Christine, I probably agree with most of what you're saying but this is the wrong example. Sorry but I just can't see Charles as courageous and so many other people have cruel fathers and absent mothers and make better lives for themselves with a lot less going for them. Michelle ________________________________ From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christine Kent Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2007 4:58 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: The Queen's English? - now OFF TOPIC Actually, we have now worked around to where I was headed for. We cow tow to people who are offended at this or offended at that, and we are not able to use even "true" language if someone decides to get offended - like "in the year of our Lord", but political correctness is quite arbitrary and not actually based on genuine caring or even fairness. We are allowed to be and are even encouraged to be as abusive as we like about not-too-pretty and strong minded mature age Anglo Saxon women. There is also no protection for mystically minded naive, deep and intense Anglo Saxon men. There is no political correctness that tells us we must be nice to these cultural minorities (to which I belong), so the floodgates open and the pent up abuse gushes out. Who is more able to defend themselves, Dipierdomenico when someone calls him a Wog on a football field or a shy and mystical misfit bullied by a cruel Greek father and an emotionally absent and totally domineering mother, and now having to deal with the social abuse of the woman he loves. I really do admire this man immensely - just for surviving and eventually graduating into leading his own life - that takes courage. One group should not be earmarked for abuse, while another is protected - that is the basis of bigotry and every human evil that has ever occurred on earth. (Now I'm sure that's an overstatement, but what the heck, it has drama on its side!) Thus endeth the sermon in the year of our Lord 2007. Amen Christine ________________________________ From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hallett, Michelle Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2007 6:18 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: The Queen's English? - now OFF TOPIC Not sure I agree with you there Christine. I can understand that any 20 year old woman had stars in her eyes about marriage, even an aristocratic one. Add to that the media fuss and a young person who hasn't yet come to realise that the media is all about fuss with no substance. I think Charles didn't have the guts to challenge mummy and daddy when he first met Camilla and they said she wasn't suitable to be Queen. So they all took advantage of naive 20 year old Diana. It took Diana's death to make changes to all of them and I think both Charles and Camilla owe her. Michelle ________________________________ From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christine Kent Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2007 2:39 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: The Queen's English? - now OFF TOPIC My God!!! You girls are Sooooooo nasty. There is nothing funny in abusing a woman who does not stimulate stereotypical male fantasies. My respect for Charles went UP over the Camilla thing. A man saw virtue in a mature age woman who was his emotional and intellectual equal, and was bored witless with the silly little "princess" who failed to understand what everyone else knew, that she was no more than a brood mare. She was brought up as a aristocrat so had no excuse for not understanding how the royals have always conducted their marriages. Poor little Mary is discovering that little truth now too - but she has more excuse for believing in the fairytale princess myth than Dianna had - at least she was not raised in those circles. It's good that one man one earth has some depth. Gives us hope that there may be some more. Ahhh, Charlie, the man of my dreams! ck ________________________________ From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hope, Debbie Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2007 4:23 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: The Queen's English? - now OFF TOPIC Thanks Matilda-- You summed it up perfectly with one word - 'adulterer'. I was actually going to add 'cow' in there somewhere as well. Debbie ________________________________ From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of MATILDA REICH Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2007 4:18 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: The Queen's English? It's not harsh, it's funny! Everyone knows bonnie Prince Charlie loves his horses, even two legged ones. The demise of Diana had more to do with her brain, emotional stability, marrying an adulterer at such a tender age, than her looks. Poor lass. >>> slb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 22/05/07 4:04 pm >>> Jeez, Debbie, that's a bit harsh. Would you say that to her face? To anyone? I have zero interest in things royal, but Diana Spencer was good looking and look where that all ended up. Stuart Debbie Hope said: > Camilla the Fugly ************************************************** No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/814 - Release Date: 21/05/2007 2:01 PM ************************************************************************ ***** This email, and any files transmitted with it, are confidential and intended for use by the addressee only. 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