Katie_NP1 Campbell_NP1 talks_NN2 talk_VV0 Gift_NN1 of_IO the_AT gab_NN1 GOSSIP_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 love_VV0 it_PPH1 ._. 
Unashamedly_RR ,_, unrepentingly_RR ._. 
Most_DAT people_NN do_VD0 ,_, though_CS few_DA2 will_VM admit_VVI it_PPH1 these_DD2 days_NNT2 ._. 
To_TO gossip_VVI :_: to_TO natter_VVI ,_, to_TO prattle_VVI ,_, to_TO chatter_VVI ,_, to_II tittle-tattle_NN1 ,_, to_TO jabber_VVI ,_, to_II jaw_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA far_JJ back_NN1 as_CSA 700_MC BC_RA Hesiod_NP1 was_VBDZ wary_JJ of_IO it_PPH1 :_: '_GE Gossip_NN1 is_VBZ mischievous_JJ ,_, light_JJ and_CC easy_JJ to_TO raise_VVI ,_, but_CCB grievous_JJ to_TO bear_VVI and_CC hard_JJ to_TO get_VVI rid_VVN of_IO ._. 
'_GE In_II other_JJ words_NN2 ,_, mud_NN1 sticks_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB gossip_NN1 has_VHZ n't_XX always_RR had_VHN such_DA bad_JJ press_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR Oscar_NP1 Wilde_NP1 called_VVD it_PPH1 charming_JJ granted_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO history_NN1 's_GE great_JJ gossipers_NN2 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 even_RR greater_JJR gossipee_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 has_VHZ often_RR been_VBN noted_VVN that_CST while_CS barbarians_NN2 fight_VV0 with_IW hatchets_NN2 ,_, civilised_JJ men_NN2 fight_VV0 with_IW gossip_NN1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, frankly_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM rather_RR have_VHI a_AT1 little_JJ mud_NN1 than_CSN a_AT1 hatchet_NN1 thrown_VVN at_II my_APPGE back_NN1 ._. 
And_CC gossip_NN1 need_VM n't_XX be_VBI malevolent_JJ ;_; my_APPGE Little_JJ Oxford_NP1 Dictionary_NN1 defines_VVZ it_PPH1 simply_RR as_58 '_GE informal_JJ talk_NN1 ,_, esp_RG about_II persons_NN2 ._. 
'_GE In_II any_DD case_NN1 ,_, when_CS someone_PN1 gossips_VVZ well_RR they_PPHS2 are_VBR called_VVN a_AT1 wit_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 conversationalist_NN1 ;_; only_RR those_DD2 who_PNQS gossip_VV0 badly_RR are_VBR tarred_VVN with_IW the_AT appellation_NN1 '_GE Gossip_NN1 '_GE ._. 
Good_JJ gossip_NN1 must_VM have_VHI an_AT1 esential_JJ core_NN1 of_IO truth_NN1 to_II it_PPH1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 dose_NN1 of_IO compassion_NN1 ,_, concern_NN1 or_CC at_RR21 least_RR22 good_JJ humour_NN1 attached_VVN ;_; it_PPH1 is_VBZ bad_JJ gossip_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ no_AT basis_NN1 in_II fact_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 is_VBZ driven_VVN obviously_RR and_CC primarily_RR by_II maliciousness_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO gossip_NN1 certainly_RR should_VM be_VBI condemned_VVN ;_; that_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT sort_NN1 Hesiod_NP1 warned_VVD against_II ._. 
But_CCB even_RR he_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP to_TO say_VVI that_CST gossip_VV0 has_58 '_GE a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO divinity_NN1 '_GE ._. 
And_CC Seneca_NP1 seven_MC hundred_NNO years_NNT2 later_RRR spoke_VVD of_IO '_" that_CST most_DAT knowing_JJ of_IO persons_NN2 (_( the_AT )_) gossip_NN1 '_GE ._. 
The_AT word_NN1 gossip_NN1 itself_PPX1 actually_RR means_NN '_GE God_NP1 's_GE kin_NN '_GE ._. 
Originally_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 term_NN1 of_IO respect_NN1 denoting_VVG a_AT1 godparent_NN1 as_CSA Queen_NNB Elizabeth_NP1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ the_AT gossip_NN1 at_II the_AT baptism_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE godson_NN1 James_NP1 VI_NP1 ,_, or_CC indicating_VVG friends_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 common_JJ spiritual_JJ bond_NN1 ._. 
Following_VVG the_AT peasant_NN1 habit_NN1 of_IO referring_VVG to_II any_DD elder_NN1 as_58 '_GE Mother/Father_NN1 '_GE or_CC '_GE Grandmother/Grandfather_NN1 '_GE ,_, the_AT word_NN1 was_VBDZ also_RR applied_VVN to_II any_DD gathering_NN1 of_IO older_JJR folk_NN ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ only_RR when_CS it_PPH1 began_VVD to_TO be_VBI associated_VVN exclusively_RR with_IW women_NN2 that_CST gossip_NN1 began_VVD its_APPGE slippery_JJ slide_NN1 into_II the_AT gutter_NN1 ._. 
From_II denoting_VVG women_NN2 friends_NN2 or_CC gossips_NN2 ,_, the_AT word_NN1 came_VVD to_TO denote_VVI the_AT speech_NN1 of_IO gossips_NN2 ._. 
And_CC so_RR it_PPH1 acquired_VVD its_APPGE contemporary_JJ ,_, pejorative_JJ connotation_NN1 of_IO idle_JJ chatter_NN1 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 theory_NN1 that_CST gossip_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 form_NN1 of_IO speech_NN1 particular_NN1 to_II women_NN2 to_II women_NN2 ,_, old_JJ people_NN ,_, servants_NN2 and_CC slaves_NN2 ._. 
In_II other_JJ words_NN2 ,_, to_II the_AT powerless_JJ ._. 
But_CCB while_CS Daisy_NP1 and_CC Rose_NP1 were_VBDR gossiping_VVG in_II the_AT downstairs_NN1 pantry_NN1 ,_, does_VDZ anybody_PN1 really_RR doubt_VVI what_DDQ Lord_NNB Bellamy_NP1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG upstairs_RL in_II the_AT drawing_NN1 room_NN1 ?_? 
Discussing_VVG affairs_NN2 of_IO state_NN1 no_RR21 doubt_RR22 ._. 
The_AT sort_NN1 of_IO affairs_NN2 that_CST lose_VV0 elections_NN2 and_CC topple_VV0 governments_NN2 ._. 
Not_XX philosophy_NN1 ,_, not_XX theology_NN1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY guessed_VVD it_PPH1 gossip_VV0 ._. 
A_AT1 psychiatrist_NN1 friend_NN1 of_IO mine_PPGE recently_RR returned_VVN from_II an_AT1 international_JJ conference_NN1 in_II Athens_NP1 ._. 
When_CS I_PPIS1 asked_VVD him_PPHO1 what_DDQ those_DD2 eminent_JJ shrinks_NN2 did_VDD with_IW themselves_PPX2 in_II the_AT evenings_NNT2 he_PPHS1 explained_VVD that_CST they_PPHS2 gathered_VVD in_II the_AT hotel_NN1 bar_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC what_DDQ did_VDD you_PPY all_DB talk_VVI about_II ?_? 
'_" '_GE Shop-talk_NN1 :_: who_PNQS 's_VBZ getting_VVG ahead_RL ,_, and_CC how_RRQ ,_, and_CC why_RRQ ;_; who_PNQS 's_VBZ feuding_VVG with_IW whom_PNQO ;_; who_PNQS 's_VBZ working_VVG with_IW whom_PNQO ;_; who_PNQS 's_VBZ screwing_VVG with_IW whom_PNQO ._. 
'_" '_" Oh_UH ,_, you_PPY mean_VV0 gossip_NN1 ._. 
'_" '_" No_UH !_! '_" he_PPHS1 protested_VVD ,_, indignantly_RR ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 were_VBDR talking_VVG shop_NN1 ;_; it_PPH1 was_VBDZ shop-talk_JJ ,_, not_XX gossip_NN1 ._. 
'_GE When_CS Lawson_NP1 resigned_VVD the_AT pundits_NN2 gathered_VVD ,_, and_CC mused_VVD ,_, and_CC offered_VVD up_RP their_APPGE conjectures_NN2 and_CC reflections_NN2 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ called_VVN Political_JJ Speculation_NN1 ._. 
When_RRQ women_NN2 gather_VV0 to_TO do_VDI the_AT same_DA ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ called_VVN gossip_NN1 ._. 
When_RRQ academics_NN2 delve_VV0 into_II someone_PN1 's_GE life_NN1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ called_VVN Biography_NN1 ;_; when_RRQ therapists_NN2 posit_VV0 theories_NN2 on_II human_JJ behaviour_NN1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ called_VVN Psychology_NN1 ;_; when_RRQ sociologists_NN2 ruminate_VV0 on_II society_NN1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ called_VVN Sociology_NN1 ._. 
When_RRQ women_NN2 ponder_VV0 on_II an_AT1 individual_JJ ,_, emotion_NN1 or_CC social_JJ phenomenon_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ called_VVN Gossip_NN1 ._. 
So_RR what_DDQ exactly_RR is_VBZ gossip_NN1 this_DD1 thing_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ so_RG reviled_JJ and_CC condemned_JJ ?_? 
Gossip_NN1 is_VBZ Speculation_NN1 ._. 
About_II human_JJ affairs_NN2 ,_, about_II human_JJ motives_NN2 ,_, actions_NN2 and_CC desires_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA women_NN2 are_VBR largely_RR responsible_JJ for_IF the_AT emotional_JJ wellbeing_NN1 of_IO society_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ hardly_RR surprising_JJ that_CST the_AT shop-talk_NN1 of_IO women_NN2 is_VBZ gossip_NN1 ._. 
Gossip_NN1 is_VBZ Old_JJ Wives_NN2 '_GE Tales_NN2 ._. 
Women_NN2 's_GE wisdom_NN1 has_VHZ long_RR been_VBN feared_VVN :_: Old_JJ Women_NN2 ,_, Witches_NN2 ,_, Sibyls_NP2 ,_, Seers_NN2 ._. 
Those_DD2 who_PNQS scorn_NN1 or_CC censure_VV0 women_NN2 's_GE talk_NN1 diminish_VV0 women_NN2 ._. 
Or_CC seek_VV0 to_TO ._. 
Gossip_NN1 is_VBZ Stories_NN2 ._. 
Stories_NN2 provide_VV0 entertainment_NN1 ,_, but_CCB also_RR instruction_NN1 ._. 
The_AT best_JJT ,_, most_RGT satisfying_JJ gossip_NN1 is_VBZ like_II the_AT best_JJT ,_, most_RGT satisfying_JJ art_NN1 ;_; it_PPH1 is_VBZ cathartic_JJ ._. 
Through_II gossip_NN1 we_PPIS2 learn_VV0 from_II other_JJ people_NN 's_GE lives_NN2 without_IW undergoing_VVG the_AT pain_NN1 or_CC danger_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE experiences_NN2 ._. 
In_RR21 short_RR22 ,_, gossip_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 chronicle_NN1 of_IO humanity_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA Ogden_NP1 Nash_NP1 put_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, '_" Another_DD1 good_JJ thing_NN1 about_II gossip_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ within_II everybody_PN1 's_VBZ reach/And_FU it_PPH1 is_VBZ much_RR more_RGR interesting_JJ than_CSN any_DD other_JJ form_NN1 of_IO speech_NN1 ..._... 
'_GE Imagine_VV0 if_CS Colette_NP1 or_CC Jane_NP1 Austen_NP1 or_CC Dorothy_NP1 Parker_NP1 or_CC Chaucer_NP1 or_CC Shakespeare_NP1 or_CC Marcel_NP1 Proust_NP1 had_VHD lived_VVN in_II a_AT1 world_NN1 without_IW gossip_NN1 !_! 
Their_APPGE works_NN would_VM be_VBI skeletal_JJ ;_; their_APPGE insights_NN2 would_VM be_VBI meagre_JJ and_CC mean_VV0 ._. 
You_PPY can_VM keep_VVI your_APPGE philosophers_NN2 speculating_VVG on_II language_NN1 or_CC your_APPGE theologians_NN2 speculating_VVG on_II God_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM speculate_VVI on_II the_AT human_JJ heart_NN1 gossip_NN1 's_GE good_JJ enough_RR for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
PAGE_NN1 wom_NN1 Figures_NN2 of_IO fun_JJ Open_JJ Space_NN1 .._... 
I_PPIS1 WRITE_VV0 in_II31 response_II32 to_II33 Judith_NP1 Raymont_NP1 (_( November_NPM1 16_MC )_) who_PNQS wrote_VVD of_IO the_AT cartoon_NN1 Men_NN2 A_ZZ1 User_NN1 's_GE Guide_NN1 ,_, '_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ either_RR insulting_JJ to_II men_NN2 and_CC should_VM not_XX be_VBI endorsed_VVN by_II publication_NN1 ,_, or_CC it_PPH1 is_VBZ witty_JJ and_CC amusing_JJ ,_, in_II which_DDQ case_NN1 we_PPIS2 ,_, as_CSA women_NN2 ,_, have_VH0 no_AT right_NN1 to_TO complain_VVI about_II equivalent_JJ portrayals_NN2 of_IO female_JJ stereotypes_NN2 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 does_VDZ not_XX matter_VVI if_CSW the_AT cartoon_NN1 is_VBZ insulting_JJ to_II men_NN2 ._. 
The_AT number_NN1 of_IO such_DA cartoons_NN2 is_VBZ so_RG small_JJ that_CST ,_, set_VVN against_II the_AT insults_NN2 to_II women_NN2 broadcast_VVN by_II every_AT1 newsagent_NN1 and_CC television_NN1 channel_NN1 ,_, only_RR a_AT1 loony_JJ masculist_NN1 would_VM object_VVI to_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
Before_CS Raymont_NP1 works_VVZ towards_58 '_GE ways_NN2 of_IO showing_VVG respect_NN1 ,_, understanding_VVG and_CC affection_NN1 to_II members_NN2 of_IO the_AT opposite_JJ sex_NN1 '_GE ,_, she_PPHS1 should_VM realise_VVI that_CST the_AT opposite_JJ sex_NN1 's_GE obsession_NN1 with_IW '_GE members_NN2 '_GE is_VBZ a_AT1 problem_NN1 of_IO enormous_JJ gravity_NN1 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ nothing_PN1 respectful_JJ ,_, understanding_VVG or_CC affectionate_JJ about_II page_NN1 three_MC ._. 
W_ZZ1 J_ZZ1 Gaskill_NP1 (_( male_NN1 )_) East_NP1 Kilbride_NP1 IWOULD_NP1 agree_VV0 that_DD1 male_NN1 and_CC female_JJ stereotypes_NN2 portrayed_VVN in_II cartoons_NN2 are_VBR equally_RR abhorrent_JJ ,_, were_VBDR it_PPH1 not_XX for_IF the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST ,_, whilst_CS one_PN1 pokes_VVZ fun_NN1 at_II a_AT1 powerful_JJ group_NN1 in_II society_NN1 (_( men_NN2 )_) ,_, the_AT other_NN1 perpetuates_VVZ the_AT oppression_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 powerless_JJ group_NN1 (_( women_NN2 )_) ._. 
In_II an_AT1 ideal_JJ world_NN1 ,_, there_EX would_VM be_VBI no_AT need_NN1 for_IF either_DD1 ,_, but_II21 for_II22 now_RT I_PPIS1 would_VM rather_RR see_VVI the_AT frustration_NN1 expressed_VVN in_II these_DD2 light-hearted_JJ terms_NN2 than_CSN in_II the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO man-hating_JJ bitterness_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ given_VVN feminism_NN1 such_DA a_AT1 bad_JJ name_NN1 ._. 
Natalie_NP1 Ford_NP1 Brighton_NP1 MEN_NN2 A_ZZ1 User_NN1 's_GE Guide_NN1 is_VBZ stupid_JJ ,_, negative_JJ and_CC insulting_JJ ._. 
Am_VB0 I_PPIS1 ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 man_NN1 ,_, supposed_JJ to_TO think_VVI that_DD1 ,_, if_CS my_APPGE body_NN1 is_VBZ hairy_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 is_58 '_GE thick_JJ and_CC bestial_JJ '_" ?_? 
Or_CC that_CST my_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ I_PPIS1 consider_VV0 intelligent_JJ and_CC creative_JJ ,_, is_VBZ occupied_VVN only_RR with_IW sex_NN1 ,_, violence_NN1 and_CC car_NN1 engines_NN2 ?_? 
Is_VBZ this_DD1 funny_JJ ?_? 
What_DDQ kind_NN1 of_IO hypocrisy_NN1 allows_VVZ you_PPY to_II (_( presumably_RR )_) condemn_VV0 a_AT1 similarly_RR degrading_VVG portrayal_NN1 of_IO women_NN2 ,_, whilst_CS making_VVG your_APPGE page_NN1 a_AT1 forum_NN1 for_IF this_DD1 cartoon_NN1 ?_? 
Jim_NP1 Conwell_NP1 London_NP1 NW3_FO PAGE_NN1 wom_NN1 Give_VV0 and_CC take_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 DISAGREE_VV0 with_IW Denise_NP1 Scott_NP1 Fears_NN2 '_GE contention_NN1 that_CST door-to-door_JJ collections_NN2 cause_NN1 '_GE guilt_NN1 and_CC shame_NN1 '_GE in_II many_DA2 people_NN ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 never_RR had_VHN any_DD qualms_NN2 about_II refusing_VVG to_TO fund_VVI a_AT1 cause_NN1 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 not_XX support_VVI ,_, but_CCB am_VBM glad_JJ to_TO have_VHI the_AT chance_NN1 to_TO give_VVI to_II good_JJ causes_NN2 I_PPIS1 might_VM otherwise_RR have_VHI missed_VVN ._. 
Having_VHG made_VVN a_AT1 collection_NN1 myself_PPX1 in_II a_AT1 depressed_JJ area_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 got_VVD 2.30_MC in_II total_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 saw_VVD this_DD1 small_JJ sum_NN1 not_XX as_II a_AT1 personal_JJ insult_NN1 but_CCB as_II a_AT1 gain_NN1 for_IF the_AT charity_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ supporting_VVG ._. 
Virginia_NP1 Rudd_NP1 Workington_NP1 ,_, Cumbria_NP1 WHILE_CS I_PPIS1 sympathise_VV0 with_IW Denise_NP1 Scott_NP1 Fears_VVZ ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 the_AT charity_NN1 's_GE response_NN1 would_VM be_VBI ,_, '_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 cut-throat_JJ world_NN1 out_RP there_RL and_CC we_PPIS2 've_VH0 all_RR got_VVN to_TO grab_VVI our_APPGE piece_NN1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 once_RR complained_VVD to_TO Help_VV0 The_AT Aged_JJ about_II the_AT way_NN1 they_PPHS2 got_VVD kids_NN2 to_TO compete_VVI for_IF '_GE badges_NN2 '_GE by_II encouraging_VVG them_PPHO2 to_TO collect_VVI a_AT1 target_NN1 number_NN1 of_IO sponsors_NN2 and_CC thus_RR to_TO pester_VVI neighbours_NN2 ._. 
Their_APPGE response_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST this_DD1 method_NN1 had_VHD greatly_RR augmented_VVN their_APPGE income_NN1 ._. 
If_CS Denise_NP1 Scott_NP1 Fears_NN2 has_VHZ problems_NN2 refusing_VVG adults_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 'll_VM feel_VVI even_RR more_DAR of_IO a_AT1 '_GE heel_NN1 '_GE refusing_VVG that_DD1 winsome_JJ child_NN1 !_! 
Melanie_NP1 Kingsbury_NP1 Nottingham_NP1 PAGE_NN1 wom_NN1 Thanks_NN2 ,_, Hank_NP1 ._. 
CONGRATULATIONS_NN2 on_II printing_VVG the_AT extract_NN1 from_II Hank_NP1 Wangford_NP1 's_GE book_NN1 (_( November_NPM1 16_MC )_) ._. 
He_PPHS1 summed_VVD up_RP so_RG many_DA2 unhelpful_JJ attitudes_NN2 from_II male_JJ doctors_NN2 ._. 
Sympathetic_JJ and_CC funny_JJ the_AT man_NN1 speaks_VVZ the_AT truth_NN1 !_! 
A_AT1 shame_NN1 there_EX are_VBR n't_XX more_RGR male_JJ doctors_NN2 like_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Fiona_NP1 Thompson_NP1 London_NP1 SE24_FO HANK_NP1 Wangford_NP1 echoes_VVZ my_APPGE own_DA feelings_NN2 after_II visiting_VVG Barts_NP1 hospital_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 friend_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ lumps_NN2 in_II her_APPGE breasts_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 lay_VVD there_RL ,_, stripped_JJ and_CC vulnerable_JJ ,_, while_CS the_AT senior_JJ registrar_NN1 stabbed_VVD a_AT1 finger_NN1 ,_, clenched_VVD his_APPGE teeth_NN2 and_CC shook_VVD with_IW unspent_JJ rage_NN1 at_II her_APPGE questions_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE bedside_NN1 manner_NN1 was_VBDZ ,_, in_II a_AT1 word_NN1 ,_, menacing_JJ ._. 
My_APPGE friend_NN1 had_VHD wanted_VVN specifically_RR to_TO talk_VVI to_II a_AT1 specialist_NN1 ,_, so_CS she_PPHS1 could_VM make_VVI up_RP her_APPGE own_DA mind_NN1 about_II surgery_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE message_NN1 was_VBDZ clear_JJ :_: his_APPGE own_DA position_NN1 was_VBDZ paramount_JJ and_CC as_CSA there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 malignancy_NN1 risk_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE job_NN1 to_TO persuade_VVI or_CC bludgeon_VVI her_PPHO1 into_II the_AT operating_NN1 room_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 extraordinary_JJ performance_NN1 ._. 
Meanwhile_RR ,_, in_II another_DD1 part_NN1 of_IO the_AT hospital_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 man_NN1 lay_VVD dead_JJ in_II a_AT1 lavatory_NN1 ,_, unnoticed_JJ for_IF five_MC days_NNT2 ._. 
But_CCB then_RT you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI to_TO be_VBI dead_JJ to_TO be_VBI ignored_VVN ._. 
Lesley_NP1 Nelson_NP1 London_NP1 NW3_FO PAGE_NN1 wom_NN1 Liliane_NP1 Landor_NP1 reports_VVZ on_II an_AT1 issue_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ shaken_VVN the_AT foundations_NN2 of_IO French_JJ politics_NN1 and_CC put_VV0 the_AT question_NN1 of_IO immigration_NN1 firmly_RR back_RP on_II the_AT agenda_NN1 A_ZZ1 country_NN1 divided_VVN ._. 
LEILA_NP1 and_CC Fatima_NP1 Achaboun_NP1 and_CC Samira_NP1 Saidani_NP1 are_VBR the_AT most_RGT talked-about_JJ schoolgirls_NN2 in_II France_NP1 ._. 
For_IF two_MC months_NNT2 they_PPHS2 have_VH0 been_VBN relegated_VVN to_II their_APPGE school_NN1 's_GE library_NN1 ,_, forbidden_VVN to_TO attend_VVI classes_NN2 or_CC take_VV0 part_NN1 in_II any_DD school_NN1 activity_NN1 ._. 
Since_CS they_PPHS2 turned_VVD up_RP on_II the_AT first_MD day_NNT1 of_IO term_NN1 wearing_VVG headscarves_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE teachers_NN2 ,_, supported_VVN by_II the_AT headmaster_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 refused_VVN to_TO teach_VVI them_PPHO2 unless_CS the_AT girls_NN2 remove_VV0 the_AT offending_JJ headgear_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Gabriel-Havez_NP1 school_NN1 in_II Creil_NP1 where_RRQ they_PPHS2 live_VV0 stands_NN2 in_II the_AT heart_NN1 of_IO the_AT town_NN1 's_GE industrial_JJ estate_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 sad_JJ grey_JJ prefab_NN1 ,_, put_VVD up_RP some_DD 20_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA as_II a_AT1 temporary_JJ measure_NN1 and_CC still_RR servicing_VVG the_AT needs_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 economically_RR depressed_JJ small_JJ town_NN1 some_DD 62km_NNU north_ND1 of_IO Paris_NP1 ._. 
The_AT 825_MC youngsters_NN2 who_PNQS attend_VV0 the_AT school_NN1 are_VBR mainly_RR children_NN2 of_IO immigrants_NN2 of_IO over_RG 25_MC different_JJ nationalities_NN2 ._. 
Today_RT the_AT school_NN1 finds_VVZ itself_PPX1 in_II the_AT midst_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 public_JJ debate_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ shaking_VVG the_AT foundations_NN2 of_IO French_JJ politics_NN1 some_DD say_VV0 ethics_NN has_VHZ split_VVN Mitterand_NP1 's_GE Socialist_JJ Party_NN1 down_II the_AT middle_NN1 and_CC has_VHZ put_VVN the_AT questions_NN2 of_IO immigration_NN1 and_CC integration_NN1 back_RP on_II the_AT agenda_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 vengeance_NN1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Cheniere_NP1 ,_, the_AT school_NN1 's_GE headmaster_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ a_AT1 practising_JJ Catholic_NN1 of_IO Martinican_JJ origin_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 freemason_NN1 whose_DDQGE authoritarian_JJ methods_NN2 do_VD0 not_XX endear_VVI him_PPHO1 to_II his_APPGE students_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ adamant_JJ that_CST any_DD open_JJ manifestation_NN1 of_IO religious_JJ or_CC cultural_JJ identity_NN1 at_II school_NN1 goes_VVZ against_II the_AT principles_NN2 of_IO secular_JJ state_NN1 education_NN1 ._. 
To_II his_APPGE credit_NN1 ,_, Cheniere_NP1 did_VDD attempt_VVI a_AT1 conciliatory_JJ gesture_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 suggested_VVD that_CST the_AT three_MC adolescents_NN2 could_VM wear_VVI their_APPGE scarves_NN2 at_II school_NN1 outside_II class_NN1 hours_NNT2 ._. 
The_AT girls_NN2 insist_VV0 that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ their_APPGE fundamental_JJ right_NN1 to_TO wear_VVI their_APPGE scarves_NN2 at_II all_DB times_NNT2 ,_, just_RR as_CSA some_DD of_IO their_APPGE fellow_JJ students_NN2 wear_VV0 skullcaps_NN2 or_CC the_AT cross_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 say_VV0 they_PPHS2 do_VD0 not_XX understand_VVI why_RRQ their_APPGE headmaster_NN1 is_VBZ so_RG intent_JJ on_II persecuting_VVG them_PPHO2 when_CS 20_MC Jewish_JJ students_NN2 do_VD0 not_XX attend_VVI school_NN1 on_II Saturdays_NPD2 ,_, a_AT1 normal_JJ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT school_NN1 week_NNT1 in_II France_NP1 ._. 
Confronted_VVN with_IW this_DD1 ,_, Cheniere_NP1 retorts_VVZ that_CST there_EX are_VBR some_DD differences_NN2 that_CST are_VBR more_RGR salient_JJ than_CSN others_NN2 ._. 
Let_VV0 them_PPHO2 wear_VVI their_APPGE scarves_NN2 at_II home_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 adds_VVZ ;_; this_DD1 school_NN1 is_VBZ French_JJ and_CC secular_JJ ._. 
The_AT '_GE Affair_NN1 of_IO the_AT Scarf_NN1 '_GE ,_, as_CSA it_PPH1 has_VHZ become_VVN known_VVN ,_, has_VHZ taken_VVN the_AT French_JJ media_NN by_II storm_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT past_JJ month_NNT1 ,_, not_XX a_AT1 day_NNT1 has_VHZ gone_VVN by_RP without_IW national_JJ newspapers_NN2 devoting_VVG reams_NN2 of_IO print_NN1 to_II the_AT issue_NN1 ,_, asking_VVG in_II big_JJ headlines_NN2 ,_, as_CSA Le_NP1 Point_NP1 put_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, '_" Should_VM we_PPIS2 let_VVI Islam_NN1 colonise_VVI our_APPGE schools_NN2 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT left-leaning_JJ weekly_JJ Le_NP1 Nouvel_NP1 Observateur_NP1 has_VHZ invited_VVN anthropologists_NN2 ,_, philosophers_NN2 of_IO many_DA2 persuasions_NN2 ,_, feminists_NN2 (_( mostly_RR French_JJ )_) and_CC Muslim_JJ intellectuals_NN2 (_( men_NN2 )_) to_TO pronounce_VVI their_APPGE verdicts_NN2 ._. 
Opinion_NN1 polls_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN taken_VVN by_II Le_NP1 Figaro_NP1 and_CC L'Evenement_NP1 du_FW Jeudi_NP1 ,_, with_IW wildly_RR differing_JJ results_NN2 ,_, readers_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN encouraged_VVN to_TO write_VVI and_CC religious_JJ leaders_NN2 of_IO all_DB shades_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN called_VVN upon_II to_TO give_VVI the_AT benefit_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE wisdom_NN1 ._. 
Today_RT in_II France_NP1 ,_, the_AT Koran_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT flavour_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 as_58 '_GE specialists_NN2 '_GE dissect_VV0 its_APPGE verses_NN2 and_CC explain_VV0 the_AT mysteries_NN2 of_IO Islam_NN1 to_II the_AT lay_JJ masses_NN2 ._. 
Yet_RR it_PPH1 remains_VVZ that_CST ,_, for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 in_II 15_MC years_NNT2 and_CC since_CS the_AT controversy_NN1 over_II abortion_NN1 ,_, opinions_NN2 are_VBR divided_VVN so_RG haphazardly_RR that_DD1 traditional_JJ political_JJ alliances_NN2 have_VH0 ceased_VVN to_TO operate_VVI ._. 
No_AT sooner_RRR had_VHD the_AT Minister_NN1 of_IO Education_NN1 ,_, Lionel_NP1 Jospin_NP1 ,_, stated_VVD that_CST the_AT scarves_NN2 could_VM not_XX be_VBI a_AT1 motive_NN1 for_IF excluding_VVG the_AT girls_NN2 from_II school_NN1 than_CSN the_AT teachers_NN2 '_GE union_NN1 ,_, traditionally_RR close_RR to_II the_AT Socialist_JJ Party_NN1 ,_, called_VVN him_PPHO1 a_AT1 traitor_NN1 and_CC 50_MC of_IO his_APPGE deputies_NN2 signed_VVD a_AT1 petition_NN1 publicly_RR disaffiliating_VVG themselves_PPX2 from_II his_APPGE line_NN1 and_CC asking_VVG for_IF his_APPGE resignation_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 found_VVD themselves_PPX2 rubbing_VVG shoulders_NN2 with_IW right-wing_JJ MPs_NN2 ,_, the_AT same_DA who_PNQS in_II 1984_MC organised_VVD a_AT1 million-strong_JJ demonstration_NN1 in_II31 support_II32 of_II33 private_JJ schools_NN2 and_CC for_IF the_AT right_NN1 of_IO the_AT parents_NN2 to_TO choose_VVI ,_, and_CC who_PNQS today_RT declare_VVI themselves_PPX2 staunch_JJ supporters_NN2 of_IO the_AT state_NN1 secular_JJ education_NN1 system_NN1 ._. 
Mme_NNB Mitterrand_NP1 's_GE support_NN1 of_IO the_AT girls_NN2 ,_, in_II the_AT name_NN1 of_IO respect_NN1 of_IO religious_JJ cultures_NN2 within_II the_AT bounds_NN2 of_IO secularity_NN1 ,_, brought_VVD an_AT1 angry_JJ reaction_NN1 from_II French_JJ feminists_NN2 ._. 
Along_II21 with_II22 four_MC other_JJ intellectuals_NN2 ,_, including_II Regis_NP1 Debray_NP1 ,_, feminist_JJ writer_NN1 Elisabeth_NP1 Badinter_NP1 signed_VVD an_AT1 open_JJ letter_NN1 to_II Mr_NNB Jospin_NP1 ,_, saying_VVG that_CST the_AT scarf_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 symbol_NN1 of_IO Muslim_JJ women_NN2 's_GE oppression_NN1 and_CC warning_VVG him_PPHO1 not_XX to_TO capitulate_VVI ._. 
A_AT1 compromise_NN1 on_II this_DD1 issue_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 wrote_VVD ,_, would_VM damage_VVI all_DB that_CST the_AT French_JJ Republic_NN1 has_VHZ stood_VVN for_IF since_CS the_AT Revolution_NN1 ._. 
Remarkably_RR ,_, the_AT voice_NN1 of_IO those_DD2 primarily_RR concerned_JJ by_II the_AT issue_NN1 ,_, namely_REX Arab_JJ women_NN2 ,_, has_VHZ been_VBN totally_RR missing_VVG ._. 
Les_NP1 Nanas_NN2 Beurs_NN2 ,_, an_AT1 organisation_NN1 of_IO women_NN2 of_IO North_NP1 African_JJ descent_NN1 ,_, believe_VV0 that_CST the_AT scarf_NN1 battle_NN1 has_VHZ to_TO be_VBI fought_VVN ._. 
'_" As_CSA Arab_JJ feminists_NN2 of_IO Muslim_JJ culture_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 believe_VV0 that_DD1 fundamentalism_NN1 in_II all_DB its_APPGE forms_NN2 is_VBZ dangerous_JJ and_CC that_CST the_AT scarf_NN1 is_VBZ oppressive_JJ ,_, '_GE said_VVD spokeswoman_NN1 Souad_NP1 Benani_NP1 ._. 
'_GE But_CCB it_PPH1 should_VM not_XX be_VBI used_VVN as_II a_AT1 pretext_NN1 to_TO exclude_VVI 12-_JJ or_CC 13-year-old_JJ girls_NN2 from_II school_NN1 when_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ precisely_RR these_DD2 secular_JJ schools_NN2 that_CST should_VM offer_VVI them_PPHO2 the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO learn_VVI ,_, grow_VV0 and_CC make_VVI their_APPGE own_DA choices_NN2 ._. 
'_" For_IF her_APPGE organisation_NN1 ,_, as_RG well_RR as_CSA for_IF SOS_NN1 Racisme_NN1 ,_, the_AT mass_JJ movement_NN1 of_IO young_JJ French_NN1 of_IO immigrant_JJ descent_NN1 ,_, this_DD1 debate_NN1 hides_VVZ another_DD1 agenda_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ is_VBZ really_RR being_VBG debated_VVN ,_, according_II21 to_II22 Hayat_NP1 Boudjema_NP1 ,_, vice-president_NN1 of_IO SOS_NN1 Racisme_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ immigration_NN1 and_CC the_AT integration_NN1 of_IO migrants_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE children_NN2 in_II French_JJ society_NN1 ._. 
Already_RR the_AT opposition_NN1 has_VHZ united_VVN to_TO set_VVI up_RP a_AT1 working_JJ group_NN1 on_II immigration_NN1 ,_, with_II41 a_II42 view_II43 to_II44 formulating_VVG a_AT1 new_JJ bill_NN1 ._. 
Boudjema_NN1 believes_VVZ that_CST the_AT opposition_NN1 parties_NN2 are_VBR settling_VVG a_AT1 score_NN1 with_IW the_AT Socialist_JJ government_NN1 and_CC using_VVG the_AT schoolgirls_NN2 as_II a_AT1 scapegoat_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ more_RGR and_CC more_DAR talk_NN1 about_II the_AT inability_NN1 or_CC unwillingness_NN1 of_IO the_AT North_NP1 Africans_NN2 to_TO adapt_VVI and_CC conform_VVI ._. 
'_" This_DD1 controversy_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN tainted_VVN by_II racism_NN1 parading_VVG as_II a_AT1 concern_NN1 for_IF the_AT adolescents_NN2 '_GE welfare_NN1 ,_, '_" says_VVZ Boudjema_NP1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT scarves_NN2 are_VBR being_VBG used_VVN to_TO fan_VVI the_AT age-old_JJ fear_NN1 of_IO the_AT Arab_NN1 which_DDQ has_VHZ been_VBN dormant_JJ simmering_JJ since_CS the_AT Algerian_JJ war_NN1 ._. 
'_" For_IF her_PPHO1 the_AT real_JJ issue_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT second_MD generation_NN1 's_GE right_JJ to_TO education_NN1 ,_, but_CCB not_XX any_DD old_JJ education_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 are_VBR still_RR being_VBG taught_VVN about_II '_" our_APPGE ancestors_NN2 ,_, the_AT Gauls_NP2 '_GE ._. 
The_AT history_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE countries_NN2 of_IO origin_NN1 in_II Africa_NP1 ,_, Asia_NP1 or_CC the_AT Arab_JJ world_NN1 has_VHZ remained_VVN totally_RR obliterated_VVN ._. 
'_GE Boudjema_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ of_IO Algerian_JJ descent_NN1 ,_, says_VVZ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ totally_RR shocked_VVN when_RRQ she_PPHS1 first_MD heard_VVN of_IO the_AT Affair_NN1 of_IO the_AT Scarf_NN1 ._. 
'_" When_RRQ women_NN2 in_II North_ND1 Africa_NP1 and_CC the_AT Arab_JJ world_NN1 are_VBR struggling_VVG so_RG hard_RR for_IF equality_NN1 and_CC respect_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ ironic_JJ that_CST here_RL in_II France_NP1 a_AT1 fundamentalist_JJ minority_NN1 is_VBZ pushing_VVG them_PPHO2 to_TO conform_VVI to_II tradition_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB we_PPIS2 ca_VM n't_XX sacrifice_VVI these_DD2 girls_NN2 on_II the_AT altar_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 sacrosanct_JJ secularity_NN1 which_DDQ ,_, in_II my_APPGE view_NN1 ,_, needs_VVZ to_TO be_VBI urgently_RR redefined_VVN and_CC adapted_VVN to_II a_AT1 multiracial_JJ society_NN1 ._. 
'_" As_CSA the_AT debate_NN1 goes_VVZ on_RP and_CC the_AT political_JJ parties_NN2 bid_VV0 for_IF votes_NN2 and_CC support_NN1 ,_, Leila_NP1 ,_, Fatima_NP1 and_CC Samira_NP1 are_VBR still_RR confined_VVN to_II the_AT library_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT meantime_NNT1 ,_, in_II the_AT Paris_NP1 suburb_NN1 of_IO Montfermeil_NP1 ,_, the_AT mayor_NN1 refused_VVD to_TO register_VVI children_NN2 of_IO immigrant_JJ descent_NN1 in_II his_APPGE town_NN1 's_GE primary_JJ school_NN1 ,_, declaring_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 'd_VHD filled_VVN his_APPGE quota_NN1 of_IO foreign_JJ children_NN2 ._. 
Similarly_RR ,_, in_II the_AT small_JJ town_NN1 of_IO Beaucaire_NN1 in_II the_AT South_ND1 ,_, a_AT1 like-minded_JJ mayor_NN1 refused_VVD to_TO admit_VVI 40_MC new_JJ children_NN2 of_IO North_NP1 African_JJ origin_NN1 ._. 
When_CS forced_VVN by_II the_AT Inspectorate_NN1 of_IO Education_NN1 to_TO retract_VVI his_APPGE decision_NN1 ,_, the_AT good_JJ mayor_NN1 refused_VVD them_PPHO2 access_NN1 to_II the_AT school_NN1 canteen_NN1 ,_, controlled_VVN by_II the_AT municipal_JJ services_NN2 ._. 
'_GE As_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM concerned_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, '_" they_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX exist_VVI ._. 
'_GE Guardian_NN1 Women_NN2 is_VBZ edited_VVN by_II Louise_NP1 Chunn_NP1 PAGE_NN1 wom_NN1 Quentin_NP1 Falk_NP1 on_II how_RRQ five_MC minutes_NNT2 of_IO TV_NN1 documentary_NN1 grew_VVD into_II a_AT1 feature_NN1 film_NN1 Love_NN1 among_II the_AT bigots_NN2 ._. 
THE_AT source_NN1 material_NN1 of_IO A_ZZ1 Private_JJ Life_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT first_MD theatrical_JJ projects_NN2 funded_VVN by_II the_AT BBC_NP1 ,_, derives_VVZ to_II all_DB intents_NN2 and_CC purposes_NN2 from_II a_AT1 five-minute_JJ segment_NN1 in_II an_AT1 award-winning_JJ BBC_NP1 series_NN from_II 1978_MC called_VVD The_AT White_JJ Tribe_NN1 Of_IO Africa_NP1 ._. 
This_DD1 disturbing_JJ profile_NN1 of_IO Afrikaners_NN2 in_II their_APPGE own_DA backyard_NN1 was_VBDZ drawn_VVN by_II David_NP1 Dimbleby_NP1 and_CC directed_VVN by_II London-born_JJ but_CCB South_ND1 Africa-educated_JJ Francis_NP1 Gerard_NP1 who_PNQS ,_, more_RRR than_CSN a_AT1 decade_NNT1 later_RRR ,_, makes_VVZ his_APPGE feature_NN1 debut_NN1 with_IW A_AT1 Private_JJ Life_NN1 ._. 
During_II his_APPGE extended_JJ research_NN1 for_IF the_AT TV_NN1 series_NN ,_, he_PPHS1 met_VVD a_AT1 close_JJ couple_NN1 ,_, Ray_NP1 and_CC Diana_NP1 de_NP1 Proft_NP1 ,_, living_VVG in_II the_AT Cape_NP1 Town_NP1 suburb_NN1 of_IO Maitland_NP1 ._. 
Recalls_VVZ Gerrard_NP1 :_: '_GE Ray_NP1 and_CC Diana_NP1 were_VBDR n't_XX married_JJ then_RT ,_, although_CS they_PPHS2 would_VM dearly_RR like_VVI to_TO have_VHI been_VBN ,_, because_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR citizens_NN2 of_IO the_AT Republic_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 had_VHD been_VBN living_VVG together_RL across_II the_AT colour_NN1 bar_NN1 for_IF the_AT best_JJT part_NN1 of_IO 30_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 had_VHD met_VVN when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 young_JJ and_CC not_XX tremendously_RR enthusiastic_JJ policeman_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 waitress_NN1 in_II a_AT1 seafront_NN1 cafe_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD her_PPHO1 out_RP ,_, they_PPHS2 fell_VVD in_II love_NN1 and_CC started_VVD to_TO live_VVI together_RL ._. 
Then_RT in_II 1950_MC the_AT Population_NN1 Registeration_NN1 Act_NN1 became_VVD law_NN1 ._. 
'_GE And_CC something_PN1 they_PPHS2 had_VHD never_RR considered_VVN suddenly_RR became_VVD very_RG important_JJ ._. 
Ray_NP1 was_VBDZ white_JJ ._. 
When_CS Diana_NP1 's_GE classification_NN1 came_VVD through_RP ,_, she_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN designated_VVN Coloured_JJ ._. 
At_II about_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 came_VVD the_AT Immorality_NN1 Act_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ made_VVD sexual_JJ relations_NN2 between_II different_JJ races_NN2 a_AT1 crime_NN1 against_II the_AT state_NN1 ._. 
'_GE So_RR Ray_NP1 then_RT found_VVD himself_PPX1 in_II the_AT position_NN1 of_IO spending_VVG a_AT1 good_JJ many_DA2 of_IO his_APPGE working_NN1 hours_NNT2 enforcing_VVG a_AT1 law_NN1 which_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ breaking_VVG himself_PPX1 and_CC increasingly_RR afraid_JJ of_IO being_VBG arrested_VVN by_II one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE mates_NN2 ._. 
Their_APPGE relationship_NN1 became_VVD more_RRR and_CC more_RGR covert_JJ ;_; he_PPHS1 left_VVD the_AT police_NN2 and_CC they_PPHS2 moved_VVD to_II a_AT1 suburb_NN1 where_RRQ they_PPHS2 '_" passed_VVN for_IF white_NN1 '_GE and_CC began_VVN the_AT long_JJ struggle_NN1 called_VVN '_GE trying_VVG for_IF white_NN1 '_GE ._. 
When_RRQ children_NN2 arrived_VVD ,_, matters_NN2 became_VVD even_RR more_RGR complicated_JJ and_CC ultimatley_NN1 more_RGR tragic_JJ ._. 
'_GE Ray_NN1 and_CC Diana_NP1 were_VBDR n't_XX revolutionaries_NN2 ,_, nor_CC were_VBDR they_PPHS2 political_JJ dissidents_NN2 ._. 
All_DB they_PPHS2 had_VHD done_VDN was_VBDZ to_TO try_VVI to_TO live_VVI an_AT1 ordinary_JJ private_JJ life_NN1 in_II South_NP1 Africa_NP1 with_IW the_AT dignity_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 all_DB take_VV0 for_IF granted_VVN ,_, '_" says_VVZ Gerrard_NP1 ._. 
This_DD1 extraordinary_JJ story_NN1 was_VBDZ ruthlessly_RR edited_VVN down_RP to_II its_APPGE allotted_JJ span_NN1 and_CC eventually_RR tucked_VVN away_RL in_II the_AT last_MD of_IO four_MC hour-long_JJ programmes_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB its_APPGE impact_NN1 far_RR outweighted_VVD its_APPGE tiny_JJ ration_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 made_VVD Gerard_NP1 determined_VVD to_TO try_VVI to_TO tackle_VVI the_AT material_NN1 '_GE at_II the_AT length_NN1 and_CC depth_NN1 and_CC with_IW the_AT budget_NN1 it_PPH1 deserved_VVD ._. 
'_" With_IW the_AT backing_NN1 of_IO the_AT BBC_NP1 ,_, the_AT guarded_JJ co-operation_NN1 of_IO the_AT couple_NN1 and_CC the_AT collaboration_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 fine_JJ screenwriter_NN1 ,_, Andrew_NP1 Davies_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 full-length_JJ film_NN1 drama_NN1 was_VBDZ prepared_VVN and_CC Gerard_NP1 even_RR secured_VVN permission_NN1 to_II film_NN1 in_II Cape_NP1 Town_NP1 ._. 
Then_RT a_AT1 money_NN1 crisis_NN1 hit_VVD the_AT BBC_NP1 and_CC A_ZZ1 Private_JJ Life_NN1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT casualties_NN2 ._. 
The_AT project_NN1 went_VVD into_II cold_JJ storage_NN1 ,_, periodically_RR resurfacing_VVG over_II the_AT next_MD six_MC years_NNT2 only_RR to_II sink_NN1 once_RR21 more_RR22 ._. 
Gerard_NP1 confined_VVD himself_PPX1 to_II documentaries_NN2 and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ while_CS making_VVG a_AT1 90-minute_JJ update_NN1 on_II South_NP1 Africa_NP1 ,_, Back_RP On_II The_AT Frontier_NN1 ,_, for_IF ITV_NP1 in_II 1986_MC ,_, that_CST he_PPHS1 became_VVD fired_VVN up_RP to_TO press_VVI ahead_RL again_RT single-mindedly_RR with_IW the_AT feature_NN1 ._. 
'_" With_IW the_AT Government_NN1 slowly_RR clamping_VVG down_RP on_II all_DB media_NN coverage_NN1 ,_, unless_CS I_PPIS1 moved_VVD fast_RR any_DD chance_NN1 of_IO filming_VVG within_II South_NP1 Africa_NP1 would_VM be_VBI gone_VVN and_CC I_PPIS1 did_VDD want_VVI the_AT accuracy_NN1 and_CC flavour_NN1 of_IO the_AT country_NN1 itself_PPX1 to_TO come_VVI through_RP in_II the_AT film_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT BBC_NP1 still_RR ,_, happily_RR ,_, seemed_VVD keen_JJ to_TO see_VVI the_AT film_NN1 produced_VVN and_CC so_RR Gerard_NP1 budgeted_VVD it_PPH1 to_TO be_VBI made_VVN as_RG simply_RR as_CSA possible_JJ in_II 16mm_NNU for_IF television_NN1 ,_, with_IW the_AT hope_NN1 that_CST cinema_NN1 distributors_NN2 would_VM find_VVI it_PPH1 irresistible_JJ and_CC give_VVI it_PPH1 a_AT1 release_NN1 on_II the_AT big_JJ screen_NN1 ._. 
On_II the_AT eve_NNT1 of_IO shooting_NN1 ,_, the_AT co-production_NN1 partner_NN1 an_AT1 offshore_JJ bank_NN1 withdrew_VVD from_II the_AT project_NN1 ._. 
The_AT BBC_NP1 itself_PPX1 ,_, via_II its_APPGE Enterprises_NN2 section_NN1 ,_, rescued_VVD the_AT day_NNT1 by_II coming_VVG up_RP with_IW the_AT other_JJ half_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 total_NN1 450,000_MC budget_NN1 ._. 
With_IW the_AT same_DA actors_NN2 in_II tow_NN1 anda_NN1 thumbs-up_NN2 from_II the_AT African_JJ National_JJ Congress_NN1 ,_, Gerard_NP1 cranked_VVD up_RP again_RT ._. 
This_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, and_CC just_RR four_MC days_NNT2 before_II shooting_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE cameraman_NN1 ,_, Ernie_NP1 Vincze_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ refused_VVN entry_NN1 to_II the_AT republic_NN1 on_II the_AT grounds_NN2 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 '_GE undesirable_JJ alien_NN1 '_GE ._. 
After_CS labyrinthine_JJ inquiries_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ discovered_VVN he_PPHS1 once_RR photographed_VVN a_AT1 series_NN of_IO ducumentaries_NN2 of_IO which_DDQ the_AT Government_NN1 disapproved_VVD ._. 
A_AT1 replacement_NN1 was_VBDZ approved_VVN and_CC shooting_VVG finally_RR went_VVD ahead_RL ._. 
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