The benefits of openness

Few are more repelled by 21st Century ‘wokeism’, post-modern feminism and general Millennial ‘guilt’ about the glories or otherwise of Western ‘First Nation’ countries’ past exploits and achievements than me, but content in my status as a cantankerous old bat I’m also prepared to give occasional credit to positive developments among the generations coming along behind mine.

I present one for Rusters potentially to contemplate today.

Sometimes directness and the increasing practice of ‘opening up’ about aspects of human life that – for one reason or another over many thousands of years – have been regarded as taboo or otherwise unmentionable can have a widespread beneficial effect.

Overnight I spotted this article by Zoe Williams, always an articulate and perceptive columnist, on the subject of a new museum devoted to “down there” – and why not, there’s already one on the penis in Iceland – that has opened in Camden Market.

Faint hearts and/or men of a buttoned-up disposition may not wish to proceed further, but those with an outward approach to life should follow this link to – THE GUARDIAN