Editor’s Letter – “Why so serious?”

[dropcap]J[/dropcap]ack Wilshere last week expressed his disappointment at being charged with misconduct by the FA for his celebrations during Arsenal’s FA Cup bus parade. I, too, was disappointed with the charge.

The 23-year-old engaged in an expletive-laden exchange with the Arsenal fans about their rivals Tottenham, which both Wilshere and the fans clearly enjoyed. How can we fault young Jack? He was just having some fun and being a big kid.

It was the second year in a row that Wilshere made these chants and it was great to see a young man expressing himself.

He gave us a moment that shocked us into laughter. He could have been boring. Thank God he wasn’t.

Who is to say that we can’t be a kid once in a while? Of course, we can’t turn back time and go back to our Bart Simpson years of pranks, fun and games, but to let loose sometimes can be a lot of fun. I sure have at points – and I don’t regret it one bit!

Some of the best and funniest moments come from random, and sometimes untimely, acts of childish behaviour.

We can’t forget the stunt pulled by Amy Schumer at the Time 100 gala. The comedian decided to
throw herself on the ground in front of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who were getting more attention than her. Why watch Kimye posing on the red carpet when you can see someone falling flat on her face instead?

How about the pair of students from south Florida who stunned everyone when they performed
a Stone Cold Stunner on stage at their graduation ceremony? Mindless behaviour at its best. (Despite creating an epic moment, the boys from Miami Southwest High School unfortunately had their diplomas taken away from them.)

Another moment of excellent madness came in a lecture of mine. The lecture on medieval towns was interrupted by a RAG charity lap dance. One student was to be the lucky receiver of a lap dance from someone in a shark costume.

Just a few seconds into the lap dance, the lecturer awkwardly interjected, asking the RAG group to leave. What a party pooper!

To see the barriers of seriousness broken down and see people having a good time is a nice reminder that a bit of immaturity might not always be the worst thing.

So I say to you, the FA, Miami Southwest High School, and my medieval history lecturer, why so serious?