http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43333494 So his mate, got his **** out, in Parkinson’s house, waved it at his wife, and he didn’t kick him out? And then he addresses this as part of a ‘it was a different culture back then? Can people who are over say 60, who post on this board, tell me what used to be the done thing to do in those circumstances? What do you say? ‘George, put your **** away and have another pint’. ‘Shirley, pull yourself together and get us both a pint?’. Old people are proper weird. Fact.
‘And after the **** waving incident, we shook hands like men, and to get over it went for a bit of bonding casual racism and went out and voted for Mrs T’.
I highly doubt, even back then, if some random waved his mister at anyone's wife in their own home it would go unchallenged... Sounds like Parky is just saying ***** to be relevant again...
I'm 62 and yes, like most of us men (if we're honest) I can look back and question whether certain incidents would be frowned upon today. However, I can also say with absolute honesty that ALL my such "encounters" were concensual and were genuine fun on both sides. Most people, of both sexes, intuitively know where "the line" is, and stay within it. I do believe the line has recently moved though, which for the sake of the ladies is a good thing. The Parkinson incident was so far beyond "the line" even in those days, can't believe he'd try to justify it.
I grew up in the 60s and 70s. Attitudes and accepted norms were almost neanderthal back then when viewed from today's standpoint. Thank god we evolved and continue to do so.
Yes we have evolved , like the lady politician the other day who declared that the wolf whistle could be a hate crime ! lol
Lol, I'm not going to delve into where the line on over the top pc is. I'm just glad it's a lot different to where it was in the 70s.
Funny one that, I suppose it all depends on the circumstances. Were they all drunk at the time? If so it might have just been a huge laugh. Otherwise, in that position, no matter how good a "mate" he was Parky should have kicked him out, especially if Parky's wife was upset by it.
We do need some context to make a proper decision but as someone who grew up in the 60's and 70's where attitudes to acceptable behaviour towards women were a bit embarrassing when you look back, I cant think of a situation where flashing your mates wife was acceptable in the way Parky describes it. It certainly wasnt the norm.
Depends how big his mates **** was... If he was hung like a church mouse and Parkys swinging about his own barnsley chop ...
Me and my mates used to get our knobs out and wave them in each others' faces, and if the person looked you got to punch them for being a "queer". I assumed it was a normal part of receiving a university education.
Quite. Maybe the bloke was important to Parky's career, a BBC executive or something.... On the subject of acceptable behaviour towards women back then, one thing that wasn't but is commonplace now is swearing. "Pit language" stayed at the pit, now many women swear worse than men including to their own children.
You are right about that. I remember getting a telling off from my granddad for swearing at about 8 or so. Pit language (or possibly steel works language at the time) stayed at work, and everyone was polite at home. I think I was still shocked the first time I heard my mum swear and I was well into my 30s!
It was like ‘Life on Mars’ tele programme but x10. Some things were worse - some things were better. There was no PC back then which was great. So we wernt constantly bombarded by underlying campaigns supporting women, gays and ethnic minority’s etc etc etc. We called a spade a spade and just got on with things. And importantly we had the two Rs: Responsiblity Respect If yer stepped out of line at school you got a back hander that skittled you across the room. If a police officer spoke to you - then you listened and did what they said. We didn’t eat crap ready made food - we ate a pile of meat and veg at dinner time that you couldn’t see over. If yer went up to a women in a bar and put yer hand up her top and she didn’t pull it away - then you were in with a chance. Although women were more conscious of being labelled a slag back then - so they wernt that freely giving out sex like they are these days. So somethings are clearly better now.