Week 4:Nobody can ride your back if your back's not bent

[caile]

Whiners. Malcontents. Brain-dead. Hillbillies. Hypocrites. Stuck in the past. Bitter. Stupid. Ridiculous. Nonsensical. Squabblers. Daft. Insular. Paranoid. Petty. Foolish. Complainers. Grumpy buggers. Irrelevant

Comments

[kickthehobbit]

The only irony is that I am writing this in English.

I didn't even make this connection until you pointed it out.

This is fantastic.

[caile]

Thank you. As it happens this is one of the central disconnects of my life! I love writing and playing with language, but I can really only do it in English. But I keep learning and trying in Gaelic (since I'm sure I had 10 years of bad, cheesy writing in English, so if my early efforts in Gaelic aren't good, surely they'll improve with practice.)

[kagomeshuko]

I wish I could understand Gaelic.

[caile]

It's possible to learn! If you ever have the time:)

[kagomeshuko]

The time is a major issue . . .

[eternal_ot]

Oh! the anguish...loved the last line...problem with a minority world over i say..*Hugs*

[caile]

It really is a near-universal story.

[ecosopher]

Hold onto your language. It is so very important. I worry about the language and culture of our indigenous peoples... there is so much abuse and disempowerment in the last few hundred years.

Great post <3

[caile]

I've been reading about cultural trauma lately (and a lot of the work in that field comes out of Native communities, they've been through a lot of terrible things) and reconnecting to culture is hugely important for healing.

[caile]

Thank you (tapadh leat!)