Yes this is a distressing depiction of racism. You satirise it well.
Colin
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From: "Philip Burton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 2:23 PM
Subject: NEW SUBMISSION: FUNGUS
This poem was written for a workshop on interpersonal issues related to
anti-racism. The target age is KS3 (11-16). It was written for the voice of
Billy Connolly:
FUNGUS
Your fungus, or facial hair,
is horrendous. You don't care
that vendors and the makers
of shaving tackle are going out of business
because of you scruff.
You raise incredible hackle.
Enough is enough! Can you not feel
how insulated you're becoming.
Nothing touches your face.
I'd need to hit it
with a Parliamentary mace
or something, to even raise a tickle.
And your nose looks like a pickle
glued to a coconut.
Don't give me any 'but'. It's all beard
with you. You're folickly-challenged
and you don't regard it as an issue.
Take a big wide look in the silvered glass
you great furry spook.
Make a pass with a razor.
Adopt a golf club blazer.
You'll be glad you took
a smooth transition
more in keeping with tradition.
Take the long view if I were you.
Can you imagine a positively furry
Archbishop of Canterbury?
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