Random social/critical observations you had today

[pietillidie]

The BBC has a lot of great female comedians and personalities, and TV show characters. The Beloved One perceives a distinct culture within the BBC in this regard, with women not expected to tow any line on appearance or to play second fiddle in the intellect, opinion or age stakes.

In her un-researched perception, this goes noticeably beyond Australian, American and Irish TV, though I have pointed her to the great ABC journalists over the years, such as Maxine McKew.

Just from her recent consumption online which I end up catching in the background (some older shows):

• QI - many very funny and smart guests
  
• Great British Bake-Off - two female comedians host the show, while Mary dominates Paul Hollywood, and not in some old-school "women's domain" way
  
• Happy Valley
  
• The Fall
  
  And it's not just the BBC, though you get the sense the BBC sets the agenda:
  
  
• Broadchurch (one of my Faves - great male and female leads)
  
• Unforgotten
  
• Vera
  

See also:

http://www.bustle.com/articles/93442-9-british-tv-shows-that-are-so-full-of-awesome-women-theyll-give-you-all-the
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/04/the-top-3-british-female-detectives-on-tv.html

[luvdids]

Can't say I get what this thread is about?

I have plenty of random thoughts every day, but none are critical.

I'm confused.

[pietillidie]

^Sorry, not "critical" as in "vitally important", "critical" as in "literary criticism" or "social criticism". But not as formal as those; more like passing observations about society.

Not every such observation warrants a separate thread, while the happy/sad/pissed off threads are of a different nature.

I often want to jot down thoughts, but they don't warrant an entire thread.

I just changed the thread title to try clarify it a bit

[Wokko]

Progressives can't handle those they see as 'their own' going off the plantation.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2016/03/05/trans-lgbt-communities-unhinged-bruce-jenners-ted-cruz-support/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

Jenner has said it was harder to come out as Conservative than it was to come out as Trans.

[David]

Has anyone ever claimed Caitlyn Jenner as a progressive? Honestly, I just wish everyone would shut up about her. I like to think we can talk about serious issues without having to make reference to some vapid celebrity.

[Jezza]

[think positive]

I think I need a sex change. Maybe 50/50. Must be great to come home, eat, and fall asleep in a the $£$%^%%$ chair for a couple of hours before bed time.

[Pies4shaw]

[think positive]

[Skids]

I was listening to a commercial radio station in Perth the other day. That song Gold digger comes on, I ask the missus, "who sings this?". Kayne West, so why is the word '[snip]' cut out of the song?
You know the line "I 'aint sayin' she a gold digger, but she 'aint messin' with no broke [snip]".. so why would the edit it like that?

The other song that comes to mind is that one, I don't know who sings it, or what it's called -"I really farked it up this time, didn't I my dear".... that one. They beep out the 'farked'.... why?

Compared to what you see and hear on tv, it's nothing... isn't it?

[think positive]

Oh god karmas a bitch, seems he put a couple of cans of coke in the freezer so I could have a scotch and coke to watch the game with- but he was asleep and I was cleaning, and now, I'm cleaning again fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckityfuck

[Skids]

[snip]

[think positive]

[Dangles]

[stui magpie]