Borrowed with thanks from the ABC – our 8c is in the mail….
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The ABC reported today that as the French government lower house passed into law the right for gay people to marry, French police broke up and dispersed an estimated 300,000 people protesting against the passing of the legislation – and demanding a referendum.
The photograph above is interesting in that the protesters (at the front line at least) are all males.
So much for Egalite !
Why is it that French men – apparently – are so vehemently opposed to gay marriage ?
What a contrast it is with a previous French government that passed the anti-burqa laws – which seemed to be a departure from the national motto by the elected representatives of the French people.
Repression and liberation – both apparently unacceptable to the French.
Or perhaps we should look at this from another perspective – is this another expression of the re-emergence of the far right in an economically hammered Europe ? Not a lot of long hairs in the picture either.
Window Dresser's Arms, Pig & Whistle 
Were you as heartened as I was that sex and the aged are now seen as essential as walking sticks or laxatives. I could not believe that ABC TV on Q&A a couple of nights ago, featured the minister for immigration wholeheartedly supporting the idea of erring on the side of the aged including demented or Alzheimer suffering patients or clients allowing (in an emergency) sex workers to bring joy to those still getting the odd twinge or so. It is nice to know that in a future not all that far away we all in our final dotage will be well catered for in that section of ageing gracefully. I can’t wait for a bit of light hand relief or some honest face sitting in case of our sexual needs still surfacing at times. There is still so much to look forward to.
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We can look forward to testosterone boosted senescence!
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Good to know that we are not the only backwater in the world. I have been looking into moving to France if Abbott becomes the Oz PM, now it might have be Italy or Spain…somewhere with good food and liveliness…Maybe even a combination Holland/ Spain….
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If Abbott becomes PM I will swim to the South Pole and snuggle up with penguins. 🙂
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Look at all those queers in flashy helmets, bashing those normal people.
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There’s nothing like a policeman in a pink helmet!
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“pink helmet” 🙂
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Sometimes its all tosh and then every now and then I have to admit that its hard not to like you Persecuted. That’s given me a good laugh, a real good laugh.
I particularly loved the use of the archaic expression “queers”. Priceless!
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What do you expect from the Liberals, they live in the past, they love the fifties…god, I’m depressed already.
The woman with the motor mouth, Kelly something was on Q&A, I turned the telly off…
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She managed to keep it under control to the extent she can.
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She only answered three questions, rather stupidly I thought.
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