The Reform UK Party (latest nigel farage vehicle) is it to be laughed at or not

[Pickman's model]

I refer to my own wife as my missus and she is completely fine with it. Take your self righteous twattiness somewhere else, you miserable prick.

How does she refer to you?

 

[Elpenor]

I refer to my own wife as my missus and she is completely fine with it. Take your self righteous twattiness somewhere else, you miserable prick.

So that means it’s ok to refer to all women solely based on their relation to men?

 

[Boo Radley75]

So that means it’s ok to refer to all women solely based on their relation to men?

Yes. Jog on.

 

[tim]

but they aren't the metropolitan elite...

Clearly not, because they aren't Jews.

 

[Boo Radley75]

How does she refer to you?

My hubby. Why? Is she sexist too?

 

[Pickman's model]

My hubby. Why? Is she sexist too?

Unfortunate, perhaps, but tricky to confirm sexism from two words of reported speech

 

[Rompipalle]

I refer to my own wife as my missus and she is completely fine with it. Take your self righteous twattiness somewhere else, you miserable prick.

I suppose it's better than "wifey", which is how my sister-in-law refers to herself.

 

[tim]

I am not a fan of Isabel Oakeshott but referring to her as someone’s “missus” is not on, take a hike with your dinosaur sexism.

Yes, Given that she is the person who invented the myth that Call me Dave was once fellated by a dead , she has had a more significant influence on British political discourse than her old man.

 

[tim]

How does she refer to you?

Cuntface.

 

[Elpenor]

Yes. Jog on.

Nah I think you can “jog on” thank you Sid the Sexist

 

[Boo Radley75]

Nah I think you can “jog on” thank you Sid the Sexist

Oh do piss off and stop spamming the thread with your utter nonsense you complete twat.

 

[Rompipalle]

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Oakeshott seen in Scribbler earlier today...

 

[brogdale]

Oh do piss off and stop spamming the thread with your utter nonsense you complete twat.

It's hardly nonsense to challenge the notion of describing a woman merely by her relationship to a man. Simply because you may happen to refer to your own partner in such a manner does not justify general usage on a forum noted for more enlightened views.

 

[Boo Radley75]

It's hardly nonsense to challenge the notion of describing a woman merely by her relationship to a man. Simply because you may happen to refer to your own partner in such a manner does not justify general usage on a forum noted for more enlightened views.

At schools, children refer to their female teachers as miss or mrs. I guess by your superior view, all British schools are backwards, right?

 

[cupid_stunt]

It's hardly nonsense to challenge the notion of describing a woman merely by her relationship to a man.

But, this is a thread about Reform, so describing her as Tice's partner/mrs seems reasonable, considering a lot of people are likely to be unaware of their relationship, and left wondering why she's being featured on the this thread.

 

[Pickman's model]

It's hardly nonsense to challenge the notion of describing a woman merely by her relationship to a man. Simply because you may happen to refer to your own partner in such a manner does not justify general usage on a forum noted for more enlightened views.

We won't be noted for more enlightened views for much longer

 

[Rompipalle]

But, this is a thread about Reform, so describing her as Tice's partner/mrs seems reasonable, considering a lot of people are likely to be unaware of their relationship, and left wondering why she's being featured on the this thread.

I’d have thought that was self-evident.

 

[brogdale]

At schools, children refer to their female teachers as miss or mrs. I guess by your superior view, all British schools are backwards, right?

I don't think it's about being superior, just being appropriate and non-demeaning. I accept what cupid_stunt has said above about the relevance of their relationship to the thread content but, even so, there are better ways of informing posters of that publicised relationship without resorting to the outdated and demeaning term missus.

 

[Boo Radley75]

I don't think it's about being superior, just being appropriate and non-demeaning. I accept what cupid_stunt has said above about the relevance of their relationship to the thread content but, even so, there are better ways of informing posters of that publicised relationship without resorting to the outdated and demeaning term missus.

Personally, I couldn't give two shits about your pedantic offence finding. It's a word in common usage as non offensive. Care to get back to the topic or are you going to continue to bore up this thread with your weird offense taking on behalf of others?

 

[brogdale]

We won't be noted for more enlightened views for much longer

People can always reflect and change; you never know?

 

[brogdale]

Personally, I couldn't give two shits about your pedantic offence finding. It's a word in common usage as non offensive. Care to get back to the topic or are you going to continue to bore up this thread with your weird offense taking on behalf of others?

Sorry that you're a bit upset; odd hill to die on, but hey, if you're not really prepared to reflect on why others might prefer that type of description of a women to be used, there's not much I can do to help with that.

 

[Boo Radley75]

No hill for me to die on. I will continue to use the word missus as much as I please and there is nothing you can do about it. You can continue to get offended or just get used to it. Entirely up to you.

 

[Elpenor]

Makes me wonder what other antiquated and offensive words we can expect from you in due course.

Urban is a place when this sort of thing is rightly challenged. Let me be clear - you are the one who has the problem.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

No hill for me to die on. I will continue to use the word missus as much as I please and there is nothing you can do about it. You can continue to get offended or just get used to it. Entirely up to you.

The word itself is shit, but that's not the whole point. You're defining a woman purely in the context of her relationship, almost like property.

Oakeshott is a person in her own right. She earned that reputation as an oxygen thieving bigot by her own merit (almost complete lack thereof), show an appropriate and targeted lack of respect rather than a scattergun approach that demeans other women.

 

[Boo Radley75]

The word itself is shit, but that's not the whole point. You're defining a woman purely in the context of her relationship, almost like property.

Oakeshott is a person in her own right. She earned that reputation as an oxygen thieving bigot by her own merit (almost complete lack thereof), show an appropriate and targeted lack of respect rather than a scattergun approach that demeans other women.

Tell someone who cares.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Tell someone who cares.

Don't take it so personally. Almost everyone on these boards has been pulled up for some piece of language or other at some point over the years. Take even a single moment of self reflection and it's over and done; or, double down and a lot of people will think you're a shit for a very long time. Your call.

 

[brogdale]

No hill for me to die on. I will continue to use the word missus as much as I please and there is nothing you can do about it. You can continue to get offended or just get used to it. Entirely up to you.

Or, as I said above, you could take a moment to reflect on why others think it inappropriate to define Oakeshott by her relationship with Tice. AFAIK, they are not married.

 

[Boo Radley75]

Don't take it so personally. Almost everyone on these boards has been pulled up for some piece of language or other at some point over the years. Take even a single moment of self reflection and it's over and done; or, double down and a lot of people will think you're a shit for a very long time. Your call.

Arguing this is like arguing with someone who insists an apple is an orange. Complete waste of time and frankly boring.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Arguing this is like arguing with someone who insists an apple is an orange. Complete waste of time and frankly boring.

You haven't made any kind of argument. Just insisted you're right and everyone else is wrong.