Commercial television is becoming a major no-no for me right now. It's not much of a burden as there is little on these 'shopping' channels that takes my fancy. They rarely produce a programme that I'd like to watch, unlike the BBC who come up with the odd beauty that compels me. The latest being 'Long Way Down', which I loved.
But I digress.
What pisses me off about the commercial channels at this time of year is the harder than normal sell before, during and after programmes because Christmas is coming. There's no 'ba humbug' about it, either.
I've no problem with Christmas per se. It's the 'we will tell you how Christmas should be, what you should think, how you should behave and what you should do' that bugs the shit out of me.
Even if you avoid the telly, there's no escape. Shops, especially supermarkets, are full of it. I object to being told how to have a great Christmas. Especially as it mainly revolves around spending money, buying things and indulging in excesses of excess.
Why is Christmas time so good when you eat and drink far too much and give and recieve gifts that have all the imagination of sixties architecture?
Does anyone remember, or care, what Christmas is supposed to be about? And with religion on the wane in the western world, why does everyone celebrate Christmas with so much gusto anyway? Sure Christmas can be a great time, but so can any day of the week for me.
In days gone by what made Christmas special was that you ate food you wouldn't normally eat, got treats you wouldn't normally get, got gifts of things you had wanted for ages, and watched programmes and films you hadn't seen before on telly. In today's world of instant gratification for all, regardless of whether you can afford it or not due to credit, Christmas has lost its special appeal. At least in my eyes.
Worst of all I object to being told what to do and how to do it. The media and commercial frenzy that convinces people how Christmas is and should be sickens me.
How I wish I could afford to take my family and myself somewhere where they've never heard of Christmas this Christmas. And NO 'ba humbug' about it!
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The thing I find strange are the never ending ads for hidious lumps of plastic (aka childrens toys) that are advertised during all kinds of programmes whether children will be watching them or not.
I saw one that was a plastic kitchen with plastic food and a recorded voice telling the happless blonde toddler to turn up the heat under a plastic fried egg.
Lord save us all.
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