Texting Times.

Everyone by now will have heard of the death of the self proclaimed 'King Of Pop' and one time honorary director of Exeter City FC, Michael Jackson. Given the vast amount of media coverage that this death is creating this blog will not be commenting on the death of this troubled genius in detail but one aspect of what will follow his death is of some interest.

On hearing the news of his death both Carolyn and myself independently came up with the thought that very soon the first Michael Jackson jokes will be doing the rounds via internet and text.

The though that struck me was that whilst the people of Iran, protesting the rigging of elections and organising against the theocratic dictatorship under which they labour, put the internet and texting to good use in organising their struggle against repression the best the english seem to be able to do with these new and instant methods of communication is to circulate endless streams of racist, sexist and homophobic jokes.