tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post2324186718696512510..comments2024-02-09T06:24:16.626+00:00Comments on upside down in cloud: same old same oldDru Marlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-10473616234182818372010-05-28T15:22:27.488+01:002010-05-28T15:22:27.488+01:00Makes me ponder the role of clowns, which these ch...Makes me ponder the role of clowns, which these characters are cast as. Maybe what NBS means by "proud to be different" is "different from those..." Caricaturing real people as buffoons calculated to arouse scorn (while arousing "sympathy" with the long-suffering supernormal).larry whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05659637420532771765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-13716814165356300942010-05-27T23:07:39.559+01:002010-05-27T23:07:39.559+01:00I am still stunned that people find stuff like tha...I am still stunned that people find stuff like that funny. Is the sight of a man in drag really inherently funny to people? Can people really sit through Little Britain or Psychoville and enjoy it? I tried and failed. Too painful.Nose_in_a_bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154323912093068113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-74830317149542488822010-05-21T12:01:51.483+01:002010-05-21T12:01:51.483+01:00I think that Walliams is touted as an upholder of ...I think that Walliams is touted as an upholder of diversity because he wrote a book called The Boy In The Dress, and is apparently a cross-dresser (is that right?) -but then Grayson Perry wears frocks too and he has some v dodgy takes on Teh Trans. Not In My Name, I think.Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-23673124519552137232010-05-21T09:05:21.361+01:002010-05-21T09:05:21.361+01:00Little Britain - any/all of it - always was about ...Little Britain - any/all of it - always was about as funny as a bucket of sick. <br /><br />Has Lucas ever tried to explain or justify the characters anywhere, do you know? I'd be interested to know what they thought they were doing. Unless, like that Boyle bloke, they just they just think it's big and clever to be offensive?<br /><br />MandyMandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662845759557019636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-9703873421990431122010-05-21T06:00:02.692+01:002010-05-21T06:00:02.692+01:00Interesting selectivity if true, Chrissie. Maybe t...Interesting selectivity if true, Chrissie. Maybe the perception of Little Britain as being outdated is wider than we thought...<br /><br />Thank you, Melissa. I try not to go on about it, in case I end up like the Ancient Mariner, endlessly spouting the story; but sometimes it has to be referred to, because it happened.Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-942172398216151842010-05-20T12:48:24.953+01:002010-05-20T12:48:24.953+01:00Hi Dru,
Although I cannot as yet confirm it, I un...Hi Dru,<br /><br />Although I cannot as yet confirm it, I understand that the disabled character from the series was left out from the commercials, as it was considered it might be seen as offensive to include him.<br /><br />A nasty advert, and a campaign is already underway by Trans media Watch to bring the issue to Nationwide's attention.<br /><br />Independent letters and emails are also a good idea.<br />Hugs<br />chrissie<br />xxxxxxchrissieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495222190059079697noreply@blogger.com