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Cakes are the least of poor Bindi’s worries

by Jacqueline Pascarl

14 Jul 12:06am

Filed under: Bindi Irwin, Celebrities, Children, Media, The Irwins

47 comments

Cake schmake. Just shut up and pass the eggs!

Bindi being interviewed on the red carpet at High School Musical.

Dave Penberthy’s musings about Rosemary Stanton’s rant on the evil of packet cake mixture being pushed by Bindi Irwin and her family on televisions across Australia is off the mark.

The point that worries me doesn’t involve cakes, but Bindi’s “childhood”. Bindi Irwin and her brother spend much of their lives being home schooled, they mix and play with the children of employees of Australia Zoo, not children of diverse backgrounds through exposure to the usual forms of community education and socialisation.

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Isobel says:

04:55pm | 17/07/09

To tell you the truth, the whole Irwin child-star thing doesn’t bother me. I think their childhood would be a hell of a lot better than many other Australian children who live with poverty, neglect, abuse, illness etc. I don’t mind a few good child role models around, especially if… Read more »
Elise says:

08:33am | 17/07/09

I would love to see some of this mythical childhood that people keep referring to. Life is hard for lots of people. Sick kids, poor kids, kids who never see their parents. There are probably 3% of people who have an idealic childhood. To the rest of kids, Bindi’s life… Read more »

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Kiddies everywhere at risk from Bindi’s cake habit

by David Penberthy

13 Jul 06:00am

Filed under: Food, Health, Nutrition, Rosemary Stanton, The Irwins

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I have always had a fair deal of respect for nutritionist Rosemary Stanton but realised yesterday that this is only because I haven’t been paying attention.

Healthy option: Iguanas contain less sugar than a traditional chocolate cake.

Not sure if the rest of you caught it, but Mrs Stanton has launched a pretty out-there tirade against Bindy Irwin’s new commercial deal as the public face of a particularly sinister company.

Not Union Carbide or Exxon or British Aerospace but the baking products conglomerate Greens General Foods, one of the shadiest players in the evil cake trade.

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carson p says:

05:04pm | 17/07/09

As I mentioned earlier. This cake mix contains a chemical compound used to substitute caramel, called brown ht 155. It is BANNED in a lot of countries including the US. You lot don’t seem to be bothered though. Rosemary, why not mention that? I don’t get it. mmmm, Disodium 4,4’-(2,4-dihydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-1,3-phenylene… Read more »
Helen says:

10:41am | 15/07/09

K. Dickinson, your “Caps Lock” key is located at the far left hand side of your keyboard, under the Tab key. Clicking Caps Lock to “Off” prevents the Chris and Maree-Hello-Hello shouty effect in your comments. This has been a public service announcement. Read more »