tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post3538853498119651256..comments2024-03-29T03:47:13.852+00:00Comments on Going Gently: GGBOJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-38181856585584132542021-09-25T07:20:49.141+00:002021-09-25T07:20:49.141+00:00I don't watch it but I do watch the Sewing Bee...I don't watch it but I do watch the Sewing Bee and over the seasons the diversity of contestants has improved no end. I really think this is due to a wider range of people applying rather than selective selection. At the beginning the Sewing Bee had token blokes who were really not very good, but now they are really holding their own. Blokes who sew are a much more niche minority than blokes who bake, btw. and interestingly, they're all white and all gay. And mostly married! One, Matt, is married to a drag queen and makes costumes for them. Jo Lycett is fabulous.<br />The absolute absece of Paul Hollywood makes this programme SO much better IMHO. Patrick Grant is a much preferable expert. Hollywood just turns my tum.MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-74745390985482230352021-09-23T13:11:37.823+00:002021-09-23T13:11:37.823+00:00FAT FINGERSFAT FINGERSJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27212507044564123632021-09-23T09:48:45.873+00:002021-09-23T09:48:45.873+00:00I think that even though it seems like people are ...I think that even though it seems like people are 'trying too hard', pretty soon, it will be something that we don't even think about. It will become second nature to see people as people. I like where we are headed, and I'm not going to worry about the steps to there as long as we are headed in the right direction. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84102773249543099102021-09-22T20:20:38.035+00:002021-09-22T20:20:38.035+00:00What does the second G stand for?What does the second G stand for?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-87323988054203577582021-09-22T16:24:49.700+00:002021-09-22T16:24:49.700+00:00I'm not sure your comments rose to the level o...I'm not sure your comments rose to the level of racism. But it does sound as if you have unchecked white privilege. The reason it's important to make space for those who have been marginalized in the past is because of the systemic nature of discrimination. I try to focus on all boats rising with the tides. We all will be better when those on the margins are given opportunities.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092900195805759791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-75678293137674166142021-09-22T16:17:30.363+00:002021-09-22T16:17:30.363+00:00Netflix drops new U.S. season Sept. 24. Just a few...Netflix drops new U.S. season Sept. 24. Just a few more days to wait. (Insert delighted squeal here.)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092900195805759791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-74451890414457250402021-09-22T13:35:58.290+00:002021-09-22T13:35:58.290+00:00I don't watch cooking/baking shows. That said...I don't watch cooking/baking shows. That said, I love well prepared food displayed on fine china. I'll set a china and crystal table with lots of wine...and even clean up if I do not have to cook. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-38783404247277491772021-09-22T13:28:33.823+00:002021-09-22T13:28:33.823+00:00Why does it matter what colour you are or what you...Why does it matter what colour you are or what your sexuality is? It's a programme about baking featuring people from Britain. I read a review last night where the writer said that they (the contestants) don't take themselves seriously, but they take their cakes seriously. Maybe the watching audiences could bear this in mind. Just my thoughts.<br />I love the programme, just caught up on last night's, laughed all the way through it and loved the musical intro. For me it's lost its BBC twee-ness lolgallovidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493272788309092794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-90134888917086867362021-09-22T13:21:10.746+00:002021-09-22T13:21:10.746+00:00It's amazing how this show just goes and goes....It's amazing how this show just goes and goes. It's feel-good TV, isn't it? What we all need these days!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-87080795896397167462021-09-22T13:05:06.911+00:002021-09-22T13:05:06.911+00:00I do love this show. People are so generous with o...I do love this show. People are so generous with one another. None of the bitchiness of some American reality TV. I meant to comment before that I also loved the movie The Intern. It's easy to watch whenever it comes on, and I've watched it several times now. Goodness in people is soothing.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-90346132753993545592021-09-22T12:22:37.743+00:002021-09-22T12:22:37.743+00:00I am starting to think I am an outcast nowadays , ...I am starting to think I am an outcast nowadays , White bloke married to a white woman for 35 years. three white kids , Who will all struggle to get jobs as they arent coloured or LGBT , I did a spell working for a large UK professional company they made no secret of the fact that preference was given to ethnic minorties regardless of qualifications , I was ushered from the meeting from HR after suggesting that might be racist?<br /><br />All for equality in all things but the worlds gone mad...<br /><br />Mary berry has no chance of getting on the TV any more Becks and Brown Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757414037953167061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-85525141159149259962021-09-22T10:03:28.857+00:002021-09-22T10:03:28.857+00:00I understand Netflix is going to show the new seas...I understand Netflix is going to show the new season with a short delay here in the USA, in the past we had to wait as much as a year. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-43718950392240208542021-09-22T08:51:13.328+00:002021-09-22T08:51:13.328+00:00Nothing wrong with GBBO but, I am getting a bit fe...Nothing wrong with GBBO but, I am getting a bit fed up with TV companies ticking boxes just for the sake of it …..as MarisAna said, it all seems so false now. Just pick the best people. ….. I’ll still be watching though !!!!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-87664581754143438802021-09-22T06:24:59.832+00:002021-09-22T06:24:59.832+00:00I wonder whether something isn't lost when peo...I wonder whether something isn't lost when people are chosen for tv programmes, or in the workplace, where ticking the minority boxes takes precedence. When I see it I just turn over as it feels really false to me. MarisAnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550135565018890015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-83093383629731856092021-09-22T06:16:00.022+00:002021-09-22T06:16:00.022+00:00No. This makes two.No. This makes two.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70480929004838432642021-09-22T06:14:21.125+00:002021-09-22T06:14:21.125+00:00GGBO? is that a new name - Great Gay Bake off? I d...GGBO? is that a new name - Great Gay Bake off? I don't watch it - IB (It's boring)Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-53544068139473896932021-09-22T05:57:09.598+00:002021-09-22T05:57:09.598+00:00I think I must be the only person on the planet wh...I think I must be the only person on the planet who doesn't watch! xxhappy hookerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06895402170116525521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-78409068839986183122021-09-22T03:30:35.704+00:002021-09-22T03:30:35.704+00:00The last one I saw was a kids version. They were a...The last one I saw was a kids version. They were amazing.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42171956855872678882021-09-22T02:52:02.489+00:002021-09-22T02:52:02.489+00:00When my son comes over and cooks dinner for us we ...When my son comes over and cooks dinner for us we watch this show. It surprised us how entertaining and addictive it is; we look forward to this new season, which I hear will be available in the US soon.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-85847350352681514452021-09-22T01:52:37.538+00:002021-09-22T01:52:37.538+00:00I love that show, even though the one I'm watc...I love that show, even though the one I'm watching is probably years old.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-90760227170303239132021-09-22T00:18:19.954+00:002021-09-22T00:18:19.954+00:00We love the show. I'm not sure when we'll...We love the show. I'm not sure when we'll get this newest season (series) here in the states but we can't wait to see it. We also got hooked on a Pottery show and a Portrait Artist show in the same vein, a competition. SO good!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21399044690585903332021-09-21T23:42:25.058+00:002021-09-21T23:42:25.058+00:00I prefer watching it with Prue I like her humour-a...I prefer watching it with Prue I like her humour-and when she had a short holiday with Sandi Toksvig I watched that twice xflisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-9997826553953692482021-09-21T22:24:07.700+00:002021-09-21T22:24:07.700+00:00I miss Mary but don't mind Prue - she has grow...I miss Mary but don't mind Prue - she has grown on me. The other two just annoy me - could quite happily do without them.<br /><br />Margie from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103835021764804099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31326016390492754752021-09-21T22:19:06.246+00:002021-09-21T22:19:06.246+00:00I found it during COVID and it was a bright shiny ...I found it during COVID and it was a bright shiny star in a time of transition and fear. I love how nice they all are.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895379382598203558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27272669871633352752021-09-21T22:00:44.111+00:002021-09-21T22:00:44.111+00:00Looking forward to this new series of GBBO. I miss...Looking forward to this new series of GBBO. I miss Mary Berry, but, as you might say, Hey-Ho!Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.com