There is a small set of letters in today's Age about the Deveny affair. If these are a representative sample of what crossed the letter editor's desk, then the issue is more or less done with.
I'm mystified why anyone would think Deveny represented a positive role model for young women -- or young people in general, come to that. She seemed incapable of arguing substantively without lapsing into fallacy; her columns were at their best when she was spinning a yarn. Perhaps the latter is what makes her a role model...
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