Whilst I am not in a hurry to throw my hat into the ring and stand for council, I know what I would do if I WAS a councillor in the tier of Local Government. I would door knock and get some concerns from the coal face of the townsfolk. I would ensure potholes are filled. I would ensure the garbage is collected, and the swimming pool is maintained, and the parks are looked after, and especially the drains. Having been a victim of flooding twice after freakish storm cells partly owing to, I still maintain, woefully inadequate drains that couldn't cope with an anaemic fairy having a piss down them much less the torrential rainwater, I would DEFINITELY be working on dem drains, believe you me!
Maybe I would encourage the townsfolk to partake in a tidy towns type of project. I would definitely encourage the pubs to have live bands, and especially provide a platform for local musicians.
I know what I would not do, and that is orchestrate some dumb-arsed scheme wherein what adults view in the privacy of their own home is under question. This should not even be a concept. But it's happening, folks; in Toowoomba, to be precise. The civic fathers are hoping to turn Toowoomba into a porn-free town. There will be a gathering - whereat male attendees are encouraged to take the pledge to not view porn - on 16 October 2018. Sorry I can't get there, folks; I'm busy cutting my toenails and using the clippings as boomerangs that day.
To the Mayor of Toowoomba and his fawning acolytes, how can I put this delicately? Oh, I know: Are you all smoking crack? Do you seriously think this idea is going to work? Why do you think the viewing habits of adults in their own homes is of your concern? I'm aware you're trotting out the 'encourages abuse against women and children' trope, but that's a load of gangrenous shit. As a parent, what my kids view concerns me. I'm not so naïve to think they're not accessing questionable material when I'm not around. I have two teenage sons, and they have male teenage friends. I have had 'the talk', and told them they are looking at paid actors and to not expect every female (or male) partner they have to be willing to carry out the acts viewed on screen. It was uncomfortable. My oldest turned an incandescent shade of magenta, and squirmed like a bucket of worms in an earthquake. But the talk had to be had.
As I just mentioned, as a parent, I get concerned about KIDS. As an adult citizen, I don't give a fart in a hurricane what other adults of sound mind choose to view in privacy. It's none of my damned business, and it's certainly none of the business of the civic drones of Toowoomba Council. This silly idea is laughable, and it's really not workable. What are you going to do? Sit outside residents' homes in a van that has been equipped with satellite equipment, as you grip high-power binoculars in one hand, and a thermos of hot cocoa in the other, kind of like some self-righteous cops on stakeout?
Your idea totally sucks the dried dags from the fur around a Maltese terrier's arse. I would suggest you worry about Toowoomba's infrastructure or something instead.
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