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Entry: Diana Deserves Better Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/diana_deserves_better#4253 Post contents: Sorry, Mr. D; you almost had me convinced until I actually read Cal Thomas’ essay. I did not realize that when “Greer says,” it was Germaine Greer talking. Frankly, I thought she was dead, too. I know feminism is dead except among intellectual morons but let’s leave that for another evening. My immediate question is quite simple: did Germaine Greer really know Diana personally to make such judgments about her character? Because if she did not, then her statements are nothing more than the opinions of an aged feminist who makes even Camilla look good. And as for the beauty cult diatribe, oh, c’mon, loosen up a little. Everybody, including ugly people, really do prefer beautiful or attractive men or women. I don’t know if it’s a micro- or a macro- evolutionary thing but when I see a beautiful woman, such as my wife (who is much younger than yours truly), or horsey Diana, or Audrey, or Grace, I am captivated. Of course, when the unknown beauties expose their not-so-surprising limitations -- except for my wife who is sweetly superintelligent and an exemplar of humility and kindness -- well, there are always trade-offs in life. Both Diana and Charles made a trade-off: each got something which they neither expected nor necessarily deserved. And we, who have twenty-twenty hindsight, should learn from their ordeals just how lucky we are to be who we are and where we are in the scheme of things. PostScript: Bravo Mr. Capp! Sent at: 2008 08 29