Hello, it's your illustrious blogger hard at work, um, blogging, and guess what? I am super pissed off! I don't know if that's a good way to start a post, or an entertaining way to start a post because I do kind of sound like a hyped up teenager. But it's hard not to get pissed off at the level of dumb-arsery to which we are subjected by our politicians. And it seems this subjection of dumb-arsery occurs on a daily basis. Seriously, do you guys actually wash the pesticides off the fruit before you eat it? I am not sure if this is the brain-child (and I use the word 'brain' very loosely, as loose as a sixty year old redneck's teeth, in fact) of Social Services Minister Christian Porter, or if an acolyte suggested it, but maybe more likely he found it on the toilet paper after he last took a dump, but I saw on breakfast television 'they' are talking of cutting the welfare benefits of parents whose children skip school. The only thing pissing me off more than this dumb-arse suggestion are the legions of dumb-arses supporting it. How is this fair on parents who might be rushing out the door to start work at 7.30am, to a low-paying job being supplemented by the welfare, and who are trusting their kids to get to school? Why make struggling families suffer more? What if the kid is wagging school because there is a bullying issue? Why not focus on the issue that is luring the child to play truant? If there is bullying, a mediation (and a good kick up the bully's arse). If the kid is a little turd deciding to wag school, then some counselling (followed by a good kick up the truant's arse). But there is no need to make struggling families suffer more. This whole notion is just dumb-arsed on every level. It also has an undercurrent of inherent snobbery regarding low income families. What are you going to do about the high income families whose children wag school? Take away their holiday sailing around the Bahamas? Seriously, there must be a better way to attend to your so-called 'crackdown on welfare'. Does the government need more money in its coffers for health, infrastructure, and education? I'm sure it does. Well, how's this for an idea? REMOVE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS FROM THE CHURCHES AND HIT THEM UP FOR SOME OVERDUE TAX!!!
Another questions being asked today: has Disney gone to far with its costume of Maui, a Polynesian character from an upcoming movie. It is accused of promoting 'brown face'. Um, let's just let kids play dress-ups, okay? As far as I can tell, this promotes diversity and makes kids aware of other cultures. The people having a gripe about it - go change your tampon. Actually, here's a fun idea: have a look at some 'Summer Heights High' on DVD, with Chris Lilley's portray of a rather troublesome kid named Jonah, who happens to be Polynesian. And if any of these people decide to watch the series, it is advisable that a trained paramedic be on standby, with a defibrillator ready to go.
Okay, so yesterday I bit the bullet and watched 'Bridget Jones' Baby'. I went in expecting to loathe it as much as I had loathed the second in the movie series. I did not loathe it. Can't say I particularly liked it, but the feelings coursing through my veins as I sat in the local cinema were nowhere near loathing. But they did not come close to excitement either. I personally considered the movie to be two hours of utter prosaic meh-ness. Well, maybe not quite two hours. I kind of enjoyed the final twenty minutes when she had the baby. Oh, if you think I've just revealed a spoiler with that bit of information, then please don't breed. But Renee Zellweger's pommy accent just grated on me, and it was, in my humble opinion, just an exercise in banality for the most part. Still think she's a bit of a wally.
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