Witches and the Law

Do you  sometimes wonder why the newspapers stopped reporting about witches and their "evil" acts? Well, long ago, the thought crossed my mind.

Nowadays, I think about witches when I see articles referring to a person 'coming out of the closet'  or referring to an actor or news-worthy personality as being 'a black actor' or 'a black cab driver in Halifax'

The main reasons we get few articles about witches is simply that no-one cares about witches anymore. The laws against witches remain on the statute books in a couple of countries (you  can check Google for yourself,) but mostly the Acts refer to "pretending to be a witch"; nonetheless, we have moved on from the Seventeenth Century, and concentrate on other matters. We do not talk about witches  in our daily lives any longer.

I believe a person's sexuality or skin colour is irrelevant to the discussion that is being reported. Why raise it. Why are we obsessing about these elements of an individual's make up.

I would hope that we focus on a person's interesting traits and what motivates them, rather than what goes on in their bedrooms or how they define themselves on the census forms.

Of course, there will be times when these factors are relevant in the news - especially as they relate to hate crimes or spiteful acts, but the "news" of someone saying they are Gay should not be newsworthy of itself. I simply want people to be happy with their chosen partner, and to be able to marry them if they wish. As well, to only describe their skin colour if it relates to them being picked on  because of it.