This is just self-centred, indulgent and frankly paranoid nonsense. You said yourself that posters here "can fully expect[ing] lots more memes, videos and talking about people's 'missus'"
Always felt one "in" is to the extent the grievances are fanned by playing on a warped sense of fairness, have genuinely talked to people who argued that without it being just an obvious cover for racism.
You are now being a dick. Regardless of who is right, you're clogging up the thread with drivel.
They normalise 'they do have point' attitudes though, especially with the soon to be mainstream farage stirring shit and using it for exposure.
Oh no, some random with a stick up their arse, on the internet finds the word "missus" offensive. How will the forum ever last?
I'm not so sure about that. Do they normalise it or did the riots have the opposite effect - you're really on the same side as those boneheads?
) Some of the fighting on it is brutal with no quarter given. But whilst I think the positon of some posters is shit/wrong/counter productive to engaging seriously I've never once detected bullying from anybody.
You and I appear to have different memories of this. A point made by many, including me, was the need not to allow these racists to set the terms of debate.
I'm not getting involved in that. I can be a feminist killjoy in all contexts and regardless of who said the sexist thing. It's a rare talent.
Struggle to find much joy to even give a mild duffing on these couple of dozen pages. But thank you for your service.
Guess you didn't read it properly then. The post quite clearly showed her real name. The Richard Tice's missus bit was added by me for the benefit of people who would be unaware of who she is and what that had to do with the topic. But that has already been explained, hasn't it? No, some people are just taking offense for the sake of nit picking because, as they have clearly explained, they believe that nit picking is an important part of the forum. Therefore I will continue to treat them with the complete contempt they deserve.
Some people do it sometimes. It's by no means 'the way of the boards' and you'll probably find the same people that argue against it, doing it too! That's just what happens here. Saul Goodman pointed out earlier in this thread that one of the fierce critics against using the term "missus" is also one of our most prolific users of the term (guess who).
Look at the riots in the summer. The scumbags were pretty much universally denigrated as thick, knuckle-dragging cunts, with little or no comment. The push-back only occurs when it suits certain people's agendas; in this case, having another go at a newb who seems to have got herself on the wrong side of the mob.
Being called thick and working class is actually quite complementary compared to what these people called left wing protesters. Having a job and being thick isn't quite as bad as being called lazy and work shy with bad personal hygiene, lol
That's exactly what happened, and since then it's been all jokes about whether other Urbs say "missus."
That doesn't mean it's not bad politics. It demeans ALL working class people.
grow up
What boards in your experience are the most welcoming ,and least welcoming , on the internet to newbs? It would be useful to have some examples that might set out some form of a benchmark for the site to aspire to.
It's OK.
Ok, let's drag it back to a narrative of the rioters being thick, working class, probably no job etc etc, job's a good un. Hilarious! Ad nauseum.
Ok, let's drag it back to a narrative of the rioters being thick, working class, probably no job etc etc, job's a good un. Hilarious! Ad nauseum.
This has no material affect on working class antifascists who should just accept this with good grace.
Good!
