Near-naked protest outside Jamie Oliver's new Brighton restaurant (From The Argus)
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Near-naked protest outside Jamie Oliver's new Brighton restaurant
12:51pm Monday 23rd March 2009 in News By Ruth Lumley
A pregnant woman took part in a near-naked protest outside Jamie Oliver's new Brighton restaurant today.
The member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was outside Jamie's Italian in Black Lion Street under the sign "Be Pukka to Pigs - Go Vegetarian".
PETA said the protest was against "his (Oliver's) promotion of pig consumption and particularly British pork)".
The woman wore only flesh-coloured underwear and crouched on all fours in a crate.
Comments(62)
jonathon
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12:59pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Osama bin there
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1:07pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Here's another one.
You're right, Pontop. The Argus just shouldn't report it, them maybe these saddos will give up and go away.
As you say, more (completely unneeded and unpaid for) publicity for the restaurant.
Well done, nutter.
I'm sure the Slug will be back. Maybe he's on his hols...
Osama bin there
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1:09pm Mon 23 Mar 09
And what's wrong with eating pigs anyway? God wouldn't have invented bacon if you weren't supposed to eat pigs.
hoveboy
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1:20pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Jo Wadsworth
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1:21pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Pontop Pike wrote:Hi Pontop,
Why is the Argus hell bent on giving this pug faced "mokney" constant publicity? As far the protester is concerned... get a job get a life get knotted Go back to eating your lentils and consider this... Your actions just add to the mystique and give Oliver more FREE publicity. I`m sure my lost friend, the late Garden Slug would agree? and i`m, sure the rest of the inner circle would too!
I can see why you might feel Jamie's getting a lot of publicity courtesy of The Argus. There's certainly been a lot more to report than with your average restaurant launch.
However, given that this is a very unusual event happening right in the town centre, it would be very remiss of us not to cover it. I would also stand by the rest of our coverage as being newsworthy - it certainly hasn't been simply puffing the restaurant.
Finally, as I've noted your fondness for noting our security words, I thought it might amuse you to know mine here are know-more . . . honestly!
Tye
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1:24pm Mon 23 Mar 09
This I think Is better than for example the £2 chicken bred in dreadful conditions in their millions for the likes of Tescos/Asda/Sainsbur
ys and which is a health hazard
Its funny how hypocritical we are with meat - look at all the lovely lambs in the fields and how its fine to eat them but eating dog or horse or bambi is outrageous
JenWallace
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1:28pm Mon 23 Mar 09
SteveHove
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1:40pm Mon 23 Mar 09
nigeyb
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1:49pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Osama bin there
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1:54pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Jo Wadsworth wrote:Yes, Jo, but if you hadn't reported it these stupid people would have got no publicity at all.
Pontop Pike wrote:Hi Pontop,
Why is the Argus hell bent on giving this pug faced "mokney" constant publicity? As far the protester is concerned... get a job get a life get knotted Go back to eating your lentils and consider this... Your actions just add to the mystique and give Oliver more FREE publicity. I`m sure my lost friend, the late Garden Slug would agree? and i`m, sure the rest of the inner circle would too!
I can see why you might feel Jamie's getting a lot of publicity courtesy of The Argus. There's certainly been a lot more to report than with your average restaurant launch.
However, given that this is a very unusual event happening right in the town centre, it would be very remiss of us not to cover it. I would also stand by the rest of our coverage as being newsworthy - it certainly hasn't been simply puffing the restaurant.
Finally, as I've noted your fondness for noting our security words, I thought it might amuse you to know mine here are know-more . . . honestly!
It's because every tiny thing is now 'news' that a lot of stuff that is not real news at all gets reported - out of all proportion to it's actual impact.
And I thought we had got away without seeing a photo.....!
feline1
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1:58pm Mon 23 Mar 09
More importantly, WHY CAN WE NOT SEE THIS LADY'S BOSOMS?? What a useless photograph.
freewheelingdom
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2:01pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Jo Wadsworth
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2:02pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Osama bin there wrote:Oh come on, how could we report this without a photo? ;-)
Jo Wadsworth wrote:Yes, Jo, but if you hadn't reported it these stupid people would have got no publicity at all. It's because every tiny thing is now 'news' that a lot of stuff that is not real news at all gets reported - out of all proportion to it's actual impact. And I thought we had got away without seeing a photo.....!Pontop Pike wrote: Why is the Argus hell bent on giving this pug faced "mokney" constant publicity? As far the protester is concerned... get a job get a life get knotted Go back to eating your lentils and consider this... Your actions just add to the mystique and give Oliver more FREE publicity. I`m sure my lost friend, the late Garden Slug would agree? and i`m, sure the rest of the inner circle would too!Hi Pontop, I can see why you might feel Jamie's getting a lot of publicity courtesy of The Argus. There's certainly been a lot more to report than with your average restaurant launch. However, given that this is a very unusual event happening right in the town centre, it would be very remiss of us not to cover it. I would also stand by the rest of our coverage as being newsworthy - it certainly hasn't been simply puffing the restaurant. Finally, as I've noted your fondness for noting our security words, I thought it might amuse you to know mine here are know-more . . . honestly!
And in terms of no impact without our coverage, look how many people were talking about it just on Twitter before we reported it: http://tinyurl.com/c
j4xnc -
then think about how many people were talking about it in the real world.
geewhizz
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2:09pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Pontop Pike wrote:This story is news, it may not be to you, but it is to others, myself included.
Why is the Argus hell bent on giving this pug faced "mokney" constant publicity? As far the protester is concerned... get a job get a life get knotted Go back to eating your lentils and consider this... Your actions just add to the mystique and give Oliver more FREE publicity. I`m sure my lost friend, the late Garden Slug would agree? and i`m, sure the rest of the inner circle would too!
Thankfully, so far, the Argus refuses to allow you, or your odious online pal, slug, editorial control over either this site, or the paper itself.
Whether you like it or not, Jamie Oliver makes news.
On the other hand, you don't.
Perhaps you should take some of your advice, particularly in relation to life and knotted.
Human Machine
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2:12pm Mon 23 Mar 09
am not missing Garden Slug's puerile comments however. Hopefully someone chucked some salt on him.
Jo Wadsworth
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2:18pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Human Machine wrote:We're a family newspaper, Human Machine. I'm sure there are plenty of other sites on the internet if you need your satisfy your quest for baps though.
I'm with feline1 on this one. If you're going to report on a naked protest, we should at least be able to see a photo of the lady's baps. am not missing Garden Slug's puerile comments however. Hopefully someone chucked some salt on him.
Conor
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2:19pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Osama bin there wrote:Exactly! If we aren't meant to eat animals, why are they made out of meat?
Forgot to say, thank God there wasn't a picture.
And what's wrong with eating pigs anyway? God wouldn't have invented bacon if you weren't supposed to eat pigs.
ADD
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2:27pm Mon 23 Mar 09
nigeyb wrote:Think you'll find that if you're going to eat meat, slaughter is far from needless.
Great idea for a protest. News-worthy, fun and harmless, unlike the needless slaughter of animals for meat. Good on you missus!
As usual though, the fluffy bunny brigade have missed the point; if you're going to eat pork, you should eat British pork, as our welfare standards are higher than elsewhere in the EU. PETA and her puppies would do better if she nearly took her clothes off outside the Danish embassy.
pancaker
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2:34pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Ronald
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2:46pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Abrightonian
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2:46pm Mon 23 Mar 09
There's no doubt that this protest is news and the picture is surely obligatory! It's a great stunt and a good story.
What concerns me is that Jamie Oliver has had far too much publicity (inc front page on the print edition)in the Argus just for opening a restuarant.
If some of Brighton's fabulous non-celeb eateries in Brighton could be given similar love by the Argus, I suspect we wouldn't be seeing so many good restuarants (Pinxtos People on Western Road, for instance) shuttign down.
Pontop Pike
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2:49pm Mon 23 Mar 09
geewhizz wrote:Its called light and shade mush
Pontop Pike wrote: Why is the Argus hell bent on giving this pug faced "mokney" constant publicity? As far the protester is concerned... get a job get a life get knotted Go back to eating your lentils and consider this... Your actions just add to the mystique and give Oliver more FREE publicity. I`m sure my lost friend, the late Garden Slug would agree? and i`m, sure the rest of the inner circle would too!This story is news, it may not be to you, but it is to others, myself included. Thankfully, so far, the Argus refuses to allow you, or your odious online pal, slug, editorial control over either this site, or the paper itself. Whether you like it or not, Jamie Oliver makes news. On the other hand, you don't. Perhaps you should take some of your advice, particularly in relation to life and knotted.
Light and shade!
salty_pete
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2:53pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Redbeard
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2:56pm Mon 23 Mar 09
GrumbleAlong
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3:04pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Are people expecting major scandals all the time? I hope not.
feline1
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3:12pm Mon 23 Mar 09
pancaker wrote:lol what *actually* happened is that Jo just revealed she sits in the office all day just using twitter instead of doing any work ;-)
Jo - it is great that you read these and take the time to comment with good humour and grace. It is refreshing to see :-)
jooj
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3:12pm Mon 23 Mar 09
PETA, or PITA being a better word, target anything and everything to get any kind of instant shock/advertising... Another lets cash in on celebs group... shame they can't target, concentrate and resolve one problem in animal cruelty rather than this hap-hazard type of stunt with a pregnant woman for a quick buck.
Tye
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3:51pm Mon 23 Mar 09
feline1 wrote:And you in EVERY posting prove you're just a tw4t who likes being catty ( hence your nom de guerre?)
pancaker wrote: Jo - it is great that you read these and take the time to comment with good humour and grace. It is refreshing to see :-)lol what *actually* happened is that Jo just revealed she sits in the office all day just using twitter instead of doing any work ;-)
Jo - amazing you can keep your sense of humour dealing with the dross here
***********WELL DONE************
Osama bin there
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4:07pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Ronald wrote:Pigskin? You know - for shoes, wallets, etc?
Thought for the protesters. If we didn't eat them, there wouldn't be any pigs! Meat is their only product. No milk, no wool.
Actually the pig is the the one animal that there is next to no waste from. It all gets used.
Jamie, quite rightly IMO, has been running a campaign to eat British free range pork, and to get ordinary people to realise that it's not that much more expensive, tastes far better, is more nourishing, and importantly the pigs have better lives.
Surely that is something to congratulate him for rather that protest against?
British free range pork is delicious - and it's cheap compared to lamb or beef.
jakiB
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4:09pm Mon 23 Mar 09
jonathon wrote:I've obviously missed something important - what's happened to Mr G. Slug?
Another bloody nut case. Brighton must be full of them. Sorry to hear we have lost Garden Slug.
feline1
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4:18pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Tye wrote:Now now, Tye,
feline1 wrote:And you in EVERY posting prove you're just a tw4t who likes being catty ( hence your nom de guerre?)
pancaker wrote: Jo - it is great that you read these and take the time to comment with good humour and grace. It is refreshing to see :-)lol what *actually* happened is that Jo just revealed she sits in the office all day just using twitter instead of doing any work ;-)
Jo - amazing you can keep your sense of humour dealing with the dross here
***********WELL DONE************
a lol a day keeps the doktor away... :)
Osama bin there
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4:33pm Mon 23 Mar 09
jakiB wrote:He was 'the Ghost of Irene Handel' for a short while, and then he disappeared. Maybe he's got a job!
jonathon wrote:I've obviously missed something important - what's happened to Mr G. Slug?
Another bloody nut case. Brighton must be full of them. Sorry to hear we have lost Garden Slug.
He's had more aliases than Martin Boorman though...
davyboy
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4:42pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Pontop Pike wrote:totally agree. sorry pontop, i have been off line for 3 weeks, what has happened to 'slug'? if it is something bad, i am truly sorry, as, although we may not have agreed with everything, it was fun having him about with his sense of humour.
Why is the Argus hell bent on giving this pug faced "mokney" constant publicity?
As far the protester is concerned...
get a job
get a life
get knotted
Go back to eating your lentils and consider this...
Your actions just add to the mystique and give Oliver more FREE publicity.
I`m sure my lost friend, the late Garden Slug would agree? and i`m, sure the rest of the inner circle would too!
jyan
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4:42pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Leon
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4:48pm Mon 23 Mar 09
nigeyb wrote:"...needless slaughter..." ?!??
Great idea for a protest. News-worthy, fun and harmless, unlike the needless slaughter of animals for meat. Good on you missus!
If I'm hungry and don't fancy a lentil or three, then it's not needless at all is it Nige?
Jo Wadsworth
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5:20pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Pontop Pike wrote: Why is the Argus hell bent on giving this pug faced The Garden Slug has been permanently banned for consistently offensive posts, under all his aliases.
I don't want this thread to turn into a discussion on comment policy, so I've created a section on our forum here:
http://tinyurl.com/c
svcul
for anyone who has any questions which aren't answered here (see in particular items 11 and 12):
http://www.theargus.
co.uk/misc/termsandc
onditions/
(please note - you will need to register to use our forums, even if you are registered on the site, because it is hosted on a different platform.)
Guerrero
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6:03pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Conor wrote:Humans are made of meat too.
Osama bin there wrote: Forgot to say, thank God there wasn't a picture. And what's wrong with eating pigs anyway? God wouldn't have invented bacon if you weren't supposed to eat pigs.Exactly! If we aren't meant to eat animals, why are they made out of meat?
Wealthy humans are at the very top of the food chain, so they should start eating the poor and the unemployed.
Gordon Brown give me a call if you need any other problems solved.
Jim BB
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6:05pm Mon 23 Mar 09
As for their 'baps', there are plenty of places serving ham baps in the area.
Dave in Hastings
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6:36pm Mon 23 Mar 09
jonathon
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7:43pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Beethoven
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7:43pm Mon 23 Mar 09
mr punch
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7:54pm Mon 23 Mar 09
mr punch
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7:57pm Mon 23 Mar 09
MoreMikey
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9:03pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Dave in Hastings wrote:Hear, hear. Well said.
Although I don't agree with the protesters, I would defend to the hilt their right to make their point, and similarly defend the Argus' right to print the story. Those of the ilk of 'Pontop', who just heap insults on anybody with a different point of view to their own, are frightening in the extreme. Personally I wouldn't be as polite to them as Jo has been!
getreal
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10:12pm Mon 23 Mar 09
feline1 wrote:Useless story - if the gimmick in the protest is the naked bird, then let's have some tits and fanny - the Argus gets more like the Sun every week so it can't be that controversial.
eh? I though Jamie Oliver had been advocating HIGHER standards in pig welfare? More importantly, WHY CAN WE NOT SEE THIS LADY'S BOSOMS?? What a useless photograph.
Guerrero
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11:17pm Mon 23 Mar 09
mr punch wrote:OOh.
Hold up a live chicken and give a veggie a chicken sandwich. Then tell the veg that if they don't eat the dead chicken, the live one gets it; see what they do? kill a live animal for the sake of a dead one?
Put a parent in a burning house with two children.They can make it to the exit,but they have to leave one child behind.
What a fun life you must have.
mr punch
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11:56pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Guerrero wrote:Leave the fat one
mr punch wrote:OOh.
Hold up a live chicken and give a veggie a chicken sandwich. Then tell the veg that if they don't eat the dead chicken, the live one gets it; see what they do? kill a live animal for the sake of a dead one?
Put a parent in a burning house with two children.They can make it to the exit,but they have to leave one child behind.
What a fun life you must have.
stan bailey
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7:45am Tue 24 Mar 09
stan bailey
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8:00am Tue 24 Mar 09
jonathon wrote:He briefly crawled out of a kitchen cupboard, said he was ok but felt a bit woozy but hasn't been heard of since. think it must have been the salt
The Garden Slug is either dead or has been kidnapped. We will never hear from him again. Please add your memories and messages to a wonderful thing. Slug, rest in peace.
Tye
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8:24am Tue 24 Mar 09
mr punch wrote:Where do these things happaen apart from in your sad sicko little head?
Hold up a live chicken and give a veggie a chicken sandwich. Then tell the veg that if they don't eat the dead chicken, the live one gets it; see what they do? kill a live animal for the sake of a dead one?
To everyone else - this is the sort of person that makes me believe I will NEVER use Public Transport not even for example IF parking is £20 per hour in Brighton and the busses are free :(
Osama bin there
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9:01am Tue 24 Mar 09
Tye wrote:Me neither, Tye. I try and avoid trains as well for the same reason.
mr punch wrote:Where do these things happaen apart from in your sad sicko little head?
Hold up a live chicken and give a veggie a chicken sandwich. Then tell the veg that if they don't eat the dead chicken, the live one gets it; see what they do? kill a live animal for the sake of a dead one?
To everyone else - this is the sort of person that makes me believe I will NEVER use Public Transport not even for example IF parking is £20 per hour in Brighton and the busses are free :(
JRH
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12:21pm Tue 24 Mar 09
Are they still there? Anyone else up for the rotten tomato treatment?
jakiB
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3:52pm Tue 24 Mar 09
jonathon wrote:I won't miss The Garden Slug - he never had a good word to say about anything or anybody and was always completely tactless. Thank goodness he's gone.
The Garden Slug is either dead or has been kidnapped. We will never hear from him again. Please add your memories and messages to a wonderful thing. Slug, rest in peace.
Well done Argus!
Guerrero
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6:30pm Tue 24 Mar 09
mr punch wrote:I don't have a fat one.They're vegetarians.
Guerrero wrote:Leave the fat onemr punch wrote: Hold up a live chicken and give a veggie a chicken sandwich. Then tell the veg that if they don't eat the dead chicken, the live one gets it; see what they do? kill a live animal for the sake of a dead one?OOh. Put a parent in a burning house with two children.They can make it to the exit,but they have to leave one child behind. What a fun life you must have.
Never a days illness.No MacDonalds or KFC.
My only worry is that they might get run over by some hungover bus driver counting his (or her) tattoos.
Tye
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7:04pm Tue 24 Mar 09
GreenGiant
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8:06pm Tue 24 Mar 09
jakiB wrote:Shows how much you know, I've seen Mr. Slug leave good/nice comments befor and with his not so teastful comments they always made me laugh. He will be missed if hes gone.
jonathon wrote: The Garden Slug is either dead or has been kidnapped. We will never hear from him again. Please add your memories and messages to a wonderful thing. Slug, rest in peace.I won't miss The Garden Slug - he never had a good word to say about anything or anybody and was always completely tactless. Thank goodness he's gone. Well done Argus!
cheezburger
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8:09pm Tue 24 Mar 09
Guerrero
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11:02pm Tue 24 Mar 09
Unfortunately though as soon as you post a less than PC opinion on gays,ethnic minorities or people with ginger hair you are likely to be removed,as I have been many times.
Brighton and Hove is only tolerant of those who USED to be in the minority,but who now scare everybody sh.. I mean witless, in case they should be seen as homophobic or racist or gingerist or fattist.
Lets face it,I doubt that most of us on here could give a flying fcuk about someones race,religion,sexual preference,colour or waist size.
Even a married,vegetarian,c
aucasian,parent,teac
her like me might be accepted.
Tye
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7:54am Wed 25 Mar 09
All I'd say is that the most uberPC really have no sense of humour, have a lot of hate and guilt in them and really don't believe in free speech.
I believe most people believe in natural justice - where ALL people aretreated fairly - the PC want the minorities treated better - causing more resentment and possible BNP MP at the next election
Ofcourse my pointing this concern will brand me racist :(
PS Love it when a Sri Lankan guy points out that if he cannot understand someone who cannot speak english how can he serve them - If he'd been white then "racist" and sack him headlines would be all over the place
LovelyBoyRuss
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9:37am Wed 25 Mar 09
parvenu
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2:53pm Wed 25 Mar 09
Pontop Pike says...
12:57pm Mon 23 Mar 09
As far the protester is concerned...
get a job
get a life
get knotted
Go back to eating your lentils and consider this...
Your actions just add to the mystique and give Oliver more FREE publicity.
I`m sure my lost friend, the late Garden Slug would agree? and i`m, sure the rest of the inner circle would too!