Yesterday, to the delight of all, the clouds were ushered north by the near 40 mph winds and the annual Carnival was allowed to proceed as normal. As normal there were less floats than last year and even less entertainment on offer. Once more the music was abysmal and the local pub that once offered a rock band playing proper music failed to materialise again this year, a great loss. That said several local bands of very large young girls dressed in Tutu's twirled batons and sort of danced their way around the town. This lot represented some sort of gym, or was it a club I was not sure, clearly however none of them could be mistaken for those representing 'youth.' They were however happy and a great many of them took up a lot of space in the parade. You can read that bit any way you like.
I often wonder where these 'queens' come from and where they go to afterwards. They must be local schoolgirls, something I gratefully know nothing about, yet do any become famous after a year as a 'queen?' Do they do anything the rest of the year? I will not investigate but I do know hundreds of such are found in many parts of these islands each year to their delight and short lasting fame.
This part did not improve the music as for reasons unknown only the big drum and his little mates were banging as they passed us. Tsk! The fire engine led the parade but did not reach the end apparently, It appears someone called it out halfway round.
The kids like their moment of joy on the parade, the adults happy the kids are pleased and a few hours are filled. Those who go to the meeting place at the end and spend money of the activities there are less pleased. I did not go there. It is a good time for the town yet what does it say about my life that here I am enjoying this?
I had to see a man re the food bank this morning so I went to the early service at this church. (I did not take this photograph @unknown) This is a combination of two churches that merged some years ago and they offer a 9:30 service (the old people's one) and an 11 am service (the noisy young people like you and me one). I chose for various reasons the 9:30 and had a 'hymn sandwich' with communion in the old style. This was bearable but the hymns chosen were not, so old and not really to my liking. Being without a zimmer frame I got some strange looks and few under 60 were to be seen. It made St Paul's with its informal/formal format look exciting! There again I was at this place as an attempt to avoid the liberal theologian who was speaking there today. The vicar banned me from throwing chairs at him so I didn't attend.
During the week there has been a big media fuss re two lesbians who were confronted by several youths on a London bus. Taunted and threatened the girls refused to kiss one another for the yobs entertainment and were attacked, beaten and robbed. Being gay has led to the media making this a major story and the Met police have worked quickly to detain several young men aged between 15-18 over the offence. If these are responsible this is good action by the police. Such attacks are rare and deserve proper sentences.
However, had these girls not been 'gay' and been two young normal men would the media report it? Of course not! In fact in our town some neds asked a man and woman for cigarettes and were refused. They were hit with a bottle as a result and only the local paper has reported this. Not being gay the major networks are not interested. How many such assaults have there been over the weekend? How many in Sheffield, Edinburgh, Norwich, Cardiff or any other large or small town which get no or at best little coverage? They get little because they are normal people in the usual normal ned situations, coming out of pubs, at football games or domestic incidents, no gays involved so it does not sell.
I am not convinced these neds cared about the girls being gay, they were looking for trouble, they picked on the weak, they cared not who or what they were as long as they were weak and they considered they could get away with an attack. Possibly not all were keen on fighting, usually one or two lead and the rest follow. Unfortunate for the two girls in this situation but unfortunate for others this gang may have attacked yet have not succeeded as yet in getting the press on their side.
It is a funny slanted world in which we live.
6 comments:
That vicar is a spoilsport...couldn't you have argued that what you were proposing was the re enactment of an historic event in Scottish theological history?
It took m some time to realise that the plast photogrpah showed a climbing wall...at first I thought it was burglary practice...there's probably a badge for that too.
Fly, I have told them about Jenny Geddes and she has been banned...
An interesting last point you make. I guess that unfortunately there are so many assaults nowadays that it's impossible to report them all even in the local press. Also, the local papers are declining in size and standards, well our local paper is now rubbish compared to what it was 20 years ago. sometimes todays world makes one despair but there are many good things happening.
Dave, Most assaults are from young males attacking other young males. These rarely get reported, especially in large cities and do not sell papers.
No matter how you paint it Gay is not normal. But in todays world they flaunt the sexual orintation so they become objects of attacks. You are so correct when you stated the attacker pick on the weak or they are in larger numbers so the odds are in their favor. If you are normal it does not sell papers or worthy of a media event. So again Greed is behind it all and the masses are too stupid to know they are being lead. Oh if they only had a brain. Peace
Lady, I agree.
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