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Save your empathy for real people with real problems

by Lainie Anderson

29 May 05:55am

Filed under: Asylum Seekers, Empathy, Masterchef, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey

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“She deserves to be here,” sobbed Dani, with her big puppy dog eyes and glossy black hair.

With the greatest of respect, who cares if her souffle flopped?

What a tragedy. Cleo, one of the most popular chefs in the Masterchef kitchen, had ignored the rules to prepare both her toffee dish and her chocolate ganache at the same time. Her elimination was inevitable. Her dream was over.

And we all sniffled too, as the ever-stoic Cleo departed the Masterchef kitchen and returned home to her miniature poodles. Ad break. News headlines. Oprah.

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BoyleMariana says:

04:21pm | 17/06/11

That is known that cash can make people free. But how to act if someone does not have money? The one way is to receive the loans or collateral loan. Read more »
Rod Blaine says:

02:49pm | 31/05/11

> “shoved out of sight to Malaysia, where they might be whipped and beaten” This article falls into the same loop that 99% of pro-asylum-seeker arguments fall into, ie, of trying to make two conflicting arguments simultaneously: (a) “Australians are racist and xenophobic because we pride ourselves on our tolerance… Read more »

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