Quite an achievement!
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I think Oliver has always had an inflated ego and so it has been interesting to see him come down a notch or two with his various crusades and subsequent controversies as well as a number of failed business projects. Not like he's short of a million or two. However given how woke the world has become and the flak his dish names have had according to the article it does seem to make some sense to try and protect himself.
That said I still think he's an idiot who has had his time
That said I still think he's an idiot who has had his time
I have no particular interest in Jamie Oliver anymore, but he did inspire many people (including me) to think a bit more about what they cooked and what they fed their kids a few years ago. Not necessarily a bad thing.
Most of the Sunday Times article is behind a paywall, but it looks like a run of the mill Sunday supplement interview which the other publications' websites have snipped one small part of to use as clickbait for their wokesmellers persuivant.
Most of the Sunday Times article is behind a paywall, but it looks like a run of the mill Sunday supplement interview which the other publications' websites have snipped one small part of to use as clickbait for their wokesmellers persuivant.
Disney are set to remake Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, however there are calls to abandon the term dwarfs.
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...as I have said...it is now working perfectly and I have no idea why - because it most certainly had stopped doing so.
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Though if some wee folks have an issue with the word 'dwarf' due to it having, for them, very negative historical connotations and association with such as 'absurdity'; 'comical character'; 'curiosity' (I give you Queen Victoria's favourite General Tom Thumb) - 'quaint little creatures' and so on - I have no idea why they could be a little sensitive and ask for Disney to consider a change - especially as the film will be aimed at a new young audience. Opportunity perhaps. My own initial reaction was a rather resistant 'well that's a pity...really - is that necessary?' But after a little bit of thought my resistance softened.
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I'll bite a little, accepting it's an irritation but this is an interesting subject. I saw what Pete Dinklage said about the remake. His main complaint was the caricature nature of the 7 dwarves in the film, living in caves, reinforcing stereotypes, funny little people etc. I get this. He will have had a lifetime of comments, jibes etc. He is currently promoting his lead role in Cyrano, height finally no longer being an issue, and then he gets asked about the remake.
I can understand his frustration, whilst noting that I'm lucky enough never have had to walk in his shoes.
Perhaps it is one to amend or leave to history?
I can understand his frustration, whilst noting that I'm lucky enough never have had to walk in his shoes.
Perhaps it is one to amend or leave to history?
HP Ink emailing me to tell me how much of a valued customer I am before quietly adding in that the price goes up 50% at the end of next month. Yep that makes me valued lol
Sergio Garcia. Again on the topic of teeing it up in Saudi Arabia. He wants to “achieve things for his family”. I.e., another one who’s just trying to “make a living for himself and family”.
53 million dollars on the PGA Tour and 30 million euros on the European Tour in prize money throughout his career.
It’s bloody sickening.
53 million dollars on the PGA Tour and 30 million euros on the European Tour in prize money throughout his career.
It’s bloody sickening.
There a PC issues with virtually any remake of 'old classic Fairy Tales'. There's even something of an industry satirising the efforts of the PC obsessed with rewriting them! One example has 'seven giants', though the star is still female, which means it's not totally PC!
And there's an amusing version of Little Red Riding Hood that concludes with both LRRH and the Wolf berating the would be 'rescuer'!
And there's an amusing version of Little Red Riding Hood that concludes with both LRRH and the Wolf berating the would be 'rescuer'!
Hey wee man, can Snow White still be white ?
^^^^^^^^what he said 😉
DVSA.....again.
Mandatory mask wearing ceased at midnight.
Have we, as driving instructors, had any guidance as to whether we, and our pupils, have to continue with masks for lessons and tests..?
Well, that's a big fat NO.......
Knowing DVSA we will have to continue with mask ( no problem here) but people are going to turn up for tests today thinking they don't have to wear one..and if the examiner believes the car has been used for a lesson without masks being used then that test will get cancelled.
Not asking for much really...they've only had a week to think about it...they make my life a misery...
It's been the same since Lockdown 1 ..we get infkr 2 or 3 days after the fact......
Peasants
Mandatory mask wearing ceased at midnight.
Have we, as driving instructors, had any guidance as to whether we, and our pupils, have to continue with masks for lessons and tests..?
Well, that's a big fat NO.......
Knowing DVSA we will have to continue with mask ( no problem here) but people are going to turn up for tests today thinking they don't have to wear one..and if the examiner believes the car has been used for a lesson without masks being used then that test will get cancelled.
Not asking for much really...they've only had a week to think about it...they make my life a misery...
It's been the same since Lockdown 1 ..we get infkr 2 or 3 days after the fact......
Peasants
Food is a real cultural identifier, so Oliver and other celeb chefs should very much be paying attention when they decide to bastardise someone's national dish for thier own profit.