How many of you have seen the new CBeebies children's programme Rastamouse? It features a Jamaican Rastafarian mouse and his crew of 2 (Scratchy and Zooma) aka The Easy Crew. They solve mysteries in their native Mouseland. Now when I first saw this I thought it was hilarious. Hearing these characters speaking patois on a children's programme was amazing to me and a sign of how far we had come in this country, accepting and promoting diversity. At the same time I knew it would only be a matter of time before the complaints came in. I could just hear hordes of parents saying "but this isn't teaching the children to speak real English", "I don't want my child pretending to be a gangster" (because believe it or not there is a blinged up gangster mouse on the show and he may not be behaving like a gangster but he is dressed as and speaks like one). It may sound like I don't approve of the show, don't get me wrong I actually like it. The thi...

Amen to that !!!
ReplyDeletewhen we think something is missing in some one, its usually in our selves. Alot of us look for this perfect partner to complete us, the truth is no one can truly complete us but our selves. The sooner we embrace that, the sooner we shall feel complete and will not rely on outside sources to cmomplete us or fill that missing bit or emptiness in side ourself.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that Mars. It's all about embracing ourselves and not relying on somebody else to complete us.
ReplyDeleteTrue That :-)
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