tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post1233378959005154548..comments2023-05-16T12:26:09.102+01:00Comments on The Historical House: Thoughts on the Ghomeshi TrialMrs McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-2340731779556792302016-02-02T10:44:13.842+00:002016-02-02T10:44:13.842+00:00*Iranian-exotic, I meant to say. In actual fact Gh...*Iranian-exotic, I meant to say. In actual fact Ghomeshi grew up in 1980s Thornhill and comes across as Canadian as maple syrup as any Ontario kid who grows up in an intact family and with food on the table can (if he chooses) do. There are pundits that want to turn this into he-was-an-Iranian-Muslim thing, but unless we find out his late father talked smack against "Canadian" girls day in and day out, that seems highly unlikely. Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-67158691204868948522016-02-02T10:36:26.755+00:002016-02-02T10:36:26.755+00:00This is a huge problem. Reality diverges so much f...This is a huge problem. Reality diverges so much from what we expect, dream of and hope for that it gives rise to a question: "What leads us to be so wedded to our hopes that they blind us to reality?"<br /><br />I can easily imagine the thought processes of any Canadian woman who got involved with Ghomeshi, especially if they had hopes of a career in the arts, which naturally would be used against them in court. But if you were a Single woman in Toronto in the 1990s and 00s, the prospect of a CBC princeling as a boyfriend--a highbrow young celebrity who chatted with Margaret Atwood and Canadian rock bands alike--who was sweet and funny and feminist (a York U minor in Women's Studies!), Iranian and wrongly rumoured to be gay--well, wow-ee! <br /><br />Sad rather than lurid--and a useful morality tale. Total respect for Lucy DeCoutere for waiving her right to anonymity. Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-74345475107898285782016-02-02T04:36:54.101+00:002016-02-02T04:36:54.101+00:00I've been actively trying to avoid coverage of...I've been actively trying to avoid coverage of the case today. To me, it's just so lurid. You've certainly highlighted the irrational thought processes we sometimes have. I guess the problem is the association of irrational with untrustworthy. Truthfinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937672867378660928noreply@blogger.com