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This is one of the odder stories floating about at the moment
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6255195.stm

YOUR OPINION. Should a BNP member be allowed to dance in the English National Ballet?
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:12, archived)
As long as there are no darkies.
(that was irony btw)
(I helped save b3ta! TonyUNDERSCORE from the Internet, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:13, archived)
As much as I don't agree with their political ideals
I don't see why it ought to prevent them partaking in everything else, ever, in the entire world, no matter how completely unrelated to politics it is.

EDIT: pfft! "The ENB ... has a duty to promote diversity and equality." But not for "fascists", apparently. I wonder if they actually know what "diversity" and "equality" mean.
(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:13, archived)
Yes, you can't sack someone for their believes no matter how wrong you consider those beliefs

(I helped save b3ta! Boondocks, YEAH! has a massive penis. Everyone is scared., Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:14, archived)
Where on earth have you been?

(I helped save b3ta! The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:15, archived)
when i say can't i mean shouldn't

(I helped save b3ta! Boondocks, YEAH! has a massive penis. Everyone is scared., Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:16, archived)
I think anyone who's up to the job should be allowed to do it, regardless of their politics
all this BNP witch-hunting is far from constructive, as it's just going to make more disaffected people turn to them.
(I helped save b3ta! The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:14, archived)
No.
It should be limited to blind people with serious epilepsy.
(goat thinks you're shit, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:14, archived)
of course she should
unless she stops to deliver a sermon on why immigration is wrong during the middle of her solo, I see no problem with it.

What next? Not letting someone run for office because they've got some particularly right-wing views? Shocking.
(I helped save b3ta! rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:14, archived)
personally, I wouldn't let her back into the ballet
if Nick Griffin was a top golfer or something, I certainly wouldn't let the cunt compete in a competition.

/MY OPINION.
(I helped save b3ta! moohalaa, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:14, archived)
Yes,
but they have to dress as a nignog.
(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:14, archived)
Hehe
blackface
(I helped save b3ta! ArthurTheRat, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:15, archived)
he he
Othello, was that ever a ballet?
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:15, archived)
Technically, Othello was Arabian, not black.

(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:16, archived)
yeah, but black guys normally play him

(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:20, archived)

fo shizzle
(edgyandcrazy, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:22, archived)
the term moor can mean anything from north african, muslim or even inhabitants of the New World
From the language of the play though it's clear that shakespeare meant for him to be black
(I helped save b3ta! Boondocks, YEAH! has a massive penis. Everyone is scared., Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:20, archived)
Like the Romans used the term German
to describe any heavily-bearded, axe-swinging barbarian invader.
(I helped save b3ta! The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:21, archived)
This
if you check Act II Scene 2, lines 23-27, it says
"Word up, gentle homes,
Our rhymez are tight,
Our beats are phat
Who's up for fried chicken?"
(I helped save b3ta! ArthurTheRat, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:23, archived)
pffft.
Desdemona, you is looking well tight, innit.
(I helped save b3ta! rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:25, archived)
Pffffffffffffffffffft!

(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:43, archived)
And Alladin was Chinese, not Arabian
/trivia
(I helped save b3ta! Cap'n Tallbeard, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:23, archived)
I don't approve
but your political affiliation, in the end, shouldn't really affect what your job is.

Unless you're a Lib Dem MP, in which case it might, a little.
(I helped save b3ta! ArthurTheRat, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:14, archived)
I'm afraid we can't let you in the Liberal Democrat Party, sir,
as your ideas and beliefs are far too sensible and practical.
(I helped save b3ta! rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:16, archived)
They're far too cowardly to not let someone run.
They'd let a mong in an SS uniform run if he/she could belm loud enough.
(I helped save b3ta! ArthurTheRat, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:17, archived)
I can't see it getting in the way of them being scottish ginger alcoholics
/dosn't care about politics enough to realise how wrong this post is.
(King Baby Duck more than a ceiling, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:16, archived)
Gay MP admits "Yes, I am Lib Dem"
/Private Eye
(I helped save b3ta! Cap'n Tallbeard, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:18, archived)
the Lib Dems heavily canvassed in my area recently
and door stepped me, stopped me in the street on several occasions.

"Fuck off, you're the party for The Gays"

Except I didn't say that as they were nice middle aged women, and I'm not in the business of being horrid to strangers. But the words crossed my mind every time.
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:22, archived)
I wish I could be doorstepped by a politician
it would certainly make my spoiling my ballot paper a bit more significant, and I'd feel that I genuinely did have some part to play in this great country's governing.
(I helped save b3ta! rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:23, archived)
What is it of anyone's business at all?

(I helped save b3ta! davew27 hevosen kuva!, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:15, archived)
Why not?
It's not as if membership of the BNP is illegal and unless she was standing in an election for them I can't see the problem. It's hardly as if either the BNP or the ENB are populist movements.
(I helped save b3ta! Lord Gnome, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:15, archived)
Sadly, whether I agree with their politics or not, they are a legitimate political party
so in a democracy they should be allowed to have their say. The fact that she's a BNP member shouldn't make any more difference than if she were a member of any other political party.
(I helped save b3ta! FoldsFive, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:15, archived)
She is obviously very good at ballet.
The BNP's stance is completely wrong, but she must be good at what she does. I think this is all that matters in relation to her dancing career. I can understand why some people wouldn't want to watch her perform though.
(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:16, archived)
"I really liked the way she pirrouted (sp?), the way she seemed to glide through the air
but throughout her performance, her hips reminded me of the need for tighter controls on immigration, and her flamboyance said 'bring back capital punishment'"
(I helped save b3ta! rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:18, archived)
hehehe
Some people might think that not going is a stand against the BNP altogether. Personally, I think it won't make a shit of difference.
(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:20, archived)
and anyway
ballet's crap.

/controversial
(I helped save b3ta! rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:22, archived)
I've never seen a ballet which is a be-all and end-all
Every ballet I've seen has been an adaptation of something else, a la Romeo And Juliet.

But I have yet to enjoy it
(I helped save b3ta! Cap'n Tallbeard, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:26, archived)
I think we argued about this earlier
and it turned out to be /talk vs Wicca'd

I go with 'yes' - one's political view should never be an obstruction to one's finding or retaining employment
(I helped save b3ta! Cap'n Tallbeard, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:16, archived)
yeah - I basically agree with everyone
You should be allowed to have whatever odd opinions you like.

However, I still find the story rather strange.

Ballet is lovely and girly and soft. And BNP stuff is hard, nasty and basically wrong. It doesn't tally in my simple head.
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:18, archived)
They're revamping their image, innit.
I think I read something about this; Griffin claiming that the BNP are "one crisis away" from getting into power, but need to distance themselves from the hooligan-esque look they've come to hold, he told a conference of white supremesists in America
(I helped save b3ta! rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:20, archived)
Demand an interview.

(goat thinks you're shit, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:20, archived)
Hmm
No. I don't want to give them a platform. If the interview converts one person to the BNP then I'd have done wrong in this world.

(Taking your request too seriously I know)
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:23, archived)
But if you went down the usual route of asking b3tans for questions
any BNP member would
a) not have a cat in hell's chance of getting any sort of policy across
b) look a complete fool
c) all of the above
(I helped save b3ta! rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:26, archived)
you have a point but
sending someone 50 questions basically saying, "why are such a cunt?" would result in them not replying to the email.

I know, coz we did it with David Icke. Radio silence.
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:32, archived)
Damn.
Icke is b3ta personified. Nearly.
(I helped save b3ta! rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:36, archived)
Demand an interview with the BBC.
Ask why they post such shit on their website.
(goat thinks you're shit, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:27, archived)
To be honest with you
I don't think I could say what any of their policies actually are.

A bit like the conservatives.
(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:26, archived)
The two major parties don't have policies any more
they just do whatever will keep them in power.

/why I hate political theory, by Cap'n Tallbeard age 19 and 10 months
(I helped save b3ta! Cap'n Tallbeard, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:30, archived)
Well Labour have this ghastly ID card scheme thing
that I'm really not at all happy about. Other than that, I'm at a bit of a loss.
(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:31, archived)
It's about bloody time we had a
NONE OF THE ABOVE box
(I helped save b3ta! rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:36, archived)
I'm startled, and slightly disappointed, that I have no strong opinion on this
but I don't
(I helped save b3ta! Cap'n Tallbeard, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:58, archived)
I took a few moments to look into it. Here's a few gems:
Voluntary re-patriation of all 1st and 2nd generation immigrants. Those choosing to go back to the land of their fathers will be handsomely rewarded with money that the current Treasury has earmarked for humanitarian aid for third world countries.
Free healthcare for OAPs.
Chemical castration for pederasts.
A ban on GM foods/crops.
National Service.
Capital Punishment.
All those completing service will be issued with a loaded gun which they may keep at home.
Withdrawal from the EU, and essentially existing as an isolationist, protectionist state.
(I helped save b3ta! rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:33, archived)
Free healthcare for OAPs sounds reasonable
Yay - I'm voting BNP. Hang on...
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:40, archived)
Don't they have that already anyway?
Sounds like the BNP's policies from the 1950s to me.
(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:43, archived)
Sources?
I'm looking at the BNP website right now... can't find all those... but they do want to abolish income tax, which is rather odd.
(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:40, archived)
yeah
but there's some really weird bias in that article that i can't quite figure out. perhaps new conservativism is the new soft liberal. i think i've drunk too much to worry about such things
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Sat 13 Jan 2007, 0:23, archived)