tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post1845127780160677349..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Digging up the dirtnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-74984116307219749762020-07-27T17:10:52.669+01:002020-07-27T17:10:52.669+01:00Agent: Trump is just a thoroughly odious character...Agent: Trump is just a thoroughly odious character now, never mind all the odious things he did in the past. Tony Sewell has recently condemned homophobia, so it seems his views have genuinely changed.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-23217463887097570802020-07-27T16:19:52.417+01:002020-07-27T16:19:52.417+01:00Maybe. Depends on what a person said and what thei...Maybe. Depends on what a person said and what their words and actions have been since. Case in point - Trump said some pretty awful things thirty years ago, and his actions since are equally despicable.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-22738807735107617682020-07-20T20:42:15.676+01:002020-07-20T20:42:15.676+01:00Mary: There seems to be an army of people out ther...Mary: There seems to be an army of people out there whose sole purpose in life is to give and take offence. So utterly childish.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-40005002482930747762020-07-20T18:57:03.482+01:002020-07-20T18:57:03.482+01:00It is ridiculous as is this cancel culture. I'...It is ridiculous as is this cancel culture. I'm so sick of it. Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-71042523519460264022020-07-19T15:55:09.022+01:002020-07-19T15:55:09.022+01:00Ms Scarlet: I think deeply entrenched opinions can...Ms Scarlet: I think deeply entrenched opinions can stay the same for a lifetime, or they can change as a result of personal experience. BJ has said that after his stay in hospital, he's much keener to tackle the obesity epidemic. And Tony Sewell said in August 2013 "The gay rights movement is surely a human struggle for homosexuals to be treated equally." That's a big change from 1990.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-16473968587708937402020-07-19T13:57:02.216+01:002020-07-19T13:57:02.216+01:00I kind of agree with WWW. Percentage wise I think ...I kind of agree with WWW. Percentage wise I think less people are changeable than you think, Nick.<br />Deeply entrenched opinions are deeply entrenched hence the difficulty of them being altered. Faddy opinions, or on-trend opinions are the ones that change all the time.<br />Look at Boris and Trump - it'd be a miracle if they changed!!<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-37357387011530611662020-07-18T17:27:03.772+01:002020-07-18T17:27:03.772+01:00Fly: I know, those innocent times! Social media ha...Fly: I know, those innocent times! Social media has a lot to answer for. Nowadays if you're looking for dirt and you dig away for long enough, you'll find some.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-42960824287502662382020-07-18T15:49:00.737+01:002020-07-18T15:49:00.737+01:00And to think all we had to worry about was mothers...And to think all we had to worry about was mothers producing baby and toddler photographs....the social mdia can be a curse.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-11214791200939478102020-07-18T15:31:36.576+01:002020-07-18T15:31:36.576+01:00Mike: I'm surprised and impressed that you had...Mike: I'm surprised and impressed that you had no unsavoury opinions! I can remember supporting the IRA for quite a while, conveniently overlooking the violence, the bombings, and all the innocent victims.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-64261592591658196262020-07-18T14:28:02.662+01:002020-07-18T14:28:02.662+01:00"We all have skeletons in the closet when it ..."We all have skeletons in the closet when it comes to unsavoury opinions we held when we were younger, and less sensible and circumspect than we are now."<br /><br />That's a rather broad brush used in that statement. I've been trying to think of any opinions I had that were "unsavory" and honestly can't. I do remember using the n-word in a rhyme and in a saying when I was a child, but that was before I understood the significance and how hurtful it was. But that's all I can come up with.Mike Goadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909276588431011926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-1670104746456470392020-07-18T08:21:43.520+01:002020-07-18T08:21:43.520+01:00Linda: I didn't know the dubious overtones of ...Linda: I didn't know the dubious overtones of "dance hall girl" either. I just googled it! I think a lot of women refuse to wear uncomfortable female clothing as they get older. Jenny long ago abandoned tights, skirts, dresses, high heels and all those impractical gender symbols.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-17106195622680679192020-07-18T08:09:12.231+01:002020-07-18T08:09:12.231+01:00Joanne: Quite so. Let sleeping dogs lie is my opin...Joanne: Quite so. Let sleeping dogs lie is my opinion.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-4000225400662457162020-07-18T08:07:20.292+01:002020-07-18T08:07:20.292+01:00Jean: Exactly. You only have to look at a few old ...Jean: Exactly. You only have to look at a few old comedy programmes to see how embarrassing some of the "humour" now is by today's norms.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-66981052827624610152020-07-18T08:04:28.903+01:002020-07-18T08:04:28.903+01:00Bijoux: Indeed, how could he even think of taking ...Bijoux: Indeed, how could he even think of taking the job if he doesn't believe in some absolutely fundamental aspect of racism?nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-2576242641233780692020-07-18T03:55:25.367+01:002020-07-18T03:55:25.367+01:00When I was a child I was a girly girl. When my bro...When I was a child I was a girly girl. When my brothers and cousins played cowboys I was the dance hall girl in my long taffeta skirt with a ruffle at the bottom. Of course, I had no idea what a dance hall girl was back then. But, I'm certainly not a girly girl now. I never wear nylons and don't own any high heels or skirts/dresses for that matter. I can't stand ruffles nor flowered fabrics. I certainly would not now like to be judged by who I was back then.Linda Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734450335251336493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-10478756134466199632020-07-18T02:02:51.440+01:002020-07-18T02:02:51.440+01:00I am not aware of the person or the incident, but ...I am not aware of the person or the incident, but I so agree. Let the past alone when it's no longer relevant to the present. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-90189437227778141692020-07-17T22:21:21.481+01:002020-07-17T22:21:21.481+01:00Times have changed a lot and a lot of jokes that p...Times have changed a lot and a lot of jokes that people used unthinkingly years ago would be taboo now. People can change a lot in 30 years. CheerfulMonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934008738777906970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-56753594979814363952020-07-17T22:09:29.897+01:002020-07-17T22:09:29.897+01:00He had previously said that he didn’t believe that...He had previously said that he didn’t believe that institutional racism existed. Oh, the irony of him then taking that position. It’s crazy to me that they couldn’t find someone better suited for the job.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-82743399860926260782020-07-17T15:54:26.439+01:002020-07-17T15:54:26.439+01:00Ramana: Settling scores might well come into it. A...Ramana: Settling scores might well come into it. As you say, it's hard to level with an employer if you have a lot to lose financially.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-69993554115257738182020-07-17T15:51:54.569+01:002020-07-17T15:51:54.569+01:00www: I don't think our opinions are that entre...www: I don't think our opinions are that entrenched. Lots of people change their opinions quite radically over the years. But I certainly wouldn't employ someone who had pro-nazi sympathies.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-64350912673531671862020-07-17T15:50:00.242+01:002020-07-17T15:50:00.242+01:00Bijoux: Not sure how it's in direct opposition...Bijoux: Not sure how it's in direct opposition to the job, unless you mean he doesn't seem to believe in equality?nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-75000059109000046502020-07-17T14:14:13.016+01:002020-07-17T14:14:13.016+01:00Times now are different and people are simply sett...Times now are different and people are simply settling scores on long festering wounds. What an acquaintance of mine told me about a complaint that she has made with her ex employer - "It is payback time." She can do it now as her pension is secure and all her terminal benefits have accrued to her. She could not have done that during the time that she was employed there.Ramana Rajgopaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595611334904650281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-41828089306994589062020-07-17T13:24:23.023+01:002020-07-17T13:24:23.023+01:00Can we change our opinions on racism, fascism, mis...Can we change our opinions on racism, fascism, misogyny? I think these are deeply entrenched. Wearing blackface or a nazi uniform shows a blatant disregard for the pain of others. Another example: I ended a friendship because he had been cruel to animals as a child.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-72544828926394695062020-07-17T13:18:14.956+01:002020-07-17T13:18:14.956+01:00Most of us aren’t in positions where our random co...Most of us aren’t in positions where our random comments were recorded 30 years ago. But this guy wrote these things as a columnist, which seems a bit different. Plus the fact that it’s in direct opposition to the job, which makes its valid point.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.com