Let's all take Blindboy seriously now...

Dannyriver wrote: »

I know I ve also seen loads of people refer to David Jones as David Bowie, and Reginald Dwight as Elton John even Robert Zimmerman as Bob Dylan on other sites incredible isn t it .....? You absolute {expletive of choice}

You are very, shall we say, dedicated to them. Also lol at putting Blindboy in the same breath as Elton John, Dylan and Bowie.

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Has Boatclub ever appeared out of character in the media?

It might give him more credability to separate the character from the actual person.


Real name, real accent and no bag.

He addressed this in an interview - I think it was on Scroobius Pip's podcast - he enjoys living a normal life and most people don't recognise him so the bag serves that purpose as well as immediately making him into a character.

optogirl wrote: »

He addressed this in an interview - I think it was on Scroobius Pip's podcast - he enjoys living a normal life and most people don't recognise him so the bag serves that purpose as well as immediately making him into a character.

also just recently in one of the new podcast episodes. He likes that he was able to get sick on the street in Dublin without anyone taking pictures of him and he likes the idea he could move to Leitrim to become an accountant if he ever wanted to pack in being famous.

People in the entertainment industry are addicted to attention and praise. Like Niall Brezzy Breslin, after his entertainment career peaked, Mr Boatclub then started to share "social Justice" opinions and drew praise from tiny but vocal quarters. This got him on TV more often and had his persona explode back into the attention.

Both example's should be noted that they both have mental health issues.

Richard Hillman wrote: »

People in the entertainment industry are addicted to attention and praise. Like Niall Brezzy Breslin, after his entertainment career peaked, Mr Boatclub then started to share "social Justice" opinions and drew praise from tiny but vocal quarters. This got him on TV more often and had his persona explode back into the attention.

Both example's should be noted that they both have mental health issues.

Oh man, everyone has mental health issues at one stage in their life Richard even you, that s exactly the point that they are making. The reason we struggle in western society around mental health is the result of exactly the approach you are taking where its an 'us and them' situation. i'e your line 'Both example's should be noted that they both have mental health issues.' somehow separating them as two people who should be taken less seriously due to their condition. Richard the brain is the most complex organ in the body and just like any other organ it can struggle when its put under stress. This can happen to anyone at any stage and its the normalisation of this reality that will hopefully someday allow people to put their hand up and ask for help when they are struggling in the same way they would without fear go to the doctor if they had an infection to a different more acceptable organ in their body.

Stonedpilot wrote: »

Haha I have to laugh at your total ignorance masked as righteous indignation. I mean you take slang meaning of a word over the real literal meaning?.

In etymology (study or origin of words) the word nonce comes from nonsense thus a nonce is someone who speaks nonsense and its not the slang made up meaning of a paedophile. Im using the real meaning not the made up one.Some of us try use language correctly pal and dont have to resort to slang crap.

Note- Jesus wasn't a tap dancer he is and always will be Messiah and Salvation.
Praise him!.

I have never heard the word nonce used to mean someone who speaks nonsense. Calling someone ignorant for reading the word as it is most commonly used? Where's your proof for this etymology? I think one guy once suggested that this could be where it came from but it is in no way a common or known way of using it.

Wibbs wrote: »

Eh... no they don't. A large proportion, if not the majority of people have gone and go through life without mental health problems. That's part of the problem with mental health stuff these days. The inference is everyone is or should be brought under this umbrella. We've over medicalised and defined the parameters of mental health problems. Look to the US as an example of how the narrative has unfolded, where doctors, usually GP's who are not qualified enough in the area, prescribe anti depressants for things like grief, exam stress and the emotions of breakups. Again what? Western society has by a goodly long way the most avenues and treatments and understanding of mental health issues. One could even suggest western society is obsessed over it. And yet the increase in mental health problems goes on.

I think you misinterpreted my use of 'mental health issues' as 'mental illness' Regarding mental illness i agree with you. I also agree/know that GP s aren t qualified nor have the time to deal with basic mental health issues of their clients and tend to use the medical model far too broadly. We need a proactive approach to education around mental health fitness[resilience] from an early age and also teachers and carers of young people need to be educated around same.