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What a goal by Russo!!

Fixed it for you 😉

Given the amount of hours you spend everyday trawling the internet for things of this topic, perhaps you would be kind enough to provide the evidence that using the word “brown” when describing someone’s ethnicity is a racial slur yet using the words “black” and “white” are not? Getting back to the football, apart from one dodgy early NI game, for me it has been very entertaining. It is pointless comparing it to men’s football but by its own standards women’s football is progressing in leaps and bounds. The goalkeeping, generally, has improved enormously and the quality of crossing has been excellent. It makes a refreshing change to see teams going for it and every one of the quarter finals have been worth watching. If taken on it’s own merits, there is plenty to enjoy but as others keep saying, if you don’t like it don’t watch it and don’t bother boring others with your negativity. There are plenty of Saints threads where you can dump that stuff if you feel the need.

Upset, Batman, that The Guardian have used the word “brown” when describing someone with a different coloured skin? I guess that you will be lodging a complaint against them given the way you kicked off when I used the word recently?

You do know that the UK is part of Europe and just because we have left the EU it doesn’t mean to say we are part of a completely different meteorological system to the rest of the continent now? Keep on stalking and making your fatuous comments Turkish. You are managing to make Liz Truss look like a decent prospect for our next PM. Where is this hot weather coming from? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62166766

Nothing to worry about, a fuss about nothing… https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/17/forest-fires-rage-across-europe-as-heatwave-sends-temperatures-soaring

Not strictly true Whelk but I did upset them when calling out Robinson and Hopkins for the far right wing bigots they are. It seems if you speak up against Islamophobia, racism, homophobia, sexism etc you end up attracting a bunch of stalkers. I think most of them have got nothing better to do other than be WUMs on social media and there is something very odd about grown men stalking others for their own amusement. Still, it keeps them off the streets I guess 😉

The car parks were full. If you know Camber you will know that there is no where else to park your car legally once they are full and people usually leave their cars parked on double yellow lines as well so there is no where to park. When you go on holiday do you think it is fun to spend two weeks sitting in a traffic jam? Perhaps I missed something but if that is the case why not just sit in the car on the drive rather than sitting in a jam between your house on the beach?

I wasn’t “wondering the streets of Paris.” I was there with friends doing what all tourists do. Funnily enough there were thousands of other tourists there too. Who would have thought it? I wasn’t working for the CPS at that time, I was working for The Spectator. I was not a lawyer when working at the CPS and never,myself, prosecuted anyone for rape or any other crime. Apart from that you are spot on. So unlike you to make things up to try and get a bite but well done because it has worked this time thanks to your mate Batman quoting more of your usual bol locks. Even on a day like this you feel the need to stalk and to troll. Sad really.

Of course you are Duckie. You are so used to being lied to by the people you vote for that you assume that everyone lies. It is true though. Why would anyone lie about something like that? Perhaps you think that these people just collapsed and passed out or died conveniently in hospitals? If you are that desperate to discredit it go look at the news reports from Paris that summer. Perhaps this will help, especially the bit that’s says “morgues overflowing with bodies.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/06/25/heat-wave-killed-france-temperatures-soar-again-officials-are-taking-no-chances/

We were in Paris during the heatwave of 2003 and saw many people collapsed on the pavement being treated by paramedics. I think they estimated that it was responsible for another 2500 deaths. It can be dangerous for those with cardiovascular issue as the heat thickens the blood. My Dad died of a massive coronary on a day of excessive heat here. I know it seems funny to hear people telling us to drink more water and to stay in the shade but whenever we have heatwaves there are always those who don’t take proper care, many of whom pay the ultimate price. There have been a number of drownings in rivers already. A few years ago there were multiple drownings just down the road from us in Camber which seemed especially odd as you have to walk for miles to be able to swim at low tide because it is so shallow there. It might be a laugh to people like Batman, but hopefully the warnings will help save lives.

By “normal people” I was referring to people who Turkish would define as not, by the look of them, abusing fast food outlets on a daily basis. Of course fat people are normal people. I’m not the one calling out people’s lifestyle choices here but if you want to hitch your wagon to his ideology go ahead and enjoy the ride.

I spoke to a guy today who knows a senior manager in the NHS in the south east. He says that staff are leaving in droves putting more pressure on those remaining. He also said that their are two more different strains of Covid about to land which they think will cause major problems for the Service in the autumn/winter. The ambulance service seems to be on its knees already. Grim. Still, at least our current PM can leave office with his head held high. As for people taking responsibility for themselves, I have spent a lot of time in my local doctors surgery and hospital over the last few years and have seen plenty of people in waiting rooms. I don’t know if they smoke, drink excessively and/or eat poorly but the vast majority of them are not what you would call obese, they just look normal. The human body relies on millions of things working properly all of the time to work efficiently. The graveyard is full of people who had healthy lifestyles but had died well before their three score years and ten just as there are people who smoke, drink and eat poorly who live to a ripe old age and have rarely have need of the NHS. A&E units are full of people who have accidents playing football, doing DIY etc. Should we point the finger at them for putting themselves in harms way too? We live in an imperfect world and the NHS has to have the resources to deal with it.

But he doesn’t, ever, which is the point 🙄

Yes I know that. I was making a different point. This thread is about “things that are racist” and I was referring to a poster who only posts about sex crimes when they are committed by “foreigners.”

No Whelk, I haven’t missed the point. My point is that, as we know, there is a huge problem around the sexual exploitation of women and girls but you will only see Batman post about it when the perpetrators have a different coloured skin or are foreign. It is admirable that Batman should be concerned about the plight of women and girls in the UK but perhaps his concern should extend beyond the particular race or religion of those causing the sexual abuse?

Apparently she is very popular amongst the party members, although not many could pick her out from her picture. If they don’t stitch her up she will give Sunak a run for his money. She managed to slip in a Thatcher and Falklands reference too which will give Duckie a stiffie. Had to laugh at Johnson saying any of the 8 will “wipe the floor” with Starmer having had his arse handed to him on a plate at every PMQs. Leaving with his head held high too 😂

There, there Batman. It’s okay. They have no need to. There are always plenty of people like you to be outraged for the rest of us. But while you are at it, perhaps be outaged by the white males who also rape and sexually assault women and young girls? Haven’t you got better things to do, like arranging a petition to have Sir Mo Farah stripped of his knighthood? This will upset you but I suggest you read it… https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/15/child-sexual-abuse-gangs-white-men-home-office-report

The Mail has long been the most odious newspaper in the UK which is going some to beat The Sun into second place. Funny to see them turning their guns onto Sunak now and stoking up a civil war in the Rory ranks. They even got a front page dig in at Javid but in using Patel it kind of backfired as she didn’t stand as it would appear she had less support than him. As you say, it will be good if Sunak wins as they will need to divide their front pages up between attacking Sunak and Starmer. Leaves them in a bit of a quandary at the next election!

How long before Batman comes on and questions whether Mo Farah should be relocated to Rwanda? 🤔

Not making any calls on this until I’ve heard from Duckie and see where all the candidates sit on his Pinkometer scale.

It’s odd isn’t it. To be the right kind of immigrant it seems you have to be fleeing the right war or the right set of hardship. This won’t make any difference to the posters here of a Priti Patel mindset, but most of these people risk their lives crossing the channel because they speak English rather than French and or have relations here. It makes sense to resettle somewhere where you can communicate and know people doesn’t it? It is ridiculous that to apply for asylum here you have to be here. That encourages these trips in dinghies. If you make it it takes an age to have your case processed and now you face the threat of being sent to Rwanda! It’s not working as a deterrent so far is it? Now that Johnson is at last a busted flush hopefully whoever takes his place will get rid of Patel and bring in sensible and humane measures to deal with this issue. I’m not holding my breath though and it will probably take a change of government before we get some level of decency and humanity applied to these people (who surely have suffered enough already). Not sure what any of this has got to do with MLT’s daughter in law getting her kit off for money though?

Don’t worry hypo, if you reached that stage of desperation you probably wouldn’t be able to find anyone desperate enough themselves to part with cash to have sex with you anyway. While sneering at women who sell sex or pictures of themselves, perhaps consider the fact that if men weren’t prepared to part with vast sums of money to buy sex or pictures there would be no porn industry.

It’s odd isn’t it. People get all high and mighty about nudes but, no doubt, have looked at porn. Some get high and mighty about prostitution but it is the worlds oldest profession and is still thriving. Money makes the world go round and without it we are stuffed. For many now the financial crisis will make decisions like these more commonplace as food banks start to dry up. As Lighthouse says, it is strange that some people pay for porn when there is so much free stuff about on the internet, but I guess those serving niche markets can still make money out of it. For those who do it by choice, fair play to them. It is their body and they can do what they like with it. For those forced into porn or prostitution because they feel they have no other choices to make ends meet, I think most of us would feel gutted for them. I can understand MLT being unhappy about a family member selling nudes for cash. I can also feel for his family members being unhappy about some of the conspiracy theory nonsense that he continues to spread on social media. He argues for his freedom of expression, perhaps he should extend the same courtesy to his daughter in law?

You say you don’t do politics but come on and have a dig at those with presumably a different political view to you? I have been on this site for years mate and can assure you that it works for both sides. In fact the far right supporters used to be much worse. There are more people now speaking out against the right (probably because of the awful mess Johnson has made of things and prior to that, Cameron and May). You can guarantee that there will be plenty of “yeah but Corbyn,”yeah but Abbott,” etc in response to anything partly left of centre along with the name calling. Some time back I posted against the likes of Katie Hopkins and Tommy Robinson and got dog’s abuse from a few right supporters. Anyway, back to what is going on at the moment. Most of the names thrown into the hat so far aren’t inspiring. Not that I get a vote, but as a citizen of this country I would like to see someone like Rory Stewart as PM. It’s a shame that Johnson drove him out of politics. Most of the rest seem slightly less dodgy than Johnson but have been tarred with the same brush. I’m not sure how anyone can think that throwing names like Corbyn and Abbott around makes up for the total ineptitude of the likes of Patel, Dorries, Hancock, Raab, Shnapps, Truss, Rees-Mogg etc, etc. The only upside is that, hopefully, enough damage has been done to the Tory brand that they will get themselves voted out at the next election and we can finally find a government who works for the whole of the country and not just a select few (are you listening Sunak?).