Trivial things you don't understand/mildly annoy you

[pauld]

Think Ian King of twohundredpercent.net put it very well:

"Re: "Ban talking about football at work."

Looks like the "think tank" have the attention they wanted and the BBC have the clicks they wanted.

1. Create "outrageous" statement.
2. Make sure it's easy to headline.
3. Publish first thing on a Monday morning.

Ker-ching."

https://twitter.com/twoht/status/1221772504697655296

Shit clickbait, another symptom of the decline of the BBC as a serious news organisation

[Bob's Orange]

https://language-and-innovation.com/2018/08/23/a-glossary-of-skunked-terms-brexitspeak-and-the-toxic-terminology-of-populism/

This might help. 

It does and it doesn't

What is a gammon? That's another term i've heard before that's been used in a context I don't really understand.

[Flashheart]

It's one persons idea.  Largely seen as stupid.  It's not law, it's not a symptom of society, just one persons stupid idea. 

But it fits into the narrative that the right wing media want to push, 'you cant say anything cos of political correctness.  We're under attack from the liberal elite'.

Ask yourself why it's reported and how much it's actually true before getting all upset about the way society is going.

I was going to say something similar.

The BBC are getting increasingly click-baity.

[pauld]

It does and it doesn't

What is a gammon? That's another term i've heard before that's been used in a context I don't really understand.

It's an insulting term for shouty right wing white middle-aged men. Think Legends Lounge and you've pretty much nailed it

[Red Frog]

Why should people dictate things? You're pushing an opinion yourselves and you know nothing about me.

And who the fuck's making it about you?

[Bob's Orange]

It's an insulting term for shouty right wing white middle-aged men. Think Legends Lounge and you've pretty much nailed it

Thanks Paul. not sure gammon does him justice, there are a ream of perfectly suitable words for him!

[4D]

It's an insulting term for shouty right wing white middle-aged men. Think Legends Lounge and you've pretty much nailed it

There's a lot of shouty lefties on here today, what's the term for them?

[Bob's Orange]

There's a lot of shouty lefties on here today, what's the term for them?

Presumably pork related?

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

Can’t beat Stephen Fry for getting it about right


“It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."

[horlock07]

What is a gammon?

HTH

[horlock07]

There's a lot of shouty lefties on here today, what's the term for them?

Not aware of anyone shouting on here?

I love this idea that someone who isn't right wing is obviously a lefty....

[jayohaitchenn]

It's an insulting term for shouty right wing white middle-aged men. Think Legends Lounge and you've pretty much nailed it

If I remember rightly LL is British Asian... possibly Indian or Pakistani?

EDIT -

As I recently posted in the Books, books, booksy thread.

Read Yannis Varoufakis 'And the weak must suffer what they must'

Whilst being a conservative council house kid on average wages who has always vehemently hated the EU on so many levels (fuck immigration, my late father is Anglo Indian) I have felt more than vindicated in voting to leave. Now, that is not to say there are some good things to come out of the EU, indeed there are good things that come out of Labour... however, on balance and thinking of a bigger picture, for the future, the € in its current guise is doomed, seriously read the book. Yannis is left wing! The EU has had many chances to reform its self but unfortunately it's like ground hog day. History shows learning from previous mistakes is no guarantee of making good. Indeed putting a square peg into around hole merely shows that it can be done, not how much fettling and tweaking was used to make it fit, badly, but a fit never the less.

[horlock07]

If I remember rightly LL is British Asian... possibly Indian or Pakistani?

EDIT -

Christ he is Priti Patel isn't he?

[4D]

Not aware of anyone shouting on here?

I love this idea that someone who isn't right wing is obviously a lefty....

I'm not right wing but I'm not a lefty either 

[Reg Smeeton]

If I remember rightly LL is British Asian... possibly Indian or Pakistani?

EDIT -

A lot of Asians voted for Brexit, Farage craftily pointed out that immigration wouldn't end, as the economy demands a pool of available cheap labour, but that Europeans would be replaced by Sub Continental Asians.  This played well with the Asian community, makes it easier to bring in family... guess why LL went with it, after all he's never managed to offer any other benefit...