I Am A Swede

I really don't know how I feel about this. I'm a bit worried about the "Game of Thrones" comparison. "The Lord of the Rings" is a very different story than GOT. But I won't be too negative. I wasn't sure that these books could be filmed at all, but Peter Jackson did a wonderful job. But at the same time he set the bar very high for anyone trying to follow in his footsteps. But whatever happens I'll always have the books.... I do wonder if this project will get off the ground though, at least while Christopher Tolkien is still alive. From what I gather he wasn't particularly pleased with Peter Jackson's movies.

Apparently there's been another mass shooting, this time in Texas. At least 27 casualties. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41880511 http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-41880700 ETA: Just saw that there's already a thread for this.

Maybe I've been naive up till now, but I'm completely shocked by the sheer magnitude of this. I always suspected that these things happened in showbusiness, but there have been so many stories from all aspects of society that I'm stunned. Being a male myself this is not something that I've ever experienced personally, but I'm deeply ashamed of my gender these days. What is it with these (predominantly) men who seemingly thinks it's their right to act like this towards (predominantly) women?

In other news: water is wet and the sun is hot

I just wanted to give this person a chance to explain his/her viewpoint. Everyone deserves that much, and I was genuinely curious. Personally I'd rather chew off one of my own feet than vote for someone like Donald Trump.

That's it? That's your reason? Seriously?? You have no opinion about Trump or his politics, you like him because he's not Hillary Clinton? Sorry, but that's just sad! Do you think he's doing a good job so far, and can you honestly say that Hillary would have been worse? I do agree with you that Trump's nothing like Hillary Clinton. She's experienced and competent.

Why? I genuinely want to know. What do you like about him? What makes you think he is a good president?

Gee, I wonder why? Could it perhaps be because the idea of a Dingle, any Dingle, as a moral authority is laughable to say the least. If the current regime has realized that then all the better. Now, if they could only start killing off some of the Dingles......

It is hard to resist. You know in your heart it's useless, but you still can't help yourself. I guess it's a normal reaction not to let absurd statements go unanswered.

I can't argue with that! Just look at Robert! I had such high hopes for his return, but now I wish he would have stayed away.

Even though that would be a nice twist, I doubt it. This show has very little interest in its history, and I'm not sure the people in charge even remember that Joseph exists. The Tates have been gone for well over 10 years now.

But it's fake facts, don't you know!

^^ I think it's astonishing that anyone approves of him!

I only keep up with the show through the re-caps at Emmerdale Wiki, and for those of you still watching, did they really have Chas turn up after her absence just to pounce on Paddy the very first thing? No visit to her son, instead she went straight to Paddy? If it really played out that way I'm even more glad I've taken a break from watching. Pathetic!

It's all over the news here. The #metoo campaign has opened the floodgates and women from all over society is coming forward with stories. And it goes all the way to the very top. Even our current Secretary of State has revealed that she's experienced groping and unwanted attention during international meetings.

All this has led to some of the biggest scandals in Swedish entertainment industry ever. One of the most popular tv-personalities here, a man who has been the host of a home improvement show for over 20 years on tv4, Sweden's biggest commercial channel, has been accused of sexual harassment, sexism, racism and homophobia by former co-workers, both male and female. Rumours about this has been floating around for a few years, but now it has exploded. What makes the scandal even bigger is that his bosses have been aware of the accusations against him for several years, the first complaint dates back to 2008, but they have done nothing to intervene. Even the production company behind his show wanted to have him replaced, but the hierarchy at tv4 refused, because the show was popular and brought in huge amounts of advertising money to the channel. Now he has been fired, but the people higher up are still clinging to their positions. But there are more and more calls for them to resign or get fired as well. Another popular tv personality, on SVT, our public broadcaster, has also been accused of sexual harassment and the police have started an investigation. He denies everything and his program will remain on air for now, but depending on how the police inquiry goes his show could be taken off the air too. And it's not confined to the entertainment industry. One woman, who held a high position in the Swedish Football Association, revealed earlier this week that on numerous occasions she had received dick-pics from some former Swedish football players who had played for the Swedish national team. She revealed that when she had reported it she had been advised not to take it any further, because it would cause trouble.

This is such a coincidence it's almost spooky. I was just thinking about him recently, wondering what he was up to nowadays.

There's a whole bunch of old episodes of Emmerdale Farm that's just been uploaded on YouTube. Some late 70s episodes, but mostly 80s episodes. Enjoy! I know I will! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBfAR_uOc7YFSyDgg4-RvmQ/videos

Only the women, not the men?