It looks as if the CVRD, and some of our politicians, are rolling over again. This time we face a proposed LNG facility in Saanich Inlet and unelected Planning Manager Ross Blackwell has reportedly been Read more…
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The Adventures of Diva Rachel: Louis Morissette: marabout à cause des Moustiques©
Voilà que le mari à Véro, Louis Morissette, se vide le coeur en trois temps: dans la revue nommée pour sa célèbre conjointe, aux ondes de Radio-Canada, et dans le grand journal.
C’est à cette échelle-là que l’homme, à qui sont accordées toutes les tribunes officielles, a le privilege de pleurnicher.
«…c’est l’attaque des moustiques qui piquent, picossent et bourdonnent jusqu’à te rendre fou au milieu de la nuit.»
~Louis Morissette, dans le dernier numéro du magazine Véro
Le pauvre plaignant nous livre sa jérémiade: ses patrons l’ont condamné à embaucher un noir. (!)
Vite! Passez la boîte de Kleenex!
C’t’à cause des Moustiques© sur Twitter que Monsieur le producteur de télé-dérision doit rompre l’uniformité raciale qui guette l’antenne du diffuseur public.
Voilà que la diversité entre au Bye-Bye par la porte d’en arrière, ainsi brisant l’omniprésence de visages de blancs beiges et sans saveur multiculturelle.
«Notre télé est blanche comme les chemises de l’archiduchesse, à quelques exceptions près.»
~Stéphane Morneau dans le Métro, Sept. 2015.
APRÈS MOI, LE DÉLUGE!
«Quelle sera la prochaine étape?» poursuit Morissette, semblablement marabout. «Nous devrons avoir un Noir, un blond, une Autochtone, une femme ronde, une personne handicapée, un sexagénaire…?»
Eh, oui. La diversité. Le reflet d’une réelle société. Un véritable cauchemar, n’est-ce pas?
Faut-il s’interroger sur un fantasme dans lequel la créativité qui dépend strictement d’un casting homogène. Dans quel Québec sommes-nous?
«Le petit écran québécois met inlassablement en scène du bon blanc de souche 100% approuvé par le conseil municipal de Hérouxville. »
~Pascal Henrard dans Urbania, janvier 2014.
Et quel est le Québec d’un avenir prometteur?
«Nous avons un bassin d’acteurs issus de la diversité. Je peux bien les proposer à tout le monde, mais si personne n’en veut…»
~Sophie Prégent, présidente de l’Union des artistes (UDA), janvier 2015.
Cet aveu de discrimination positive discrimination à découvert assurera l’hégémonie de souche québécoise, laquelle freine le progrès du Québec. Celle qu’on constate au Prix Gémaux, aux Jutra, chez Radio-Canada, et j’en passe. C’est cette lâcheté artistique et culturelle que dénoncent inlassablement ces fameuses Moustiques©.
N’en déplaise à ceux qui narguent la dignité humaine, qui méprisent le multiculturalisme, qui pleurent l’absence du blackface à la télévision québécoise : les Moustiques© s’abreuvent allègrement de vos larmes.
Allez s’y: continuez à brailler.
{Signé}
Les Moustiques©
hastag: #Moustiques
The Adventures of Diva Rachel: Louis Morissette: marabout à cause des Moustiques©
Voilà que le mari à Véro, Louis Morissette, se vide le coeur en trois temps: dans la revue nommée pour sa célèbre conjointe, aux ondes de Radio-Canada, et dans le grand journal. C’est à cette échelle-là que l’homme, à qui sont accordées toutes les tribunes officielles, a le privilege de
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: Erin O’Toole – the hint is in the name
What is the sound of one hand clapping, Mr. O’Toole? Former Veterans Affairs Minister and current Conservative Public Safety critic Erin O’Toole (Durham) wants you to know that Trudeau should respect Canada’s diverse economy, and not champion some sectors and ‘demoralize’ others. Hey, that’s all well and fine, I just
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: Erin O’Toole – the hint is in the name
What is the sound of one hand clapping, Mr. O’Toole? |
Former Veterans Affairs Minister and current Conservative Public Safety critic Erin O’Toole (Durham) wants you to know that Trudeau should respect Canada’s diverse economy, and not champion some sectors and ‘demoralize’ others.
Hey, that’s all well and fine, I just wish the Honourable Mr. O’Toole would relay such sage advice back to his leadership, colleagues, and base of support, who all seem intent on pushing the pipelines through the heads of every other interested party – kind of “championing” the issue, no?
Well, actually O’Toole does the same thing, but that’s only in the House, where no one will see him.
I mean honestly, the HuffPo article is not a bad one, and it is exactly the sort of thing that the Conservatives need to write to reach out to voters like me (well, not like me, because I can see through the bullshit, mostly) – I’m a pipeline guy, I like digging up resources and pumping them every which way, hooray!
However, Mr. O’Toole and the other tools in the Conservative caucus and beyond are hoping people forget their government’s own record, which did not respect the diversified economy and did not respect diverse opinions. They had to have their power threatened in order to pump any stimulus into the economy and save the manufacturing jobs threatened by the Great Recession, and the Harper government and previous provincial Alberta PC governments did not exactly give good examples of diversification, unless your definition of that word is ensuring the Ethical Oil™ goes to market no matter who we have to call terrorists to get it there.
Do not even get me started on this stupid Conservative obsession with Trudeau’s neat little quip about being “resourceful.” They act like the guy declared war on the oil sands, instead of, you know like Mr. O’Toole has said, promoting DIVERSITY in the economy, because diversity means more than just having pipelines up the wazoo.
The Conservatives have a long way to go to seem credible again, and honestly, they need better O’Tooles than this if they’re going to succeed.
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Louis Morissette: marabout à cause des Moustiques©
Voilà que le mari à Véro, Louis Morissette, se vide le coeur en trois temps: dans la revue nommée pour sa célèbre conjointe, aux ondes de Radio-Canada, et dans le grand journal.C’est à cette échelle-là que l’homme, à qui sont accordées toute…
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: Erin O’Toole – the hint is in the name
What is the sound of one hand clapping, Mr. O’Toole? Former Veterans Affairs Minister and current Conservative Public Safety critic Erin O’Toole (Durham) wants you to know that Trudeau should respect Canada’s diverse economy, and not champion some…
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Adler-Kinsella Show: live from Ireland!
The Irish economy! Weddings! Trudeau’s speechwriters! Donald Trump Is An Asshole! SFH!
(And if you listen carefully, you can hear me in a cab, whipping through the streets of Dublin – and then doing the chat with Charles on a packed train …
The Disaffected Lib: IMF Not Finished Screwing with the Greek People
From the “You play ball with me and I’ll stick the bat up your… ” file. The International Monetary Fund, having brought Greek’s Syrzia government to bended knee, has figured out there’s more fun to be had before the Greek people are adequately punish…
Continue readingcartoon life: Planet X remixes
Federico Grassilli posts a drawing for others to remix as Planet X remixes.
In my newly begun campaign for the only appropriate name, simply “Nine”, here is my contribution. Go see the others!Filed under: art
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: End Energy East
This is also how I feel about Energy East and similar pipeline projects. In the national discussion about our energy and transportation network future, if you don’t put chemistry before a constructed economy, the economy will fail. Comedian @mescottvrooman destroys Rick Mercer's Energy East rant https://t.co/SoKH1hxFab via @NatObserver — Jenny Uechi (@UechiVO) January 28, 2016
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: The Bloody History of Accumulation by Dispossession
The Revenant
Alejandro González Iñárritu
2015
“You all have stolen everything from us. Everything!”
– Elk Dog
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant offers an aesthetically exquisite and beautifu…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: "It Was Very Malicious Of Them To Leave This Town In The Shape It’s In" – A Tale Of Walmart’s Depredations
The above observation is voiced by a former grocery store owner whose business closed shortly after Walmart moved into her town. But this is not just another story about how the retail behemoth drives out competition through its predatory pricing pract…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Rachel Bryce, Cristina Blanco Iglesias, Ashley Pullman and Anastasia Rogova examine the effect of inequality on education in Canada. And John McMurtry comments on the increasing hoarding of wealth and the lack of any…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Dracula Harper and the Con Assault On Our Democracy
A lot of people in this country seem to believe that when we defeated Stephen Harper we sent the Con vampire to his political coffin, with a wooden stake through his heart.But they couldn't be more wrong.The monster may be hiding in the shadows, bu…
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interlude – This is Your Fight Song
Starting the video a bit later to avoid the god-baggery they included in the beginning. 🙂
Filed under: Music Tagged: Piano Guys, The DWR Friday Musical Interlude, This Is Your Fight Song
Babel-on-the-Bay: How far can electoral reform go?
Because it is 2016, the question should be asked: Will we have thorough discussion on the question of electoral reform? Or will the questions be decided just by votes in parliamentary committee and parliament? And the question is important as the Trudeau Liberals are hoping they can find a solution that can be supported by […]
Continue readingWise Law Blog: When The Press Comes A’Calling
In the course of your work as a legal professional, you may receive the occasional call from the media, seeking your comments or insights on a recent legal development or issue.Handling these enquiries with expertise and grace will always be benef…
Continue readingExcited Delirium: FFS STFU About Pipelines: Rick Mercer Gets Told
Rick Mercer supporting oil pipelines? The whole topic is madness. Our economy is a basket case because we relied on oil for the last decade to fuel our economy and pocketbooks. We have to move forward and ditch oil.
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