493 Responses to Midweek Thread 1 July 2020

  1. john in cheshire says:

    I have a question:

    Is there technology available that enables people to be identified while wearing a face mask?

    I’m just puzzled that the swamp rats are so unconcerned with many people roaming around, wearing face masks, believing no doubt they are unidentifiable, while breaking the law.

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  2. Guest Who says:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-53257101

    An area of expertise.

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  3. Fedup2 says:

    Pug – I think the official BBC number is now 22% showing over representation .

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    • BRISSLES says:

      Well, seeing white kids on the ads might be starters. Mixed race appear to be a godsend to advertisers – the ultimate half and half.

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  4. Thoughtful says:

    fake-sounding-facts-that-are-100-true-25-photos-4.jpg?quality=85&strip=info&w=600

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  5. Kaiser says:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-53218479

    im suprised the so called bbc are running this article

    full of rich white imperialists living it up on the backs of the black man

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  6. Doobster78 says:

    Another leftie wetwipe living in a lefty bubble !!!!! Nice to see plenty tell him where to look !!!!!!

    How do these folk get though life ??

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  8. Despairada says:

    Radio 4 Front row on in background. Gushing admiration for the new ‘Hamilton’ movie. Then moving on to discussion of having more black/BAME relevant content in English Literature, I thin it was, in schools. Decolonising I suppose. ‘The teacher never held up a book for us to admire that was written by someone like me’. (Well go and write one then, I shouted at the radio).

    On Hamilton, I haven’t seen that theatre production but from the media accounts everyone thinks (or is supposed to think) it’s wonderful. As I understand what accounts I have read, the founding fathers weren’t black, not even Alexander Hamilton (though his mother just might have been a teeny weeny bit black). The reason everyone emotes about Hamilton with its ‘colour blind’ casting seems to be something to do with the way it should, could, have been – or something. I don’t get it. I wonder if some people think the founding fathers were black.

    The presenter said something about the movie being relevant considering recent events – meaning BLM demos . . . blah blah.

    As for decolonising the curriculum, there seems to be a desire on some level to make the cultural past of these British Isles more BAME (preferably black) than they ever were.

    Perhaps I’m just a horrible person.

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    • BRISSLES says:

      Isn’t it about time someone in the US stood up for the RED Indians ? the original occupants – I think I will demonstrate in my village High Street, Red Lives Matters. I might be novel enough to get on our local news.

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  9. john in cheshire says:

    I had to show you this, in case you haven’t seen it:

    https://vladtepesblog.com/wp-content/uploads//2020/07/456a4601061a8225.png

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  10. Dave Hedgehog says:

    You won’t see this picture on the beeb.

    White BLM supporters protesting the ‘systemic racism’ of America’s white police:

    https://i.redd.it/hy0h0nwjgu351.jpg

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    • StewGreen says:

      Your typo
      …………….. irony of a *white* BLM protester
      giving the finger to a *black* police officer

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  11. Guest Who says:

    This all seems unsavoury.

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    • Guest Who says:

      Envy of the world professional integrity.

      Timbo really earning his wedge.

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  12. Halifax says:

    I give up….even the Carlsberg advert stars a BME lady……and do you remember when VW adverts were funny …..nope all pc now and they wonder why TV advertising is down 15%…..the adverts used to be better than the programmes !

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  13. Gilead says:

    Interesting concept from Daisy Cousins.

    Woke Culture is a capitalist con. DVD sales have been flagging, maybe this is a good way to boost them again. Peak the interest.

    w9TKP-Fyi5U

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  14. Fedup2 says:

    Seems like its been a long week . So time for the weekend thread ….. im up early for the first round at 0600 ….. lager with a dash of lime please ….

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