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climbing = dating? 6-Nov-2008 At 12:06:40 PM anthonyk

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On 6/11/2008 Wendy wrote:
>Ah, Watkin .... his writing is inevitably affected by a few things, amongst
>them that he was asked to write of the development of the colony by the
>Commonwealth, so it is all written with a specific audience/purpose,

so?

> and
>I don't think anyone of that era was talking about cultural awareness and
>subjectivity, so that everything is freely judged by his standards and
>understanding of the world as a western male.

whoa.... are you saying that a culturally sensitive view would put it into context of aboriginal society and justify the girl being beaten, speared and raped by her kind because its traditional in some way? are you serious?

> And what is even available
>for him to observe is affected by his position as white, male and an officer
>of the invading forces. In the light of all of which, I could rant a bit
>more about the above paragraph but I don't want to put anyone to sleep.

he's seen what he's seen and describing it, but you seem to imply that anyone thats white and male couldn't possibly have a valid unbiased view about any real issues that they've come across.

i thought it was a sensitive and honest story, but i suppose if you're wearing fem-goggles everything a man does and says is just a masked affront to femininity.

instead of attacking the guy you might have noticed that he is standing up for the girl, at least sentimentally by voicing her concerns and giving her food. in this case he's the one representing her interests, he's playing the role of the feminist, but you still feel inclined to attack him because he's male..