Melinda Tankard Reist suing a femblogger for calling her a Baptist?

Sorry, Melinda, I think that a shopping trip to one of sex shops for a new toy may help.:)

fgzk said :

Described as an “anti sexualisation” campaigner this morning on national TV, she claimed that most womens first sexual experience is characterised by “drunkenness and force”. To me that would characterise most of the mens sexual contribution as drunk rapists.

Most of the lesbiens are also drunk rapists presumably. Although I imagine she thinks that is just a phase they are going through…

Described as an “anti sexualisation” campaigner this morning on national TV, she claimed that most womens first sexual experience is characterised by “drunkenness and force”. To me that would characterise most of the mens sexual contribution as drunk rapists. What ever that means, she seemed to be saying that this discussion about virginity shouldn’t be taking place in the public arena.

http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/-/watch/27889940/bbc-slammed-for-teen-virginity-show/

someone with decent writing/editing skills; should just go to the library sit on the computer and readd all the information that was removed on the 12/12/11

Dilandach said :

I’ve found that people like herself force and expect a high level of moral behaviour from society as a whole out of some twisted guilt about not being able to obtain the same level of morality themselves. If they save everyone else then maybe they can save themselves.

so very true – and not only that, she is also able to deliver ‘freedom’ to her sisters ! Freedom that is somehow found by following everything I tell you to do ! Liberate yourself girls, just do everything I tell you – and you will find freedom !! oh yeah…….. chicks like MTR are funny, because you cannot take them seriously. Imagine a world without video clips like Mambo #5 or Simply Irresistable ??

johnboy said :

I did wonder as I wrote this; if we stacked up the number of people hurt by permissive sexuality against the number hurt by religious fundamentalism where would the bigger pile of bodies be found?

No contest – Far more people die from being f#$ked over by religion, than simply being f#$cked.

🙂

At this point (and without being sued, apparently) I can’t give a better summary of MRT’s history here, courtesy of the relatively sane Dr Leslie Cannold, nor can I give a better position on legal aspects than Skepticlawyer.
She’s certainly getting the various ethics lecturer circles fired up, though…

In any case, defamation cases are always fun to watch, and sometimes they need more than just an audience and spectators.
(Just watch your words when commenting, since lawyers or Ms HRT may be lurking and looking to sue bloggers. I’ll see if I can cobble together something more coherent and non-defamatory tomorrow…)

Jeez, Barnaby and Melinda (I’m on first name terms with both of them) go really well together in the “incoherent, imprecise, confused, poorly argued rambling” stakes.

And while I’m here, the one thing that really s***s me about Q&A is the way they allow panelists like Melinda (and lots of others) to plant their stooges in the audience in order to woodenly read such lame-brained Dorothy Dix questions.

“…what could only be described as whoreish…etc” reads the imbecile at the start, and later on Melinda invites the stooge to join her silly organisation. As if they’ve never met each other! As if they didn’t have the whole thing prearranged! How stupid do they think we are?

“Tankard Reist is the founding director of Women’s Forum Australia” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melinda_Tankard_Reist

LOL! Australian Women’s Forum anyone remember that magazie?

“The female answer to Penthouse magazine Australian Womens Forum is calling it a day because of a massive drop in circulation. But its editor says fewer women are buying the magazine, not because they’ve lost their appetite for its menu of sex and titillation, but because there’s not enough of it.” http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/stories/s315489.htm

Should’ve done their research before using THAT name!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

She’s a fraud, someone who masks a moral crusade under the guise of feminism. A lot of women realise this and reject her views.

At the same time I know a few (who claim to be) on the far left who for some reason adore her despite her conservatism.

It’s not entirely surprising, a recent article from the Socialist Alternative said that debt in Europe and natural disasters were golden opportunities for members to get the message out, to mask it within larger events. It’s an old trick, attach your message that many would reject on it’s own to something that sounds on the surface more palatable.

In MTR’s case, it’s feminism and anti-misogeny. What she really want’s to do is impose her own conception of what makes a moral and virtuous woman, a very conservative conception. Women though are smart enough to see this so she hides it as freeing women and empowering them. Of course that’s not the case when you’re substituting one social norm for another.

It’s because of this she gets tripped up so easily. She recently spoke out against a Kanye West song. (A song I must say I though was nasty). Problem is she used it as evidence the music industry are misogynists… except the song was co-written, performed and the video starred Nicki Minaj… a woman.

johnboy said :

I did wonder as I wrote this; if we stacked up the number of people hurt by permissive sexuality against the number hurt by religious fundamentalism where would the bigger pile of bodies be found?

Depends whether you are counting trafficked sex slaves, JB. As people trafficking is the second or third biggest sector in the world economy, after drugs and I think just before wildlife trade, you would probably find the human suffering caused by sex crime is in religious fundamentalism’s league – alas. I’m glad Tankard-Reist is standing up against the pseudo-liberalism of the Eros Foundation (“sex is fun, provided you buy sex toys”) and I think we should be given more realistic glimpses of the sewer world inhabited by Swan, Patten and Associates, rather than their glib PR around topics like “we sex-service the disabled so we are doing the community good”.

fgzk said :

Take it or leave it, I don’t get the whole “piss” thing. Its good to see moral outrage from the Christians. I like how we blur the evil penis, yet leave mutilated corpses on full display. It must be a christian thing.

OK, I’ll weigh in with a ‘not all Christians are fundamentalist idiots’. You can counter by detailing the the worst excesses of fundamentalist idiots. I’ll raise you (purely in a card game sense) with something about Jesus, who was not a fundamentalist idiot. Don’t quite remember him mutilating anyone, but maybe that’s the abridged version.

Sound like a fun way to pass some time?

Take it or leave it, I don’t get the whole “piss” thing. Its good to see moral outrage from the Christians. I like how we blur the evil penis, yet leave mutilated corpses on full display. It must be a christian thing.

fgzk said :

JB you could try pissing on both piles and see who has the moral outrage. The “Piss take” test.

Wouldn’t that be a “Piss Leaving” test? 🙂

JB you could try pissing on both piles and see who has the moral outrage. The “Piss take” test.

Regarding the youtube clip – Ms Huntley was the only normal one on that panel. Mrs Reist is an absolute twit.

johnboy said :

I did wonder as I wrote this; if we stacked up the number of people hurt by permissive sexuality against the number hurt by religious fundamentalism where would the bigger pile of bodies be found?

I sometimes regret not having been spent more time engaged in permissive sexuality when I was younger. I never regret my lack of religion.

I did wonder as I wrote this; if we stacked up the number of people hurt by permissive sexuality against the number hurt by religious fundamentalism where would the bigger pile of bodies be found?

I’ve found that people like herself force and expect a high level of moral behaviour from society as a whole out of some twisted guilt about not being able to obtain the same level of morality themselves. If they save everyone else then maybe they can save themselves.

Has she been kicked out by the Baptists for being drunk in church? Ha she converted to Islam? Scientology? Catholicism? Maybe, while she attends the Beconnen Baptist Chuch, it is simply to attend the function room where the Pagan Society meets at 7pm every second Tuesday?