Deveney Watch

This week it's article number one, as detailed below:

Robert Doyle is mayor...so what's the punchline?

'The Liberal Party leadership handover from Robert to Ted was the Born to Rule dream-team; White and Whiter; 100% charisma-free, idea-resistant and void of all traces of originality or your MCC membership back!'

'I was thrilled to hear a middle-aged, middle-class rich bloke in a suit won the mayoral bling. There just aren't enough of them in highly paid ceremonial roles that consist of hand-shaking, ribbon-cutting and posing for photographs with visiting local dignitaries.'

Again, don't get me wrong. I agree with her. But we've heard it all before.

Some racial stereotyping, referring to John So in the Melbourne ads:

'It was like a confused Asian businessman being led around Melbourne by his translator. As Livinia spoke on his behalf, John So looked like he just wanted to hit the casino, play golf and buy opals'

The punchline, Cath, is that you need some new ideas to talk about.

Oh, I forgot, your article about Sexpo was completely devoid of feminist bluster or indeed any commentary on its basic failure to treat humans as humans. Why? Sexpo is supporting the objectification of women and men through the medium of sex. Women are reduced to tits and orifices that will accept penises and other objects and faces on which to splash semen.

Oh, that's right, we're just animals in clothes and attacking Sexpo for that reason (you just complained it was unsexy) would give lie to your piece from last year. Unless the Mayor of Mt Isa says anything, of course, in which case, you change your story.