Are The Lunatics Taking Over The Asylum?

[Theblip]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8727849/RADA-students-demand-George-Bernard-Shaws-dropped-drama-schools-theatre.html Is there any human being alive or dead with a spotless existence, including those protesting in such cases? Should nobody be revered anymore in case they are found to have a blemish on their records?

[david small]

Jesus..let he that is without sin, cast the first stone.
Mother...put down that rock.

[Theland]

We have imported many of these prob!ems and now need to deport them, not put them up in four star hotels with £40/week spending money to then join the Woke brigade!

[THECORBYLOON]

THELAND, you are not correct about the Oscars, films must meet two out of four Standards in order to be eligible.

The criteria are here,
https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-establishes-representation-and-inclusion-standards-oscarsr-eligibility

[dave50]

Not quite on subject but shouldn't music by the likes of Gary glitter and others with similar pasts be played on the radio with royalties going to children's charities? I'm afraid I really liked his records, sorry.

[dannyk13]

If they don't like it then let them go learn their craft somewhere else.

[Mozz71]

I wonder how many of them own Michael Jackson albums? Or pay to watch Woody Allen or Roman Polanski movies?

Different "crimes" (I used inverted commas as no crimes have been proven against them), but same results. Hypocritical behavior.

[ToraToraTora]

completely radio.

[zebo]

//Even worse, to qualify at the Oscars, films must be made with at least 30% actors, technical support staff, cameramen, directors etc etc etc who are from unrepresentative minorities, including race, LGBTQXYZ, physical and mental impairment and more!!!//

We seem to be obsessed with quotas, seem to recall them being a bad idea in some countries.
My allowing the loons to dictate, pull down statues, re-write history in their own image etc we have allowed this constant invasion to happen and it will be very hard to put the racist genie back in the bottle.

[andy-hughes]

Dave, I don't believe you should ever apologise for either liking something contentious, or for holding a valid opinion.

[dannyk13]

jourdain//. I once witnessed a 'book-burning'//
I too witnessed it and agree that it was a bit scary.

[Mozz71]

//Not quite on subject but shouldn't music by the likes of Gary glitter and others with similar pasts be played on the radio with royalties going to children's charities? I'm afraid I really liked his records, sorry.//

I think most people would shudder at hearing him on the radio.

[naomi24]

Like AH, I tend to separate the art from the artist, the work from the personal opinions of the author, and so on. I wouldn’t mind hearing Gary Glitter records - not that I liked them much.

I do recall someone here having a Jimmy Savile avatar though … and I must admit every time I looked at that it made me feel quite sick.

[Theblip]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8730075/University-Edinburgh-fire-renaming-tower-commemorating-David-Hume.html

[naomi24]

^This is getting beyond a joke.

[youngmafbog]

It got beyond a joke a while back.

All part of the great reset being activated on the back of COVID.

[naomi24]

It really is time to start saying 'no'.

[jourdain2]

FAO Dannyk, sorry for diversion everyone, were you one of the police in attendance I was trying to drive past on my way home from school. The first time I had felt such naked hostility and intolerance and from people in a playground I had played in as a kid.

[andy-hughes]

Mozz - // I think most people would shudder at hearing him on the radio. //

I wouldn't - but as advised, I believe in separating the art from the artist.

One of my favourite films is The Tennent by Roman Polanski, and I remain a committed fan of Woody Allen's work.

[andy-hughes]

Theblip - regarding your link - we no longer draw the line at air-brushing historical figures with links to slavery, we are now starting on their friends - where is this nonsense going to stop?