Tag: Social class
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Cummings and goings
Jonathan Pie correctly sums it up – totally sweary but very justifiably so. It’s not really about who Dominic is, well a little – it couldn’t happen to a nicer man, etc. It is complete karma. But the anger at the hypocrisy when many have suffered more and the utter contempt with the lies from…
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Same as it ever was
Love this cover of Talking Heads ‘Once In A Lifetime’ by Angelique Kidjo – reclaiming and rebooting those African rhythms. She’s recorded the whole of Remain In Light, adding her own lyrics and style, so it comes full circle. I love her take on appropriation – she doesn’t see why it’s a problem if it’s…
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Grenfell was no accident – middle classes and radicalism
Love this interview from Owen Jones with Frankie Boyle who speaks so much truth to power, about austerity, Theresa May’s failure-as-success, gentrification, and DUP. He’s right especially about Grenfell Tower, which was murder – corporate murder by neglect, although I’d argue the Tories just want the poor to die or go away and it’s more…
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Jeremy Corbyn
I’ve heard a lot of crap about Jeremy Corbyn recently…he’s got an uphill struggle against the Murdoch press machine, as well as the spiteful Blairites who bailed on him (I have one phrase: ‘Bye Felicia!’ for Chuka U-Turn Umunna and Jamie ‘Who?’ Reid) and the mostly ambivalent Guardian (who interestingly is benefitting from gentrification as…
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K-Tel presents Pure Crap Collection
I bought this album once – surprised ‘Invisible Tits’ by Peppermint Churchfire isn’t on it though., memories via LiarTown (NSFW, some porn-related images, although I did LOL at the Homonculus, the Porn magazine for Gay Satanists). And this one is doing the round from LiarTown – interesting how quite a few parents get all huffy…
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Twerkgate redux
Or, Yes People Are Still Talking About That Miley Cyrus Performance *Sigh* Had a Facebook argument about the whole Miley affair, yes in some parts this still rages on (!) and having thought about it overnight I’ve realised what’s bugging me about the response to her: 1) Agency. There are lots of white middle class…