Tag: Human rights
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Ancient Misogyny and Ageism online
I love Mary Beard and her work and do not hide that fact, so I love this interview with her by William Dalrymple. I’ve seen her face up to rude people on Twitter and yes, she does get them to back down usually…a force to be reckoned with! Her comments on the sexual violence of…
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Bottom line not people at the bottom
Reflecting on the distasteful news that Nike is again cashing in on Pride month with their #BeTrue campaign, after their lack of any action over Sochi and the LGBTQ abuses in Russia. It’s one thing to flog rainbow gear made in coutnries where the locals aren’t free to express their seuxality and gender to people…
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Westminster Product Recall
Yes they are very dangerous, and ironically get really shirty about ‘old views’ (read: 4 years ago) being dug up. I mean what’s a death penalty between friends? :-/ Also funny in the Question Time clip Priti Patel says “A lot of politicians run away from this debate…” – like you’re doing here? And as…
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RIP Erroll Brown
An ever-present force in the 1970’s, redeemed by Full Monty, but way before that I always loved You Sexy Thing. But not many know their first record was on Apple, a reggae cover of Give Peace A Chance that John Lennon liked. Sadly Erroll Brown died of cancer yesterday. On the eve of the election,…
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Neurotology & Diametrics
Oh this is an EVIL but correct spoof on Scientology from Saturday Night Live – even the stuff you think ‘They must be joking?’ is actually based on real events – being thrown off boats while blindfolded or hands/feet tied, gay/blackmail dossiers, violence from billionaires, missing people, the Scientology concentration camp, all have prior witness…