AC: Re Man About the House.

"I was thinking to myself I think I like Jo better now,"

The original producers of the show meant to feature Jo as the sex symbol and were surprised at the male reaction to the Chrissy character.

I denounce (grin) your betrayal of Chrissy toward Jo. I will remain loyal forever.

BTW, if you get a chance, watch an episode of Upstart Crow. Paula Wilcox aka Chrissy plays Shakespeare's mother. Even in old age, she still has a certain something.

The Brits love their curries. Their cultures are dynamic.
They love their bearded Muslim sports heroes. Their
Muslim Mayors. They even had a Prime Minister of Indian
descent. Heck even their Royal Family has mixed ancestry.

A range of cultures in Britain is normal. Not novel.

Why then are a small minority still resistant to diversity?

Is it economic austerity of the times that has shrunk the
space they might share. Growing inequalities as history
shows do supply people with opportunities to
scapegoat minorities. Claims are often made about
government policies of encouraging cultural differences
at the expense of national cohesion.

Britain should not allow itself to be noticeably
susceptible to being overtaken by extreme so called
nationalists or self-proclaimed "patriots." Their thought
processes may lead to many wrong policies.

What is lacking to counter their arguments is a project
to get people to bridge their differences just as much as
they bond over their similarities.

The more people from different backgrounds trust each other,
the better their society.

Politicians should be preaching the need to learn how to
get along with others. That's how people can be encouraged
to broaden their outlooks. Other nations do it. Challenging
myths and misinformation would ensure Britain fosters
egalitarianism and representative cultures.

Surely everyone will agree that is what the country needs.

There's more at:

http://theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/17/the-guardian-view-on-multicultural-britain-learning-to-live-together

Akram Khan, an award-winning British dancer and
choreographer writes:

"It is our culture that makes me most proud to be British.
That same culture has been a welcoming home for my own
work. Where a British dancer of Bangladeshi origin can
pursue a career blending the Indian kathak style with
contemporary forms."

"This openness to diversity is visible in many areas just
look at Notting Hill carnival every year. Or take the
Turner Prize, where the artists shorlisted in the last two
years have been German, Fijian, Israeli, Zanzibari, Palestinian,
Jamaican, and Bengali heritage."

"Diversity is what makes Britain's culture great. But recently
it has felt as though we have lost sight of this self-evident
truth."

"Brexit, polarisation and the poisonous debate about immigration
threaten to turn our diversity into division. That would be a
historic disaster for the country."

There's more at:

http://theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/10/diversity-uk-britain-culture-arts-sport

"Why then are a small minority still resistant to diversity?"

Small minority? Meanwhile in the real world....

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/07/15/88264339-13717363-image-a-1_1723039444676.jpg

"They love their bearded Muslim sports heroes."

Maybe so. But they also hate those that wield machetes and groom their daughters and rape their women and seek to overthrow their culture. Strangely </sarc> some see those things as more important than someone who can kick a goal.

There are criminals, extremists, and fundamentalists, in all cultures.
Most sane people are opposed to them.
But that's no excuse for the recent behaviour in the UK - of
taring certain communities with the one
brush, blaming them, spreading hate, misinformation, and resorting to
violence.

That's why law enforcement agencies are determined not to allow
matters to get out of hand.

Excusing this behaviour is not justified. Violence is not
acceptable no matter who does it.

In a refreshing change there were anti-fascist protests by people of conscience all over Britain. These peaceful protest were in stark contrast to the violent rioting of far right bully boys over the past week or so, behaviour reminiscent of Hitlers 'Brownshirts' of pre-war days. Several of the Nazi types have already received jail time for their disgusting violent behaviour.

p/s, So far six fascists have been jailed for up to 2 years and 8 months, and another 150 are facing serious charges with possible lengthy jail time for their disgusting behaviour.

Lets hope none of the far right radicals here intend acting like their British cousins. The police are preparing themselves for any far right violent behaviour in Australia.