Thursday Murmurings
Missy Elliot, filing complaints and quiet dog walks
Happy Thursday, ya beauties!
Kicking it off this week with Missy Elliot, for no other reason than, she’s MISSY GODDAMN ELLIOT. I was in a late 90s/early ‘00s RnB hip hop rabbit hole the other day (who am I kidding - I LIVE in that hole) and continually find myself dumbstruck by how insanely talented she is. I feel she never gets the credit she deserves. She’s a pioneer, a visionary, an icon, a legend, an absolute game changer. May I suggest, in amongst your Christmas music rotation this weekend, you throw on Missy’s Supa Dupa Fly album and just take some time to revel in the genius? I assure you, it’s an absolute delight.
Things that caught my eye this week
I ranted about this on my Instagram stories the other day, but unless you’ve been living under a rock this past week, you’ll have seen that washed up mediocre old white man and TV presenter, Jeremy Clarkson, published some weirdo hate column in The Sun about how much he detests Meghan Markle.
Here’s the quote that rightfully sent everyone’s head spinning:
‘I lie awake at night…dreaming of the day she’s made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain, while the crowds chant ‘shame’ and throw excrement at her.’
It really just begs the question: what the fuck is wrong with this dude? It’s absolutely unhinged and it’s pretty mind-blowing that this likely had to go through multiple editors at The Sun and somehow still made it to print. It’s misogynoir at its worst and it incites violence against women.
I am so tired of men being able to get away with horribly dangerous rhetoric like this. I lodged a formal complaint with the Independent Press Standards Organisation and I suggest you do too. As I type this, they’ve received more complaints about this than it received about anything the whole of last year. But I say, keep ‘em coming. I don’t want us to stop until Clarkson is without a job and hopefully being sued by any and everyone. Just one time, it’d be nice if one of these assholes actually felt some consequences.
Email the IPSO to lodge your formal complaint at inquiries@ipso.co.uk
Food For Thought
You have all the tools you need to figure your situation out. Maybe what you need the most is some quiet, some stillness - allowing yourself to just be with your thoughts. Sometimes the volume on life is just turned up too loud and it drowns out the truths we need to hear. Stop getting distracted by the noise and busyness. Get quiet, sit still and clarity will come.
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On Monday’s paid version of The Murmuration…well, I’ll be honest with you, I won’t be posting on Monday ‘cause it’s Boxing Day and frankly, I want a day off. But, there’s some quality, deep and meaningful posts behind that paywall that I’m pretty damn proud of. I’ve explored some deep shit on there this year and I’m grateful to all of you who’ve taken the time to read those musings and share your stories with me in response. So, subscribe and have a read through the archives while you’re relaxing over the holidays.
Your Weekly Biggie Smalls (P)update
This week, Biggie would like to remind you to go out for an early morning or evening stroll. Though these December days be chilly, the peacefulness of those times of day make for quality thinking time. Biggie shares all his most philosophical musings with me on those walks.
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Until next week, smile at strangers, spread good vibes, be nice to people.