The amount of fawning coverage the Guardian has devoted to the Queen is appalling. It's getting pretty North Korean in the UK right now, I mean I know republicans are in a minority, but not by so much, it's maybe 40/60? Let's hear their voices too for Christ's sake.
― Zelda Zonk, Sunday, 11 September 2022 12:03 (one year ago) link
I saw t'other day that one of the Graun's other crap cartoonists (Edith Pritchett) is Matt's daughter. I bet that was a short job interview.
― calzino, Sunday, 11 September 2022 12:05 (one year ago) link
wait, is there no cartoon yet from matt himself?
his slicey bois have been silenced
― mark s, Sunday, 11 September 2022 12:26 (one year ago) link
out of respect, no cock and balls this week
Difficult to draw when your tears are making the ink run.
― Buckfast At Tiffany's (Tom D.), Sunday, 11 September 2022 12:31 (one year ago) link
counterpoint: he knows his savage republican views are not wanted
― mark s, Sunday, 11 September 2022 12:39 (one year ago) link
Matt: the frenemy within
― seo layer (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 11 September 2022 12:57 (one year ago) link
Republicanism is 25/75 - higher the older you get, of course, but even the 18-24 year olds (barely) support the monarchy https://www.statista.com/statistics/863893/support-for-the-monarchy-in-britain-by-age/
― Andrew Farrell, Sunday, 11 September 2022 19:01 (one year ago) link
Sorry: lower the older you get.
It's mostly superficial and wishy washy and people saying what they think they should say, a few years of KC3 might upset the apple cart.
― Buckfast At Tiffany's (Tom D.), Sunday, 11 September 2022 19:29 (one year ago) link
a few š¬ gifs even
― mark s, Sunday, 11 September 2022 19:32 (one year ago) link
this week Zoe Williams didn't listen to the radio, but she might listen to it again in the future. How much money is she paid for this shit? She is no Chiles, that's for sure.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/20/the-radio-was-the-soundtrack-to-my-life-but-i-turned-it-off-a-week-ago-and-may-never-turn-it-back-on
― link.exposing.politically (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 18:24 (one year ago) link
They dedicated the Today programme to her before the 9 oāclock pips this morning.
― Madchen, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 18:41 (one year ago) link
i listen to the radio all the time and tbh there were bits of the World Service, Radio 3 and some sport on 5 Live that were completely listenable, don't know what kind of shit ZW listens to cos i'm not reading anything of hers on purpose
― feudal vague (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 19:57 (one year ago) link
maybe Times Radio. I alternated between R3 and Jazz fm for some modicum of sanity. The latter were playing Miles Davis and Kenny Burrell tracks and the presenter was saying this is music inspired by locations QEIII was also inspired by!
― calzino, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 20:09 (one year ago) link
after the first couple of days a lot of BBC radio was normal enough if you picked your spots
― feudal vague (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 20:17 (one year ago) link
I don't why I made Lilibet the third, it's her son who's the thurd - but nm
oh yeah there was still some programming left. I was even much more grateful than usual for the NPR shite that was broadcast on WS. Just anything would have done in these circumstances. Some might counter why not just go on bbc sounds and pick some program that suits you, which is fair but sometimes you just don't want to make any decisions.
― calzino, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 20:24 (one year ago) link
and the presenter was saying this is music inspired by locations QEIII was also inspired by!
lol that's an astonishing reach, but if it that's what it takes for the guy to play his jazz in peace...
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 21 September 2022 10:32 (one year ago) link
in the annals of who embarrassed or disgraced themselves since the passing (so-called) of E2R i am going to state for the record that cartoonist matt earned his pay and nailed it! by *not* disgracing or embarrassing himself in his wry sideways look etc etc
― mark s, Wednesday, 21 September 2022 10:48 (one year ago) link
The Observer, but...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/02/if-labour-is-truly-the-party-of-equality-it-wouldnt-shut-down-the-trans-debate
― AlanSmithee, Sunday, 2 October 2022 20:18 (one year ago) link
there's a y in the day, and the Guardian Media Group are platforming hate speech as per
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 2 October 2022 20:48 (one year ago) link
genuinely chilling. the kind of thing i would have expected in the heyday of the daily mail.
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 3 October 2022 08:09 (one year ago) link
Save us from former Ed Miliband advisors passing themselves off as journalists or, perplexingly, comedians.
― put a VONC on it (suzy), Monday, 3 October 2022 08:19 (one year ago) link
And people wonder why we hate British comedy.
― Fronted by a bearded Phil Collins (Tom D.), Monday, 3 October 2022 08:24 (one year ago) link
The 40 and 60 are both much lower than that, 'I dont care's surely outnumber republicans, possibly monarchists too
― anvil, Monday, 3 October 2022 08:30 (one year ago) link
I think the "I'm not a royalist but..." brigade outnumber both. For the moment anyway.
― Fronted by a bearded Phil Collins (Tom D.), Monday, 3 October 2022 10:32 (one year ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/oct/03/how-we-met-i-like-to-think-of-myself-as-rational-but-this-felt-like-love-at-first-sight
It's crazy how they publish both the trans debate piece and the one above.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 3 October 2022 12:22 (one year ago) link
Optimistic.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/03/tories-heading-for-oblivion-u-turns-kwarteng-truss-45p-tax-rate
― the pinefox, Tuesday, 4 October 2022 09:43 (one year ago) link
i've been waiting for tory oblivion since eu tensions were due to tear them apart long before brexit. call me when it happens.
― ledge, Tuesday, 4 October 2022 09:45 (one year ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/oct/06/dining-across-the-divide-being-two-blokes-in-middle-age-we-did-talk-a-bit-about-military-history
"An IT worker and a barrister are both interested in policing. But where do they stand on Brexit?"
Literally, surprisingly, written by ... Zoe Williams.
― the pinefox, Thursday, 6 October 2022 12:07 (one year ago) link
"Richard He was over a decade younger than me. Heād got longish hair and a beard, whereas Iām clean-shaven, but otherwise he looked a normal chap.
Doug I had chilli prawns, chicken and then a lemon tart."
― the pinefox, Thursday, 6 October 2022 12:08 (one year ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/oct/08/i-thought-my-boyfriend-of-10-years-was-going-to-propose-then-he-told-me-he-was-transgender
never not at it
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 8 October 2022 20:11 (one year ago) link
ugh, I don't really need to click that do I
― rob, Saturday, 8 October 2022 20:16 (one year ago) link
i wouldn't
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 8 October 2022 20:21 (one year ago) link
Sorry but āboyfriend of ten yearsā and āgoing to proposeā are mutually exclusive. Iām not clicking that shit either, but wow if you missed one such hint Iām not surprised you missed another.
― barry sito (gyac), Saturday, 8 October 2022 20:23 (one year ago) link
The article is actually fine, sheās an ally and the article was published with her exās blessing. Read to the end.
― Madchen, Saturday, 8 October 2022 20:57 (one year ago) link
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjca4x8AeH8/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
― Madchen, Saturday, 8 October 2022 20:59 (one year ago) link
xp you know what publication doesnāt deserve to get the benefit of the doubt from people? The guardian.
― barry sito (gyac), Saturday, 8 October 2022 21:01 (one year ago) link
yeah i looked at the opening sentence and jumped to the obvious conclusion
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 8 October 2022 21:03 (one year ago) link
Also, I donāt know how you square being an ally with telling this particular story and sharing praise from your friends on your Instagram story about how brave you are.
― barry sito (gyac), Saturday, 8 October 2022 21:06 (one year ago) link
ok I read it, and yeah it's not as vile as I presumed based on the url. tbh I'm not sure what to think of it though. the beginning is pretty rough, and the trick of switching her ex's pronouns chronologically within the story feels a little clever-clever and disrespectful. but what do I know, I suppose it could be beneficial to show people this journey and its ending not being tragic. however, it did disturb me how much the emotional beats of the break-up reminded me of a friend who is currently going through a traumatic marital crisis caused by infidelity; it's hard not to hear blame & betrayal here. ultimately, I mostly just wish you got to read her ex's version of the story
― rob, Saturday, 8 October 2022 21:37 (one year ago) link
Yeah, p much. This read a lot like 'please congratulate me for not going full terf over this'.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 8 October 2022 22:07 (one year ago) link
this is genuinely the funniest thing Iāve ever readhttps://t.co/DLOCYLf8GV— ansel avizandum (@AliceAvizandum) October 9, 2022
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 9 October 2022 13:30 (one year ago) link
Lol at some of the comments.
Just totally shredded.
the reversing beep of regret
― mark s, Sunday, 9 October 2022 13:37 (one year ago) link
i started reading this yesterday and gave up about a third of the way in but has the grauniad ever run a piece of this length by someone who has transitioned about their experiences
― manic pixie dream shatner (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 9 October 2022 14:02 (one year ago) link
me reading this:
https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/034/711/Screen_Shot_2020-07-24_at_11.33.38_AM.jpg
― manic pixie dream shatner (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 9 October 2022 14:03 (one year ago) link
Juliet Jacques wrote one but I never read it:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/series/transgender-journey
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 9 October 2022 14:05 (one year ago) link