You must need an attitude adjustment

ITEM 3.

Already we have ads cancelled for being sexist. Usually because they are just plain dumb, as was this stroke of genius(?) in darkest Tennessee, USA:

Officials in Tennessee, US, have apologised for a campaign that was designed to curb drink-driving - but instead drew criticism for promoting a sexist message.

The campaign - which has since been cancelled by the state - featured drink coasters which read: "Buy a drink for a marginally good-looking girl, only to find out she's chatty, clingy and your boss's daughter."

This piece of stupidity was condemned as antifeminist. As well as being plain dumb? I notice that there is an enormous literature online about feminism, profeminism, antifeminism and so on. But is there room somewhere for people who couldn't care less, or is that attitude, too, to be condemned? No doubt that will be condemned as "yeah, whatever-ism."

Well- we move on again.

ITEM 4.

Debate over Sydney's rampaging housing prices continues, although our Prime Minister wants to distract us while he tilts at windmills, like a latter-day Don Quixote. A real estate agent explained why prices rose in one suburb by an average of 45 per cent (the median growth in Oatley in last 12 months). And naturally, a real estate agent could be relied on –sometimes- to tell the unvarnished truth :

"Normally the Chinese buyers like to be close to the transport and the schools," Mr Huggett said.

Of course, anyone blaming foreigners for helping to push up prices must be racist. Or anti-Asian, or anti-Chinese. As a friend remarked, anytime anyone says something you disagree with, you just call them racist. And then they have to defend themselves while you go on with with your own argument. I'm sure I'm a bit racist. I find a lot of fun in Chinglish.com and Engrish.com. Check for yourself! But maybe (as one my favourite T shirts on the latter says, you and I need an "attitude adjustment."

What- you didn't know that this phrase was in the urban dictionary? - And that it's one of wrestler John Cena's favourite moves? You're past your use-by date!

ITEM 5.