Post by Séamus on Dec 23, 2023 9:13:13 GMT
Thankyou Mr O'Ceallaigh for posting Sting's rendition of Burning Babe on IrishPapist, was unaware of that album.
Small piece from long article I saw today-
' ...she answers. "You cheap lousy faggot. Happy Christmas your arse, I pray God it's our last."
So this is where young people like (columnist Caitlyn)Rintoul start to get conflicted.
He can't call her a slut because it's regarded as "non sex-positive wording". She can't call him a faggot because its "homophobic".
How do we expect writers to faithfully depict the friction between people like this who have been brought down by their substance abuses, her heroin addiction bad enough to land her in hospital?
Would these people speak like that? Of course. It's raw and powerful' west Australian newspaper dec23 Paul Murray
Following the death of Shane McGowan,it's not just Ireland,or even Britain, that's focusing on his Christmas classic this year,Perth's Saturday paper has a two page opinion on it, answering an earlier article in the same publication. The Irish usage of faggot is fairly unique, but doesn't it seem strange that journalists from elsewhere don't seem to look a bit further into the terminology? Or even ask a Dubliner?
Strange or not that Australia's most iconic rock/folk Christmas song is also written from an imaginary prison cell?:
"...if I get good behaviour, I'll be out of here by July
Won't you kiss my kids on Christmas Day, please don't let 'em cry for me...
Who's gonna make the gravy now? I bet it won't taste the same
Just add flour, salt, a little red wine
And don't forget a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang"
Paul Kelly 'how to make gravy'
Remember that Shane still had enough refinement left in him to, years later, collaborate with The Priests on their Christmas album
Small piece from long article I saw today-
' ...she answers. "You cheap lousy faggot. Happy Christmas your arse, I pray God it's our last."
So this is where young people like (columnist Caitlyn)Rintoul start to get conflicted.
He can't call her a slut because it's regarded as "non sex-positive wording". She can't call him a faggot because its "homophobic".
How do we expect writers to faithfully depict the friction between people like this who have been brought down by their substance abuses, her heroin addiction bad enough to land her in hospital?
Would these people speak like that? Of course. It's raw and powerful' west Australian newspaper dec23 Paul Murray
Following the death of Shane McGowan,it's not just Ireland,or even Britain, that's focusing on his Christmas classic this year,Perth's Saturday paper has a two page opinion on it, answering an earlier article in the same publication. The Irish usage of faggot is fairly unique, but doesn't it seem strange that journalists from elsewhere don't seem to look a bit further into the terminology? Or even ask a Dubliner?
Strange or not that Australia's most iconic rock/folk Christmas song is also written from an imaginary prison cell?:
"...if I get good behaviour, I'll be out of here by July
Won't you kiss my kids on Christmas Day, please don't let 'em cry for me...
Who's gonna make the gravy now? I bet it won't taste the same
Just add flour, salt, a little red wine
And don't forget a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang"
Paul Kelly 'how to make gravy'
Remember that Shane still had enough refinement left in him to, years later, collaborate with The Priests on their Christmas album