The Ambridge Socialist
6th June
Ambridge takes Pride
Its Pride Month and an issue that the Archers has covered well in recent times is sexuality. The start of Pride Month on Tuesday saw Adam and Ian having a chat with Ruairi about coming out as gay as a young man and the issues and concerns there might be in a small place like Ambridge.
Ruairi was confident in his sexuality and about being de facto bi-sexual but the whole thing was handled well.
Mia and Sexuality
A linked story was that Mia Grundy found out that her liking for Ruairi was reciprocated but not to the extent of wanting any kind of relationship. Complex emotions were at work along with teenage angst. We’re not sure Will Grundy was quite the best person to advise Mia on matters but she probably worked that out for herself.
The Aldridges: gender and class
The saga of Alice continues. She was discovered by Jenny drunk and still drinking with someone called Calvin, or possibly Kelvin, she’d met in the pub. Alice pointed out that in getting drunk and having extra-marital affairs she was a true Aldridge just like Brian. Indeed but Brian is a man and Alice is not. Gender is important here. What was accepted, just about, from Brian, is unacceptable from Alice. We presume this was the point being made. A correct one in so far as it goes, as long as it’s understood that the acceptability issue is not a value judgement being made by the Ambridge Socialist
In other news
Jazzer’s bike has broken down
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