Wednesday February 15, 2012

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    illsayit

    maybe I mean approachable rather than breachable-heck you get it!

    Posted in: Romney's jobs plan: cut taxes, slap China, drill oil

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    illsayit

    Seriously I think it is good someone starts to talk about China-and because it is Romney it is a breachable topic without stepping on the toes of those who will more than likely come out ahead of Romney. If you are pitying America you are treating them as fools. I wouldnt be doing that just yet.

    Posted in: Romney's jobs plan: cut taxes, slap China, drill oil

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    illsayit

    ocean is whose territory? you might as well say the land is the territory of cockcroaches, and dont you dare use pesticide.....kill the shark that caused the damage and a few more for wasting time and money in the effort. This sort of attitude is why the average fisherman lost his job. All these theories on how to avoid getting eaten by a shark-well here's another one, kill it first.

    Posted in: Shark kills Australian bodyboarder

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    illsayit

    I wish theyd take some lessons from the Taiji fisherman and pound those sharks to pieces.

    Posted in: Hunt on for killer shark in Western Australia

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    illsayit

    It makes you wonder how women just 100years ago handled motherhood without washing machines, dishwashers or a car.Not to mention no tvs or air-conditioners. And how many people owned a pram? The new generation can sweat it at the gym, or how many calories theyve taken, but a 2yo scares them so much youd think theyd learn about God?!

    But Japangal good point! asking about a fathers right to be with a child, really goes to show how women ought to be thankful for the chance to watch over their child. Cleo, youve argued your points so nicely, but Im fed up with all those who continue to bad-mouth the role of mother, and would make it difficult for new mothers, who like us all have to start somewhere, and with such negative society have a mountain to climb. Though my guess is that the next generation have caught on to their ways, and have a tougher shell much like those women of a hundred years ago. The hardest part is to watch those women who had to deal with the naysayers while they were going through it at the same generational level; the confusion was not fair at all. And it's time for the doom and gloom lot to back off, or go find yourself some mental sickness that you can claim (instead of laying mental illness onto new mothers at a time when they should be rejoicing.)

    Posted in: Working toward gender equality in language and society

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    illsayit

    forget about personals on which side of politics you fall-the pathetic thing here is that the high courst can just rule over the pm. and while we are talking about the powers to be, it should be noted that britains little rep has the same sort of authority. it stinks. australia should get out of the commonwealth, may God do with your queen of the pansies whatever he wills. Lord how long.

    Posted in: Australian PM defends job amid reports of gov't rift

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    illsayit

    Working toward gender equality in language and society.

    So just because they started saying stay at home father, it was fair to say stay at home mother?? That doesnt seem like gender language equality, that seems like economic equality. Might as well say that the garbage man and the president be on equal wages.

    Posted in: Working toward gender equality in language and society

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    illsayit

    @Darren or do you mean, Such is death?! How gross. I think Ned Kelly was conveyed in ed as he was, neither too good nor too bad. Burqha eh? Well he was the only one wearing it, and his ID was that. And they still wanted him to take it off when arrested-so get over it, it never stated whether he was wearing eyeshadow underneath that though.

    Posted in: Remains of infamous Aussie bushranger Ned Kelly identified

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    illsayit

    genji-what???? How is stating that women and men are the same, equal and fair? Acknowledging differences is a lot better attempt at equality, imo.

    Posted in: Working toward gender equality in language and society

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    illsayit

    oh and about men nursing-yes heavy lifting, in my fathers case he got to work in the morgue. Also night shifts for some reason worked better for men in nursing. I agree about those that presume that pumping breast milk is possible, they havent tried it, or denying that you still have to sit down with a machine attached to your breasts for a certain time-you might as well sit with your baby. And despite that you can bottle feed, if being equal, then we would be understanding that breastfeeding is normal and considered part of a womans gender and continuing to deny that and state things like stay at home, about a wife, in itself reduces the status of woman. And again I would add that only in certain circumstances can a man be a father who stays at home and doesnt work-and in fact I would wonder doesnt work is entirely the case, or if it is more a case of earns less. I think it was Johninnaha who stated that it works both ways, but please give me an example where the father who stays home, does only housework and child-minding/rearing activities, and what exactly does the wife work at??? Like I said, the only examples I have had experience with I stated and I would say mostly the ones that weigh heavily are the ones where the wife works as a english teacher. Maybe Ive been in Japan too long:) And about Sweeden, surely the example given in this article, whereby denying any sex in order to create gender equality, is actually saying less about being a girl or a boy. WHy cant you say what sex you are, or your child is? How silly is that!

    Posted in: Working toward gender equality in language and society

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    illsayit

    Not assimilating to what Jgal?

    besides that I enjoy reading all the comments. To answer one question that was posed; I dont see why women cant have a carrer after raising children. By example suggesting a woman has 5 children, from the age of 25-35. Then spent 10years getting into a career, that was started up to the age of 25, and establishing experience and so on. Surely that would give a income that is comparable.(Or do we want to say that 25-30 year olds should be earning less? In my opinion Im not worried at the suggestion, but dont really think that's where people want to head) The age would then be 45-now tell me if Im wrong- but from comments on this board it would seem that that is already having one foot in the grave age. Personally, if thats how you see it, by all means, who am I to suggest you handle your life differently, but personally I plan on living a long life. 45 probably being about the the beginning of prime time. Now Ive just based that on 5 children over 10years, as was suggested a lot of women only have 1-2, and obviously these people would have a lot more time to establish experience.

    Now Im not sure what Jgal is suggesting with population changes and non-assimilation, but instead of throwing those words around making some sense would be a good idea. Population changes, big concept, still very very small in totally being understood by most, but give it a try.

    Posted in: Working toward gender equality in language and society

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    illsayit

    Defining language in genders is sometimes a little too cultural specific,

    Posted in: Working toward gender equality in language and society

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    illsayit

    @tmarie. I dont think they deny that women have other jobs, but when you get to thebasics, it is usually presumed that wome give birth to the children, and at some stage that may involve being at home. It is you who is saying that is a lower role.

    @oracle. while I agree with you overall. I think your 2 examples, that of a woman boss and a stay at home dad are unbalanced. A woman boss is totally understandable, but it is only in certain circumstances that a father can stay at home. Like whether the father or mother work, when it comes to giving birth, the mother will need time off. Like the mothers career, a afthers career, cant always take the stopping and starting. Unless of course those jobs and circumstances of the parents is specific enough to allow this. Like, a father who may work in agriculture is at home mostly, but he is still going to need the time to get the field tended to when wife is pregnant or children are growing. There will need to be support other than him. Or a father whose wife works as a English teacher may very well be able to take over classes for a short time-but hey this is Japan-and be allowed, but a science teacher wont get away with that, or even a PE teacher wont. Or there is the father who may earn money through stocks, he may be able to stay at home, but time is still needed to concentrate on earnings. (And if you ask me Id just call them glorified pachinko heads, but thats me....) A better example might have been aomale nurse-my first serious biyfriend was a male nurse and he was most valued at the hospital....and in fact so was my father a nurse at one stage. They were both highly valued in that role compared to a female nurse, because of what their gender could handle a lot better in that role.

    So while oracle has points that I agree with, that is like places of Sweeden that idealize a gender equality society, as just being ridiculous. I think the examples oracle has provided misses the point; and often quickly jumps to people like tmarie suggesting that a wife is a lower role......I dont believe in gender equality. I believe in equality of people of different genders.

    Posted in: Working toward gender equality in language and society

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    illsayit

    thatss right I remember it said something about Australia and the US voting against the leader of the Atomic Energy lot-who was being voted in for the third time-and no other country supported them (not even Britain seems weird)....now what was his/her name....hard to tell it was foreign sounding.....so who leaking what is hard to tell cause Assange certainly doesnt like the foreigner who hands out Australian passports-apparently Assange's was cancelled this last year, and he said it was of no use, and why doesnt the guy who hands out the passports just cancel it again, or Assange said, even better still, why doesnt that guy cancel his own passport and get the hell out of Australia-sounds like the guy in charge of Australian passports is foreign doesnt it.....maybe Assange would like to go to the US......

    People who go on about wikileaks being insignificant, have no idea about how the rest of the worlds dirty laudry is always hung in Australia-nor might I add, do they have any idea that Australian education is not underneath like it's geographical location-then again, depends who is saying what, maybe they do know, but want everyone to buy into the fact that Australians make crappy english teachers :)

    Posted in: WikiLeaks site crashes in apparent cyberattack

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    illsayit

    Where did I read that this has a little more to do with these words, Assange, Australia, and International Atomic Energy Agency? That seems kinda associated with Japan at this time, why isnt that in this article?

    Posted in: WikiLeaks site crashes in apparent cyberattack

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    illsayit

    So is that 100 percent stone or concrete made to look like stone? Whered they get it? How much did it cost? And who carved it? Being a public area of a park, I guess it would have to be Japanese right? Taxes were spent locally right?

    Posted in: Afternoon delight

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    illsayit

    I like Noda-his cliches on concrete were great for the last elections. Much preferred him to Hatoyama then, and am glad he got in now. Sucked-in Ozawa. :P

    Posted in: Noda, likening himself to loach fish, says charisma isn't everything

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    illsayit

    Doesnt it make you want to utter some words of dissension when you read things like this. Some book teaches that is a bit sinful, of course China doesnt have that book so I guess we have to overlook their provocativeness. But ah what the heck, Im just glad somebody is decided to lead Japan, Im going to get back in the sack for a second or third round of some lovin'.

    Posted in: Chinese news agency urges Noda not to make relations worse

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    illsayit

    I often see this as a gender issue-like when you see the voices of mothers regarding school lunches, they are passionate and argumentive. Yet you hardly ever see men arguing in such a manner. Scholars of men will argue the facts, but with out the economics, as anywhere, their voice is small. Japan is a haven of economics-what I have found is that from a male gender they detest the salesman-if youre not committed to living in Japan, theyre not really interested in buying whatever you have to sell-ie imports. However due to a certain pride that they can produce the same should they want to, if you up them one on anything imported, they will wait to see exactly how it is taken on by the society as a whole. If it is women bringing in the import it will sell, because they usually carry the money bags. However the import is usually something insignificant anyway, women dont run their books like men. They dont gamble so well-a maternal instinct perhaps. anyway I could keep rambling on and explaining how I see it.....but as for a solution, I dont necessarily point fingers at anybody of power but more that in each home the female has to back off the economics, so that the man can taste the passion of rebellion and fight-though that may just be economic directed anyway-but while ever females carry the economic weight and passion the Japanese economy will go nowhere. To get to this point of men leading and innovation and so on, women need to step back and, how can I say, somehow deal with a little not-satisfying lifestyle, so much so that the men in their personal circle would become unsatisfied......I dont think this will happen. Tohoku people are the same complacent, and they havent changed much even though theyve had such devastation and loss (though if they could realize a redeemer.....).......so where are we headed?.....Each and every foreigner even, has to take it on personally-plan how you would live in Japan for the rest of your life-, cause if youre just compaining and making suggestions, or sweeping up the rubbish for your gain somewhere else- you might as well leave, you wont be heard.

    Posted in: Anger mounts in tsunami-hit areas over political power games

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    illsayit

    oh get real! It's probably a bunch of powder puffing athiests in the UN who want everything their way or the highway. They probably love to put the Muslims and Christians and anybody else who believes in God at each others throats, so they can sit back and lap up the goodies. The UN has too much of a say these-a days in my opinion. As if they are the final word on anything at all-people who like to play god. Get real! How can you possibly have one set of rules over hundreds of different countries. One world we may be, one mind we are not. Maybe the Nigerians got pushed to a point of desparate that though unforgivable moves, in a world that has terrorism, natural when pushed to such a point.

    Posted in: U.N. headquarters car bombing in Nigeria kills 18

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