culture

It's still the land of sun, sand, surf ... and sexism

They have spent years trying to shrug off the ocker stereotypes of Barry McKenzie and Sir Les Patterson but a book out this week suggests that many Australian men remain knuckle-dragging Neanderthals in their attitudes towards women.

Described by its authors as a "portfolio of piggery", it is an anthology of insults and put-downs compiled from more than a decade of Australian public life.
The book is the culmination of a tongue-in-cheek contest started in 1993, when a group of women gathered in Sydney to celebrate the retirement of a notoriously sexist trade union official named Ernie.
The gathering grew to become the annual Ernie Awards, "the world's premier event shaming men for outrageous sexism."

Oh for the times when a man was a man and women were grateful ... where a brat was a brat and a whack in time saved more than 9,000 words pleading and reasoning for good behaviour.

And, judging by the exodus of kiwis to Australia, they agree ( even our indigenes) and obviously opt for 'piggery' over Clarkery and 'touchy feelery.'

So much of our culture is 'common sense' established over many years and simply should not be tampered with by by those more interested in establishing their own 'once were aberrations' interests