The wilful misrepresentation of that history, either to fulfil a current social-political agenda, or simply to make a media production more appealing to a mixed race audience for commercial reasons, is damaging
society
We Don’t Really Want to Save the World
Those of us living in the richest countries are reluctant to surrender the current way of living and those in poorer countries are desperately striving to achieve it
Fear as a tool of government
It is a curious turn of events that we now find ourselves, some 40 years after the film was released, living like replicants.
Why are we normalising poverty?
As long as charities exist so will all of the problems that they supposedly address, including poverty, which has now become normal and socially acceptable
Enabled, not Disabled
The word disabled raises nothing but negative connotations. It defines a person as physically and/ or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated
The Government’s National Strategy for Disabled People
On 2nd April, 2020, the UK Government announced a National Strategy for Disabled People; for some reason I only discovered the fact after reading a post on Facebook that commented on a survey recently initiated in support of this new policy. A quick trawl of search results reveals that no major media outlet seems to have picked up on it. The same can be said for the survey that was released 15th January, 2021.
Would you take a knee for the disabled?
I was watching the BBC’s ‘Match of the Day’ recently and noticed that the commentator referred to what is now the customary ‘taking a knee’ as a protest against all forms of discrimination. That, I thought, is a step in the right direction. Due to the disruption to the season caused by the pandemic, and … Continue reading Would you take a knee for the disabled?
The Gravy Song, a Christmas 2020 advert, and Prejudice as Normal
Some people just do not like other people because they are different in one or more ways. Perhaps it is human nature? If it is then it is going to take something significant to change it.
Charity does not begin at home
Charity has become a big business making money from other people's suffering.
Provoking a Reaction or Not
Ever write something that you thought would provoke a response but it did not? Ever write something that was intended to be throw-away and it got the more attention than anything else you had published? I am sure that I am not alone in being able to answer yes to both questions.
Peter C Whitaker 