011-01-26T17:01:41.285+00:002011-01-26T17:01:41.285+00:00It always amuses me when people pursuing an agenda...It always amuses me when people pursuing an agenda (Melanie Philips) accuse other people of having an agenda. I play a game of *spot the dirty word* In this kind of journalism. Agenda and quango are two obvious ones. Bigoted is one obvious word which describes itUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642911721573458713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-65861773485204003492011-01-26T14:14:27.610+00:002011-01-26T14:14:27.610+00:00I once read a similat diatribe by Melanie Phillips...I once read a similat diatribe by Melanie Phillips in the Mail under the strapline "The Saturday Essay".<br /><br />While I didn't feel any less educated by the end of it, I certainly didn't feel any better informed, either. Sure, I did feel lectured at, but not in a way you could really take seriously. I'd already had a good, balanced education by then, you see.<br /><br />I know the PCC can't muzzle this throwback, but maybe Michael Gove can pull some strings so that OFSTED could ring-fence a little public money to send Melanie Phillips on anger-management courses? Or would the BBC somehow end up taking the blame for that "outrage", too?Karlinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-32584067238082112932011-01-25T16:34:02.161+00:002011-01-25T16:34:02.161+00:00I wonder what Phillips will do when she discovers ...I wonder what Phillips will do when she discovers that homosexuals aren't the only people whose sexual tastes don't rigidly conform to plain, vanilla, married heterosexual intercourse. A combined effort from the gays, furries and various shades of hentai lovers might actually be enough to transform her into Cthulhu.Doctor_Fruitbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09860117986003179149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-76154564498760623492011-01-24T22:53:26.123+00:002011-01-24T22:53:26.123+00:00It is with much relief that I read your blog.
Th...It is with much relief that I read your blog. <br /><br />There was worry here at Camp Towers that the recent unfortunate leaking of our Butch Bulletin had the potential to go viral. Given your lack of intimate knowledge regarding our Agenda, I am convinced Ms Phillips is in possession of a single copy only.<br /><br />I note with no small sense of satisfaction that our business plan is still relevant. We can continue to invest heavily in removal vans, cats and Sarah McLachlan. It is imperative to increase the rolling stock, for when all the girls of the country play for Our Team the unfortunate lesbian habit of moving in together after the second date could deplete the nations number of cats named Oscar. Our Agenda (which is classified) would be prohibitively expensive if not for our shares in Sarah and the heroic actions of some of our number wearing their Dads shirts. <br /><br />Using an ingenious (and classified) combination of long division and foul smelling compounds, our Lesbian Ninja Unit shall ensure the future is pink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-10831428490543302792011-01-24T22:08:29.427+00:002011-01-24T22:08:29.427+00:00Anonymous, are you trying to censor criticism of M...Anonymous, are you trying to censor criticism of Mel phillips? What about our freedom of speech!!sianandcrookedribhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959715300131969670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-65720470032209957202011-01-24T22:00:16.553+00:002011-01-24T22:00:16.553+00:00@Anonymous:
Are you asking for him to be censored...@Anonymous:<br /><br />Are you asking for him to be censored?<br /><br />If yes, say so. If not, then what exactly are you complaining about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-10149926309113448092011-01-24T21:55:47.382+00:002011-01-24T21:55:47.382+00:00To anonymous that is :)To anonymous that is :)Caznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-77635478998488038272011-01-24T21:54:49.974+00:002011-01-24T21:54:49.974+00:00Erm, to the above comment... he's complaining ...Erm, to the above comment... he's complaining about how ignorant and homophobic Melanie Phillips is. Your comment makes no sense.Caznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-3809280046645084702011-01-24T21:54:25.309+00:002011-01-24T21:54:25.309+00:00Hello, Anonymous. No, I'm not asking for her t...Hello, Anonymous. No, I'm not asking for her to be censored. I'm disagreeing with her publicly, just like I'm disagreeing with you now. I don't see why that would be difficult to understand.No Sleep 'Til Brooklandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326756018822759152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-64080714341604552612011-01-24T21:36:07.737+00:002011-01-24T21:36:07.737+00:00Are you asking for her to be censored?
If yes, sa...Are you asking for her to be censored?<br /><br />If yes, say so. If not, then what exactly are you complaining about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-60507431292355434562011-01-24T17:14:28.868+00:002011-01-24T17:14:28.868+00:00The Blind-To-Irony-O-Meter flicked briefly into th...The Blind-To-Irony-O-Meter flicked briefly into the red (alongside the Stone-Cold-Cards-On-The-Table-Homophobic-O-Meter, which was quivering there permanently) at this:<br /><br />"On his BBC News blog, he announced that Dr Raabe’s views on homosexuality were causing such fury among (anonymous) members of the Advisory Council..."<br /><br />Can you imagine that? The sheer clutch-your-pearls horror of a news outlet making a hyperbolic, anonymous, unsupported-by-evidence claim that FURY was abroad in the land - FURY that had ERUPTED, probably.<br /><br />Thank God the Daily Mail exists to keep a calm, rational eye on discourse.Rich Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389869753996834665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-34767337988144385282011-01-24T14:41:51.473+00:002011-01-24T14:41:51.473+00:00I personally love the bit where she refers to the ...I personally love the bit where she refers to the 'gay agenda' in science, as kids may learn about penguins and seahorses where the males take a lead role in raising their young. So any guys out there who help to look after their kids, Melanie is officially outing you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-86489267531079797532011-01-24T13:58:20.386+00:002011-01-24T13:58:20.386+00:00Great post! I think you hit the nail on the head w...Great post! I think you hit the nail on the head when you point to Melanie Phillips' contradictory stance on freedom of speech - this is what characterises the whole right-wing lobby. They happily spout liberal economics when challenged about social inequalities, but when it comes to the choices of individuals, they'd prefer to have a personal veto over the behaviour of complete strangers. <br />On the other hand, I can't help but feel that this is a bizarre cry for help from Ms Phillips (she'd hate me to call her Ms, wouldn't she?). Somewhere, in a dark cave in Buckinghamshire, she's frugging herself stupid over all the attention.Betty Herberthttp://bettyherbert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-47298020947732009912011-01-24T12:44:06.455+00:002011-01-24T12:44:06.455+00:00PS Great post, as always.PS Great post, as always.The Social Mediatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697263069260335700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-26685230243387755602011-01-24T12:43:52.205+00:002011-01-24T12:43:52.205+00:00God, what is WITH the Mail? Check the date-stamp o...God, what is WITH the Mail? Check the date-stamp on this and make sure it says 2011, not 1950. I refuse to believe that there are people in this world that not only think this, but are encouraged to air it. Homosexuality is older than time.The Social Mediatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697263069260335700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104088946474183171.post-30362763548859051872011-01-24T12:11:51.757+00:002011-01-24T12:11:51.757+00:00well said.
i think it would be great to have refe...well said.<br /><br />i think it would be great to have references to gay families in textbooks. you rarely get references to women, let alone gay families!<br /><br />i grew up in a gay household from the age of 4. when i was at school, you opened your books and everywhere were references to mummy and daddy, mummy buys 5 apples and daddy bus 6 pears, how much fruit do they have etc etc.<br /><br />it's kind of isolating. you see that your life is not reflected, not recognised in the world around you. <br /><br />my friend who has a five year old is now facing the same problem. none of the books at her daughter's school reflect her reality of having a gay mum. if this changes, and families of all different types are represented, then good!<br /><br />i'm sure the same thing happened when images of families from different ethnicity groups were included in children's textbooks!<br /><br />melanie phillips is homophobic and intensely ignorant. she refuses to listen to or engage with any debate that does not fit her view. <br /><br />as you say, the very fact that a business thought it was *ok* to turn away a couple in a civil partnership shows we need a gay rights lobby.sianandcrookedribhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959715300131969670noreply@blogger.com