Archive for January, 2005

Religion is the moral equivalent to homosexuality. Discuss.

Posted on January 28, 2005 ~ Filed Under Culture

The Guardian reports today that Buster the bunny pops on his backpack, visits lesbian family and starts row (may require registration). The headline refers to a cartoon aimed at promoting tolerance, which went too far for the Education Secretary by showing a lesbian family.
The article closes with a quote from the Focus on the […]

Gay cartoons

Posted on January 20, 2005 ~ Filed Under Culture

Here’s an interesting article about some uproar about gay cartoon characters.
“We see the video as an insidious means by which the organisation is manipulating and potentially brainwashing kids,” Paul Batura, a spokesman for Focus on the Family, told the New York Times.
Excuse me?! They are complaining because a character holds hands with another character […]

Losing the moral high ground

Posted on January 10, 2005 ~ Filed Under Culture

I read today [may require registration] that BBC controllers have felt it necessary to employ security guards to protect themselves from threats from Christian groups. This follows protests about the screening of Jerry Springer - The Opera, which has proven to be hugely controversial. It seems to me, though, that it’s hard to maintain the […]

CameraMail

Posted on January 8, 2005 ~ Filed Under Culture

I’ve not heard of this before, and it’s an interesting idea. In brief: send a camera to a friend and encourage postal workers to take pictures with it as it travels.

Dim

Posted on January 2, 2005 ~ Filed Under Culture

Sarah is working on a Welsh-language play that is touring Wales. Sarah doesn’t speak Welsh, but the rest of the team do, which makes life interesting. For example, this exchange with one of Sarah’s colleagues on her first day:
Colleague: So, do you speak any Welsh at all?
Sarah: No, I’m afraid not.
Colleage: Dim.
Sarah: Um, yes. […]

Walking dweeb

Posted on January 2, 2005 ~ Filed Under Diary

Sarah and I went snowboarding again towards the end of December. This was a great plan as it got us out of London for some of the scary lead-up to Christmas, but less good because there’s not much snow that early in the season and falling really hurts. My main aim for the week was […]