US Marine Tells Australian Girls To Cover Up, Offends Nation

[RamboLiberal]

A letter from a US Marine captain criticizing Australian women's clothing, or lack thereof, has prompted angry rebukes from Aussie men and women.

The trouble began when the marine, named Capt. John Campbell, went on a night out in Darwin, Northern Territory. During this night out, he was shocked at the skimpy clothing being worn by Australian females. Unable to contain his outrage, he wrote a letter to the local newspaper, the Northern Territory News.

"It's about having standards, ladies," he wrote.

"What are standards? Well, it can begin by dressing in a manner that leaves something to the imagination, to say the least."

The letter has provoked nation-wide outrage in a country where a comfortable climate, not to mention a laid-back attitude, permits many to wear as little as they want.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/06/us-marine-tells-australia_n_413182.html

Bet there are a lot of Marines would like to tell him to "Respectfully, shut up sir!"

[Nikki Stone1]

1. Useless without photos

Skimpy can mean a lot of different things.

[struggle4progress]

22. Aussies hit back at US Marine who criticised Northern Territory women (pic!)

* Staff writers
* From: news.com.au
* January 06, 2010 2:20PM
http://resources2.news.com.au.nyud.net:8090/images/2010/01/06/1225816/646870-bikini-girls.jpg
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/aussies-hit-back-at-us-marine-who-criticised-northern-territory-women/story-e6frf7l6-1225816622366

[JI7]

27. it looks like multiple images of the same few women

[Gidney N Cloyd]

28. I think I'm gettin' a little shrimp on the barbie... nt

[Nikki Stone1]

29. But they're in bikinis on a beach: what's wrong with that? (They wear less in Malibu)

:wtf:

[struggle4progress]

34. Not a good upright Aussie lad in the photo: as expected they've all been frightened off by the

wanton semi-nekkid girls :eyes:

[Brooklyns_Finest]

45. I'm a Marine

And if women in Australia dress like this on and off the beach, then I want to be there!

The letter was probably written by some anti-American a-hole. Anything to make us look bad!

[treestar]

2. A fundie Marine?

We need to keep those types at home! :rofl:

[JVS]

3. At least they were not dressed like an Australian's nightmare!

[GreenMetalFlake]

19. !

[JVS]

20. .

:thumbsup:

[TheWraith]

4. Are we sure this guy is actually a marine? Most marines I've heard from would feel the opposite. nt

[Roon]

6. Probably a Frank Burns...

[ShortnFiery]

39. Ferret Face or Pencil Lips? Oh yes, we love us some "Frank Burns."

[RamboLiberal]

10. Don't know

The letter writer, Capt John Campbell, copped it from outraged Aussies, who called him "paternalistic", an "idiot" and a "hypocrite".

The US consulate yesterday said it was unable to find a serving marine of that name who had recently been in Australia although it said Capt Campbell may have been a retired marine.

The NT News has the letter writer's contact phone number and email address but attempts to contact him to defend his comments have so far been unsuccessful.

The original letter has prompted a flood of online comments, text messages and letters, including some from other marines.

Most locals came to the defence of the Darwin ladies.

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/01/07/113851_ntnews.html

[Libertas1776]

5. Wow,

he's probably the only straight male marine in the entire USMC who ISN'T happy to be around scantily clad women. What a maroon. :eyes:

[frebrd]

7. Just another example of the pervasive fundie mindset........

that's growing in the military.

:puke:

[whistler162]

8. Another "I fired a Liberal..." false message!

Since they haven't located any U.S. Marine Captain by that name in that area at that time. Probably one of those gullibility test letters.

"As the spat threatened to become an international incident, the US consulate responded that they could not find a serving US Marine with that name in Australia, and Northern Territory News confirmed they had been unable to contact the Marine since the letter had been received, thus furthering the mystery."

[lpbk2713]

9. He doesn't seem to get the concept.

He's a GUEST in THEIR country. What is so difficult about that for a Captain to understand?

[tkmorris]

12. "He" doesn't seem to exist

I think that is the more salient point. Somebody clearly has an agenda they are pushing with that letter, but who?

[lpbk2713]

15. I just read the linked article.

That bit of detail was omitted in the OP.

Interesting.

[ShortnFiery]

36. No, he might not have been serving at that location but it doesn't mean that

Captain John Campbell, USMC, 0-3, AD? or Ret? does NOT exist. ;)

Sounds like a mission to me. :evilgrin:

[Bucky]

11. His "hearts and minds" tactics could use some work.

But maybe then Australia's the best place to billet him.

[Stevenmarc]

13. Maybe he should request a transfer to a burka wearing country

[seabeyond]

14. and maybe there are a lot of people on this thread buying into bullshit. nt

[Lucy Goosey]

16. I love that he assumes the "ladies" in question have no standards.

"Standards that are different from yours" is not the same thing as "no standards," Captain Asswad. This is the sort of thing that helps cement people's impressions that Americans think they are better than everyone else.

Maybe he should volunteer to be posted somewhere north of the Arctic Circle, if he doesn't like the way women dress in warm climates.

[Orsino]

17. A real Marine does not give up...

...until every last woman understands that her body is dirty. Or something. :shrug:

[whosinpower]

18. He had choices....

He didn't have to look.

[LiberalAndProud]

21. It occurs to me that Capt. Campbell has much in common with Muslim men.

If he does, in fact, exist. Retired? That would make some sense, but I think he should answer his damn phone.

[ShortnFiery]

31. Having been a Marine Corps, active duty wife, one each, 18 years, I can attest to the fact

that a USMC Captain, 0-3, can reach retirement. He may have been "prior enlisted."

Sounds like the guy is a stodgie old coot. :silly:

[JI7]

23. maybe they should send him to Afghanistan

[Tailormyst]

24. The captain's female relatives need to gather up and kick his ass around the block

When he returns home.

[seabeyond]

25. huffington is a rag. you chose to not include that they cannot find this soldier, doesnt exist

huffington using merely to put scanty clad gals on her site to ask all what do you think

and your reason for not including no such soldier has been in australia?

"As the spat threatened to become an international incident, the US consulate responded that they could not find a serving US Marine with that name in Australia, and Northern Territory News confirmed they had been unable to contact the Marine since the letter had been received, thus furthering the mystery."

[JI7]

30. so most likely a right wing fundie claiming to be a soldier

[seabeyond]

33. most likely? who knows who did this and why.... nt

[Nikki Stone1]

32. So, you think they're just trying to get traffic to the site.

That's certainly a possibility.

[seabeyond]

35. they threw out one a couple days ago about tigers wife kicking shit out of him, he in hiding

not seen and getting facial surgery in az. it was all bullshit, facts contradict what they layed out. cops contradict what was said. ONLY a gossip rag

[Nikki Stone1]

37. Well, then, you're on to something.

I don't go to the Huff Po anyway, but now I have an extra reason to avoid it. Thanks.

[seabeyond]

38. i have gone a couple times to read specific article and hteir site is so much trash

just trash.

i like listening to the women and really disappointed in the site

the hearing the outrage about tigers wife, i was disgusted. cant stand lying, gossip as truth "media".

she lost me on that. but this one, .... just about getting people to her site

[Nikki Stone1]

47. I don't care about Tiger's personal life either

So unless Huffpo has something on why Pelosi has been forced to accept the Senate version of the health insurance bill I won't be going over there.

[ShortnFiery]

26. I guess the good Captain has never been to some beaches in Miami.

:wow: :woohoo: :wow:

[krabigirl]

40. Ugh, when you aren't in America, leave your Puritan attitudes behind. k thx.

[Leftist Agitator]

41. Is he a heterophobe, or just a Republican prude?

Both, perhaps?

[SoCalDem]

42. US Taliban n/t

[Leftist Agitator]

43. That does seem to be the only likely possibility.

[alarimer]

44. What a jerk.

What an uptight asshole.

Even if this guy does not exist, the attitude is typical of many Americans certainly, Marines or not.

[Maru Kitteh]

46. Unrec because HuffPo has less credibility and more fluff than the National Enq.

I don't believe this crap for a minute.

[seabeyond]

48. agreed. nt