Gathering Post - 5/7-5/15

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WEATHER || LONDONIST || BBC NEWS

(Rather than write the same vague drivel, here is a pretty gif to inspire you, a link to the weather for the week, and a link to londonist, a great resource for all things London related. As always this post is open all week. Tag in, tag others, check back often!)

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[harrowgate]

Felix had wanted an answer more than he wanted any particular answer, and he appeared quite satisfied by that. "I should think a great multitude of things mean more than high fashion. Justice and acceptance would rank quite near the top of that list. Perhaps our musical heroes didn't lead a singing rabble through the streets to build a barricade, but we can hardly argue that they had no effect upon a world that was changing," he observed thoughtfully. Though he was comfortable lecturing, his tone invited John's thoughts as well.

"Bowie changed the definition of masculinity, at least in part due to what he wore. I daresay that I can walk down the street, looking the way I look today, without being assaulted outright, because of him. What do you think?"

[prodigalflame]

"They had an effect, but did they make the world change, or did the changing world produce the likes of them?" John made a bit of a face. "I'm...not exactly a fan of Big Men in History as an operating theory." Mostly because those big men had a habit of being douches who got people killed out of their arrogance, thanks Erik.

"I'm probably more systematic," he continued, "and while I do appreciate the world's a better place for the likes of you and me, it's still not great. Saying you're not being assaulted outright isn't a celebration, it's a...basic and insufficient condition," he argued, groping for words. "I hold hands with my fiancé and we still get weird looks or a yelled insult from across the street. Things must be the same for you," John flashed the guy a brief smirk, "especially wearing that shirt with your hair, man, I mean, no." Pausing after his little dig, John returned to his theme: "Every day is a reminder of how much further the ignorant have yet to come." Clearly he didn't consider himself one of those ignorant types.