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Thanks for the psychoanalysis. You saved me a fortune in therapy bills this month.

So let me see if I understand this— according to Ms. Johanson, it was ‘unreasonable’ of me to request that she simply adress her concerns with my post in the comment section of my blog, where I could have responded to them and sorted out any misunderstanding (though something tells me Ms. Johanson would rather grind an axe than bury the hatchet). However, it’s also ‘unreasonable’ of me to expect her to continue the debate in the PUBLIC FORUM that she slandered me in (and being associated with these sexist sleazeballs is slander).

Of course she was willing to engage in debate with Adam, who proved himself to be every bit as immature and misogynist as Ms. Johanson presumed. Anything that runs counter to her sexist generalizations is roundly ignored.

I’d say we have exposed a coward.

Like me, she’s a committed feminist (who adores men). No holds barred. Takes no prisoners. Doesn’t suffer fools gladly…and she’s one hell of an amazing writer on top of all that.

Ms. Johanson, you make a lot of valid points that I do not disagree with.

AT ALL.

But I fear you lost me when you took Ryan Kelly (of the utterly fabulous MEDFLY QUARANTINE) to task.

Yes, Ryan is only 20. But he has wisdom and great sensitivity far beyond his years. He not only visits my site CINEMATIC PASSIONS on a regular basis, but he’s a very good friend of mine.

From the beginning, I wanted my site to express my progressive attitudes about feminism along with the principles that are precious to me. I feel that it has succeeded in that regard.

I don’t think that my love of old Hollywood glamour runs counter to that. (That was the era, after all, where female actors had wickedly powerful leading roles and were able to go to the wall with them.) As long as no one is exploited, I’m good with it.

Certainly there are men that are complete idiots whose attitudes towards women are sad at best and reprehensible at worst. But Ryan CAN NOT be lumped in with sleazeball jackasses such as that.

Ryan and I have had many discussions at my site regarding women. He is ALWAYS unfailingly polite and exceptionally respectful. He actually refers to himself as a feminist and those principles mean something to him.

We both have Irish backgrounds. Our wits have been known to be drier than the Sahara on various occasions.

When he made that quip that you’re referring to, I can assure you that that was a joke. But it may not have struck someone that way if they didn’t know him well.

So please feel free to peruse MEDFLY QUARANTINE at your leisure with no underlying resentment.

Trust me. Ryan’s one of the good guys.

I feel very honoured that he would refer to me as one of his favourite film bloggers.

He’s certainly one of mine.

Unless I want to make the classic actors’ entrance.

Christ, that red is hard on the eyes…