Monday, February 28, 2005

why are you such a control freak?

..."are you sure this isn't cruel" said sammy, as the tadpole shot out of the teet pipette and flew across the biology classroom and hit Mr Buckle on the head...

Lets talk about the Oscars...fuck 'em...Million Dollar Baby did NOT deserve Best film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best supporting actor. The film was good but there were a lot which were a damn sight better. It really pisses me off sometimes how Hollywood plays it so politically correct. Martin Scorcese deserved the Oscar this year for The Aviator, Imelda Staunton should have won Best Actress (ooh abortion..dodgy subject for americans, that one) and Clive Owen should have one Best Supporting Actor for Closer (the pc chat scene was probably too filthy for them)...the last two films being British should have got a look in but the Hollywood Fascisti got in the way. I always look at Cannes or the Golden Globes now for the real winners...Oscar does not mean shit!

Male rape is a subject that doesn't get much of a look in...it happens, it happened to someone I know, it happens all around us but guys are too scared that their macho image will be dented and that they would never live it down. Rape is rape, enforced sex on a person of any gender. There was a case in the paper at the weekend, a guy wrote to the problem page saying that he was a young and attractive guy of 19 and that he had recently started working for a company. One male colleague in an authorative position made it quite clear that he fancied him. The young guy wasn't interested as he was hetero and pretty much told the guy this. The older guy asked the younger guy to work late one evening where he made his move and to put things bluntly (and i apologise) ripped the guys anus by forcing him into having sex with him. The agony uncle of the column suggested that he go for counselling, no talk about police or pressing charges, no talk about medical help, HIV tests etc...counselling...that was it, to help him deal with his emotions. This is fucking pathetic, the young guy has had his life torn apart and all they suggest is counselling. If this was a young woman shouting rape, do you think reactions would be the same...makes you think doesn't it...

Somebody asked me the other day what the strangest thing i had ever done was, i thought about it and the recounted the night i had dinner with the muppets...it was when I was working for Virgin Retail as a video buyer when I got an invitation to dinner because of a new video release, so we just thought they would show the video and there would be a buffet, that was the normal thing. We arrived at Chelsea Harbour Restaurant and was shown into sort of a holding are where the 10 of us were plied with drink, about half an hour later the call to dinner came...they opened the double doors of the private suite and there in front of us was a huge table with all the muppets sat there moving and talking. You can't really describe the wonder of something like that, but we were then seated in between muppets and dinner was served. Nobody even thought of looking under the table at the puppeteers, it was truly magical as course after course came and Miss Piggy and Kermit argued, fozzie told jokes and Animal...well he was just Animal!
After about two hours we were all escorted away from the room and as the doors closed all the muppets were waving and shouting goodbye...it was a great bit of PR and something I shall never forget...has anybody done anything stranger?...let me know in the comments...

...suddenly Marvin the Mosquito blew up like a huge Goodyear balloon and realised that he had hit an artery...

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello, sniff, sniff, blow!!!! How I have missed this, but to be honest although I have read the blog each day, I did not have the energy or the ability to engage the brain or fingers. But I'm back, and 1st to post a comment. As usual three fantastic blogs, each very different, and how right you are about that young guy, if only he had some caring supportive friends he could trust, maybe he would then have the courage to report this beast.
For me it's back to work tomorrow, I can't believe I've had another two days sick, Susan has told me to stop smoking, Lyn has advised me to get some multi vitamins, think I shall try both. See you all tomorrow. Gx

Anonymous said...

Glad your feeling better Gina. Neil I quite agree about the oscars there turning into an waste of time.
Ps I now its sick but after your dicription of what happened to the young man did you mean to use the pun about his "life being ripped apart" Sorry its sad to think that people get off on abusing there power. Matt

piddy77 said...

uummm no...that was an unfortunate turn of phrase..whoops

Anonymous said...

hello.as a male rape victim, i just wanted to thank Neil for bringing it to peopols attention. i get thru, its a struggle, but each day is a step nearer to a positive result and it helps that peopol like Neil arnt afraid to speak there minds.

Anonymous said...

Neil totally agree with your comments on the oscars as per usual america goes for the safe option rather than anything too political.

What a fabulous write up about male rape i was only reading an article at work today about it - that and about date rape drugs it puts you off the whole dating scene i can tell you but it was a very thought provoking piece and i only hope your friend has the courage to do something about it otherwise it will happen again to someone else

love Lisa xxxxxxxxx