Ok Diane,

I get where you're coming from now.

First, if you are going to claim to quote me then do so accurately.

Bring up the post you have referred to and let people se exactly whether it says what you claim or not.

Then, when it becomes obvious that, in your haste to discredit me, youe only gave it the most cursory glance, we can begin to wonder who the hell you think you are.

But then paying attention to what has been written here, even by yourself, isn't your strong point, personal attacks are.

And I don't give a fuck about your garden party tiff with eva peron or whoever you think she is, I'm talking about your wilful and unprovoked attacks on me.

Listen up.

You gave two criteria why it is wrong to call sid james representative of British culture.

1. He's south african - fair enough

2. He's Jewish - err ....

Your argument (cut and paste) was that:

"Sid James was a South African Jew."

And you explained your point by saying,

"the combination is about as far removed from an instrinsically English cultural stereotype as you can get"

In other words, not only is he south African (pretty unenglish) but he is Jewish.

The Jewish factor for you seals the case conclusively that he couldn't be considered representative of English culture in any way.

BUSTED!!!!

Now you go and start the revolution in some mad old ladies gift shop if you like and when you've trashed the place you can plant your England flag and pat yourself on the back for the great valour you have shown, but beware cos I can see how nasty you are when the "right on" facade has been stripped away.

And don't ever go on the offensive against me without a reason.