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- stui magpie
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Fair calls David and tannin.
Mind you, IF this bloke has written about indigenous communities without having any experience or first hand knowledge, AND wins, either he's got some serious talent or the judges are suckers.
Mind you, IF this bloke has written about indigenous communities without having any experience or first hand knowledge, AND wins, either he's got some serious talent or the judges are suckers.
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
- stui magpie
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Oh dear.Arch@M32 wrote:My girlfriend, "where does our rain come from?"
Me, "the sky'.
Girlfriend, "no, what direction?"
Me, "comes from up there and falls down."
Girlfriend, "No!, is it usually form the north, south, east or west?"
Me, "west."
Girlfriend, "Which way is that?"
She'll be a doctor next year.
Has she never seen the sun setting?
- 3.14159
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I've since read this blokes poem and while he doesn't specifically say he is a native Australian it is written to suggest he is. Nothing wrong with that but why change the name of the author to reinforce the misconception?
If I changed my name to Michelle and wrote a poem telling woman what it is like to suffer at the hands of a male orientated society (or be raped or discriminated against) and entered it into a prestigous award and with-out the XY admission, Id be lambasted from here to the end of my life.
I spoke with him this morning and urged him to come clean but he said the poem is about what Aboriginals really feel about this country.
I asked him not to accept the prize or to admit who he really is but he said "that would spoil the fun". He is not trying to be original, he is just trying to shi-t-stir.
Call me old fashioned but but I think this is wrong and bordering on fraud because there are cash prizes available.
Stui asked what this says about the judges.
To me it says the judges wanted to encourage a young, unknown aboriginal man to pursue writing as a career.
Instead have given a broken down 60 year old (that blames the decline in this country and his personal life on woman and the Nanny-state).
He already knows how to write a poem and doesn't need to sink to this level to get himself published.
The Blake is a prize for spirituality.
There is nothing spiritual about this sort of cultural theft.
For anyone that considers his behaviour acceptable read the link or Google Elizabeth Durak.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Darville
Oh well, I gave him a chance and no-longer feel that I am betraying him.
(I don't consider him a friend exactly, just some-one I have coffee with twice a week).
....and this is a few of his poems.
http://www.gangway.net/21/gangway21.5.html
If I changed my name to Michelle and wrote a poem telling woman what it is like to suffer at the hands of a male orientated society (or be raped or discriminated against) and entered it into a prestigous award and with-out the XY admission, Id be lambasted from here to the end of my life.
I spoke with him this morning and urged him to come clean but he said the poem is about what Aboriginals really feel about this country.
I asked him not to accept the prize or to admit who he really is but he said "that would spoil the fun". He is not trying to be original, he is just trying to shi-t-stir.
Call me old fashioned but but I think this is wrong and bordering on fraud because there are cash prizes available.
Stui asked what this says about the judges.
To me it says the judges wanted to encourage a young, unknown aboriginal man to pursue writing as a career.
Instead have given a broken down 60 year old (that blames the decline in this country and his personal life on woman and the Nanny-state).
He already knows how to write a poem and doesn't need to sink to this level to get himself published.
The Blake is a prize for spirituality.
There is nothing spiritual about this sort of cultural theft.
For anyone that considers his behaviour acceptable read the link or Google Elizabeth Durak.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Darville
Oh well, I gave him a chance and no-longer feel that I am betraying him.
(I don't consider him a friend exactly, just some-one I have coffee with twice a week).
....and this is a few of his poems.
http://www.gangway.net/21/gangway21.5.html
- 3.14159
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Just accessed the Blake site.
The author of the poem in question is now listed as Mick Ringi... a.k.a Patrick McC.
....and here was me thinking he didn't have a conscience.
The author of the poem in question is now listed as Mick Ringi... a.k.a Patrick McC.
....and here was me thinking he didn't have a conscience.
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- think positive
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Maybe you found it for him3.14159...etc wrote:Just accessed the Blake site.
The author of the poem in question is now
....and here was me thinking he didn't have a conscience.
well done, its a moral thing to me, i think your morally right
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You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either!
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Reading the reactions to the announcement that Disney has bought LucasFilm and plans to produce Star Wars seven
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainme ... 6507257651
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainme ... 6507257651
If you are foolish enough to be contented, don't show it, but just grumble with the rest. - Jerome K Jerome
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Luke, Mufasa is your father.Dark Beanie wrote:Reading the reactions to the announcement that Disney has bought LucasFilm and plans to produce Star Wars seven
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainme ... 6507257651
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
- stui magpie
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This article.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion ... 29m19.html
Yeah it's not exactly a knee slapper but I like the guys work.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion ... 29m19.html
Yeah it's not exactly a knee slapper but I like the guys work.
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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LOL. Let's put our mods to the test...
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Anyone got a home remedy for badly calloused nipples?
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/tec ... 2ah88.html
In the end the rain comes down, washes clean the streets of a blue sky town.
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