tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post4401527268532410892..comments2024-03-28T18:32:00.146+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: What If We Gave A Party With 'Ethnic Minority Arts', And Nobody Came..?JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-15192194047658703142009-10-29T06:19:08.515+00:002009-10-29T06:19:08.515+00:00"what a joke we have become"
I'd l...<i>"what a joke we have become"</i> <br /><br />I'd like to think we are getting better, but a glance at the headlines soon disabuses me of that notion...<br /><br /><i>"I've always recognised the Greens to be totally loony. Wherever they have power, anywhere, they always screw it up with goody-goody ecosocialism."</i> <br /><br />Luckily, they aren't often elected. ;)<br /><br /><i>"I did like the comment from "wilftop"."</i> <br /><br />Yes, me too. More like this, and less from the perpetually-offended, and we'd all get along a lot better.<br /><br /><i>"KemptownBen has previous."</i> <br /><br />Aha! I knew I'd heard the name somewhere else recently!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-70855623991179148572009-10-29T06:15:55.926+00:002009-10-29T06:15:55.926+00:00"Green normally means switch off and do somet...<i>"Green normally means switch off and do something else for me too."</i> <br /><br />It's starting to mean that for a lot of people, I'm pleased to say...<br /><br /><i>"Oh God, please let that have been a practical joke. Please let it have been someone who just wanted to see if he could get a dickhead to take the flag down just for shits and giggles."</i> <br /><br />It's nice to think so. However, there's far, far too many people out there who would not only complain, but expect to have their complaint attended to. <br /><br />They will then whine when something they favour is hit by this tactic, mind you.<br /><br /><i>"Theatre and museum goers are still overwhelmingly 'hideously white' (but still probably beacons of diversity when compared to, say, audiences at the Wigmore Hall).And our NuLab masters don't like this involuntary 'apartness' one bit."</i> <br /><br />This reminds me of the 'campaign to get ethnic minorities into the countryside', launched last summer.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-48311212645355056832009-10-28T23:06:33.077+00:002009-10-28T23:06:33.077+00:00http://twitter.com/KemptownBen has previous.http://twitter.com/KemptownBen has <a href="http://blognorregis.blogspot.com/2009/09/direct-from-central-casting.html" rel="nofollow">previous.</a>Blognor Regishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270795049477192100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-42830922216161703142009-10-28T18:33:32.866+00:002009-10-28T18:33:32.866+00:00I did like the comment from "wilftop".
...I did like the comment from "wilftop".<br /><br /><i>Oh for goodness sake, as an ethnic minority I can safely say I couldn't give two hoots. If it is something I wish to attend I would otherwise I wouldn't. why do we need to encourrage people to attend an event if they don't want to no matter what thier ethnicity.<br /><br />Will people please stop with all this namby pampy political correctness. Speaking to friends of mine who are also of ethnic minorites we don't care, it's the doo gooders who make it an issue. Don't speak on our behalf we can speak for ourselves.</i><br /><br />Can't argue with that. As for "diversity targets" if ever there was a phrase to send a chill down the spine, that is surely one.Longriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139120804208136012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-36644366753257243932009-10-28T15:21:36.671+00:002009-10-28T15:21:36.671+00:00I've always recognised the Greens to be totall...I've always recognised the Greens to be totally loony. Wherever they have power, anywhere, they always screw it up with goody-goody ecosocialism.Hurf Durfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15280775220327644406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-33944741741432704892009-10-28T15:08:44.862+00:002009-10-28T15:08:44.862+00:00Social disobedience is a wonderful thing.Social disobedience is a wonderful thing.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-65014274951180108762009-10-28T14:09:25.165+00:002009-10-28T14:09:25.165+00:00what a joke we have becomewhat a joke we have becomeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-77772547895200977652009-10-28T14:00:09.858+00:002009-10-28T14:00:09.858+00:00'How's a council supposed to be able to me...'How's a council supposed to be able to meet its diversity targets if people don't co-operate?'<br /><br />It isn't just Councils Julia. Theatre and museum goers are still overwhelmingly 'hideously white' (but still probably beacons of diversity when compared to, say, audiences at the Wigmore Hall).And our NuLab masters don't like this involuntary 'apartness' one bit.<br /><br />Today's 'Metro' has an extended interview with our leading black playwright, and it's pretty clear that the National Theatre is doing all it can to support him,and that of his lesser imitators, while still at the same time offering a permanent 30 year gig to Sir David Hare. To do both, however, requires pots of public money. Which is fine if the plays put bums on seats, and get a transfer to the West End afterwards, as Hare's and Kwesi-Armah's usually do. Is that true however of the second division of ethnic dramatists who benefit from the NT's (and our) largesse ?Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-65898355711010813682009-10-28T13:20:06.730+00:002009-10-28T13:20:06.730+00:00Witness the single complaint that sent a man from ...<i>Witness the single complaint that sent a man from Inverness Council scurrying to take down the Skull and Crossbones raised above the Town Hall for Halloween, after a former merchant seaman complained it was 'in bad taste'. <br /><br />Because of events in Somalia...</i><br /><br />Oh God, please let that have been a practical joke. Please let it have been someone who just wanted to see if he could get a dickhead to take the flag down just for shits and giggles.Angry Exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491082312193274360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-48811886091331664212009-10-28T11:58:36.248+00:002009-10-28T11:58:36.248+00:00Green normally means switch off and do something e...Green normally means switch off and do something else for me too. Unless I'm blogging on their latest tax swindling enviroloony global warming scams of course.Quiet_Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575652127079681825noreply@blogger.com