When Unstoppable Narcissism Meets Immovable Narcissism

London's Pride Parade is interrupted by climate protestors

It was a case of unstoppable narcissism meeting immovable narcissism when a London Pride parade was interrupted by a Just Stop Oil protest at the weekend.

The London gay parade ground to a sparkly halt when seven fabulous climate protestors lay on the road, blocking their passage.

“Stop oil now,” the climate bedwetters chanted as a stray drag queen tried to convince the protestors to identify as spectators.

Actual spectators lining the streets to watch the Mardi Gras didn’t seem bothered by the doomsayers at all. It must have seemed to them like watching a woke scorpion fight a progressive tarantula.

If the oil nuts had shouted at the rainbow nuts “Stop baby oil now” it would have made more sense.

Whatever the case, I can’t imagine how hard it must have been for onlookers to pick a side. Do you cheer for Just Stop Oil? Or do you clap for Just Stop Puberty?

Are Just Stop Oil homophobes? Or are Pride marchers climate deniers? How do you decide who is clowning who when everyone’s a clown?

The climate action group had demanded Pride organisers state where their funding came from and what ethical considerations were considered when deciding on sponsors.

Well, the Pride March was sponsored by United Airlines. Which, like a straight guy in a gay bar, was a bit awkward.

(Aviation contributes between 5 and 10 percent of global emissions depending on which report you read)

Just Stop Oil released a statement saying …

“Who do you think will be the first to suffer the consequences of societal collapse? It will be marginalised communities, such as the LGBTQ+ community. Pride have a responsibility to take action to protect their community, and they are failing.

So, there you go. It’s a classic case of the woke not being woke enough and so needing the worker to try to wake them.

Mayor Sadik ‘diversity is our strength’ Khan was understandably torn.

“I'm not sure how stoping the parade taking place encourages LGBTQ rights or encourages people to join the campaign that we should be tackling climate change more urgently,” he said.

Quite right. How does a queer climate snake eating its own glitter tail help anybody?

More than 15 police were quickly on the scene, swiftly removing the climate botherers so that the parade could carry on.

And so citizens learned a valuable lesson.

If you find yourself stuck in traffic behind an oil slick of slow walking climate protestors, don’t complain to police that you’ll be late for work. They could care less.

No, instead complain to authorities that you are being prevented from performing a half naked twerk in a public place. And quicker than you can say “family friendly event”, you’ll have more police than you imagined, clearing the roads just for you.