The 'permission' to hire males

From this story:

"The eastern suburbs special school was given an exemption by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to employ a man to supervise the youngster, because he is too dangerous for women."

The frightening thing here is that the school had to apply to VCAT for an exemption from Equal Opportunities law to be able to employ a “man”. The question here is why did they have to apply for exemption? The case as reported clearly requires someone with an ability to control (and restrain) a pre-teen boy, and therefore by virtue (or as some feminist theorists would posit “by vice”) of genetics, men will more likely have a suitable physique to be able to fill the role.

However, the school had to approach the State before being able to advertise exclusively for a man. The point here is why should any enterprise need to get government approval to be able to advertise for a suitable candidate?

On the other side of the coin, we have the Victorian Attorney-General Rob Hulls actively campaigning to implement quotas for female representation on executive boards. Why is this even necessary? Is “diversity” a good in and of itself?

Orwell's future

Writing about the frightening ubiquity of CCTV cameras everywhere in the UK, Steyn elaborates:

“…in the twilight of his premiership, with his usual control-freak instincts, Tony Blair mused on the possibility of banning hooded sweatshirts in order to prevent “anti-social behaviour” and restore “respect on our streets.

But “respect” is a two-way street. And on Britain’s two-way streets, where the government cameras whir 24-7, the security state signals its contempt for the citizen.”

Thinking that his description of a London Transport poster put up recently was a bit of an exaggeration, I googled it and there are plenty of links (picture source):

Seriously, are they !@#ing kidding??

George Orwell must be turning in his grave; from the beacon of civilization and individual rights to giant eyes in the sky, proudly advertised by the State.