A very nasty thought

Some background
A commission that was set up to investigate sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in Ireland is about ready to release the report it has compiled on its findings. And it's not going to be pleasant reading. Many children have suffered a great deal. You can read an article on the report in English here or in Norwegian here.

A fact
The children suffering under the predatory activities of these men have to a great extent been the abandoned children of unmarried mothers and the children of families too poor to keep them, so that they have been sent away to institutions, where a great deal of sexual abuse and torture has taken place.

A further fact
It is the fault of the Catholic Church that its priests rape and otherwise molest children. The reason for all this abuse is the disgusting vow of celibacy that Catholic priests are forced to submit to. All the more repulsive since it stems from greed and a desire to accumulate material goods.

The truth
Men will fuck. It is unnatural for a healthy human male to not fuck. Yes, there are exceptions, but they are few and far between. Men will fuck and what they fuck depends on what's available. What did Kinsey find out about men who had had sex with animals? That almost all of them have grown up on farms. Farmboys fuck what's available to them, and so do Catholic priests. I don't understand how anyone could expect anything else.

Yet another fact
It is because of the Catholic Church that Ireland still clings to its outdated and misogynistic ban on abortion. Which doesn't really prevent at least some Irish women from getting abortions. But.

My very nasty thought
How incredibly convenient for Catholic clergy in Ireland that the law their church fights so assiduously to preserve guarantees a steady supply of unwanted children to fill up the (apparently) poorly supervised institutions that the church so kindly runs.

Just because you're a movie star ...

... doesn't mean you like cameras shoved in your face.

Quote of the Week

Wherever I go, I am met with that song; it's driving me mad; it haunts me everywhere; if I enter a hotel, bellboys and waiters gather to sing it to me - I suppose in the end if I visit 'a certain place' the cleaning ladies will gather outside to celebrate my visit by singing Norway, Thine Is Our Devotion!
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson writing on Ja, vi elsker in 1905.

Happy birthday, Norway!!!

Yes, we love with fond devotion
This our land that looms
Rugged, storm-scarred o'er the ocean
With her thousand homes.
Love her, in our love recalling
Those who gave us birth.
And old tales which night, in falling,
Brings as dreams to earth.
And old tales which night, in falling,
Brings as dreams, as dreams to earth.

Norsemen whatsoe'er thy station,
Thank thy God whose power
willed and wrought the land's salvation
In her darkest hour.
All our mothers sought with weeping
And our sires in fight,
God has fashioned in His keeping
Till we gained our right.
God has fashioned in His keeping
Till we gained, we gained our right.

Yes, we love with fond devotion
This our land that looms
Rugged, storm-scarred o'er the ocean
With her thousand homes.
And, as warrior sires have made her
Wealth and fame increase,
At the call we too will aid her
Armed to guard her peace.
At the call we too will aid her
Armed to guard, to guard her peace.

Ca 1864.
Lyrics by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.
Music by Rikard Nordraak.
Translator unknown.



I wish all my readers a wonderful Constitution Day. :-)

And happy birthday to AudiX78!! :-D

Oh, the excitement ... !!

How shall we endure it ... !! :-D

I can't believe they started the voting from the space station. These people really don't know when to draw the line. :-D

We don't understand the interval entertainment. But then we aren't really paying attention.

OK, we've voted umpteen times ... mostly for Eastern countries, in fact. ;-) Every single person here has voted for Estonia. Yay. :-)

And it's starting ... now. :-o

I have a really good feeling about Fairytale right now. And I don't think there'll be anyone tonight that gets the dreaded nil points. The field is so even this year! I hardly dare to pick a winner. But maybe that's because I'm afraid of my own bias ... ?

The first twelve is ours! Yay!

zomg we got germany's twelve!!!!1! :-o They always give their twelve to Turkey. OMG.

Sweden - give us your twelve ... !!!
Yes!!! Alexander, you've changed the course of history!!

I can't believe how well the British entry is doing. I'm sure this is all down to the jury groups. Oh, I'm so relieved suddenly - the Brits are doing well because of the juries, and because of them, Ukraine will do incredibly badly. YES!!! I am happy now. Whew.

Twelves, more twelves ... !!! Of course we got the Belarusian one. And the Russian. And, and, and ...

Alexander is doing the same thing he did in the national final. Crushing everyone. OMFG this is so fantastically cool. Now I regret not tooting our own horn more and posting constantly about how sure I was that we would win. ;-) I tried to compensate for my nationalistic bias - oh, why didn't I have more confidence?? LOL!!

Turkey doing very well, as expected. I'm so happy that Iceland is doing so well!! They totally deserve it, and like I said they need something to be happy about right now. If they end up in second place, that would be perfect. They'd be incredibly happy, but they wouldn't have to do the actual final. Or, spend the money, is what I mean.

We are totally crushing everyone. We have won. OMFG.

Please forgive me this little song, but I just can't help myself.

Seier'n er vår, seier'n er vår!!
Vi har vinni, seier'n er vår!!
Seier'n er vår, seier'n er vår!!
Vi har vinni, seier'n er vår!!

Tomorrow will be the best May 17th EVAR.

May 22nd, 2010. Telenor Arena. I AM THERE. o_O

Romania, United Kingdom, Finland, Spain

Romania:
This song is so annoying ... but even if it wasn't, it'd still be ruined for me by the fact that the sylvan nymph theme of the presentation has nothing whatsoever to do with the song.
Boo, Romania!! And it's especially disappointing since Romania has sent some really great songs in the past.

United Kingdom:
Now, this is apparently the song we make use of to bring out the cake ... :-D
Another song that is just mystifying ... I can't believe that this is a favorite. That's got to be just something the betting agencies are making up. Aren't they mostly British owned? >:-)
Argh, our commentator is so stupid ... she says she thinks this song is a serious contender, and why? Because the 'musical craftsmanship and quality' of Lloyd Webber's work will stand out. Umm, yeah ... cause we all know that craftsmanship and quality is what the ESC is all about!! Duh.
I think people may be very surprised by how badly this song ends up doing.

Finland:
Meh. I've heard this song umpteen times before and I'm sure pretty much everyone in the audience has too.
Too unvaried a melody, too repetitive.
I don't get why this song is in the final.
No chance.

Spain:
And kind of the same with this. Another favorite. I don't think it has any serious chances, though, because it's not very original. It's a typical example of its genre. But it has great energy. And the singer's great, I like her a lot.
A great slot. But I don't think it'll be anywhere near enough.
A good melody, a good beat, but ... no, I don't think so.
Good way to end the show, though. :-)

Albania, Norway, Ukraine

Albania:
OK, there's nothing wrong with this song in and of itself. Although of course it would have been better if she could sing.
But the song doesn't matter, because they're ruining the entire thing with that guy in green sequins and the mimes.
I'll say one thing for it, though: this is the kind of thing that you will only see in the ESC.

Norway:
LOL! We're singing along even before the song has started ... !! :-D
I do still like this song, kind of, even though I've heard it so many times that it's starting to get really annoying.
The presentation's good.
His performance was better in the Norwegian contest. He's done this too many times now, it's starting to get too polished. But here's hoping it'll be good enough. :-)
Good luck, little hobbit!!

Ukraine:
Awful hideous piece of trash.
She looks like such a slut, her dancing is so awful, the costumes, the presentation, everything is just such total crap and shit.
I hate this so much.
If this song wins, it'll prove everything negative that any ESC hater has ever said about this contest.

LOL! KAS is so modest - she says that she doesn't understand who can possibly win this thing but us. :-D