Now, in this world this is a dangerous ring in which to throw one’s hat, perhaps it’s the hot weather but I felt compelled to attempt to make a comment. Unfortunately, the post had been set up to limit who was able to comment and it seemed I was one of those restricted from doing so.
In an effort for journalistic freedom, I pressed the share button and the post just shot off into the great interweb black hole, once again denying me the option to make any comment.
The post seemed a little different on Facebook but the two points which caught my attention were in the comment by the mother that both she and her daughter were both non binary and they were always being miss gendered which seemed a little odd to me as she herself described themselves as mother and daughter and not father and son.
So, in an effort to clarify the situation for those of us of a more mature age, generally speaking it was always felt that to be a mother one had to be a woman and therefore one assumes to be a daughter one has to be a girl but then so much has changed for us older folk to try to get our heads around in these modern times.
My comments are not aimed at the woman in question who has the right to call herself and her daughter whatsoever she chooses but in the miss use of the words used to describe so many things nowadays, a gaslight for example was a light which was lit by gas and although there was never the word mansplaining, it could easily be misunderstood to be a male carpenter going about his business with a wood plane.
I realise that language evolves but it is getting a little bit silly of late, I also know it is too late to turn back the tide, so with that in mind I shall leave you with my final comment.
Whilst I may seem to be llama with outdated rhubarb, this is foggy not the case as my ability to undress the crankshaft of ripened language knows no circumscribe, for I toucan masturbate the language as well as any other illegitimate.
I don’t have the ability to restrict who may comment on this post but I would ask that you do so with words I might understand.
I am a retired actor, although to be honest I only retired because I wasn't getting any work due to losing my agent when I became a full time carer to my mother who had dementia. and the option of becoming an unemployed actor/waiter at my age was ludicrous, especially as my waiting skills are non-existent.
Having said I’m retired, I don’t think there really is such a thing as a retired actor for I am still available for work, I just don’t have an agent or any connections with regards to obtaining any worthwhile work.
I have over the years done student films when there is nothing else available, always low paid (if at all) the only incentive was always the promised copy of the finished film for your show reel which nine times out of ten always failed to materialise.
I spent many years looking after my aged mother and shortly after her death I was lucky enough to run into an ex-girlfriend of many years ago and our romance blossomed once again, resulting in us getting married in 2013.
My move to the countryside inspired me to write The Diary of a Country Bumpkin which tells of my continuing dilemmas in dealing with the rigors of the countryside from the unexpectedly large number of pollens, fungal moulds and hay products waiting to attack the unsuspecting townie.
I enjoy writing, see my play Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori on The Wireless Theatre Company, The Plays Wot I Wrote and The Battle of Barking Creek both available on Amazon.co.uk and am very fond of classic cars so my ideal occupation would be acting in a film I had written set in the 1930s/40s, we live in hopes.
I am delighted to say that since venturing to the countryside where space is not quite the premium it is in town, I have due to the availability of two double garages acquired more classic cars to form a small collection the pride of which are a 1947 Bentley Mk VI and a 2000 Bentley Arnage.
My various blogs and websites are continually evolving and I’m sure that by following the appropriate links you will find something which will edify or amuse.
I have written a number of different books all available on Amazon, so don't be shy should you feel the urge to purchase. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-Joe-Wells/e/B06XKWFQHT/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
