I've never really understood the point of a blog unless you've got something interesting to say like.... If we can no longer say Master Bedroom due to it's historical slavery roots can we also no longer say Mother Nature? Is that too gender specific? Ships shouldn't be called she, as in "she's a fine ship" but Gillette is still "the best a man can get". Are we saying trans people don't shave? I'm sure they do Gillette, you sexist wankers!
It's a confusing world, as is the world of blogging. A forum or a blog? both perhaps. The ramblings of a 60-year-old, caucasian, heterosexual, British man trying to come to terms with a world where wokeness not happiness prevails, where we are so afraid to say the wrong thing, we tend to say nothing. Where we have created such a culture of equality and fear of being politically incorrect our community is growing further apart.
My mom often says "Oh it's not England anymore" and I point out “Define England Mom... and put your tits away I've told you before I'm not interested"
We are a nation that has experienced centuries of invaders including Romans, Vikings, Saxons, and Dutch, anyone remember William the Conquerer? I don't think my mom is hankering back to the times of the Icine and Bodecia but she forgets we are a melting pot of cultures just like the Americas.
Our patron saint, St George, never visited England he was born in Turkey and we share him with Venice, Genoa, Portugal, Ethiopia and Catalonia. Richard the Lionheart spent a total of six months in England, which is still more time than Rod Stewart for tax reasons.
And did you know Mom (she's nodded off by now) that before George V picked the name Windsor, the royals were going to still be called the “House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.” He switched it up due to anti-German sentiment following World War 1
I think the Buddhists have it nailed.... “The world is imperfect and will remain that way”.
How we deal with the chaos, the injustice, the tragedy that can sometimes befall us is what defines us, especially to others. I guess if we try and treat others in a way we wish to be treated ourselves, if we show compassion whenever we can and especially tolerance then the world would be a wonderful place,
Sadly, that's not what will happen but instead, ai will figure out that when asked to save the planet, solve world hunger, end poverty and wars it decides.... to remove the problem...
us!
I did have a life before Rude Guy and back in the day, I would often find myself on stage saying "Good evening ladies and gentlemen". That was quickly switched to "Welcome one and all". Mixed race has been replaced with mixed heritage according to my former HR director and eventually, I'm sure Santas “Hello boys and girls" will be replaced with “Right then you little bastards"
You see, is this really worth listening too? me blogging away about the things I notice in life that amuse and bemuse me. Why do pensioners drive at 40mph on a 60mph road and then carry on doing 40mph when they enter a fuckin 30mph street! Why is it my stepdaughter can't put the new toilet roll on the holder but leaves the empty cardboard tube there as if she believes someone else will use it to wipe their arse. How is it that it's now the middle of July and it's still fuckin raining!
Breath....
So, I'm not sure if a blog is therapeutic, cathartic or rheumatic but I know it ends with an ic.
Let's see what happens I will blog and if nobody reads it I will
1. not be surprised
2. not get upset about it
4. wonder what happened to 3
and 3. Where have you been?
I agree with every word - especially words 25 and 143 - they hit the nail right on the head. I would like to add/ confirm that I'm not the only one who is more than a little confused about the term 'hate speech '. I'm surprised you didn't cover this. If I think of 'hate' I tend to think in terms of something a little more dramatic than holding an opinion that others may or may not agree with. Why am likely considered 'something-ist' if I openly say that beetroot makes me throw up?
Finally, I do not have access to your old boots Rude Guy, so am unable to comply with your request.