Eric

David2024, BeachcomberFX, Monsters, Netflix, Racism, Sunday@thePub Leave a Comment

I recently watched the Netflix mini series, Eric, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch. The series is set in 1980’s New York and follows Vincent whose son goes missing. There is also a lot of puppets… but not the creepy kind, honest. The show deals with a whole load of issues from addiction, racism, homophobia, wealth and corruption. It asks questions that are …

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Erasing History

David2020, Abolition, Racism, Slavery Leave a Comment

Up until yesterday I am pretty sure not many people had heard of Edward Colston. Then on Sunday afternoon, protestors in Bristol took part in non-violent direct action and removed his statue from its plinth and threw it in the river. Some cheered, others complained. Those that cheered, did so because the statue stood as a reminder of some of …