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<br /><span lang="EN-US">How many more images of dead children do
people need to see, to be shocked in order to start caring about the refugee
crisis? When do we say enough is enough? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMGdbaZsNZ2clI02a2hKXVMszboPd09Eg99TeDJjOFCDMJMOLVyklJx1PCu0P3kjnDDr5RDpe084mN3iGT9OcqtrTGu-J1ufr-YybOlepXSq_Xzus5hyphenhyphenqkAwWZNINONGfJvX4qUmXxQTO/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-09-04+at+11.27.04.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMGdbaZsNZ2clI02a2hKXVMszboPd09Eg99TeDJjOFCDMJMOLVyklJx1PCu0P3kjnDDr5RDpe084mN3iGT9OcqtrTGu-J1ufr-YybOlepXSq_Xzus5hyphenhyphenqkAwWZNINONGfJvX4qUmXxQTO/s320/Screen+Shot+2015-09-04+at+11.27.04.png" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Actually, if you clicked on this post you
most likely have already said enough is enough. You aren’t the problem. You do
care. You have followed the increasingly desperate, saddening and shocking
stories of these refugees or as I like to say fellow humans! <br />
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But, you don’t share videos, images and news stories to preach to the choir. We
need to share them to change the narrow minds of the Katie Hopkins, UKIPs,
Britain Firsts, Fox News and Daily Mail commentators and followers of this
world. Those whom make statements like “send them back”, “throw them back into
the sea”, "greedy for the good life in europe', “i'd should use gunships to stop migrants” & "cockroach migrants".<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span lang="EN-US">When will they say enough is enough?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So I ask you, if you still think “Britain
is full”. What if it was you needing help? To save your life, what would you do
to survive? What lengths would you take to live another day? How would you as a
parent give your child a better chance in life?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As you sit in your house, at work or
school. Your life seemingly ticking over at the pace you have grown used to. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes, you have your highs and sometimes
your lows. However, your lows are never really that low and your highs are so
in abundance that you devalue them to just being normality. The normality of your child's laughter and smile greating you home after another day
9-5 day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mondays. You half-heartedly, celebrate the freedom that Friday brings. You
complain to yourself when the bus being late is the main cause of disdain for
your day. Sometimes, those politicians we give our sovereignty to seem to be
doing an ok job; they say they are “protecting the national interests”. Other
days, you don’t quite like what those politicians are saying; but you get back
to living your own life. Back to occasionally complaining about those minor
annoyances and undervaluing those many securities and joys. You continue on
this path until, one day all of that security is ripped away from you. There
are no more buses to take you anywhere. Those whom either loved that politician
or hated him are fighting a bloody war; with you stuck and lost in the middle.
The security you thought was a given is dramatically taken away. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Now each day is a continual battle to
survive. What if in the mix of this survival you have the added responsibility
of trying to secure your children’s future. The sound of the gunfire is
overshadowed by their tears, screams and pleading for food, water and an escape
from the fear of death. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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your father raised you, where his father raised him. A place where you speak
the language, you know the people and most of all, a place you call home. But,
how can you stay in a home that has lingering hand of death knocking on your
door each day? How can you keep stop your child’s tears and give them a
brighter future?<br />
So, you leave. But leaving isn’t emigrating. You can’t sell your house, car or
possession. Who is going to buy a house in a war zone? You scrape together what
little money you have and hand it over to someone who exploits your need for
freedom, safety and a brighter future. You tell your child that you are going
on a new adventure to somewhere they will be safe. As you sit crammed into a make
shift boat, your mind starts to weigh the risk of staying versus the
uncertainty of going. Going to a land where the people accuse you of ‘looking
for a free ride’. A land where people say “send them back”. Without really
thinking where back is. Back is sending someone to potential death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, If you do make it, you would have made
it where others had perished. Even then you may find yourself left for dead in
an overheating Van crammed with people. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can you now imagine the lengths you would go to
survive and live another day?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Can you now open your heart to someone who
doesn’t look, sound or come from the same nation as you? Can you recognize them
as another human? Another human in desperate need of your concern at the very
least.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are all humans trying to live in peace<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">What is living in peace? For most of us it
is having somewhere we can call home. Having family, friends and security
around us to let us know this is where we belong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are these not shared values. Shared values
that are universal in all societies. No one wishes for their homeland to become
a place of civil unrest, war and death.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This little boy is one of many. One of many
boys, girls, women and men around the world, whom will die trying to escape
death. There will be those who do make it. However, what life will they lead
after that? Some will scorn them for trying to simply live another day without
the cloud of war thundering over their children’s and their own heads. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #414141; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Yes, it is a big world and one country can’t help everyone. However,
this isn’t an issue for one country; it is a global crisis. Each person must
look at themselves and their government and ask “What are we doing to help?”. If Britain took 25k that would only be 40 people were constituency!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #414141; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">As I have said previously when stating <a href="http://antoinespeaks.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/most-people-wont-share-this-because.html">“African lives don't matter”</a>.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #414141; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I say again that only by standing together can we stop this decent into a
world, whereby Extremist attacks become more frequent, Wars become more common
place, Apathy becomes the norm and we struggle to recognize the humanity in our
brothers and sisters. I don’t want to live in a world that becomes more
marginalized and narrow-minded because we don’t speak out</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The papers exploit tragedy for profit and
readership. They help to build up the anti-migrant, refugee and the scary foreigner narrative. They don't tell you how migrants boost <a href="http://antoinespeaks.blogspot.com/2014/05/why-voting-ukip-may-be-most.html">economies and are essential to keeping public services running</a>. They don't tell you about how history teaches us that ignoring refugee crises only leads to far worst problems. Papers make profit from hate and fear!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Don't be fooled by temporary concern. Yet, even if they pretend to care for a while. Let us not let
this story die. Let us not let these people’s lives die in vein. Let say no
more; I won’t stand by and allow apathy and disrespect to be the commanding
voice of my nation! I care and so should you!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Remember this, Katie Hopkins, Ukip, Britain First or any other ignorant and/or Racist group/icon is only as strong as their followers. If you can persuade someone to stop supporting them; then their power of influence will diminish!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><u>This Little boy and the others who have and will follow him</u></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #414141; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Let this little boy be symbolic of how we will not bury our heads in
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There won't be another black president and the TV shows are to blame<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Most people won't read or share this; don't let this
massacre of Students distract you from videos of cats and posts from <span style="font-family: inherit;">ladbible... <o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Such is the wasted potential of humanity, since the advent of social media. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i>Hi! This blog has now moved to <a href="http://www.antoinespeaks.co.uk/most-people-wont-share-this-because-african-lives-dont-matter/"><span style="color: blue;">www.antoinespeaks.co.uk</span></a> please go their to support my new website and new articles; thanks for the support and feedback. Lets keep challenging people to think a little deeper</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Before you read or watch; please note I wrote this blog post in April 2015. However, after the recent Paris attacks and many other attacks I have since wrote this(click the link to read): <a href="http://antoinespeaks.blogspot.com/2015/11/i-wll-not-let-terrorist-make-me-afraid.html">"I will not let terrorist make me afraid and nor should you"</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You are welcome to read both blog posts; Thank you.</span></div>
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This Week in Kenya, a Massacre of 148 students took place. Students murdered by four armed Terrorists of al-Shaabab. Some were able to survive, leaving us with harrowing stories. Ones such as a man whom smeared blood on himself and hid amongst the bodies of his dead and dying friends. Or others like the woman who hid terrified in cupboard for two days; so scared to come out, that her rescues had to desperately convince her she was safe.<br />
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The question becomes; what is surviving and what is safe? These students will have to live on with these terrible memories and experiences. Expectedly, their university remains closed indefinitely. Their future hangs desperately in the balance. Most sadly, they will have to live on in fear each day in a country where Al-Shaabab's militants remain at large and continue their threats of mass-violence.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Spare a moment for the 148 whom did not survive. The clothes of their families will be no less soaked in tears. The screams of their sorrows will echo around the streets, churches, mosques, homes and fields of a their country with no less anguish. </span></div>
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combat, acknowledge, condole or seek retribution for their murders? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Je suis... hashtag. Most newspapers won't run their tragic deaths on any front
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Why? A quick look at Zizek on Violence can explain our western mindset to
non-western deaths and/or violence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2-K45w8axb8SIKZwSnkaFi7a9oQqR7Itt2XgyRb9C2QKcCP1m-p3c2z34SDQDs1h1SOWm6Tel0URrK_XproevpP6nSY0yYEfwNE_wAr7skYLVwGrLpPkVD6E2gpjtALUXfR00r_2JlWt/s1600/deadliest+war.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2-K45w8axb8SIKZwSnkaFi7a9oQqR7Itt2XgyRb9C2QKcCP1m-p3c2z34SDQDs1h1SOWm6Tel0URrK_XproevpP6nSY0yYEfwNE_wAr7skYLVwGrLpPkVD6E2gpjtALUXfR00r_2JlWt/s1600/deadliest+war.jpg" width="239" /></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><i>"Over the last decade, 4 million people died in
the Democratic Republic of Congo - mostly political killings. Time magazine ran
a cover story in 2006, titled "The Deadliest War in the World,"
chronicling this state of affairs.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><i>But there was no uproar, no one took up on it.
Comparatively,<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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mention an Israeli or an American, is mediatically worth thousands of times
more than the death of a nameless Congolese...<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><i>and yet the U.S. media reproaches the public in
foreign countries for not displaying enough sympathy for the victims of the
9/11 attacks." </i>Zizek On Violence<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Replace 9/11 with the tragic deaths of the Charlie
Hedbo staff and we are in the same situation. We ask the world to weep for our
loss or a loss close to us, without showing the same sadness or respect to their
losses. Or worse, the thousands of lives we have had a hand in creating; from the
estimated 1.2million(at least) that have died due to the so called War on
Terror. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><b><u>Antoine you're wrong! "I do care; i wrote that status about the Charlie Hedbo Attack..."</u></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Well, at the same time as 12 people died in France, there were 12 other terrorist attacks around the world. The most horrific was 2000 or more that died in Nigeria at the hands of Boko Haram. Where was their Je suis hashtags, protests, headlines, posters, vigils, status or tweets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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humanity rather than 'them and us'. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Their lives as our lives. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We need to move further together instead of drifting
further apart. We are socially connected but more disconnected; this banality of violence must stop. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Check your own timeline; when was the last
time you shared something of meaning, positivity or educational.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Check your mind; when was the last time you read a story about someone who didn't look like you, live in your country or wasn't 'famous'?</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">When was the last time you sat and read a news story from start to finish? </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">When was the last time you thought "i won't let this story be forgotten between the posts about cats and selfies"?</span><br />
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deaths we care about and whose we don't. </span>Whose lives are worth protesting, weeping and
commiserating. There is a buffet of media; we would rather digest the sweet pointless posts and videos, than the news stories and tragedy that leaves a lump in our throat.<br />
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A friend asked me why this was the case and why this wasn't major news on all media forms; to use a popular phrase why this hadn't broke the internet?<br />
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Well, it could be because they are Black, could be because they are far away or even simply because the media has created a narrative about Africa. That narrative is a place that is uneducated, uncivilised and a conflict zone. Not a place of development, growth, innovation and full of people with hopes, dreams and aspirations just like anywhere else. This media driven narrative means people read stories about Africa and think <i>"that's ok, that happens there all the time"</i>. This gives people an excuse not to emphasise. Not to care. Not to share. Not to write that status, tweet or share that post. "Africa and violence is old news". Do these lives not matter? Are we that busy sharing rubbish that we can't take a moment to care for these students?</div>
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of friends and you will see we are divided and we are falling. <o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Realistically, we can not change the foreign policy mistakes of the past. However, we can change our personal social and humanitarian thoughts and actions for the unity of today to influence the future of tomorrow.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Only by standing together can we stop this descent into
a world, whereby Extremist attacks become more frequent; in a world that becomes
more marginalized and narrow minded. A world whereby, we still elect people who
do not care or represent our lives. A world whereby, we allow ourselves to be
distract by fake realities and celebrate infamy rather than talent. A world
whereby, the gap between rich and poor grows each year. A world whereby, a "like"
is valued more than real tangible protests, thought provoking, debate,
discussion, actions and change!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">WE CAN COME UP WITH A BETTER ANSWER THAN THE MINORITY THAT KEEP
FAILING US AND THE WORLD!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #535353; font-family: "helvetica";">I often suggest to people that they should read this poem, when someone passes away who is close to them. I think it is still fitting for this tragedy.</span><br />
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<i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: center;">Do not stand at my grave and weep </i></div>
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Share this post and see if the people you know share it or like it; you will see exactly what i am talking about. Most people will skip past this and watch a funny video instead. Which isn't your fault. At least you tried to be "<i>The change you want to see"</i>.<br />
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Please follow my blog, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/antoinespeaks" target="_blank">youtube</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/antoinefitnessmodel" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and/or @<a href="http://www.twitter.com/antoinespeakson">AntoineSpeaksOn</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/antoinespeakson" target="_blank">twitter</a>. Below are some of the generic questions i have had since writing this post.<br />
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No, but share something. Share something of support, something of substance, something that inspires, something that challenges people to do something, care and emphasise. Most of all share your own opinion. I am just one person; just like yourself. My opinion is no better than anyone else's. As an Arab saying goes "The same rain water, grows weeds as well as roses; but the rain remains the same" Most of you reacted 'positively'. Others not so much. Such is life.<br />
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<i><b>Should I stop having fun on the internet/social media?</b></i><br />
No, of course not. The internet is a gift. A gift filled with fun, interesting, funny, cute and amazing videos/posts/sites/thoughts. However between the fun stuff, simply take a minute to care. It doesn't have to be every day; but when the time comes. When a story is so bad that the world must react. REACT don't be apathetic, distant and disinterested.<br />
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<i><b>Antoine, saying "Most People" is generalisation; Why don't you feel it devalues your post?</b></i><br />
"All generalisations are false; but this to is a generalisation" Someone far smarter than myself said that. If you clicked on the blog you aren't most people. However, if your only reaction to the blog is the title. Not Kenyan deaths, not the world ignoring Congo, not the world picking which deaths matter, not society becoming increasingly distracted by rubbish, not the media driven narrative that Africa is only a place of violence and not the call for you to change either your ways or attempt to inspire the people you know to change theirs. Then you have wasted your time reading this blog. The Title is a call to action. Simple as that. Message me and i will explain the nature of the internet in 2015. Sometimes you have to challenge people to think i.e. The greater good.<br />
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If Kanye West thinks he is a Musical Genius then his Wife is
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00422004366594051838noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011064766330805550.post-3619933055275611012014-08-08T00:54:00.002-07:002015-04-18T02:32:19.946-07:00Most annoying question people who don't work in a office get asked! Why don't you have a "proper" job? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What is a job? You could simple say it's something that earns you an income i.e. money. However, some people give more weight to some jobs over others. Deeming some professions as not being "proper". Leading people to judge you. Leading people to underestimate your intelligence. Which can often lead you to doubt your path, your dream and yourself!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Who decides this jobs hierarchy?...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A Politician could say <i>well i run the country. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A Lawyer could say <i>well i keep you in check.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A Doctor could say <i>well i keep you both healthy.</i></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMF3Txx1plMPB9-u47EXrXIsPegIeQ0BXRXC1eeMv8wxbcx8DoFB5Bf-iLY08uWVgLNrkgF75qut77fYdSCBG9LjRUJ1Bm52fxicDWPD6k81GdCDbZRqnZ9ldDCPHDwH-02cqJgLGIMUo/s1600/if+artists+were+jobs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMF3Txx1plMPB9-u47EXrXIsPegIeQ0BXRXC1eeMv8wxbcx8DoFB5Bf-iLY08uWVgLNrkgF75qut77fYdSCBG9LjRUJ1Bm52fxicDWPD6k81GdCDbZRqnZ9ldDCPHDwH-02cqJgLGIMUo/s1600/if+artists+were+jobs.jpg" height="320" width="214" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A architect could say <i>well i designed the building we are having this debate in. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A Builder could say <i>well i brought those designs to life.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A Policeman could say w<i>ell i protect all of you and this building</i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A Journalist could say <i>well i told the people about this meeting and all of you.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">An Actor could say <i>well i entertained you when you finished work. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A teacher could then say <i>well i taught every single one of you</i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In the end our jobs have a synergy, where each enables the other. Where each fulfils a need or a want in human society. We all have a role to play.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">To us the life of creative and non-officer/9 to 5 workers is one of ups and downs. Its sitting next to the phone, email and Laptop waiting for that casting, audition, play, booking, shoot, film role, press launch, etc etc.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMFnKzaihV8f2RFxh0yVQaL_v-YIU3OFTWVuDKf1Kty30NKmsTc7eQogO0Y8uwXsOunBXrAZm2POXZxLdERRLPM0aG8cJwmQaqJ3xjQDfhq6gaFQonIOuhDhg9lEASW18JmeiFSlZ_aLN/s1600/no+scrubs+job+girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px;">Society judges us by titles and superficial things. Often people see pictures and assume/Stereotypes about you. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px;">Most of us are more than just our job. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px;">Most of us are more than just our level of education. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px;">But people assume because you don't wear a suit everyday or work in an office that you don't lead a "proper" job or you lack intelligence. Yet a lot of the most intelligent, opinionated and eloquent people I have known never set foot in a university or don't own a suit/ nice dress. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">Some careers follow unconventional pathways of chasing an aspiration whilst trying to survive. This leads you to do the odd job that often is not</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"> your dream but enables you to keep pursuing your dreams. </span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMFnKzaihV8f2RFxh0yVQaL_v-YIU3OFTWVuDKf1Kty30NKmsTc7eQogO0Y8uwXsOunBXrAZm2POXZxLdERRLPM0aG8cJwmQaqJ3xjQDfhq6gaFQonIOuhDhg9lEASW18JmeiFSlZ_aLN/s1600/no+scrubs+job+girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMFnKzaihV8f2RFxh0yVQaL_v-YIU3OFTWVuDKf1Kty30NKmsTc7eQogO0Y8uwXsOunBXrAZm2POXZxLdERRLPM0aG8cJwmQaqJ3xjQDfhq6gaFQonIOuhDhg9lEASW18JmeiFSlZ_aLN/s1600/no+scrubs+job+girl.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px;">Whereas, some people lead lives where they are simply happy; they don't have expensive cars or money to waste spraying alcohol on each other but they do go home each day satisfied. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px;">Whereas others work in jobs they dislike but it provides them with the income to do the things that make them happy or buy the things that do. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px;">Finally, some people's dreams are achieved before others; they work in a job they love. Plus, the pay enables them to also buy/do the things they love. They are a minority in the work place!</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">They say "do what you love and you will never work a day in your life"; however, most people don't get a chance to do what they love. Yet, it doesn't stop people from pursing those dreams and hope to do what they love one day! </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px;">This is the nature of man; "horses for courses". We each do what best suits us. What best fits our worldview, hopes, dreams, commitments and confidence. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px;"><b><u>To the the dream chasers...</u></b></span><br />
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It's a non linear employment; self-employment, Self drive, Self improvement and Self belief.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It doesn't follow the 9-5 monotony of regular employment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It doesn't follow the i hate Mondays routine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The waiting for the weekend routine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Or the " i hate my job because in my heart i know i gave up my dreams to play it safe" routine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It is the the last reason that is the provocation for the judgment. People who have achieved their dreams straight away or have given up on them often lack the empathy for those still living or chasing their dreams. They don't understand that to land that big job of consistent employment, you have to survive whilst waiting. So yeah, sometimes they may see you on the street handing out leaflets, samples or dancing in an unknown artists music video. They forget these bills aren't going to pay themselves. They forget that we much like them still have responsibilities and obligation. We are just the same as them; trying to survive and be happy. Except our survival is to enable us to keep chasing that dream. Keep applying ourselves every minute of everyday to "making it". So we can write that Facebook status or tweet "Finally landed, booked or got signed for the.... ".</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5m6O9eagppzFt2cF7bx9DxqamoZLLlue_XSe_fnYzPwKwtcALJNMmURrlRs8Kk6CZ72kWAXF4M40shyphenhyphenAJAmQvDjq88ySVDFTOzu9aVF7eOiVlBYKNzPlDz1Hin9HR15K6GbxDRBiuSG4/s1600/dreams+d+lawrence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5m6O9eagppzFt2cF7bx9DxqamoZLLlue_XSe_fnYzPwKwtcALJNMmURrlRs8Kk6CZ72kWAXF4M40shyphenhyphenAJAmQvDjq88ySVDFTOzu9aVF7eOiVlBYKNzPlDz1Hin9HR15K6GbxDRBiuSG4/s1600/dreams+d+lawrence.jpg" height="171" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I say what happens to those people if they lose their job? If they tie their self worth so tightly to their profession? Do they cease to be a "proper" and "worthy" person if they unemployed? Or is it as i believe, that we are more than the way we make money. We are more than the title on our CV. Or in my opinion all jobs would be unworthy when compared to those who teach our children(education professionals) or help us when we are sick(medical professionals).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So let us start valuing the dream, the ambition and the courage of people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Dreams and ambition come in many forms; some are complex and lofty. Some are simply having a home, family that loves you and enough money in your pocket to survive and then some. Courage can be pursuing that dream to reach the mountain top. Courage can also be excepting that you have to put your family over personal ambition or glory; not settling but accepting your role as the hero of your own household. We all make courageous decision in what we do in life. Let us respect each other's journey.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwPzkUqq-7hrdm2bLLW7G8Ib2iBsrnMP4NL8bv2HS-RcWQsQhl7oOHlM8-iv0cIHucVUjlwigBEHqZdWPwm5vEZLY7BVzFdVOQXKmsIicBvRatnGZpzbT1wVUTm0CxIllK1SYdKfgsSCs/s1600/Memes-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwPzkUqq-7hrdm2bLLW7G8Ib2iBsrnMP4NL8bv2HS-RcWQsQhl7oOHlM8-iv0cIHucVUjlwigBEHqZdWPwm5vEZLY7BVzFdVOQXKmsIicBvRatnGZpzbT1wVUTm0CxIllK1SYdKfgsSCs/s1600/Memes-6.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">For the dreams and the believers; keep chasing those dreams. Sometimes you reach your destiny in record time. Most of the time you hit speed bumps along the way. You trip, you fall but it is up to you to get up and continue. Don't let temporary defeat knock your confidence in everlasting glory. Don't let a lack of support make you forget that your own spine, your own legs and your own mind are strong enough to carry you to your goals. You have the power to turn dreams into reality; be patient, be dedicated and keep believing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">That's all i have to say about that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I found this poem that Erykah Badu reads at the end of window seat:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 18px;">"They play it safe </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">are quick to assassinate what they do not understand</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><span style="line-height: 18px;">They move in packs </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">ingesting more and more fear with every act of hate on one another</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><span style="line-height: 18px;">They feel most comfortable in groups </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">less guilt to swallow </span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><span style="line-height: 18px;">They are us </span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><span style="line-height: 18px;">This is what we have become </span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><span style="line-height: 18px;">afraid to respect the individual"</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><span style="line-height: 18px;">A single person within a circumstance can move one to change </span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><span style="line-height: 18px;">to love herself</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><span style="line-height: 18px;">to evolve"</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So, What's your opinion? is your job worthy? are other people's jobs less worthy? What is your dream? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">As usually feel free to comment below. All discussion is welcome!</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Antoine Allen</b><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">"The three 3 c's of life; choice, chance and change. You have to make the choice, to take the chance, if you want anything to change"</b><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">www.youtube.com/antoinespeaks</b><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">www.antoinespeaks.blogspot.co.u</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">k</span></span><br />
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This footage then spreads around the internet like wildfire. Trending like the numerous people caught on British transport to the current video from America of a Woman berating and using the 'N Word' at Black man in his car; whilst her kids play in the background. And the latest example of Chelsea Fans Stopping a Black Man in France from entering the train</div>
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Then a few days later everyone goes back to living there day to day lives. Day to day lives that for some include their ignorant views on immigration, sharing of BNP literature, their inability to comprehend "non-blatant racism" and even go back to using the N word themselves or at least sharing the various memes that use is it so frivolously. Herein lies the hypocrisy of black and white society in general. </div>
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<li>Issues like the <a href="http://antoinespeaks.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/what-television-channels-dont-want.html" target="_blank">lack of diversity in the media and television</a>; name 5 current shows with a strong ethnic minority cast or positive portrayal? </li>
<li>Issues like the glass ceiling within universities and the work places, that perpetuates a circle of inequality and social segregation. </li>
<li>Issues like the growing ignorance in race relations; how many white people could define white privilege? How many black people could give an adequate explanation of why the N word use is ok for them and not for others? </li>
<li>Issues like the racism within football grounds; If the Premiership/ Football League hired more ethnic minority referees then you would see the true extent of racism in football).</li>
<li>Issues like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qmT-rOMxk0" target="_blank">'Black face'</a> returning to schools and fancy dress parties; how many black people have actually explained why black face is offensive? How many White people are willing to listen and learn? </li>
<li>Issues like the growing <a href="http://antoinespeaks.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/why-voting-ukip-may-be-most.html" target="_blank">hatred of immigrants</a> and muslims; Did you hear about the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh8BfhAXT3o" target="_blank">White Man March</a>?</li>
<li>Issues like Hip Hop's proliferation of the use of N word and its impact on black and white relations: Isn't this the same week that Justin Bieber said the N word? Wasn't it just last week, that footage of Jeremy Clarkson say it was mad public?</li>
<li>Issues like the treatment of Aboriginal peoples; How many people shared of watched John Pilger's Utopia?</li>
<li>Issues like<a href="http://antoinespeaks.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/how-should-black-nba-players-respond-to.html" target="_blank"> Donald Sterling</a>; not once did he say the N word but what did he do? He displayed a mindset that showed his true feelings. His feelings that came from a person in a position to hire and fire. In a position to deny housing. In a position to influence. Not the blatant but inconsequential racism of a random woman with little to no influence in society. </li>
<li>Issues like the growing divide and silence between races. People are afraid to talk about racial issues. However, those that are unafraid often make misguided or propaganda led statements. Why is it so hard for us to just ask questions of each others culture, likes and dislike?</li>
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Football fans like most groups of men act in unison. They hide behind the anonymity and security of the group setting. How many of these men would attempt to stop someone getting on to a train by themselves? Or sing such chants? People show their true colours in the freedom afforded to them when surrounded by like minded people; one need only look at the average Britain First post. </div>
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Thus this video and the many others like it is not surprising to me; nor should it be to you. Nor should it be even acknowledged above issues that pay far for impact on people's ability to progress through society. </div>
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But when rappers and other members of the Black community use the word so much; i actually feel sorry for White people. Not those who would be using it regardless. Not those who would be using it out of hatred. But what of the impressionable "White kid"; who grows up listening to hip hop. Maybe has a few "black friends". Maybe they even do not correct him/her when they say the word. Maybe he/she is repeating it from a song or a film. Either way, that repetition said to the wrong person may end in an awkward or even violent confrontation. </div>
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But that all said, i won't be sharing this particular video because it isn't anything new. Or anything worth sharing. I've been called a N*gger in real life and countless times on internet. None of which killed me. The problem becomes when people's actions are as strong as that word. People with power to stop you getting a job, university place or are supposed to protect and serve you. Or the people who throw the word with a punch, knife or some other weapon. </div>
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It becomes difference between the blatant and the institutional racism. The difference between subjective and objective violence( <a href="http://antoinespeaks.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/a-man-works-at-factory-and-everyday-he.html" target="_blank">Zizek's theory on how subjective violence merely distracts us from everything else that happens continuously</a>). </div>
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Why? because people might actually have to speak to each other. That is the problem with today. There are no picket signs. </div>
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But to go with that there are no Martin Luther Kings, Malcolm X's, Rosa Parks or Nelson Mandela's. No one to speak for black people or even to promote discussion around issues. Mistakenly, Rappers have become the spokesperson for black people in popular media. Last time i checked, there were more black people who weren't rappers/hip hop artists than were. At no point did i elect Kanye West as my spokesperson....</div>
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WE as society. We as a humanity need open debate and discussion. People should not be afraid to talk about race. Black people should not fear being called sensitive or angry. White people should not fear being called ignorant or racist. We still need to learn more about each other's cultures and perspectives on the world.<br />
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With that all said; i always say judge videos by the comments that following them. Often issues can be truly understood by the comments of people who have witnessed the story. In this case, the mass condemnation of these thugs actions were pleasing!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Each day, the security guard looks in the wheelbarrow and then lets him pass. The security guard suspects he is stealing something but he just can't spot what it is. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"<i>look, i am retiring today, i won't tell anyone, what have you been stealing?"</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>"you promise not to say?"</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>"yes i promise, i have caught a guy stealing a pen for his daughter's homework, a few guys taking bread for their families to eat and even one guy taking tap water to clean his clothes... but you i just couldn't catch. Either you are the most honest man here or the most ingenious... "</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>"ok well, i have been stealing wheelbarrows all this time. I have a whole business now. I don't even need to work here."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sometime we look so hard for the hidden agenda, the cabal, secret organisation and conspiracy; that we miss the bigger picture and we miss the obvious. We end up demonise a man trying to survive and idolise a man exploiting the system and bleeding it dry. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We pay and respect people who entertain us more than people who educate, heal and keep us safe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We pay politicians each year to cut jobs and keep us inline and in our places, instead of preparing us to free ourselves from this cycle of mediocrity, inequality and depression.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We fear people living the same struggles as us, with the same lack of power and think they are the ones taking our jobs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We abuse drugs and alcohol more and then wonder why we have to wait longer at the hospital.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We support those who seek to divide us, more than those who will unite us around a common goal and struggle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We seek headlines to show how the world is against us and then complain how the media is nothing but negativity. Forgetting that the media is a reflection on the way we perceive ourselves and our reality. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We sit and watch other's live out fake realities on tv and then wonder why our own lives seem so boring. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We cheer millionaires on luscious grass pitches playing with balls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But Jeer at Fireman, Teachers and Transport/Public Services workers striking; so they can get better pay and protect their pensions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We say somebody should do something and forget we are somebody!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Why? because a dream won't fit into 144 characters...</span><br />
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In a world, where the perceived roles and socially acceptable behaviour of women and men are reversed; this french film explores the sexual inequality and harassment that women face.<br />
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The film tackles the stereotypical interactions between men and women. The language we use when conversing with each other. Whereby a compliment can soon turn to vulgarity. The offering of a helping hand can be seen as a perceived assumption of a woman's 'weakness' or inability to help herself.<br />
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However, in the sweltering heat the 'man' is harassed for wearing shorts and slightly unbuttoning his shirt. Even after being sexually assaulted, the blame is attributed to the 'man's' clothing. With his own wife stating his clothing is too provocative rather than rightly blaming the criminal intentions of his attackers.<br />
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Clothing is symbolic of the different judgements Men and Women face. Whereby a man is free to express his confidence or inhibition with his own body through a lack of clothing. Whereas, a woman is unjustly judged on what she wears and the reaction it could provoke. A women becomes a prisoner to what the masculine society deems is acceptable for her to wear.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Valentines day, Birthdays, wedding invites, double dates and romantic movies; all just a reminded that you don't have a boo, bae, bf, gf, lover, snuggle bunny... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You feel upset. Somewhat of an outcast on facebook, as everyone post pictures of their partners, their holidays and what they received from their partners. Namely girls boasting about the amount of flowers their guys were willing to kill, to express their love for them! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You begin to look at your own empty flower pots; pinning for some roses, that will only wilt with time...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But what do you have? You have just that; time. Time to find someone? Time for someone to find you? But most importantly time to find yourself! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They say opposites attract... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To an extent, yes but really we are attracted to people who share our interests. People we can share a laugh, movie and meal with. How long will the sharing last if you don't have one similar interest ie complete opposites. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However that isn't the question here. Question is how do you find someone who shares your interest or even an opposite; if you do not know yourself!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have all been in those relationships, where we find someone has become emotionally draining. At first they say<i> "you are so strong" </i>and we say<i> "i can be strong for the both of us" </i> but week, month or years go by and our strength has been drained by their constant negativity. Khalil Gibran says</span></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: #ebe3d0; font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px;">"Love one another, but make not a bond of love:</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So use your time being single to make sure your own cup is full. Make sure the roots to your tree are strong enough to take care of themselves. Then you will enrich your new partners life rather than be a burden upon them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am no Khalil Gibran but i say a relationship is like a rainbow; Do not search for the rainbow, as you most likely will not find one. Even when you think your world is nothing but rain storms and cloudy days; keep looking up. One day that sunshine is going to shine in your life and you will forget those miserably days. However, until that time you need to find the sunshine within yourself. Be your own source of light and inspiration. This will allow you to be ready to marvel at the splendor when you finally find yourself that rainbow. Yet, understand it takes both rain and sunshine to make a rainbow; there will be good and bad days. Just say dedicated and patient.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />So don't go out searching for love. Find yourself. Find the things you love to do. The places you love to go. And you know what? the funny thing is; along the way you will find people who share your interests. The stranger thing is; you will most likely find that person you weren't looking for. As you were busy finding yourself, they were busy finding themselves. You found each other!<br /><br />You found each other at a time whereby you both were enjoying something you love to do. It will be the first of many things you share together!<br /><br />One day that new sunshine in your life is going to look at you like they have been waiting to find you the whole of their life.<br /><br />If you take one thing from this post, let this be it. To love, is to be open, to be open is to be willing to receive, to receive is to be willing to lose, to lose is to be ready for pain. But when ready for pain you can embrace happiness, when happy you fear no loss, for what you have lost is only fraction of what you have received. When you're open to life, you will love it.<br /><br />Want to share this post... but know your friends are to lazy to read it all? i have a video version of this post now.... check it out</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The Camden Roundhouse, was awash with the
colour and flamboyance, that is only associated with the glittering world of Bollywood.
Therefore, it was fitting that music that is at the heart of the Bollywood
world, had an award show that reflected an “injection of style” as BBC, Radio 1,
DJ, Bobby Friction put and a “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">paradigm
shift</i>” from last year’s event. Which he described as colourless in
comparison to this years bonanza of flair and style.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The Lebera Mobile Uk Asian Music Awards was
hosted by BBC radio One and BBC Asian Network Presenter Nihal. The presenter
entertained the audience with an array of costume changes from his slick white
suit to host of stereotypes associated with the Asian community. Coupled with,
a Chris Rock style approach of presenting. His satire and sacarcasm was a
welcome comic relief and kept the show flowing like The Ganges; the jokes
weren’t clean but they were refreshing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The AMA’s played host to an array of stars
like <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">Alesha
Dixon</span></b><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jay Sean</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Siva</b> from <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Wanted</b>, the original boy band <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Damage</b>, sultry Mistresses star <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Shelley Conn, Spook Shahzad Latif</b>,
stars of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Anuvahood Adam Deacon</b>, </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Portia Freno</span></b><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> and footballer <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Florent
Malouda</b>, amongst a host of others, made sure the blue carpet list glittered
like a Bollywood film sets, yet the ommision of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MIA</b> left the awards without a leading lady!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;">However the show must
go on, which left former Eastenders actress turned pop princess, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Preeya Kalidas </b>to step into those
twinkling shoes; with the best performance of the night with UK Grime MC <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Skepta</b>, singer her top 40 club hit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘Cross My Heart’</b> along with ‘shimmying’
on stage with Bhangra star <b>H Dhami. </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Like a true leading lady she had stole the hearts of UK fans as she took
home the <b>‘Best Female’</b> award.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;">Other winners at the
ninth awards ceremony were RnB sensation <b>Jay Sean</b>, who received the
award for ‘<b>Best Male’</b> from the <b>Alesha Dixon, </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">who was beautiful dressed in a pink sparkly
sari</span>. The singer is set to release her new track ‘<b>Every Little Part
of Me</b>’ featuring Jay at the end of this month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I managed to ask the R&B starlet about
her thoughts on the ceremony; she declared <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Asian
community is so vibrant and colourful… It feels great to step into another
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;">Miss Dixon</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;">
makes a poignant point, it is not until other cultures arw willing to ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">step</i>’ into the Asian music scene, will
it be able to grow to the heights it deserve. For instance, the MOBO awards and
UK black music in general did not become popular until it was accepted by more
of the whites masses. Asians like black people are ethnic minorities in the UK,
and if your music only appeals to minorities, there is a likelihood you will
only have minor success. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<h1>
<span lang="EN-GB">How do they get some sugar on their ‘popcorn’?<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;">The awards ceremony
was a great start but after being present at the awards and watching it on TV, I
can see a stark contrast in viewing pleasure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;">Being present I was
engulfed in the flavour, smells and aura of the night from the colourful dress
code to the food that was on offer, plus the little touches that made the
ceremony an envy of the much publicised “ghettoisation’ of the MOBO’s. However,
if you were sat at home on your sofa, you were not privy to the smell of the
food or able to see the decorations and dancers around the venue. Your viewing
pleasure is the stage, the performances and the presenter. Therefore, your
popcorn is plain unlike the sugar filled show i was fed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">As I mentioned the presenting of Nihal was
great. So this only leaves the stage and the performances of the acts, which
did not match the style and the flair one would associate with Asian music
scene due to the somewhat ignorant but acceptable comparison to Bollywood. Its
association with Bollywood leads you to expect extravagant choreography,
colourful back drops and explosion of sounds and visuals stimulates. However,
the awards show was let down by performances that were endemic to the 2010
venue and not on par with the “injection of style” that the 2011 venue had
brought to the proceedings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The stage was not big enough or well
designed; with wires on show it looked messy. Which can only be compared to
having an elegant suit but a tattered tie as your centre piece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With Lady GaGA entering the Grammys in an
Egg, the standard of extravagancy expected at awards show are high; as they act
as an essential showcase of the music scene. Audiences now expect beautiful
venues and stylish attire as standard but it is </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">the performances and host that are the
scenes that imprint on our minds. Memorable moments like Madonna performing
“Like a Virgin” (1984); Britney and the python performing “i'm a slave to you”
in (2001) and <span class="tpxlistextra10bestgrammyperformances720786-section-heading"><span style="color: black;">Eminem & Elton John performing “Stan” (2001), leaving a
last impression on the viewing public. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span class="tpxlistextra10bestgrammyperformances720786-section-heading"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="tpxlistextra10bestgrammyperformances720786-section-heading"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">However, the
performances were not terrible; they just had room for improvement. The likes
of Outlandish and Apache Indian entertained crowds with their classic tracks.
Apache Indian was instrumental in being the first Asian artist to break into
the mainstream, and his performance of “Boom-Shack-A-Lack” a hit from 20 years
ago that still fills dance floors, made him the just winner of “lifetime
Achievement” award.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="tpxlistextra10bestgrammyperformances720786-section-heading"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span class="tpxlistextra10bestgrammyperformances720786-section-heading"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Yet, this year will
be remembered for the rise of new stars, with Mumzy stranger beating the likes
of Jay Sean and MIA for the award for Best Urban Act. With the camera firmly
placed in Jay Sean's face, like the rest of us he must have been shocked not to
being going home with his third award.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="tpxlistextra10bestgrammyperformances720786-section-heading"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Mumzy recognition
can be accounted for impart by the need to showcase and propel the next
generation of Asian artist. Otherwise, with Jay and MIA mainstream success, it
could become their appreciation awards instead of celebration of diversity of
Asian talent.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="tpxlistextra10bestgrammyperformances720786-section-heading"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span class="tpxlistextra10bestgrammyperformances720786-section-heading"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Yet, Mumzy more
than proved he was worthy of the award with performance </span></span><span style="color: #2a2a2a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Bringing
together ‘<b>Love Drunk</b>’ vocalist <b>Loick Essien</b>, East London based
MC, <b>Griminal</b>, Brazilian born English rapper, </span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Aggro</span></b><b><span style="color: #2a2a2a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">
Santos</span></b><span style="color: #2a2a2a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> and British </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">R&</span><span style="color: #2a2a2a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">B singer-songwriter, <b>Junior</b> in
tow</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I believe my sentiments are best put by<b> CEO and Co-Founder of the UK
AMA’s, Abs Shaid</b></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;"> adds: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“This year the show has really set the
standard for many more shows to come... The calibre of performers, winners and
celebrities who attended the show this year has been phenomenal and as the show
goes into its tenth year we hope it continues to go from strength to
strength...bring on 2012!”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br /></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;">So as Bobby put it
there had been a “paradigm shift” from The 2010 AMAS at The Royal Festival Hall
to this year’s spectacular event at The Round House in Camden. A Spectacle that
left me in ore of the hosting, venue and dress code. However, the ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">standard’</i> set by this year’s event needs
to be matched and improved up in the areas of performance and audience capacity
for it to be recognised for the talent that rivals that of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Brits</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MOBOs</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;">Therefore, with the
growth of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Asian Music Scene</b> and
the emerging talent, I can see 2012 AMA’s bucking the trend of the movie world
and being even better than its predecessor! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;">This reporter only
ask how much of the fate of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">UK AMA’s
is</b> ajoined to the fate of<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> BBC Asian
Network</b>?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;">Thanks to Media
Moguls for my Press Pass.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #2a2a2a;">Antoine Allen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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