I have not difficulty with someone putting forth their own lifeway but do not at all care for someone telling the other they should not exist.
Geordies come in all flavors shapes and sizes.
The important aspect is that they share the elements of their culture out of which they construct their individual realities be they at one poll or the other.
That we can recognize both Jez and Priests as belonging to a whole along with both sides of Joe Wilson is the main concern.
Yes! you do have to laugh or else you'll cry. The rant it is a special place for those who like it there!