Christie Blatchford is a comedienne?

[Boges]

Stop, you're making Blatchford wet.

Now who's being sexist.

[Black Dog]

Now who's being sexist.

You're right. Since Blatch is the self-described "toughest guy in the room" I should have said: "Stop, you're making Blatchford hard."

Edited December 14, 2011 by Black Dog

[Boges]

You're right. Since Blatch is the self-described "toughest guy in the room" I should have said: "Stop, you're making Blatchford hard."

Oh because she's advocated male masculinity, she a butch now?

As long as the stereotype go both ways I guess I can't complain.

[Guest Peeves]

She seems to get a lot of work for a horrible writer.

? "horrible writer", if that's a critique, give me an example. I find her writing exemplary.

[Boges]

? "horrible writer", if that's a critique, give me an example. I find her writing exemplary.

I'll direct this post to Black Dog. He's the one who thinks she sucks.

I don't often read the Post. I listen to her on the radio almost daily though.

[Black Dog]

Oh because she's advocated male masculinity, she a butch now?

Well, again, she did describe herself as the toughest guy in the room.

[Shakeyhands]

You're right. Since Blatch is the self-described "toughest guy in the room" I should have said: "Stop, you're making Blatchford hard."

Coffee...out....my....nose.... bastard.

[Boges]

Well, again, she did describe herself as the toughest guy in the room.

This is not terribly difficult South of Bloor.

[Black Dog]

? "horrible writer", if that's a critique, give me an example. I find her writing exemplary.

Thankfully soemone else has done the legwork on this: the Blatchford bad writing hall of shame

Or hell, just start with the article in question.

It was in Toronto recently, while temporarily resuming my semi-charmed kind of life there and briefly ditching the other semi-charmed half in Kingston, that I realized how much in need the modern male of the species is of some toughening up.

The tip off is her reference to the 1997 hit "Semi-charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind: she wrote this one in the depths of a meth bender.

[Black Dog]

This is not terribly difficult South of Bloor.

Okay: let's fight.

[Boges]

Okay: let's fight.

Can we hug after.

[sharkman]

LOL!

[Black Dog]

Can we hug after.

Why, are you some kind of limp-wristed, knock-kneed homo or something (not that there's anything wrong with that pace Blatchford)?

[Boges]

Why, are you some kind of limp-wristed, knock-kneed homo or something (not that there's anything wrong with that pace Blatchford)?

When in Rome. . .

I'm assuming you wouldn't come to the 905 for said fight the TTC doesn't go that far.

Edited December 14, 2011 by Boges

[Black Dog]

When in Rome. . .

I'm assuming you wouldn't come to the 905 for said fight.

905? What's that? My map of the GTA ends at Bloor/High Park/the DVP with empty space beyond that says "Here be douchebags".

[Boges]

905? What's that? My map of the GTA ends at Bloor/High Park/the DVP with empty space beyond that says "Here be douchebags".

You mean it doesn't say "Stupid Harper/Ford Lovers"

Shocking!

[Black Dog]

You mean it doesn't say "Stupid Harper/Ford Lovers"

Same difference, really.

[guyser]

You mean it doesn't say "Stupid Harper/Ford Lovers"

Shocking!

Not really, Ford only serve the 416.

[The_Squid]

I hug friends if I haven't seen them in a long time. And then we may be heading out to shoot things in the woods, chop them up and eat them.

No, masculine men never hug... Holy crap, what an absurd notion. How does she come up with this garbage?

[jacee]

I don't have much problem with Blatchford's writing ... well ok her sentences are often meandering and embedded and her "mawkish" emoting is tacky ... but it's her opinions that I abhor!

I posted it for a laugh, and I've had a few reading the comments.

Yes, I'm sure that Toronto men seem 'light' after listening to the "manly-men" of the Shafia (trial) family.

Blatchford doesn't have a light-hearted bone in her body, except for ridiculing others, and I don't find that light-hearted.

Perhaps I likewise shouldn't laugh at her ... but I can only assume that if she didn't expect to be laughed at for her ridiculous opinions, she'd keep them in her diaries instead of a national paper.

Men shouldn't hug ... boys shouldn't hug ... what crap! Discomfort with a man-hug is a sign of something distasteful imo. Not sure what, but it makes me uncomfortable to see it. Fortunately it's a declining phenomenon.

Hugging without skin contact is safer (contagion-wise) than shaking hands.

As for Ford being "too pink" ... I expect that's a rather disgusting racial reference but the irony of her calling him "too pink(o)" as I read it, is just too fun to pass up!

I believe Blatchford's real heartthrob is Conrad Black ... you know, the sleazy ex-con manly-man ... poet.

Edited December 14, 2011 by jacee

[Wild Bill]

You know, I've lost a few friends to mental illness and eventual suicide over the years. One common point that always struck me was how they lost their sense of humour.

They could manage crude and rude sniggers but any sort of higher level humour shot right over them. What's more, they were totally incapable of taking a joke against themselves, no matter how light hearted and friendly.

I've loved Blatchford's writing for about 30 years now. Those who claim she's not popular rarely can claim such a record for their own writing. Those that have such a record usually write for the CBC news hour, where popularity is irrelevant.

What I find most appealing with Blatch is that she doesn't call a spade a spade, it's a f**king shovel! She has no time for politically correctness, from minds that are clouded by granola fumes!.

She writes for the common man, the mainstream. Those expounders of political correctness never want to admit that their views are held by a minority. Their tactic is to pretend they have majority support and hold on long enough to start changing the minds of upcoming younger generations. The tactic seems to be rather successful, I must admit. Orwell was right, I suppose.

All this male hugging is just more attempts to feminize men, to make male children more like girls so they will be easier for female teachers to handle. This is in response to the massive overuse of ADHD diagnoses and the SOP drugging of boy students. Teachers who lack the skills to properly educate young boys have found it easier to make them into young girls. In most big cities today this trend is impossible to fight. Those who disagree are entitled to at least make a few jokes about it.

Anyhow, like my lost friends, those who are often the targets of her humour are incapable of even seeing the joke! To the common man, tv commercials for men's scented products ARE humorous!

In the 416 area, they are a training film.

[sharkman]

Wow, I didn't know she'd been writing that long. I was introduced to her when the National Post started up. That was one fine paper under Black.

[Rick]

Blatchford's a tactless hack and the sooner she becomes worm food, the better this country will be.

[sharkman]

And to tick off some so effectively, she obviously is quite successful at what she does.

[Black Dog]

You know, I've lost a few friends to mental illness and eventual suicide over the years. One common point that always struck me was how they lost their sense of humour.

They could manage crude and rude sniggers but any sort of higher level humour shot right over them. What's more, they were totally incapable of taking a joke against themselves, no matter how light hearted and friendly.

Yes, clearly people who find Blatchford to be unfunny are mentally ill.

I've loved Blatchford's writing for about 30 years now. Those who claim she's not popular rarely can claim such a record for their own writing. Those that have such a record usually write for the CBC news hour, where popularity is irrelevant.

No one is even talking about popularity (which is a pretty meaningless metric anyway).

What I find most appealing with Blatch is that she doesn't call a spade a spade, it's a f**king shovel! She has no time for politically correctness, from minds that are clouded by granola fumes!.

And yet she's so dreadfully boring.

She writes for the common man, the mainstream. Those expounders of political correctness never want to admit that their views are held by a minority. Their tactic is to pretend they have majority support and hold on long enough to start changing the minds of upcoming younger generations. The tactic seems to be rather successful, I must admit. Orwell was right, I suppose.

So the minority is actually the majority after all? Or did you just crawl so far up your own butt that you've merged from the other side?

All this male hugging is just more attempts to feminize men, to make male children more like girls so they will be easier for female teachers to handle. This is in response to the massive overuse of ADHD diagnoses and the SOP drugging of boy students. Teachers who lack the skills to properly educate young boys have found it easier to make them into young girls. In most big cities today this trend is impossible to fight. Those who disagree are entitled to at least make a few jokes about it.

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Anyhow, like my lost friends, those who are often the targets of her humour are incapable of even seeing the joke! To the common man, tv commercials for men's scented products ARE humorous!

In the 416 area, they are a training film

I guess it makes sense that it's people in the sticks who find Blatchford's ham-fisted attempts at humour to be amusing. These are likely the same people who doubtless kept "Everybody Loves Raymond" on the air for so many years and enjoy the ribald comic stylings of Larry the Cable Guy.

Edited December 29, 2011 by Black Dog