Woke? Not woke! Jan 4th 2024.
You know, many years ago there was a joke circulating in media circles that the only reason the Sun newspaper printed so many pictures was for the benefit of those who couldn't understand the words. Since social media took off we have become bombarded with them.
So, it will come as no great surprise that I've decided to upgrade my blog posts by including images. Well, at least for today, anyway, and as a caveat to everything so far, I'm in no way suggesting that readers of this post are in any way of an illiterate nature: and that's my get-out clause dealt with.
As per usual, the downpipe of ideas is bursting with a torrent of topics to write about given the vast array of news items that pour my way, and seemingly faster than the first four days of January rain. Yes, I'm literally drowning in stuff to type, that in one way, or another provides a useful thread back to yesterday's pile of scrawl, while I continue to remind you that any attempt to call me a writer will be regarded as defamation of my otherwise good character.
That said, let's chew over 'causing offense' again. I'd find it hard to believe that the majority of sane, and rational-minded humans out there wouldn't be inclined to think that the lunatics are slowly, but finally taking over the asylum, so to speak, and in the process of this the diminution of society, as a whole, expands. Right? Now, I can only, to a certain degree, speak for this country, but where did I miss that we'd been twinned with Numpty Dumpty land? Because, I think the very first thing I woke up to this morning was teen darts champion Luke Littler, and his relationship with a female five years older that people were bitching about. In fairness though, I also have to point out that the majority of news coverage was regarding his success in the darts championship at 'Ally Pally.' Nonetheless, the Sun's "Mum of Luke Littler’s girlfriend hits back at trolls after ‘money grabber’ comments made over five year age gap," was what caught my attention.
First question, what exactly is wrong with people, that they cannot be happy for him being a champion as well as them clearly being a happy couple? Trust me, I so want to rant, but knowing me as I do, and being appreciative of your patience, I feel that several pages of mainly expletives aimed at the perpetrators of such vile comments would be somewhat overbearing. Second question, Why are people so fixated on ageism to the point of borderline fetishisation?
Don't start me, please!
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Next in the firing line,
The Met Police, and Gaza.
Compared to the national crime rate, London's crime rate is at 85%. Violent crime makes up 23.0% of all crimes reported in the region. The total number of "violent crimes" is 262k, and this number has increased by 3.0% when compared year-over-year in the period of December 2022 - November 2023. Source: plumpot.
So, as if the underfunded, and under-resourced Met police don't have enough to do already to fight crime in London - especially in light of all the protests that have taken place over recent months and required officers to be drafted in (and paid for) from other forces, it seems they are now being requested to take on an Interpol role, as I see it. Meanwhile. Londoners who have their vehicle, or bike stolen: home broken into, or robbed on the street will be fobbed off with a crime reference number and left to do the detective work themselves. Not to mention the Met's internal issue with 139 officers under investigation for alleged crimes of rape and sexual assault. On top of which, and I'll say no more - special measures.
My thinking is therefore, well, if this force: oops, I'm sorry, 'service' cannot even sort itself out then, hmmmmmmmmm. Besides which, the sudden enthusiasm from certain quarters to become like International Rescue, where we send Blunderbird 2 off to investigate the alleged misdeeds of Israeli leadership simply to appease the tick box 'London Massive' of protesters, who march the streets on an almost weekly basis and get their knickers in even more of a twist than on the previous occasion each time they venture out - well, I am left almost speechless! I can just imagine an IDF General saying "Listen lads, the people in London are unhappy and have taken to the streets, so we'd better pack it in now, and go home!
Ah well, with a complete lack of feathers to spit, I think I'll leave that one there, and move on.
TRANS!
Yes, I know I've had my say on the trans issue in another post, and I'm really not going to bother wasting my time and energy repeating what's already been said. However, she may be championing trans-M to F people, and I totally get how empowering that may be for others, but activist and model Munroe Bergdorf's already fatuous ego must have leaped to supersize having been picked by the UN to be 'UK champion' for women's rights, and as the day marches on I become even more convinced there's a urologist in the background of her life in it for a bet, because he or she has taken it to an all-time high.
Understandably, groups including Fair Play for Women, Sex Matters, Transgender Trend, and the Women’s Rights Network have all voiced their "dismay and disappointment" over model, Munroe Bergdorf, being selected. According to the information I've picked up on since this morning, at least 17 groups have signed a letter to the charity UN Women UK expressing their concerns.
She may be delusional enough to believe she is a woman, but trust me, if she dies tomorrow and her skeleton was dug up in fifty years, take a guess as to whether the skeleton would denote a male or a female. Sorry to have to be the bearer of the truth, it's just that Britain's best-dressed trans drag queen was dropped by the NSPCC, is a figment of her imagination.
Image credit: BBC News
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