Like many Irish people, I was glued to my seat/couch last night watching TV3's concluding episode about The Rise and Fall of Fianna Fail - and it was high drama indeed. But, I am not going to get into the in's and out's at 120 Socks - I think as an Irish nation we are still trying to comes to terms with what exactly happened, what went wrong, and how we ended up here in this awful state.
Myself and Mr 120 Socks run our own business, we have been through the ropes before, we have found times difficult, even in the so called 'good times'. We have been the unprotected, so for the most part, I hope we get it when it comes to how people are hurting - it is not a nice place.
So taking the above into consideration, viewing the programme last night, even with a temperature/chest infection and virus, I was still shocked, and shocked in a way that goes beyond shocked, more like stunned. I could do a series of blog posts on all the points that got me going, but here is not the platform for that. However, last night as I listened to John O'Donoghue, and his quote about the beautiful girl in Killarney for some reason it shot home in that crazy, bizarre, is he serious?, holy cow, what rubbish, what so called sincerity, what utter belief in self righteous nonsense, coming out of a politician's mouth -in a OMG way.
For those of you who missed the programme, his story went something like this. At some time during the meltdown, he was in Killarney, and this beautiful girl got out of an SUV. She walked over to O'Donoghue and proceeded to tell him exactly what she thought of him, and all that had happened. A voice of the public you might think, but alas no - according to O Donoghue, after the conversation he wondered, what is the point of having so much beauty on the outside, when there was so much ugliness on the inside. I was stunned, as I would imagine so were many other viewers.
So have times really changed? Mr O Donoghue would no doubt appreciate this Palmolive Ad from the 1920's - where beauty wins out over brains.
Times, they may change rapidly. But entrenched mindsets, they may never change.
ReplyDeleteToo right Castletonian - I think we let the clowns run the circus!
ReplyDeleteGreat comment by Castletonian. It's sad but in so many ways things are worse than ever. Gender roles have become so skew-iffed. Just look at the adds aimed at women on TV at the moment. Most promote extreme vanity and the goal of getting a man as the height of achievement. And the ones aimed at men are equally as narrow minded. And people are blinded by what they look at.
ReplyDeleteYeap Deanus - some of the modern ads are horrid - you might want to check out some other posts under this label over - would appreciate your feedback.
ReplyDeleteClowns is right, Louise!
ReplyDeleteThis makes me annoyed enough to blog -
Is Feminism the last taboo?
We're too compacent by half on this issue, irish politics is drenched in sexism, and too many women, and men, are apparently still afraid of the f word.
complacent, of course, complacent...angry fingers!:)
ReplyDeleteI didn't catch the programme, Louise, but nothing would surprise me about John O'Donoghue. He's still going around claiming he's the victim after he was sacked as Ceann Comhairle for his outrageous spending!
ReplyDeleteWell said Words A Day - even if like me you end up with the odd typo - feel like marching or something, or hitting John O Donoghue over the head - lots of angry fingers.
ReplyDeleteDerek you should catch it on d website - a testimony to denial, stupidity, and clowns being in charge of the circus, and we let them!
Louise,
ReplyDeleteOne thing I have learned is that "Everything I say, do, feel & think is 100% about me" So John O'Donoghue was actually talking about the ugliness in himself!
Look at his eyes, they'll tell you all you need to know!
Thanks irishminx - it was just one of those absolultely pot calling the kettle black moments, and thinking it isn't even a pot!
ReplyDeleteSeems women are always judged first on looks, then on everything else. Whether a woman is attractive or not, it can be used against her (she's pretty so she's stupid or she's smart-too bad she's ugly).
ReplyDeleteHmm - sadly there is a lot of truth in that Lolamouse!
ReplyDeleteI missed that show, glad I found out about it. We are alwyas judged on our looks, it is so sad, but I do think that we have the upper hand, we can see the layers to people.
ReplyDeletecliche but beauty is only skin deep well the kind of beauty we're judged on ....met some beautiful people who are totally against societies norm ..prefer them any day no pretensions and few hangups, brains it's all relevant to who your with and the topic !
ReplyDeleteIndeed Michelle!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes kez - absolutely right - pity the clown which made the original comment cud not be as wise as you.
Skin more precious than personality? I want some!
ReplyDeleteThick skin more like it when it comes to certain folk Titus!
ReplyDeleteI can only splutter incoherently. Must fly and curl my eyelashes ...
ReplyDeletei assume John O'Donoghue is elderly, not that this is an excuse of course.
ReplyDeletei thought the dinosaurs were extinct.
amusing ad by the way, must get some, it will have its work cut out in our house doin all that in a week, on me btw not the missus
Handy trick Isabel - u never know when it might come in handy.
ReplyDeleteAh Mark - you are such a softie!