Author: Frederique
Why do so many prime ministers come from the same background?
Why are they not in touch with the needs of the public they are meant to serve?
Why do we (the public) have to deal with white rich boys who have no connection with the working class?
So many more questions remain about a political environment which exhausts, limits, robs and belittles the public. A public that will NEVER have the same opportunities as them. A public that was not born with a silver spoon in its mouth but rather have to get by with disgusting living conditions and harsh work environments until their death.
What is the most worrisome is the fact that those political white boys are utterly arrogant, mediocre and emotionally deficient. “Being linked to business and family ties” (www.youtube.com, n.d. at 10.06 min) is not a sign of success. They just capitalise on what their family and ancestors have taken from the poor.
Let’s take the case of Mr. Cameron (which by the way, I cannot stand – this is only my personal view / bias), the Guardian says that “David Cameron was revealed to have slave-owners in his family background in 2013 when researchers from University College London examined compensation payments made to Britain’s most powerful families following the UK abolition of slavery in 1833.” (the Guardian, 2015)
Well, if that was not enough we currently have an immature, pitiful, egotistical PM who showed signs of a debilitating mental incapacity that is called ignorance. Business Insiders reveals that Johnson is a racist, misogyny advocate, tripled by a total lack of respect for others (Bienkov, 2019). These are very strange combinations to possess as human beings.
Where did his parents go wrong? Was it too much colonialism propaganda for breakfast or the result of an unkind motherly figure who told him that he was meant to be a failure. The connection […] cannot be dismissed as just coincidence. Childhood trauma may play a role in both Mr Johnson and Mr Cameron but that does not change the fact that they both need to leave the political sphere without any chance to return. No lobbying, no influential connections of any sort, just out !!!
What a shame to witness such amateurism in a sector that needs more diversity, compassion, efficiency and strategising.
What a shame!
Thanks for reading,
Frederique
Reference
www.youtube.com. (n.d.). Posh and Posher: Why Public School Boys Run Britain | Social Class Documentary. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
the Guardian. (2015). How do we know David Cameron has slave owners in family background? [online] Available at:
https://www.theguardian.com/
Bienkov, A. (2019). Boris Johnson’s long record of sexist, homophobic and racist comments – Business Insider. [online] Business Insider. Available at: https://www.businessinsider.
Davies, N. (2018). From Abused Child to Serial Killer: Investigating Nature vs Nurture in Methods of Murder – Psychiatry Advisor. [online] Psychiatry Advisor. Available at: https://www.psychiatryadvisor.
Picture: (Anon, n.d.)
What I learnt from the debate :
– Those from ethnic groups are in low paid jobs such as security, taxi drivers or care jobs compared to their white counterpart
– Their (BAME) have less clear and fulfilling career paths : it means that there is a lack of access to trainings and no prospect for career improvement
– The scale of the issue is unknown due to a lack of data
– ONS – average earnings per hour in 2019 for white were £12.49, for black £11.50 and £9.55 for Pakistanis
– Black disabled women have more barriers to entry regarding pay gap
– For every £1 earn by men women get 87 pence and for black women it is even lower as they earn 2.1 less than white women
– Disadvantages increase challenges for entering the job market : this have higher and long lasting adverse economic impact for ethnic groups
– The pandemic has exacerbated the pay gap inequality for ethnic groups
– Public and Private leaderships positions do not include Black women
– Nothing has been done 4 years on since the manifesto which agreed for consultations with big companies to improve transparency on minority pay gap
What are the solutions to insure that ethnic groups are being included in the job market
– Very few organisations voluntarily record and submit their minority employment report – the reports are not data focus either
– A compulsory initiative must be put in place in order to collect data and amend the pay gap for ethnic groups
– Elaborate a plan to tackle victimisation, discrimination and racism in the work place and on the job market
– Accentuate pressure on government to implement a compulsory recording system to create recommendations for businesses
If you want to watch the entire debate please follow the link below:
Thanks for reading,
Frederique
Picture
black women working – Bing images (Anon, n.d.)
Reference
www.youtube.com. (n.d.). LIVE: E-petition debate relating to ethnicity pay gap reporting – 20 September 2021. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
What can I say about the new JBalvin’ s video clip which you can view here:
Although the video clip was done by professionals and with talented audio and video editors, I thought that it was cheap and not innovative at all.
Do not get me wrong, it is not a criticism against the artist JBalvin as an individual but more of a constructive remark from me.
This is the reasons why I feel that the video as well as the lyrics are poorly produced:
1. The artist Snoop Dogg had already sold us the Pimp culture which displayed women as their ready-to-copulate animals/objects
2. Aidonia has very colourful videos telling us how women must be a great performer in bed. And they must be ready to have sex anywhere, anytime
3. Baby Cham told us which position women prefer
4. Popcaan informed us that women only think about men
5. Finally, I-Wayne begged for mercy because women are supposidly promiscuous and materialistic
Of course I could carry on listing for days.
The lack of talent is not to be questioned here and each of those artists’ pedigree can be discussed in another post. However what is important to point out is that misogyny and overly sexualised contents have been a constant in the music industry for decades.
Black artists have been particularly engaging and creative when it came to keeping the stake as high as possible in terms of porn incorporation in their lyrics and subsequent videos.
I grew up listening to some of them without realising what type of messages were sent my way. Also, these Black male that we (the black community) call artists have a tendency to prefer light skin/ fair/white girls over the rest.
What fascinates me is the obvious lack of empathy and respect that these artists show to black women, this includes their own mothers. How do they reconcile their obsession with vagina and the fact that they come from one?!
Listen to la bomba estéreo instead :
or The halluci Nation :
Just a thought and thanks for reading,
Frederique
The Prime Minister was wearing purple today as a sign of support for the disabled community. But how does he reconcile the fact that the most vulnerable are seeing funding from the NHS and other charity slowly eaten away by his policies.
If you consider the fact that disabled ” people are almost twice as likely to be unemployed” (Scope, 2019) and that the Universal Credit pushes people further into poverty, it seems a little hypocritical.
Today’s PM question can be accessed on various platform including the below :
Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) – 1 December 2021 – YouTube
Frederique
Reference
www.youtube.com. (n.d.). Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) – 1 December 2021. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiWmh7XMHaw [Accessed 1 Dec. 2021].
Political power is very important and I encourage anyone who lives in the UK to participate to the current political discussions and matters that are meaningful to you.
Hence with the below petitions, I am hoping to ignite your interest in political discussions and advocate for what matters to you.
Amend the Health and Care Bill to protect the NHS. – Petitions (parliament.uk)
Make the £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit permanent. – Petitions (parliament.uk)
Let airlines allow pets in the airplane’s cabin to and from the UK – Petitions (parliament.uk)
Fund newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy immediately – Petitions (parliament.uk)
Seek to rejoin the EU Single Market and Customs Union – Petitions (parliament.uk)
Include older women in the UK International Development Strategy – Petitions (parliament.uk)
Ban non-stun slaughter. Animal welfare must always take priority – Petitions (parliament.uk)
Make it a specific criminal offence to supply drugs to children under 16 – Petitions (parliament.uk)
Thanks for reading,
Frederique
Like many of us, I love Will Smith as an actor, I think that he is an awesome black man and I treasure his public speaking skills. Nonetheless, I do not understand what is the point of him sharing SO much about his relationship with his wife, Jada Pinkett- Smith.
There has been so much given on the Red Table Talk (Red Table Talk, n.d.) about their past individually, their relationships with their parents and so on, it seems that the Smith family is determined to be in the press for anything and everything.
The latest being Will Smith’s GQ’s interview (Nast, 2021) detailing that his open relationship is beneficial for both of his wife and himself (I am not sure what he meant by that though).
My point is do we need to know so much? Do we care to have so many personal details about a couple who is well-off financially ?
I personally do not and to be honest I find it very strange to openly market your sexuality to gain more leverage. However, it has been done before and I am pretty sure it will be done again!
Perhaps, they should advocate for a charity in order to help raise the covid-19 vaccine rate, or help less privileged children to gain better food, sexual and mental health education!
Thus, Will Smith, if you read this post, I am happy to discuss a way to contribute to the improvement of some of the social issues that we are facing in the black community. Feel free to reach out.
I am off this topic !
Thanks for reading,
Frederique
