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Will money be the factor over #Clarkson.

11 Wednesday Mar 2015

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Sack the cunt, who revels in the face of sticking two fingers to public decency….oh sorry political correctness. Generally people who are adverse to common sense are those throwbacks to an egalitarian jingoistic view of the world. Their marvel in our antiquated notion of nobility and hierarchy is not to be applauded but condemned and put out of it’s misery.

Jeremy Clarkson revels in this world but Top Gear is a big money spinner. I don’t understand the world of ‘petrolhead’ but then I’ve never thought driving a car really really fast was either big, clever or interesting; just another dull topic that Alpha males can walk each other off over, but the BBC shouldn’t back down IF he is guilty. This is an alleged assault and if I’m sure if a producer were to punch Clarkson, they’d be thrown to the dogs. However will they find a get out clause, banter, joshing, tom foolery come to mind, and back down or take a plunge and revisit the format without Clarkson.

The original Stig was on Radio 5 and it completely justified the view that Clarkson is a twat – it was like the old school boys network, described Clarkson basically as a man not to be trifled with and it’s all a bloody good show and he is a decent chap, punch up’s are good, not really a story. Tell that to anyone who has ever suffered workplace bullying.

Clarkson is not Marmite, unless it’s the pot you find at the back of the cupboard, outdated with mould growing in it from all the shit that is inside.

To Be Kind…………..Viva L’anarchie.

Just because it’s not popular doesn’t mean it’s not good! #marlenedumas

24 Tuesday Feb 2015

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The difficulty about anything that isn’t deemed presentable for the mainstream is that it is difficult to come across. It’s usually down to simple economics – those with the money want to keep the money – hence it being hard to break through unless you can break into this monetary circle. The more maligned thinking is that society is never encouraged to think, never encouraged to break away from the masses; democracy is a shallow concept when there is no actual choice.

1Marlene Dumas is an artist that is not palatable to a mainstream audience (probably due to her subject matter), but her paintings make you think. I can look at a Turner and appreciate at what a fantastic technical accomplished artist he is, but Dumas makes you question as a cold chill creeps across the back of your neck.

Following on from my last post, social media can never replicate the emotions that you feel when looking at certain art, simply because they are difficult to put into words. The Guardian describe it as ‘Bold, graphic and disturbing’ but thats only because it’s art – if she hadn’t ticked the right boxes they would probably describe it as sick, perverse and offensive – but thats just the fickle Guardian for their middle class readership.

With music, film, politics, literature and art – it’s very difficult to come across anything that has not had the leading authorities put their filter on what is deemed acceptable for society. Anyone who pushes the boundaries is usually classed as an enemy of the state and all that is good and pure, and all forces of the law are used to prohibit anyone witnessing it.

To Be Kind……….Viva L’anarchie………

Dumas

#algorithm’s and becoming #socially_dysfunctional

23 Monday Feb 2015

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We’ve all fucked up, some worse than others, but after a couple of weeks things usually blew over and you could show your face again but no more for those who live their life life though virtual society. Satire is dead; it doesn’t work when it has to be explained; poignant statements can know be misconstrued for offensive / ‘ist’ behaviour, and the more you protest the deeper you dig. Conversation is dead as every sentence becomes a statement – emotions are useless unless it can be displayed with varying symbols.

What the Fuck – how do I put my head is in a complete mess with a colan, full stop and asterix.

Mental illness aside, interaction is required to stop the world becoming sterile; convenience, laziness and apathy are the new mantra’s, but there is no escape – you are surrounded with a 24/7/365 culture in which any mistake can be highlighted, magnified and ruin relationships, families, and careers.

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Cyberspace and the use of algorithms has made it virtually (sic) impossible to get away with anything; any out of place comment (even to 20 friends) can suddenly be worldwide news, or news enough to fuck about with your life permanently. Programmes scour the internet looking for any celebrity, politician, notable news, that the ‘gossip’ society can’t wait to publish. It’s no wonder no-one votes anymore, politicians are so fucking boring unless they are have sex scandals, drug abuse and other favs but then do you want them running a country.

Corporate internet firms can go further and gradually guide your life by forcing certain information to the forefront of your online time, subliminally showing what to wear, say and how to act.

In about 10 years we will probably see the first of ‘Facebook’ trials, as some smart teenager sues his parents for invading their privacy by having their life full documented on Facebook. Why do people feel the need to share their world with other people, without actually interacting with them. Society and community were first eroded by capitalism and greed, but now it’s compounded with a virtual reality that isn’t quite. Social dysfuntionality will become the new ‘actual’ reality before anyone actually noticed.

To go forward we need to go backward – the virtual hegemony must be appropriated.

To Be Kind………..viva L’anarchie

Can you change your own sense of self – there is hope for UKIP voters

21 Friday Nov 2014

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What the fuck, another homophobic, racist, misogynistic self centred cunt elected by people with probably the same values. Emily Thornberry resigned over her tweet that has had her labelled a snob – this is where values become fucked up. UKIP say we need to talk about immigration and the issues it causes, but what about talking about the UKIP voter that usually voted BNP or EDL – to me thats not snobbish just common sense -if the BNP & EDL were wiped off the face of the earth it would be a good thing. This isn’t snobbish just evolution – how has UKIP become the face of the working class, it isn’t, just the face of bigoted thick cunts who haven’t evolved over the last century, nothing to do with working class. I have been to Rochester and one of the first thing I noticed was that their were more St George’s cross flags on display with EDL emblazed all over them. The more society evolves the less aggressive and more tolerant it should be.

I see anarchy as the point at which society has evolved and progressed that people do not need to be told what to do, as they see everyone as an equal.

I am working class and ashamed to have my class associated with such ignorance – however there is hope – a chance for people to lose their own sense of their own self an become tuned with another person.

http://www.designboom.com/art/artist-will-spend-28-days-in-isolation-wearing-virtual-reality-11-20-2014/

When Nimbyism turns to prejudice as Gay Primary School Teacher resigns.

07 Monday Apr 2014

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Speak to anybody and they will instantly say that they have no problem with race, sexuality, disability etc but all of a sudden when it’s actually in your life some people’s attitudes can change. It’s also no surprise that it’s usually down to religion, yes that thing that people follow that teaches them to be better people.

Andrew Moffat, the parents of the pupils in that school should be ashamed of themselves. There is a difference to promotion and making sure children (especially those from oppressive religious backgrounds) that being gay is normal.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gay-birmingham-teacher-resigns-after-parents-complained-that-they-did-not-want-him-to-teach-their-children-9243922.html

I remember when……….

19 Wednesday Feb 2014

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I put this up every year but it’s very difficult to find it (The BBC have pulled any video of it). Remember a time when the KLF were popular and invited to open the Brits…………..many walked out and it changed the face of the brits forever.

Priceless

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2suew_the-klf-vs-extreme-noise-terror-3am_music

 

 

Save Our Skatepark update – the new plans still don’t include saving the skatepark!

30 Saturday Nov 2013

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Reference Number: 13/02014/FUL and 13/02016/LB  
   
   
   

Case Officer: Mrs Helen Miles

Phone: 020 7926 1138

Email: hmiles@lambeth.gov.uk

 

Planning, Regeneration and Enterprise

Development Management

Phoenix House

10 Wandsworth Road

London

SW8 2LL

 
Mr Jason Cooper

17 Dundee Road

London

se25 4qn

 
 

29 November 2013

Dear Mr Jason Cooper,

 

Site: The Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London
Proposed Development: Planning permission is sought for alterations and extensions to the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery including a ‘pavilion’ above the Hayward Gallery and Purcell Room (a triple height building at level 7 to 9) and the creation of a 5 storey high ‘foyer’ beneath (level 2 to 6), a ‘liner building’ parallel to Waterloo Bridge (three storeys at level 4 to 6) and infilling of ground floor undercrofts. Providing an increase of circa 9,100sqm arts/cultural/leisure use (Class D2), circa 1,000sqm arts/cultural/leisure use (Class D2) and/or business use (Class B1), circa 500sqm arts/cultural/leisure use (Class D2) and/or shops (Class A1) and/or restaurants and cafes (Class A3) and/or hot food takeaways (Class A5), and circa 4,200sqm shops (Class A1) and/or restaurants and cafes (Class A3) and/or hot food takeaways (Class A5). Together with refurbishment of the existing venues, relocation of servicing, creation of public realm between Belvedere Road and Queens Walk, provision of roof gardens, external hard and soft landscaping, plant and associated works.

 

Listed building consent is sought for provision of new links to Waterloo Bridge and associated works (reference: 13/02016/LB).

 

Revised plans have been received showing amendments to elevations and appearance, including; a set back to the front (north-west elevation) of the ‘liner building’, alterations to the appearance of the Belvedere Road elevation, alterations to ‘festival steps’ (linking the new public realm to the proposed foyer) and the location of the lifts, alterations to the glazing to the corner of the Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer at level 2; and removal of A4 (drinking establishment) uses from the proposals.
Applicant: The Southbank Centre

 

I am writing to you because revised plans have been submitted in relation to the above planning and listed building applications, and the council wishes to consult you about these alterations and amendments. A summary of the alterations is in bold in the description of the proposed development, above.

 

You may wish to comment on the revised proposals before any decision is made. If so, please write and let me know by 20 December 2013.

 

Your views will be taken into account when this application is being considered.

 

ALL COMMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE APPLICATIONS, SO THERE IS NO NEED TO REPEAT ANY COMMENTS MADE PREVIOUSLY.

 

and they still mock Mutual Aid!

30 Saturday Nov 2013

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Kropotkin had it right, it time s of trouble people pull together and get involved to help. It such a shame that it takes instances like last nights Glasgow helicopter crash to mobilise this.

Thoughts to those injured, still missing and all those who didn’t think twice o dive into the pub to help. I’m sure the situation would be worse without this.

It’s nice to see that the Financial World will still go through a dead mans pockets!

27 Wednesday Nov 2013

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So Goldman Sachs made a fortune from the Royal Mail Sale, who is actually surprised? It’s the embodiment of the scorpion and the frog, and nothing can change apart from allowing the scorpion to perish. How often do the tax ministers consult with financial experts in order to create new tax laws, only to find those consultants explaining to clients how to avoid the tax law they have just helped create.

The finance world will also fuck itself, look at the Lehman Brothers, the only crime is that we continue to let them get away with it. When society learns not to expect profit making companies to be moral. Until this day the scorpion will always get a ride on the frogs back!

Is this the dawning of the new age of PMRC?

17 Sunday Nov 2013

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Until Friday I hadn’t heard about the controversy of Blurred Lines, but why would I, it’s a shit song in a shit genre by a shit artist, that in my eyes has no merit at all, however when student unions all over the country start banning it, it brought it to my attention.

Is it about rape, is it condoning rape – I stop at the comparison to Ice T’s CopKiller (a response to Rodney King and the LA riots) as Dorian Lynskey did in the Guardian article – whatever the answer about blurred lines, there is no reason to ban it; don’t listen to it, don’t buy it, boycott concerts but don’t ban it. We have the freedom of speech but also the freedom not to listen and put it in that category ‘shit’ never to be played again, but don’t give notoriety to something that will be forgotten in a couple of months.

Reggae, especially dancehall, is notorious for it’s misogyny and homophobia, so is hip hop, but none tries to ban them why – because its entering the bedroom of white middle-class teenagers. Nothing musically is ever condemned until it effects the white middle classes.

The performance featuring Robin Thicke and Myley ‘twerk’ Cyrus was just laughable and pathetic but has become an example of how exploitative the music industry has become. One the music industry has always been exploitative, anything to make money; the real issue with Cyrus is the hangover from her Hannah Montana day’s and the followers she used to have.

Thicke and Cyrus are simple puppets, not intelligent enough to do anything to make a political statement but free promotion due to scandal and outrage is easy. It remains to be seen as to how much either of them are in control of their careers or even understand the implication soy their actions but banning anything is not the answer.