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Jess's avatar

It's like you're in my head, but on the other side of the planet.

I feel the same nostalgia and yearning, and sadness for my 14 year old daughter, that she's growing up in this weird-ass time. But I have to believe there's enough of us that the tide is turning, in your country and mine, and we will Make Normal Normal (and Great) Again.

Koso's avatar
Jun 14Edited

Thank you. Gen X gay person who deeply misses the time when we were truly transgressive and fun and didn’t follow a clinical handbook of disingenuous arguments. These “queers” and let’s be honest, everyone who follows this nonsense accessorizes themselves with that word, are bland and boring and as creative as a schedule c during tax time.

Agent_X9's avatar

My goodness, this speaks to me on so many levels 💙 Thank you!

The Canny Man's avatar

Madness were special, not special like The Specials though

Rach P's avatar

Enjoyed reading this, bang on! Fellow Gen X woman here. Politically homeless due to all this sort of nonsense.

Tracy Riley's avatar

I sing ‘I’ve been driving in my car’ by Madness to my 3 year old granddaughter when she is tootling around in her pedal car and she loves it and has a go at singing along. Happy days 😍

Moodieonroody's avatar

I like the Specials .. is it a crime now?

Minerva's avatar

Love this post, and love that song.

ELKFLA's avatar

The other funny thing is how supposedly absolutely everything that is wrong with the world is due to the west and western cultures racism, sexism, colonialism, xenophobia, and religious intolerance, but racism, sexism, colonialism, xenophobia, and religious intolerance is not only okay, but is actually a form of "cultural diversity" that must not just be overlooked and excused, but celebrated in migrants from the Middle East and Africa.

Walter Egon's avatar

NORMAL IS THE NEW NORMAL!

FUCK THE SPITEFUL MUTANTS!

Fine writing, as usual :-)