Was a good conversation on The Media Show. Quite moved by Prof Galloway’s need to de-programme his 17-yr-old son from Tate-like ambient masculine toxicity. We could use more attention on boys with some better role models than the world is currently offering them.
You mentioned looking for new topics to explore? How about millennials and baby boomers as it's one of those culture wars and dividing lines that people love to stir. However, as a so-called boomer with so-called millennial children (and we all get on very well thanks) Im struck by how the arguments are based on very shallow, unhelpful and often just plain inaccurate stereotypes.
Those stereotypes are often used as explanations or justifications for present day problems - housing being a classic example. As ever, finding someone else to blame is a good way of diverting attention from the real problems and their root causes.
It would be interesting to look more closely at what the experiences of the different groups were in their formative years and how that informs expectations and behaviours now. In a non-judgemental way. This piece made a start: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zf8j92p
Was a good conversation on The Media Show. Quite moved by Prof Galloway’s need to de-programme his 17-yr-old son from Tate-like ambient masculine toxicity. We could use more attention on boys with some better role models than the world is currently offering them.
You mentioned looking for new topics to explore? How about millennials and baby boomers as it's one of those culture wars and dividing lines that people love to stir. However, as a so-called boomer with so-called millennial children (and we all get on very well thanks) Im struck by how the arguments are based on very shallow, unhelpful and often just plain inaccurate stereotypes.
Those stereotypes are often used as explanations or justifications for present day problems - housing being a classic example. As ever, finding someone else to blame is a good way of diverting attention from the real problems and their root causes.
It would be interesting to look more closely at what the experiences of the different groups were in their formative years and how that informs expectations and behaviours now. In a non-judgemental way. This piece made a start: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zf8j92p
Fantastic threat about ukiyo-e, thanks!