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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on December 23, 2023, 09:55:19 AM

Title: Pantomime and carol singing proposed for Unesco cultural status
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 23, 2023, 09:55:19 AM

Oh no, it isn't.

(Couldn't not say it, only polite, really)


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67803871

Title: Re: Pantomime and carol singing proposed for Unesco cultural status
Post by: Steve H on December 23, 2023, 12:03:28 PM

Jolly good show.
I note that "Belgian beer culture" is already protected. Quite right too: Belgium is the world's greatest beer-brewing country, and the world's greatest beer beyond a peradventure is the Belgian Trappist ale 'Rochefort 10' (in my opinion, but I'll fight anyone who disagrees). Britain is one of the world's greatest beer countries, but we must cede the top spot to Belgium.
As for panto, given that every self-respecting one features a principal boy who's a girl and a Dame who's a man, I'm surprised the tradition hasn't been condemned by GB News for wokery.
How exactly does the UN plan to protect them - ban pantos with non-traditional elements? Have an approved list of carols?
As for future nominations from Britain, how about Friday night punch-ups at pub chucking-out time?

Title: Re: Pantomime and carol singing proposed for Unesco cultural status
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 23, 2023, 12:22:23 PM

Pantomime does get used in the gender discussion  to argue that kids are perfectly ok with men as women and vice versa.

I'm not sure UNESCO thing does much protecting, unlike trade marking stuff. I think it's more a sort of touristy thing, but happy to be corrected.