TamraMiranda Divine Is Definitely Not
March 7th 2008 10:29
Ahh, my favourite, family-friendly commentator, Ms Miranda Not-So-Divine, has been at it again. Not content at pillorying the tired mothers of tantrum-ing children, (and championing the smack), she's now hittin' out at the mothers of twins. Gotta love that girl's grrr. Not.
So, have you read it, did you see it, have you heard about it? I don't want to repeat anything you've already consumed and gagged on, but I am in fact referring to her piece on the terrible, societal problem that is…twin strollers. Gee they can be pesky, can't they? I mean, can't those mothers just carry their two one-year-olds around? And their nappy bags. And their handbags. What's wrong with them? Sherpas carry a lot of stuff, and they don’t seem to complain. Well, not that we can understand anyway.
In citing the issue of a Sydney mum who cannot get her twin pram and twin daughters onto Sydney buses, (at the same time), Ms Divine tells us that—“Twins have been around for a long time, and mothers of yesteryear managed to haul them around without inconveniencing the rest of the world.” Hmm…mothers of yesteryear used to die a lot younger too.
“They are a scourge, used like a weapon to gain priority on the footpath, and manoeuvred kamikaze-style into traffic.” A scourge, a weapon, manoeuvering kamikaze-style? Has Ms Divine spent a little too much time in Baghdad? Or perhaps she’s sharpening her skills as speech writer for President Bush.
“…there is just no excuse for the existence of prams so wide they can't fit down a bus aisle.” ??? Has Ms Divine been on a Sydney bus any time in the last ten years? You can barely fit your own arse down the bus aisle they are so jam-packed with disgruntled commuters, let alone a child, her sibling and her harried mother trying to reduce the world’s greenhouse gases by selling that second car.
Oo, but look! There’s relief at the end of her article. “If enough mothers with prams find no kindness from strangers as they struggle to move around the city, for instance, they will have no choice but to become belligerent and demand ambit entitlements for fear of being marginalised.” Wha? Has the nasty lady gone away, Mummy?
Hey, wait a minute…I’m starting to sense a having-it-both-ways sort of scam going on here. On the one hand Ms D gets to have a slag at the mums and their prams that are "hogging footpaths, shop aisles, cafes and buses", and then, quick as you like, she's gone all Gollum on us, (referring to movie version and famous scene where he's talking to himself, ie: inhabiting both sides of the argument) and comes out with, "the social norms of politeness are fraying". Pish posh.
Come on Miranda…surely a parenting sage like you can’t just flip-flop from tough love,( to stir up debate and readership), to soft love and ‘can’t everyone just be nice to each other’ that quickly? Or in this modern day world of, let’s take no responsibility for any opinion in case it comes back to bite me, perhaps you can. Tamra x
"I saw that show, 50 Things To Do Before You Die. I would have thought the obvious one was 'Shout For Help'," - Mark Watson
In citing the issue of a Sydney mum who cannot get her twin pram and twin daughters onto Sydney buses, (at the same time), Ms Divine tells us that—“Twins have been around for a long time, and mothers of yesteryear managed to haul them around without inconveniencing the rest of the world.” Hmm…mothers of yesteryear used to die a lot younger too.
“They are a scourge, used like a weapon to gain priority on the footpath, and manoeuvred kamikaze-style into traffic.” A scourge, a weapon, manoeuvering kamikaze-style? Has Ms Divine spent a little too much time in Baghdad? Or perhaps she’s sharpening her skills as speech writer for President Bush.
“…there is just no excuse for the existence of prams so wide they can't fit down a bus aisle.” ??? Has Ms Divine been on a Sydney bus any time in the last ten years? You can barely fit your own arse down the bus aisle they are so jam-packed with disgruntled commuters, let alone a child, her sibling and her harried mother trying to reduce the world’s greenhouse gases by selling that second car.
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Oo, but look! There’s relief at the end of her article. “If enough mothers with prams find no kindness from strangers as they struggle to move around the city, for instance, they will have no choice but to become belligerent and demand ambit entitlements for fear of being marginalised.” Wha? Has the nasty lady gone away, Mummy?
Hey, wait a minute…I’m starting to sense a having-it-both-ways sort of scam going on here. On the one hand Ms D gets to have a slag at the mums and their prams that are "hogging footpaths, shop aisles, cafes and buses", and then, quick as you like, she's gone all Gollum on us, (referring to movie version and famous scene where he's talking to himself, ie: inhabiting both sides of the argument) and comes out with, "the social norms of politeness are fraying". Pish posh.
Come on Miranda…surely a parenting sage like you can’t just flip-flop from tough love,( to stir up debate and readership), to soft love and ‘can’t everyone just be nice to each other’ that quickly? Or in this modern day world of, let’s take no responsibility for any opinion in case it comes back to bite me, perhaps you can. Tamra x
"I saw that show, 50 Things To Do Before You Die. I would have thought the obvious one was 'Shout For Help'," - Mark Watson
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I strongly recommend not reading her stuff. Better off with Elizabeth Farrelly and Annabelle Crabb...
Its good to see some published criticism of her, although when she taps into more serious territory like her reasoning behind the Cronulla riots - well, one may realise its best to avoid such a conservative writer within the independent press.
Alas, my spleen is vented. Its nice to see a writer of similar interests, Tamra. Hope to cya round.
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