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Spoken Bigotry

November 22, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

I come from an island where bigotry was entrenched. I grew up with bigotry occupying the thoughts of many who surrounded me. So many forms of bigotry that today we break them out into prejudices that can be defined and proscribed in law. I don’t think that one or two generations is enough to purge any society of bigots. Time may work but I doubt prejudice can disappear. To be human is to want to belong to families, tribes, corporations, gangs, nations, isms and factions.

The Hauntings Soldier
Conceived by artist Martin Galbavy, made by Chris Hannam.
St Stephens Green, Dublin November 2018
‘There is no bravery in throwing paint at a statute in the middle of the night’
Bigotry isn’t bravery.
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Filed Under: Anchoritism, Fake Memoir Tagged With: aberdeen, art, bigotry, martin galbavy, travel

Mobiles and body heat

March 18, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

18 Mar 2020 – 23:03 GMT – 3°C Mostly Cloudy – Co. Dublin, Ireland

Here in Ireland, schools are closed. So people are out walking with their kids. I was walking on the beach earlier and I noted a few personal distancing issues. People on mobiles seem less able to maintain the social gap. Self importance still prevails. And the gap requested may not be big enough. Shampoo, deodorant and perfume wafted over me. I guess I’m already personal space sensitised. I noted proximity because today was cold and my ear lobes could still detect the body heat of people passing at more than one and a half metres.

I have had a cold the last few days. I looked at my FitBit today and was surprised to see the resting BPM tracked when I was feeling low and when I thought I was getting over it. In fact the daily BPM was rising for a few days before I noticed.

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Filed Under: Fake Memoir, ManRom2021 Tagged With: aberdeen, fitbit, survival training, walking

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