tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post4256081976260942987..comments2024-03-28T18:32:00.146+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Bidisha: The Gift That Keeps On Giving....JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-3097116025596371032010-12-24T08:54:18.585+00:002010-12-24T08:54:18.585+00:00Bidisha spends much of her time railing against th...Bidisha spends much of her time railing against things that don’t actually exist. The “cultural femicide” at literary festivals, for instance, or the <a href="http://davidthompson.typepad.com/davidthompson/2010/04/the-crushing-patriarchy-episode-12-.html" rel="nofollow">“erasure of women from public life.”</a> Or the “unconscious and generalised misogyny” of the <a href="http://davidthompson.typepad.com/davidthompson/2010/04/they-have-no-politics.html" rel="nofollow">BBC</a>. Or the “brutalising” and “devastating” effects on the male psyche of watching <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/13/olympics2008.gender" rel="nofollow">Olympic athletes</a>. <br /><br />It was only a matter of time before she turned this paranormal talent to films that don’t exist. <br /><br />Merry Christmas, Julia.David Thompsonhttp://davidthompson.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-89526050424190881542010-12-24T07:09:31.954+00:002010-12-24T07:09:31.954+00:00"But it's not bad as a pitch. I'd go....<i>"But it's not bad as a pitch. I'd go."</i> <br /><br />Indeed! Think I'll wait for the DVD though...<br /><br /><i>"Taking her clothes off, kicking and punching, slow motion... What's not to like?"</i> <br /><br />Well, when you put it like that... ;)<br /><br /><i>"That piece of bullshit reads like the rant of some desperately sad student who got wasted the night before and hit Facebook without doing the breathalyser."</i> <br /><br />Which, to be fair, doesn't really distinguish it from any OTHER Bidisha column...JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-15118934104659336052010-12-23T21:48:13.006+00:002010-12-23T21:48:13.006+00:00Bidisha's not fit to lick the boots of someone...Bidisha's not fit to lick the boots of someone who is fit to lick the boots of someone who is fit to lick the boots of Aung San Suu Kyi. That piece of bullshit reads like the rant of some desperately sad student who got wasted the night before and hit Facebook without doing the breathalyser.<br /><br />OK, good excuse for me to wear my SUPPORT DEMOCRACY t-shirt with the picture of Aung San Suu Kyi on it while I hit the mall for some last-minute Xmas shopping.David Gilliesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-296773127762392832010-12-23T12:41:43.537+00:002010-12-23T12:41:43.537+00:00Taking her clothes off, kicking and punching, slow...Taking her clothes off, kicking and punching, slow motion... What's not to like?Crouching Tiggernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-81269198619070401582010-12-23T09:26:39.277+00:002010-12-23T09:26:39.277+00:00But it's not bad as a pitch. I'd go.But it's not bad as a pitch. I'd go.Woman on a Rafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897415591130901416noreply@blogger.com