Let me appeal to your (insert gender here) side

"Man Therapy" to sort out your manly mental issues, Britain's "women's problem" in business, science toys and violent impulses for boys, cupcakes and abdominal obesity for the ladies, Abbott's red-hot sporty image and Gillard's blue tie speech; we live amidst divisive messages in our gender-segregated "modern" developed societies:

New wave and old-fashioned sex segregation in everyday Australian life, and around the world

http://incorrectpleasures.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/new-wave-and-old-fashioned-sex.html

Lili's political thought for the day

What would you do if you were Rudd? Would you jump in with an outright challenge? Or would you wait till things got so dire that the crowd literally turned on their leader in the same brutal fashion in which some Rudd supporters were dealt with in 2010? 

Lili's tasteless thought for the day

You wouldn't want the dunny cactus to suddenly develop the power of speech. 

Lili's realistic thought for the day

You want to hear the truth? Listen to a speech made by a person who is retiring. 

Lili's thought for the day

Bonobo chimps sometimes eat monkeys that are still alive. What was that you were saying about empathy in primates? 

Lili's thought of the day

At the risk of sounding like a racist, I'd like to invite racist Brits, South Africans and Europeans who are currently living in Australia to f*** off back to where you came from. We don't need your type here. 

Lili's thought for the day

A recluse with a publicist? Give me a break!

Forget the old version - this new one has so much more

The old edition of my book Daniel Tammet: the Boy with the Incredible Story had over 45,000 words. 

The NEW AND IMPROVED edition has over 68,000 words! You can download it from Smashwords:  
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/288635

If you have already bought this book from Smashwords you should be able to download the latest version. Thank you for your support and interest!

Lili's extra thought for the day

No, I don't think it's a girl thing, I think it's you being neurotic. 

Lili's thought for the day

Cashier at the first window of a McDonald's drive-thru - 

Girl toy or boy toy? 

Parent who has ordered a Happy Meal for their child - 

We would like a gender stereotype-free toy please. 

Lili's advisory thought of the day

Never, ever buy a cut-price tin of sardines. There is nothing more splendid in this world than a fine sardine or five in tomato sauce, but there is also nothing worse than a manky sardine. 

Lili's nauseous thought for the day

"Women for Gillard"? Not this woman!
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/women-banished-under-a-coalition-government-julia-gillard-claims/story-fn59niix-1226661839065

New wave and old-fashioned sex segregation in everyday Australian life, and around the world

http://incorrectpleasures.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/new-wave-and-old-fashioned-sex.html

Did I miss something in this ABC 7.30 report?

Any gender stereotyping here, do you think? 

Did they mention in this 7.30 story that the Christian fundamentalist church Hillsong are behind a controversial program for at-risk teenage girls that is often delivered by high school chaplains, with the title of Shine? Is this the same Shine program as the one shown in 7.30 WA's news report?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-09/the-shine-program-turning-heads-in-the-school/4742926

Info about Hillsong's Shine program:

Yes, people have objected to the program in the past:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-07-28/hillsongs-school-grooming-talks-help-girls/454908

http://myhillsong.com/shine

Lili's thought for the day

When you set yourself the task of cataloging gobshite, the job never ends.

Lili's next thought of the day

June 20 is World Refugee Day.
http://unhcr.org.au/unhcr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=216&Itemid=103
Is there a festival, an event or a rally coming up where you live? 

Lili's thought for the day

My invite to Bilderberg 2013 must have got lost in the mail. 

Lili's dismayed thought for the day

Daniel Tammet has once again been featured in a TV documentary:
http://futur-par-starck.arte.tv/#home

Lili's slightly racist thought of the day

Spotted Carrefour collecting trolleys at my local shopping centre.

Lili's psychological thought for the day

Chatter destroys flow.

Lili's thought for the day

Why is my handbag always as heavy as a brick?

Lili's environmental thought for the day

http://www.boomerangalliance.org.au/

Lili's thought for the day

Free West Papua! Where is the United Nations?
http://freewestpapua.org/

Lili's thought for the day

OMG! Depp and Burton are doing a remake of my all-time favourite movie! If any team could pull it off, it would be this team, but WHY, WHY, WHY, do they feel the need to tamper with perfection? Does Johnny Depp seriously think he or any actor on the planet could be the equal to the late Vincent Price in any lead role? I'm sorry, there was and only ever will be one Vincent Price, and the role of The Abominable Dr Phibes was his role, and I'm convinced that the Dr Phibes character could only be understood by an actor with his intelligence and professional skill.

http://www.naughtybutnicerob.com/johnny-depp-to-star-in-the-abominable-dr-phibes-remake/

Don't wait for the remake, get a copy of the original and enjoy, and there's a sequel too. Don't forget to suspend any prejudices that you might have against horror movies. In the 20th century horror movies were often great movies.

Memorable fictional characters portraying autistic traits or themes

http://incorrectpleasures.blogspot.com.au/2006/11/memorable-fictitious-characters_3339.html

Lili's thought for the day

Dr Allen Frances has a new book out, titled
Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt Against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0062229257
interviewed on Lateline:
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2013/s3763502.htm

Lili's musical thought of the day

Someone decided to use this track as the theme music for the satirical drama Lowdown on ABCTV. Nice choice.