Mick O'Donnell Falsely Accusing The Sys-Func Moderator Of Misogyny

Mick O'Donnell wrote sys-func on 28/6/22 at 19:37:

Chris, your blogspot is a place where you choose to insult those who are not as pure as you. In some cases, your misogynist tendencies shine through. This is the worst of what we have become.

Blogger Comments:

1. Here O'Donnell indulges in the behaviour he falsely accuses his colleague of doing: insulting.

2. 'Pure' here means being true to theory (theoretically consistent).

3. There is no misogyny on the blog Thoughts That Cross My Mind, as the blog itself demonstrates, and with regard to gender, the blog treats males and females equally. Here O'Donnell has told an outright lie in order to vilify.

4. A few years ago, O'Donnell, supported by John Bateman, tried to deceive ChRIS into writing a paper for a non-existent collection they dishonestly claimed to be putting together.

5. As a postgraduate student, O'Donnell and his former collaborator, Peter Sefton, routinely ridiculed a female student from another country to her face, taking advantage of the fact that she trusted them to act sincerely and was unable to recognise the ridicule. This behaviour was observed not only regularly in the Sydney University Linguistics Department but more publicly at the 1992 ISFC at Macquarie University. She subsequently dropped out, and soon after had a nervous breakdown.

6. For some, dishonest vilification like O'Donnell's is "the worst of what we have become". See also:

David Rose Negatively Judging My 'Behaviour'.

7. To throw O'Donnell's dishonest nastiness into sharp relief, here's an email ChRIS received from a close friend of his partner Deb (who is suffering from early onset dementia):

Chris I think you are amazing. Your resilience and the way you have been able to manage these huge changes in your life have been incredible. I admire you very much and I’m so glad my dear Deb has you there. I know it’s been very challenging but you face those challenges.

Love from Anne.

and from another friend following Deb's premature death:

But even more importantly you cared for Deb through all of the days of her life with dementia in the most loving way I can imagine. The world would be a better place if more of us could be so compassionate & caring.

Ann Xx