A lively debate

There can be no greater English tradition than a lively debate. How kind of the Daily Mail, therefore, to fire the starting pistol with this story about Eva Braun “blacking up” in newly unearthed pictures.

A range of views were offered. Richard from Colchester disqualifies himself immediately from Dinner at Cuntington Hall by asking a silly question.

“I will never understand what she saw in Hitler.”

One word, Richard- Epaulettes. Blondie does better with a deeply philosophical post.

“She was the ultimate groupie.”

Quite right- everyone and their dog has fellated Mick Jagger, but you’re nobody til you’ve blown a dictator. It takes rudyard from Manchester to get the debate back on track with: 

“Can you imagine the trouble she would be in today for blacking up like that? Doesn't bear thinking about."

That’s more like it rudyard. I too cannot imagine the trouble she’d be in from the PC Brigade, although I wouldn’t be surprised if they poisoned her with cyanide and set fire to her body in a ditch! John Bull catches this particular ball and runs with it:

“I guess that means she has no chance of getting a job at the BBC then, what with their right on attitude to people dressing up like this?”

Probably not, Mr Bull. Gone are the days that Jeremy Paxman could present Newsnight whilst fully blacked up, although I hear promising things about the new series of Top Gear.

Meanwhile, Arturo logged in to his computer, entered his username and password and completed the CAPTCHA test to tell us:

“I couldn't care less.”

Indeed Arturo- the Daily Mail should try harder in future to publish articles that are of interest to you so you don’t have to spend all that time every day logging in to websites you dislike to tell us you were not interested by their content.

“Doesn't it go to show how we really don't know everything about everyone, least alone ourselves, let's hope we never have to put ourselves in a situation were we chose our own life over someone elses death.- weeping angel”

I don’t follow you, Weeping Angel. Are you saying that I black up without my own knowledge? And that we must hope never to be alive at the same time as other people? You may come to dinner, but may not have any dessert.

Finally, a cautionary tale of man’s hubris. What is the final lesson for humanity in all of this? Why do we even black up at all? Liberal Watcher knows, and it’s not pretty:

“Be warned. When man elevates himself above God this is the result.”

You have been warned.