Less Ordinary

I am irritated by (mostly) politicians and (also) media-types referring to "ordinary people". I don't mind being a regular, normal, ordinary chap, but when they wield it, the phrase comes with the patronising implication that they are somehow better than ordinary. And as we have seen for a long time and especially in recent years, many politicians in particular and journalists in general tend to range from 'ordinary' downwards. I log occurrences here and send offenders a postcard.

Friday, 4 September 2015

R4 Woman's Hour ordinary neurotic person

Woman's Hour seems to be on morning, noon and night at the moment.

Woman's HourLate Night Woman's Hour: Thoughts, the Good, the Bad, the Ugly. 4th Sep.

Programme Description,

"Jane Garvey explores unthinkable thoughts, sexual fantasies and our inner lives with writers Joanna Kavenna, Madeleine Bunting, Annabel Pitcher and psychotherapist Brett Kahr."

15 mins. in, Brett Kahr distinguished between 'ordinary neurotic' people and 'forensic personalities' and Annabel Pitcher took it personally. On second thoughts, it was probably Jane Garvey.

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Less Ordinary

Friday, 4 September 2015

R4 Woman's Hour ordinary neurotic person

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