UK captains of industry have charity night where they sexually assault young female 'hostesses'

[Pickman's model]

'Time is up' for City sexists after hostess party fundraiser shame

 

[butchersapron]

MPs and business leaders. Fuck me, progress.

 

[Yossarian]

I have a feelng that whoever won the bid for a course of plastic surgery for his wife is going to regret it when he sobers up, I bet telling her wil be an interesting conversation.

Shame he's probably too old to donate some useful organs to Great Ormond Street.

 

[elbows]

It makes me wonder how many other things like this have been left off the radar, but may now be exposed because the times they are a changing. Albeit multiple decades after it was claimed this stuff had already been consigned to the dustbins of history.

 

[BemusedbyLife]

I'm waiting for names to be named, if one of them is Nadhim Zahawi then his political career is pretty much fucked, Mayhem is in enough shit wthout accusations of the minister for children and families acting like Donald Trump

 

[butchersapron]

 

[Pickman's model]

I'm waiting for names to be named, if one of them is Nadhim Zahawi then his political career is pretty much fucked, Mayhem is in enough shit wthout accusations of the minister for children and families acting like Donald Trump

perhaps you should read page 1 of the thread where names are named.

 

[danny la rouge]

not sure they've received donations all that time, i think it's gone to a range of places rather than always gosh

Whoever it's gone to will have seen the publicity, though. The "most unPC night of the year" won't be a surprise to them.

 

[bimble]

Story of course not broken by any of the 360 men attending (this year or any other year) but by two journalists who went in as 'hostesses'.

 

[butchersapron]

Story of course not broken by any of the 360 men attending (this year or any other year) but by two journalists who went in as 'hostesses'.

Of course the story wasn't known about for decades and sat on only to be cynically dusted out by click-hungry editors and hero journos - who pretty much piss in the same pot. Nope, all honourable here. MPs and business leaders

 

[8ball]

Peter Jones has the look, I always said it.

Me too, but I've been told by many that he's a good bloke and I'm just imagining things.

 

[trashpony]

I've had the misfortune to read two of Walliams' books to my son and I refused to buy him another one because they are so fucking sexist. All the women are one dimensional sexist stereotypes. I really hope his career crashes and burns on the back of this

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

I've always thought Walliams was creepy.

Same. Was going to type that.



Ms Dandridge's role is the one I am finding most sickening. Posh pimp

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

I've had the misfortune to read two of Walliams' books to my son and I refused to buy him another one because they are so fucking sexist. All the women are one dimensional sexist stereotypes. I really hope his career crashes and burns on the back of this

Classist too re Vicky Pollard, fucking horrendous show that was.

 

[elbows]

For the last 33 years?

Their statement suggests they were not due money this time round and are returning past donations.

Hospital shuns scandal charity donations

"We have had no involvement in the organisation of this event and were never due to receive money from it."

She added: "We would never knowingly accept donations raised in this way.

"All monies raised in our name go to support vital work. However, due to the wholly unacceptable nature of the event we are returning previous donations and will no longer accept gifts from the Presidents Club Charitable Trust."

 

[8ball]

Jimmy Savile also raised a lot of money for charity.

Charity has always been a useful cover for the rich and depraved.

 

[8ball]

GOSH are apparently returning the donations.

Surely it's better to do something actually useful with the money, rather than give it back to these scumbags to swell their rohypnol and Viagra budget?

 

[polly]

Ms Dandridge's role is the one I am finding most sickening. Posh pimp

Really? I'm finding the men perpetrating the assault the worst.

 

[Chilli.s]

yeah - its pathetic arse covering. Severely undermined by forcing the women to sign a disclamer beforehand. Be good to see the organisers sued under employment/ health and safety law for knowingly putting their employees at serious risk of abuse.

They're above the law so don't hold your breath waiting. A disclaimer with no copy for one of the parties, is that legal or enforceable.

 

[trashpony]

Surely it's better to do something actually useful with the money, rather than give it back to these scumbags to swell their rohypnol and Viagra budget?

Well I would have thought so but then I guess it's like blood diamonds isn't it? I'm not sure I'd want my child treated knowing that the MRI scanner had been bought using money made by exploiting and assaulting young women

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

Really? I'm finding the men perpetrating the assault the worst.

Maybe I mean more shocking, as that particular part feels like SSDD to me.

 

[8ball]

Well I would have thought so but then I guess it's like blood diamonds isn't it? I'm not sure I'd want my child treated knowing that the MRI scanner had been bought using money made by exploiting and assaulting young women

Well, the money was originally appropriated from workers by these rich, mostly tax-avoiding businessmen, so I think it's arguable that the money has found its way back to where it should have been in the first place.

 

[polly]

Maybe I mean more shocking, as that particular part feels like SSDD to me.

My point is that, regardless of how badly men behave, there's always a woman whose fault it is/who's singled out for the worst of the opprobrium.

 

[Pickman's model]

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[elbows]

Of course the story wasn't known about for decades and sat on only to be cynically dusted out by click-hungry editors and hero journos - who pretty much piss in the same pot. Nope, all honourable here. MPs and business leaders

Sturgeon thinks it is brave reporting. It speaks volumes that there is at least a perception that it still requires much bravery to expose this shit in 2018. If half as much progress had actually been made as has been claimed for recent decades, individuals wouldnt have to be so brave to confront and expose this shit.

Or perhaps FT are brave in Sturgeons eyes because they are 'savaging their own side'.

 

[elbows]

I'm waiting for names to be named, if one of them is Nadhim Zahawi then his political career is pretty much fucked, Mayhem is in enough shit wthout accusations of the minister for children and families acting like Donald Trump

Newsnight's political editor, Nicholas Watt, said he understood that new Education Minister Nadhim Zahawi was present, but that he left early because he felt "it was a bizarre and uncomfortable event".

Mr Watt added: "It's worth pointing out that he has been to the event before - that's before he was elected an MP in 2010 - but as I understand it, he felt that the event then was completely different to the event that he attended last week."

A Department for Education spokesperson told the BBC that Mr Zahawi "attended in a personal capacity. It was not official departmental business and as such we are unable to comment further."

Hospital shuns scandal charity donations

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

My point is that, regardless of how badly men behave, there's always a woman whose fault it is/who's singled out for the worst of the opprobrium.

Honestly, that wasn't my intention. As should have been clear from my re wording in the next post.

 

[Pickman's model]

Sturgeon thinks it is brave reporting. It speaks volumes that there is at least a perception that it still requires much bravery to expose this shit in 2018. If half as much progress had actually been made as has been claimed for recent decades, individuals wouldnt have to be so brave to confront and expose this shit.

Or perhaps FT are brave in Sturgeons eyes because they are 'savaging their own side'.

it is of course brave as she wants at least some journos on her side.

 

[elbows]

It speaks volumes that there is at least a perception that it still requires much bravery to expose this shit in 2018. If half as much progress had actually been made as has been claimed for recent decades, individuals wouldnt have to be so brave to confront and expose this shit.

I dont think that sentiment came out quite how I meant it, but I dont feel very coherent today so I am struggling to find the right words. I'm not moaning at victims and others for needing to be brave in 2018, and we already know from metoo and other things that all this shit has carried on in the decades it was claimed to be largely a thing of the past and incompatible with modern values.

 

[keithy]

These things are nothing new. Many years ago I was regularly invited, and attended, events where much worse went on. I am embarrassed to admit I thought it was fun. Luckily I've grown up a lot now, unlike some of these men.

And what are you doing about them?