Fuckin’ Idiots – Page 5 – Francesca's Thoughts

09/11/2014

Where Were You When…?

I feel like the fact it’s both Remembrance Sunday and 25 years since the Berlin Wall came down is monumental, but I don’t really feel qualified to write huge political essays on the foolishness of war and European politics since I didn’t exist 25 years ago, let alone during World War I. Looks kind of half-arsed Continue reading

Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics, November 2014, Photogenius

‘Child 44’, Berlin Wall, Cold War, Europe, fuckin’ idiots, Remembrance Sunday, Tower of London, wars, where were you when

03/11/2014

Once More Unto the Rain and British News Channels

I’ve made it back to England in one piece – not even a in-suitcase breakage – and am remembering the art of removing Wellington boots. Should ‘Wellington’ be capitalised? I’ve also been re-learning the TV news, which is different from BBC app news insofar as I can exit the app with a flick of my Continue reading

Fuckin’ Idiots, Holidays, November 2014, Photogenius, Zakynthos

‘Sun Sex and Suspicious Parents’, EU, idiots reading tabloids, Indifferent Ignorance, Laganas, McDonald’s, news, Zakynthos

28/09/2014

A Quick Question About Racism

This time in a week, my office won’t be my bedroom but will be my balcony, or a local restaurant, or… my bedroom (I’m staying in a studio flat and would put money on having exactly the same set-up as I do now, except with a closer bathroom). I was going to write a post Continue reading

DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, History & Old Stuff, Internet, September 2014, Social Media, Tumblr

‘Blood of Olympus’, fuckin’ idiots, growing up with certain beliefs, Indifferent Ignorance, learning how not to be a fuckin’ idiot, racism, Rick Riordan, spoilers, Tumblr

23/09/2014

Scoffed at the HeForShe Campaign? Right, Let’s Talk

If you haven’t seen it already, the next thing you should do today is watch the entirety of Emma Watson’s UN HeForShe speech. There has been a lot of news articles quoting it, but some of the most interesting parts weren’t cherry-picked as far as I remember, and watching and listening coveys her emotions a Continue reading

DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics, Internet, September 2014, Videos

Emma Watson, equality, feminism, gender equality, gendered marketing, girls living as boys in Afgahnistan, HeForShe, India acid attacks, Indifferent Ignorance, make up, social constructs, UN