I had to laugh out loud when I read this from the Guardian's "Fiver"
email thingy (as a proud member of Marching Out Together naturally):
THE IT CROWD AWARD FOR THROWING OPPRESSED MINORITY GROUPS UNDER A BUS
This goes to Toon LGBTQ+ supporters group United with Pride. Not so much
for going out of their way to welcome new owners connected to a regime
more than happy to imprison, beat, whip and torture gay people, though
there is that, or for sacking off the Pride In Football network in a fit
of pique soon after, but mainly for this stone-cold demonstration of
elite-level handwashing: “We could look at the situation in Saudi Arabia
and we could rightly condemn it, but it’s not really our responsibility
as a group to act on something.” A blasé shrug would have equally done
the trick, but hats off for going the extra mile. Mind you, not winning
a domestic trophy since 1955 is a form of suffering too, right? Solidarity!
Happy Thursday,
Betty
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Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat!
