Germaine Greer on torture at the Secret Policeman's Ball 08

[namelessmuffin]

I just watched Ed Byrne's spot at the Secret Policeman's Ball before this, and it took me a long time to realise that no punchline was coming from this woman.

[sclapione]

@namelessmuffin Work on your thoroughly interesting videos and poignant punchlines then

[deniro999]

didnt she say foreign issues outside western society werent our business as theyr different culutres?

also

she recently she wants all men to be accused of rape live on the internet (regardless of trials judges or innocence.) is that justice or equal opportunity?

[handbagsandfaghags]

@MysticWhizz its a bit simplistic to say that. of course, there are extremists in every walk of life; as for feminism, when ppl say things are shit and have been perpetuated by men for a long time, that's not to say they "don't like men as a gender"; it's to say men have been in artificial position of power for too long and allowed things to go shit. but women have helped perpetute it too, and its not because men are dislikable, its because power is easy to abuse. its not black and white

[1982mockingbird1982]

Thanx Germaine. Yes China and Sri Lanka she's talking to you

[MysticWhizz]

Good comment.. I agree with you. Modern Feminists don't seem to striving for equality with men, but rather, superiority over them. Look at Germaine's wikipedia page, it says something like 'she is not seeking equality', quite scary shit really..,..

[jedaaa]

@MysticWhizz i find feminists funny, dont get me wrong i love women but its a fact that men are the dominant form of life on the planet, if thay WERE equal then thay wouldnt need to cry about not being equal.

[MysticWhizz]

Although i would never openly admit it, i kinda agree with you. I think its probably because men are generally louder andmore aggressive that they have the capacity to more forcefully assert themselves and their opinions, leading to greater success in a work related environment, or at least greater recognition.

[jedaaa]

@MysticWhizz exactly what i was thinking, thay should learn from us. if we want something or feel we deserve something we take it.....end of.

but i certanly think women doing the same job as a man should get payed the same by default.

[handbagsandfaghags]

@jedaaa women can't just "go and take it" if there are such essentialist bollocky ideas about us being weaker. we're not. end of.

[sclapione]

@jedaaa Very simplistic thought lol

[handbagsandfaghags]

@MysticWhizz u believe wikipedia as the definitive source on that one? not all feminists are the same. and i can't believe u find the idea of female superiority such "scary shit" -next u'll say ur afwaid of the dark! its not like men haven't abused their superiority to something much much worse. feminism is a broad spectrum but actually, the majority just want to be equal thanks, and not to be demonised for asking for it

[MysticWhizz]

@handbagsandfaghags female superiority is scary shit, just as male superiority is. Ofc i know all feminists are not the same, i was speaking gnerally, and i thinka large numbwer of women who label themselves as feminists dislike men as a gender. If you do not belong to this sect, then i agree with you, the genders should be equal.

[sclapione]

@handbagsandfaghags Amen.

[PrincesseEmmanuelle]

@MysticWhizz If you actually took the time to read her Wiki page, you'd realise it actually says "Germaine Greer has defined her goal as 'women's liberation' as distinct from 'equality with men'". Germaine doesn't want women to have superiority over men, please do some research before just spouting off ignorant comments and trying to ruin the reputation of a woman who is partly to thank for the liberties modern women enjoy today. I, for one, am thankful for Germaine Greer.

[northernsupernova1]

USA uses torture n other countries! Fuck you scum

[jedaaa]

@northernsupernova1

every country uses torture

[northernsupernova1]

@jedaaa thats quite an ignorant thing to say. are you making a point? are you trying to justify it in some way? anyway, there is a pillar of righteousness in this world. Sweden

[jedaaa]

@northernsupernova1

im saying my ex girlfreind used to work in the security service and is now a jounalist on the subject, but yes sweden has an excellent record, but then thay dont have anyone messing with them at the moment.

[northernsupernova1]

@jedaaa whats your point? neither does America. Ps: Units from the Swedish armed forces are currently deployed in Afghanistan and Kosovo.

So, they have opportunity, but do not. America also has opportunity but does (along with a multitude of other countries), You simply cannot defend the act of torture just because the other bad kids are doing it.

[jedaaa]

@northernsupernova1

show me the part were i said i defended it.......

[northernsupernova1]

@jedaaa then what is your point?

[jedaaa]

@northernsupernova1

i wase'nt trying to make one

simply saying " its not just america and the U.K doing it, hundreds of countrys do"

[northernsupernova1]

fair enough. but the the other countries arnt pretending to be the worlds "good guys"

[jedaaa]

@northernsupernova1. exactly, having a zero torture policy sounds good publicly to the voters but the real world dosent work that way and thay know it. torture will never stop aslong as people are around, just like war.

[MysticWhizz]

I think thats the only thing you can say, sadly :-(

[jedaaa]

@MysticWhizz explain?

[MysticWhizz]

I think it was a reply to someone who said something like 'all governments propably use torture'.

[shoaibhussain]

NICE MESSAGE!!! 10/10

[HURLEYP]

What is this dried-up old bitch doing here? She dead set need embalming!

[sclapione]

@HURLEYP  Seems like your brain is already embalmed.

[5ta46az3]

mmm...i have mixed feelings on this...

reallly depends on the situation

[ImSoJohnDeleted]

Remember a few years ago a pedophile had 2 children locked up? He was caught, they couldn't get the information from him, maybe if they tortured him they could have.

Those 2 children starved to death.

[vastedda99]

Greer is not my favorite person in the world, but when someone says something correct, I can't argue with them!Greer is ABSOLUTELY right in this vid.Kudos,Germaine.

[derdriui]

AWESOME!

:)

... people who support the use of torture are inhuman.

[kingjeejuu23]

thankyou for that....

im gunna go hang myself now :)

[BollWeevil1]

What a dyke

[watto86]

Man I hate this stuck up opinionated bitch.

[watto86]

No. But a friend of mine once did many years ago.

[RiskySix]

but I bet you wouldn't hate her if she were a man..

[adaircairell]

This bit isn't supposed to be comedy - the SPB gives money to Amnesty Int, she's just repping. Can I be the first to say 'duh'!!!

[TurkFutbol10]

why dont this chick make a sweater or sumtin she sucks at comedy

[scorchoman]

Does anyone actually like Germaine Greer? I can't think of anyone more loathed in the media

[apcharman]

Sure. Germaine Greer is an extremely intelligent, provocative and often incisive commentator and intellectual. She is often a voice alone. Sometimes she is wrong, but when she is only voice speaking out that is right, thank God she is speaking out.

[scorchoman]

My comment was simply an observation about her from a distance, one made without much understanding about her or what she is about. I completely agree with you. I don't agree with everything she has to say though I can't fault her for what she's saying here. She is completely right

[samtemplar]

That video was torture...

[mikhel2007]

hahaha.. nice 1.

[TCt83067695]

Was i the only one waiting for a laugh track?

[LordNorminator]

No....

I didn't think it was very funny....

[znotty]

what a ugly stinking filthy dog.

just die you cunt stink.

[Megan6945]

Love Germaine. I cannot say how sorry I feel about my own country's past behaviour over the last 8 years. So very happy that we now have a new administration that will not allow it any longer!

[apacheslim]

That knivng piece of shit is as bad as bush

you peasant

[Lonelywreckage6]

My God! Does being able to comment anonymously on youtube just turn everyone into a twat?

Or is it just that the braindead minority are most vocal online?!

This video is obviousy a good thing.

[cinamongirl89]

A lot of the comments here aren't saying that the message in the video is bad. Of course its not, i don't think many people in this day and age would argue torture is a good thing. I do, however, think that Germaine Greer is an awful example of what it is to be female. I mean the first thing she does when Obama is elected persident of the US is bitch about his wife's outfit choice? And she's supposedly a 'feminist icon'? Pathetic. Having an opinion does not make me brain dead.

[cinamongirl89]

I think Germaine Greer i barbaric, personally. Toxic hosebeast

[sloaney33]

a great Aussie

[Zombievomit]

Torture is how I get my kicks.

[rOtFLLiOLiOLiO]

kickYourstupidumbselfthen.

[serialkillerkami]

I wouldn't go so far as to say information obtained under torture is worthless. Depends on how skilled the torturer is, thus this isn't a reason for condemning torture. The reason torture should be condemned is because it is a grievous and disgusting thing to do to a human being.

You don't need to make up arguments for things when there are plenty of legitimate reasons against them...

Fuck, you should never use illogical reasoning as a means of justification... I'm looking at you, religion.

[Hairybone9]

Germaine, you really need to attend your local butcher shop as soon as practicable. Purchase a big polish sausage and jam it up your arse. You are one of the ugliest nasty mouth bitches that ever crawled upon the face of the earth.

[Qrstnce]

BRAVO GERMAINE!!!!! You fucking rock!

[n00bcatcher]

what a cunt

[CrazeBBoy]

your the cunt.. now get out of this place you shit hole

[condicionXdulce]

what a moron. "n00bcatcher"? oh how clever.

[n00bcatcher]

please, wrap your head in cling film.

see how quickly you an learn to breath through your arse; you already talk through it.

[oclandestin]

Well said Germaine.

[sgrenaboy]

I hope that you or someone in your family gets tortured, then you might start to understand what she is talking about, you half wit moron.

[67675656565655656565]

this old bag doesnt know what she is talking about she has never been tortured.Thats real mature of you loser i hope one of your family members gets tortured.What are you 5 years old fuckhead.Grow up you childish faggot.

[CrazeBBoy]

fuck off

[67675656565655656565]

go fuck germaines rotting corpse

[Qrstnce]

You're an incoherent idiot that should be tortured.

[67675656565655656565]

oh fuck off dickhaed your boring and have no life

[condicionXdulce]

god you're a raving idiot, 67675 (. . .). you have no idea what you're talking about.

[CrazeBBoy]

fuck you

[Maddoxhardcore]

i put this on my autoplay for a while...I think im going to put it back...