Election Year or Fear!

[Andy_Faber]

Im reminded a bit of an incident when we went out with family members to watch a show. Sat behind us was a family with a young boy, maybe 10/11 ish who clearly had a disability. He was laughing very loud at everything, shouting out. To be honest he was having a great time.

This was clearly annoying members of my family and at the interval they said comeon we are moving.

My wife and me refused, to be honest the lad enjoying himself was great to see and hear. But I felt ashamed they had moved because I feel sure his family would have known why.

Now you could say it was better that then saying something etc. That's something I had forgotten about until now.

As it happens one of my nephews is showing signs he might have tics, I wonder how my family would feel if someone moved or complained if he does go on to develop something similar to John Davidson.

That’s a tricky one Sith, but there’s a difference just IMO between moving (to recover the enjoyment one expected from attending) and asking the person himself to move or otherwise complain directly about him. I can see both sides re the former, totally against the latter. There is a third way, which my family are constantly embarrassed about because I do it, and that is to actually engage with the person concerned. Such people no doubt struggle for interaction and my ‘habit’ started when somewhat shamefully my (then) local church congregation used to pretty much ignore a fellah who had ‘problems’. He told me he knew he’d be treated like that in most settings and said (I paraphrase) ‘look on the bright side, at least I can always get a seat!’

[Geoff Parkstone]

That’s a tricky one Sith, but there’s a difference just IMO between moving (to recover the enjoyment one expected from attending) and asking the person himself to move or otherwise complain directly about him. I can see both sides re the former, totally against the latter. There is a third way, which my family are constantly embarrassed about because I do it, and that is to actually engage with the person concerned. Such people no doubt struggle for interaction and my ‘habit’ started when somewhat shamefully my (then) local church congregation used to pretty much ignore a fellah who had ‘problems’. He told me he knew he’d be treated like that in most settings and said (I paraphrase) ‘look on the bright side, at least I can always get a seat!’

Andrew Lawrence, comedian of these parts, sums the storm in a teacup nicely here:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVI9A...ZvbHVkMWF4NA==

[Andy_Faber]

Andrew Lawrence, comedian of these parts, sums the storm in a teacup nicely here:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVI9A...ZvbHVkMWF4NA==

Absolutely spot on and he even managed to fit in a bit of racism of his own, the type that the luvvies won’t be popping a ******* about

[Geoff Parkstone]

Absolutely spot on and he even managed to fit in a bit of racism of his own, the type that the luvvies won’t be popping a ******* about

We will ignore the inherent -ism in the use of the phrase "luvvies", but I think its the attention seeking faux liberals whose *******s may pop!

[ramAnag]

Andrew Lawrence, comedian of these parts, sums the storm in a teacup nicely here:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVI9A...ZvbHVkMWF4NA==

Unsurprised that the returning GP finds him funny these days. The BAFTAS row provided a source of very low hanging fruit, but dig a little deeper and some may find their initial approval waning.
Each to their own but not one for me, thanks.