I can't resist this one, so before I go to work:
I notice people are STILL writing letters to the editor saying "John Tamihere is as bad as Gerry Brownlee because calling someone a 'big fella' is as bad as calling them a 'black fella' - hipocrisy is the greatest luxury, raise the double standard!"
So why noy try going up to a large Maori man and call him first "big fella" and then "black fella" and see how he reacts.
If you still think there's no difference between the two after thinking about this idea for more than 2 seconds, you've got a problem.
Meanwhile, this Missy Elliott CD is actually really good. "Old school in a new way," as Bootsy Collins & Lady Miss Kier would say.
Posted by pearce at February 24, 2004 7:10 AM