So I see that Big Brother warned Rex and Darnell like a day later, and I also notice that there was a reported 1500 complaints. So maybe I was a little hasty yesterday, but still, talking to them a day later, especially in Darnell's case seems too little too late.
Also, and I didn't see much of yesterday's show, the fact that Rex and Darnell (at least Rex in the bit I saw) consequently started blaming Sara for complaining about them seems like they have taken absolutely no responsibility for their actions.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Posted on 27 Aug 2008 at 09:08 UTC
Just a quick note on Big Brother. After watching last night's episode and seeing with increasing horror the way that Darnell was brutally and relentlessly attacking Sara I am absolutely astonished that Big Brother hasn't seen fit to issue him with a warning or, more realistically, thrown him out of the house.
I don't think this is an over-reaction. His treatment of her has gone beyond the rejected-male-turns-to-digs-to-get-his-satisfaction thing into disgusting misogynistic bullying. Rex was obviously just joking, despite his controlling nature, evidenced by his relationship with Nicola, with Sara it had the feel of joking, and he had the sense to realize he'd gone too far and apologize. Darnell however...
Big Brother warned Mo about homophobic comments to Dennis. Big Brother warned Mo for playfully slapping Michael on the head.
Apparently the only people Big Brother allows to be bullied is women.
And then I turned onto Big Mouth to discover Helen Chamberlain taking the ladette thing too far and saying it was Sara's fault for not understanding blokes and some audience member saying she "deserved it". Am I reliving the 1980's?
I don't think this is an over-reaction. His treatment of her has gone beyond the rejected-male-turns-to-digs-to-get-his-satisfaction thing into disgusting misogynistic bullying. Rex was obviously just joking, despite his controlling nature, evidenced by his relationship with Nicola, with Sara it had the feel of joking, and he had the sense to realize he'd gone too far and apologize. Darnell however...
Big Brother warned Mo about homophobic comments to Dennis. Big Brother warned Mo for playfully slapping Michael on the head.
Apparently the only people Big Brother allows to be bullied is women.
And then I turned onto Big Mouth to discover Helen Chamberlain taking the ladette thing too far and saying it was Sara's fault for not understanding blokes and some audience member saying she "deserved it". Am I reliving the 1980's?
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Freud's Breakfast
Somewhere, I think it's in Looking Awry, Zizek says of Freud's myth of the Primal Father, "Freud so loved his Father that he gave him all the women". This thought comes to mind when watching the latest advert for Shreddies.
I find this reading of the advert quite interesting. The adverts aim, to sell cereal to children using the image of comfort, being propped up by reference to the Primal Father, as if comfort is predicated on patriarchal society.
I find this reading of the advert quite interesting. The adverts aim, to sell cereal to children using the image of comfort, being propped up by reference to the Primal Father, as if comfort is predicated on patriarchal society.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Testing Again...
using a different app so thought I'd test it out with this picture of a panda I got off of cute overload.
Food, Cigarettes, and enjoyment
I'm in the middle (or at least the start of the middle, which is still the middle but could still be considered the beginning) of a healthy eating fortnight. No special diet. Nothing too hard. Just plain old trying to eat some healthy foods rather than the shit I usually eat. The reason? An experiment into the effects of food on the mind. An attempt to reinvigorate the mind if you will. The nutritional value of the things I generally live on is like zero so I'm interested in what the effects of eating things with like all the good stuff happening will be.
Results so far? Here's the problem. How to separate the actual effects of the food from the effect that me thinking the foods are having will have - the psychosomatic effect if you will. So yeah, I actually feel quite good - not feeling as tired as I generally do, have a bit more energy generally - hence me writing this and I've been getting another bit of work done that I hardly ever get round to, despite the best of intentions - and, here's the actual reason that I suspect the psychosomatic outweighs the physical benefits: I feel happier.
Happiness comes from task completed, the sense of satisfaction at success, in this case the continued healthiness of the food I consume. It's like stopping smoking. Whenever I stop, after a couple of days I always get into a state of mind where the addictive quality of the cigarette is competing with the addictive quality of the feeling of needing a cigarette - the edge that comes with needing a cigarette continuously becomes addictive in itself - and if I can go without a cigarette for another couple of weeks it takes over completely (not quite completely, for obviously I start again at some point - but even here the sweetness of nicotine is tempered by the dismay at the loss of the edge).
With the food it is slightly different: I have no emotional investment in food. I eat crap, not because of any enjoyment I get, but simply because it is convenient - I feel aggrieved at the time it takes to prepare meals, time that could be spent more constructively (or even less constructively, but more enjoyably). Whereas cigarettes are in the register of enjoyment, and thus the satisfaction I get from either smoking or not smoking is higher than the satisfaction I get from this healthy eating diet.
It has occurred to me that I had the idea of this healthy eating kick on Monday an hour or so after I had a cigarette after an attempt at stopping. It is as if one failure led to the a desire for a task I could complete...
Results so far? Here's the problem. How to separate the actual effects of the food from the effect that me thinking the foods are having will have - the psychosomatic effect if you will. So yeah, I actually feel quite good - not feeling as tired as I generally do, have a bit more energy generally - hence me writing this and I've been getting another bit of work done that I hardly ever get round to, despite the best of intentions - and, here's the actual reason that I suspect the psychosomatic outweighs the physical benefits: I feel happier.
Happiness comes from task completed, the sense of satisfaction at success, in this case the continued healthiness of the food I consume. It's like stopping smoking. Whenever I stop, after a couple of days I always get into a state of mind where the addictive quality of the cigarette is competing with the addictive quality of the feeling of needing a cigarette - the edge that comes with needing a cigarette continuously becomes addictive in itself - and if I can go without a cigarette for another couple of weeks it takes over completely (not quite completely, for obviously I start again at some point - but even here the sweetness of nicotine is tempered by the dismay at the loss of the edge).
With the food it is slightly different: I have no emotional investment in food. I eat crap, not because of any enjoyment I get, but simply because it is convenient - I feel aggrieved at the time it takes to prepare meals, time that could be spent more constructively (or even less constructively, but more enjoyably). Whereas cigarettes are in the register of enjoyment, and thus the satisfaction I get from either smoking or not smoking is higher than the satisfaction I get from this healthy eating diet.
It has occurred to me that I had the idea of this healthy eating kick on Monday an hour or so after I had a cigarette after an attempt at stopping. It is as if one failure led to the a desire for a task I could complete...
A twosome
Here's the Lykke Li video for "Breaking It Up". Quality song. I got the album on a whim and, in between listening to the new Nas album (which is absolutely amazing - I'll now have to post the "Hero" video after this Lykke Li Video - the song absolutely delivers on every level), I've listened to it more than a lot of albums i've got recently. The video is also preety cool, excellent dancing.
Lykke Li - Breaking It Up from SylvAïn on Vimeo.
And to Nas
Lykke Li - Breaking It Up from SylvAïn on Vimeo.
And to Nas
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