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martyn142 · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject:

I have to say I think the Met is a great venue. Well done to all concerned.
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somersetsam · Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 23

congrats to the architect and his staff, to the leisure dept. and to the ten Abertillery labour councillors who took the brave decision to renovate rather than demolish in the face of rabid criticism from some quarters who said it would never happen
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Carolyn · Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 1618 Location: Abertillery

A fitting tribute to the memory of Cheryl Morris who fought harder than than most, bringing public attention to saving the Met rather than seeing it demolished, organised and supported the Save the Met campagne and subsequent meetings to which she invited members of the public and Labour councillors to attend. For many years she gave her free time, the use of her shop as a box office, publicity via her column in the Gwent Gazette and her full support as a councillor and friend to the many organisations of Abertillery.
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martyn142 · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:21 pm Post subject:

Sue AKA somersetsam AKA Tchambuli AKA littlemissdev - if I've missed any other of your pseudonyms then I apologise

Don't you think you are being a bit silly now?

If you want to make every contribution you make a pro-Labour statement then fair enough. In my view - feel free to ignore it - you just make yourself look bitter, obsessed, and lacking in any discernible support other than yourself when you reply your own posts. I doubt you are doing Labour any favours either but that's fine by me.

It's a free forum so carry on if that's what you want. I'm just concerned you are making yourself look a little childish.

Martyn
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Tchambuli9 · Joined: 03 Apr 2008 Posts: 105 Location: BLAENAU GWENT

Your concern for me is quite touching Martyn. But don't worry. My anonymity is purely for professional reasons. I have stated time and time again that I AM A MEMBER OF THE LABOUR PARTY. I even gave you my reasons for joining, on one occassion. And I am quite happy to repeat these reasons giving a much more in depth explanation, if you so wish. It will make interesting reading. It will become even more obvious to the other posters, who I am, if I do. I reiterate "professional reasons." Whilst I have not misled anyone to date, and have no intention of doing so in the future, I would prefer that people verified what I say using an additional source of information.
I'm happy to say you have been completely misled with regard to the "other posters" but I think that it's their choices as to whether they reveal their identities or not. As for mine, well I certainly gave enough clues. And whilst you don't know me from Adam (or Eve) Carolyn certainly knows who I am. If it's only from my pseudo name. THAT'S WHY I USED IT. Who else would know who the Tchambulis were. A limited number I'd wager, eh!
My Political concerns are genuine. Did you see Andrew Marr's History of modern Britain on Sat. B.B.C. 2. The Thatcher years are on Next Saturday. Last Sat. Heath, 3 day weeks, powercuts and Bloody Sunday.( during which I cried for 5 mins) HORRIBLE.
However I find any strong leanings to the left or the right, scary. Stay in the middle. Fanatisism is not my bag. Very Happy

martyn142 · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject:

ab22 · Joined: 08 May 2008 Posts: 7

Haven't got a GCSE in much at all but know they are a tribe from Papua New Guinea as I saw a program on it quite recently.

Did a Google and it said - "Among the Tchambuli, men are artistic, vain, and gossipy, and women are tough-minded competent managers"

http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/...2BCF1-FADB-4D00-83BF-88DE1086ACEE

So I am none the wiser than I was.

Mrs Shufflewick · Joined: 02 Jun 2008 Posts: 2 Location: East End

ab22 · Joined: 08 May 2008 Posts: 7

Sex and temperament I read it as! Surprised

Still, perhaps you're right. Wink

martyn142 · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:44 am Post subject:

Mead's study of the Tchambuli was usually quoted in discussions on gender roles. In that society gender roles were basically more or less the reverse of what we normally see in western society, and consequently, so it goes, gender roles must be enforced by society rather than being natural. Her study has had some pretty fierce criticism though.

I did a part time course at Crosskeys while working for Gwent CC (about O level standard) and it was used on that syllabus. And it was used again while I was doing my degree - in fact I used it myself when I was holding tutorials with my students when I was working at Cardiff Uni. As I said, it's pretty bog-standard stuff for students of sociology, psychology or anthropology of which there are very many.
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Tchambuli9 · Joined: 03 Apr 2008 Posts: 105 Location: BLAENAU GWENT

Carolyn · Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 1618 Location: Abertillery

And a few rampant feminists Laughing

Polygamy was permitted but rare. Ostensibly, a man chose his own bride, paying a bride-price to her family, but in practice, courtship meant, for a man, a process of being chosen by a woman. In the early stages of child rearing, women regarded men as interfering nuisances. Boys and girls were treated alike until they were six or seven, when the women began including the girls in their work activities. ... Generally ignored in the jealousies and petty conflicts that seemed to set the tone for adult men, the boys grew up devious, gossipy, passive, dependent on the opinions of others for their self-esteem, and, in many cases, neurotic."

http://dwkuan.blogspot.com/2007/06/tchambuli-society.html
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