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Abhorrent comments made about a persons height

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DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 09:30

Calling someone who is below the average height, "pint-sized" is abhorrent
at the very least. A person's height is beyond the person's control and calling them "pint-sized," some may even say it's an ableist comment

Yesterday, during the PMQ's the lead was taken by the deputy heads of both Tories and Labour. Standing in for the Labour leader was Angela Rayner. She called the Tory leader, Rishi Sunak a "pint-sized leader" when she was losing the arugument

This reminds me of clowns at work who had nicknames for other people who did not fit in with their agenda. Often people will make disparaging comments about another when they feel threatened because of their own inadequacies.
Should she apologise for making these disgusting comments?

AIBU to believe these comments were necessary, inappropriate and disgustingly abhorrent.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/angela-rayner-oliver-dowden-house-of-commons-rishi-sunak-labour-b2533966.html

Angela Rayner aims ‘pint-sized loser’ jibe at Rishi Sunak during PMQs

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden countered the criticism by mocking the Labour deputy over her housing arrangements.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/angela-rayner-oliver-dowden-house-of-commons-rishi-sunak-labour-b2533966.html

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GoodAfternoonGoodEveningAndGoodnight · 25/04/2024 23:22

Moier · 25/04/2024 09:38

Well she's not very intelligent in my opinion.
She's all ignorant and lacking interlect.

😂
Oh dear
If you're going to attack someone for their lack of "interlect" at least make sure your post is perfect before posting 😁

GoodAfternoonGoodEveningAndGoodnight · 25/04/2024 23:20

randomchap · 25/04/2024 09:39

She was quoting from Nadine Dorres book apparently

This.
Nadine says it, crickets.
Angela says it, chaos.
Or maybe not enough people have read it to be aware.

ALovelyCupOfNameChange · 25/04/2024 23:19

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 21:15

It is a fact. What L Truss did to over lovely country was mindless and the arrogance was at the next level. The fact remain I can do a better job than all of them put together and I'm standing by that.

You may not be able to do a better job than the lot in parliament but I'm sure I and many others could and without reporting to insults as they do in PMQ as did this woman

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Liz truss killed wilko.

honestly, yesterdays pmqs was minor in comparison to normal, Jonathan Gullis baying like a chimp for instance.

TempestTost · 25/04/2024 23:15

It's rude in the context she used it. Perhaps in another context it might just be cheeky.

But abhorrent is far too strong a word.

Notonthestairs · 25/04/2024 23:05

"its like comparing someone who makes a comment in the pub with the Angela Rayner who is an elected MP. Odd"

Deputy chairman of the Tory party and
Tory peer.

Notonthestairs · 25/04/2024 23:02

"Is Lord Ashcroft an MP?"

No, just a very wealthy Conservative donor that the Conservative gave a title to. He accepted the title and the requirement that he pay taxes here. He lied. I think it took him about a decade for him to drop his non dom status.

kittensinthekitchen · 25/04/2024 22:58

@DistinguishedSocialCommentator

Did/do you work for a circus?

leamington66 · 25/04/2024 22:57

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 22:55

Never heard of this bloke, is he a Green Party member

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No. He is a Lord. I struggled as the person commenting was comparing the comments of an elected member of parliament with those of an unelected person who doesn’t live in the U.K. seems something of a strange comparison.

its like comparing someone who makes a comment in the pub with the Angela Rayner who is an elected MP. Odd

therealcookiemonster · 25/04/2024 22:57

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ilovesooty · 25/04/2024 22:56

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 22:55

Never heard of this bloke, is he a Green Party member

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You're rather ill informed about a lot of political stuff aren't you?

TheCatIsInCharge · 25/04/2024 22:56

gal-dem.com/comprehensive-history-everything-boris-johnson-has-said/

There you go.
Stop being such hypocrites!

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DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 22:55

leamington66 · 25/04/2024 22:52

Is Lord Ashcroft an MP?

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Never heard of this bloke, is he a Green Party member

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IClaudine · 25/04/2024 22:54

Tory party members gave us Liz Lettuce...

BIossomtoes · 25/04/2024 22:54

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 22:49

Just like the members made Corbyn the leader

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Yes. Just like that.

TheCatIsInCharge · 25/04/2024 22:53

bombastix · 25/04/2024 09:59

The comment on Rayner the more I understand how much the Conservatives hate her. She is going to beat them. That is to me very funny. And this line which certainly amused a few Conservatives (you watch the faces) is pretty good evidence of her confidence.

True.

ilovesooty · 25/04/2024 22:52

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 22:49

Just like the members made Corbyn the leader

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Oh I see the point is sinking in, though Corbyn was rather a long time ago and irrelevant to this thread. The leader and deputy leader are indeed voted for by the party membership. Have a gold star.

leamington66 · 25/04/2024 22:52

Octonaut4Life · 25/04/2024 09:39

It's not appropriate but nor is any of the language or behavior by MPs and their mates. Check out what Lord Ashcroft said about Angela Rayner about a month ago - far worse than "pint sized" in my opinion...

Is Lord Ashcroft an MP?

therealcookiemonster · 25/04/2024 22:52

kittensinthekitchen · 25/04/2024 22:48

@DistinguishedSocialCommentator

So did you work for a circus?

come on kittens, stop making fun of the OP! surely you know that he can make a complaint about you to HR?

also working in circus is actually really hard....

TheCatIsInCharge · 25/04/2024 22:51

Haydenn · 25/04/2024 09:47

You should know better than this. When someone on the right says something inappropriate then they should resign. When someone on the left says it people “struggle to get worked up” or “it’s always like that in the House of Commons”

If it’s the worst thing Raynor does this week though I’d be surprised….

I mean, it's better than making being homeless illegal, sending refugees to Rwanda, taking money away from disabled people and generally fucking up our education system & NHS. So no, really, I can't get worked up about it. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

BIossomtoes · 25/04/2024 22:50

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 22:44

The reason KS wont get rid of this, open mouth and insult others is, he is too scared what the ultras left MP's will do and that is another fact

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He can’t even if he wanted to. He didn’t appoint her and he can’t sack her. He’d be mad to anyway.

JessS1990 · 25/04/2024 22:50

kittensinthekitchen · 25/04/2024 22:48

@DistinguishedSocialCommentator

So did you work for a circus?

Clowns could also refer to working for CCHQ?

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DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 22:49

JessS1990 · 25/04/2024 22:46

You probably missed my post pointing out that the deputy leader of the Labour party is an elected position voted on by the members, not a gift from the leader.
Are all your facts this accurate?
Are you Boris?

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Just like the members made Corbyn the leader

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TheCatIsInCharge · 25/04/2024 22:49

CountingCrones · 25/04/2024 09:45

Abhorrent? He’s short. So what?

The last prime minister was a shambling haystack - no, the last but one, I was forgetting the swivel-eyed loon who was outlasted by a lettuce - and the current one is short. It’s not polite to call him names about that, but since when has the HoC been polite?

It’s not ableist, for goodness sake.

This.

kittensinthekitchen · 25/04/2024 22:48

@DistinguishedSocialCommentator

So did you work for a circus?

ilovesooty · 25/04/2024 22:47

JessS1990 · 25/04/2024 22:46

You probably missed my post pointing out that the deputy leader of the Labour party is an elected position voted on by the members, not a gift from the leader.
Are all your facts this accurate?
Are you Boris?

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Exactly.

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