Alex Callinicos/SWP vs Laurie Penny/New Statesman Facebook handbags

[Spanky Longhorn]

Go ahead, you're really helping prove my point here.

another one for the ignore list, good bye numbnuts

 

[DaveCinzano]

i'm pretty amazed it took this long.

Insta-copy on a slow news week.

 

[SpineyNorman]

Go ahead, you're really helping prove my point here.

Brilliant.

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

who has started combing their hair ready for their media exposure then?

 

[ViolentPanda]

Really? There's another thread for this. I really need to go over the idea that you can charge at someone with a fire extinguisher over your head, in self defence, again?

The idea I put forward is the wild concept that attacking armed police with a blunt object makes you, at least, partially culpable, for your own death. Now we could take about the matter at hand, or we could keep talking about this, which makes my point that some people on urban hold irrational grudges, and arguments for a massive amount of time.

If I walk toward you holding a fire extinguisher over my head, and you're sat in a police Landie with wire screens over the windows, how do I pose an imminent threat to you, unless you're a hunter from South Park?
The answer, of course, is that I don't. Given that you're sat in a reinforced vehicle, are wearing riot gear and are armed, I pose no threat to you.
This is basic threat assessment. This is what squaddies were taught (and most of them learned) in Northern Ireland - You don't shoot the bloke fronting up to you, chucking rocks at you or pulling other aggressive shit (unless you're a Para, obviously) because frankly he's not a threat when you have the ability to blow holes in him. There was no need for the Carabinieri to shoot.

 

[Firky]

"I Work for a living"

 

[goldenecitrone]

who has started combing their hair ready for their media exposure then?

I'm not sure if I'm inspired enough to go on Twatter and see what's going on there. Probably can't be arsed, tbh.

 

[Steel Icarus]

You can hear the sneer on "I", can't you?

 

[ViolentPanda]

who has started combing their hair ready for their media exposure then?

Only my pubes.

(my beard, you dirty bastard )

 

[goldenecitrone]

There does seem to be some snobbery that posting on a website means you're an unemployed waster, but posting on twitter means you're a high-flying mover and shaker. That seems a bit odd.

 

[framed]

There does seem to be some snobbery that posting on a website means you're an unemployed waster, but posting on twitter means you're a high-flying mover and shaker. That seems a bit odd.

Could you tweet that please, I find these boards so common...

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

Only my pubes.

(my beard, you dirty bastard )

surely pubes only grow on your pubis?

a beard is not pubes you dirty bastard

 

[Steel Icarus]

Guess what, Laurie, old stick. I work for a living, too. It's just I work at home with a 3 year old, doing dishes and cleaning the bathroom and hoovering and playing catch and washing preposterous amounts of clothes and fussing the dog and reading stories and stuff like that. I can also go on the internet now and again. Sorry I've not been to Greece to make art or Brooklyn to see breakdancing black kids and rewriting "We are the world" lately. I've been a bit busy. I can ALWAYS make time to call "bullshit", though.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

A landmark in urban75 history. Sincerely honoured to witness it

This was bigger than when that copper showed up here back in the day!

 

[ViolentPanda]

surely pubes only grow on your pubis?

a beard is not pubes you dirty bastard

Strictly speaking, facial hair is pubic hair, old feller.

 

[ViolentPanda]

This was bigger than when that copper showed up here back in the day!

PC Jemima Puddleduck?

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

Strictly speaking, facial hair is pubic hair, old feller.

leave my old fella out of it

 

[ViolentPanda]

leave my old fella out of it

<Dottie>
What about your old dear?</dottie>

 

[Bakunin]

This whole, entire thread in pictures:

'I am WOMAN! Hear me ROAR!'

'They don't like it up 'em!'

 

[killer b]

Ah, piss off.

 

[framed]

Firky's looking pleased with himself...

 

[Firky]

 

[rekil]

I forgot to ask her why her porno mate had a swastika shaved into her pubes. And about the chum who does gigs for the US military.

Also.

For fuck's sake, I work for a living.

Laurie is the No Slacking to our Chuckle Brothers.

 

[frogwoman]

what the suffering fuck???

if i shagged somebody, or for that matter, watched porn of somebody with a swastika shaved into their pubes i would probably never feel horny again

 

[rekil]

what the suffering fuck???

if i shagged somebody, or for that matter, watched porn of somebody with a swastika shaved into their pubes i would probably never feel horny again

I have not seen the swastika, I believe it's something to do with marilyn manson.

Elsewhere, Zainab Al-Khawaja was arrested again in Bahrain the other day, the 5th time in a year.

 

[smokedout]

Just out of curiosity if Laurie's still kicking around, did the New Scabsman give back the money they recieved from these people at any point? Or did they take the money and run before issuing a mealy-mouthed apology? Genuinely curious.

or the money new statesman have received from atos over the years who sponsored many of their events - new statesman refused to comment on that particular cosy relationship, perhaps laurie, the welfare rights activist will clear this up

 

[Fedayn]

I missed the lecture then?!

 

[framed]

I missed the lecture then?!

Yep, Dave/Laura/Laurie....Barnett/Penny/Red was here in person tonight to tell us all about herself and how to get a revolution maaaan...

 

[Betty_Rubble]

This was bigger than when that copper showed up here back in the day!

The one who's now a Libdem or Green something? Ah.

 

[cesare]

Laurie - it's really not helpful to scream "misogyny" when faced with what is (arguably, and at worst) low level sexism. You must either be proper protected from the day to day low level stuff (possibly because of your privilege) or you're a fucking drama queen. Save the big best words for appropriate use, otherwise you'll devalue both the words and feminism.