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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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TheCatIsInCharge · 25/04/2024 22:47

Moier · 25/04/2024 09:38

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

😂 right.

JessS1990 · 25/04/2024 22:46

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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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?

TheCatIsInCharge · 25/04/2024 22:45

Boris Johnson said that muslim women look like letter boxes. Do me a fucking favour?!!

ilovesooty · 25/04/2024 22:44

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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DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 22:44

Daz57 · 25/04/2024 21:42

She is stupid and lets herself down every time. Hopefully KS will pluck up the courage to get rid of her.

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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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therealcookiemonster · 25/04/2024 22:38

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 18:50

Agreed. With Sir Kieth, as least he can put an argument across without being nasty.

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who the fuck is Keith?

ps is this the first time you have watched PMQs OP?

the more I read your posts, the more I think that you are either very uninformed or extremely disingenuous... which is it?

if it is the formed, you should perhaps save yourself the embarrassment and not go round throwing accusations based on 0 political insight

therealcookiemonster · 25/04/2024 22:35

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 09:58

Really.

Ask my friend, freind at school that was mocked for their lack of height every name under the sun. That friend of mine laughed it off at school. Then meeting this school fried by checne when out of hols we started talking about school and the person told me they fear coming into school and taking sick time off when they were not sick - it still happened now but that person now works for themselves and doing well but admitted it still hurts when they hear or know people are cing names etc

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I am sorry about your friend. but rishi is not your friend. if you have an issue with vile things lobbed across the benches, you better start with the tories first.

therealcookiemonster · 25/04/2024 22:33

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 09:48

Until yesterday, I'd never heard this woman speak. Having watched her throw insults yesterday and they way she countered the the opposition, I totally agree with you.
IMO, this woman is a total embarrassment to the Labour party, hence the Labour leader steering clear of her recent woes as per recent news items re property

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so you haven't heard her speak until yesterday and you are already forming an opinion of her. how wonderful. she literally wiped the floor with Oliver dowden. I personally think this style of debate in the houses of Parliament is a load of bollocks but she constantly gets attacked from the other side, she has to respond. unless you think good girls should just be sit down quietly and turn the other cheek?

we have had enough of posh twats ruining the country, pint sized or otherwise. she is a working class woman who pulled herself up despite many setbacks. and I imagine she can at least spell intellect.

bombastix · 25/04/2024 21:53

I have to say that the Tories had better land a punch her properly or otherwise they will have inadvertently built her up as a socialist warrior queen who can be rude about them without fear and even worse she have got her hands on some real power in a year.

And now they can't ignore her. She is baiting them

JessS1990 · 25/04/2024 21:53

Daz57 · 25/04/2024 21:42

She is stupid and lets herself down every time. Hopefully KS will pluck up the courage to get rid of her.

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Deputy Leader of the Labour party is a position that is elected by the party members, it is not within the Leader's gift to get rid of their deputy, see also Blair and Prescott.

BIossomtoes · 25/04/2024 21:47

Starmer would be mad to get rid of her. She’s one of his biggest assets.

bombastix · 25/04/2024 21:45

Come now, let her self down? You mean she's not like you. She isn't like me either, but I can see someone is having an impact on the Conservatives. They are bloody scared of her.

Daz57 · 25/04/2024 21:42

bombastix · 25/04/2024 09:54

And she did, didn't she. She made Penny Mourdant smirk and a few others.

Angels Rayner is not stupid

She is stupid and lets herself down every time. Hopefully KS will pluck up the courage to get rid of her.

BIossomtoes · 25/04/2024 21:41

Panarycatty · 25/04/2024 21:38

@BIossomtoes you are probably right. To be honest, I’m sick of the lot of them.
Just find it annoying that they are meant to be our leaders and they often behave poorly.
You couldn’t speak to someone at work like that.

I’ve said and heard far worse things than that at work!

Panarycatty · 25/04/2024 21:38

@BIossomtoes you are probably right. To be honest, I’m sick of the lot of them.
Just find it annoying that they are meant to be our leaders and they often behave poorly.
You couldn’t speak to someone at work like that.

dimllaishebiaith · 25/04/2024 21:36

What's really interesting OP is that you veer between ridiculously bad spelling and grammar and perfectly normal spelling and grammar on your threads

Almost like you have been told to make yourself accessible to the common people, and you assume that means we are all uneducated and can't spell, but when you aren't concentrating you forget the act

Not that I think your posts are any more logical or intelligent when you are forgetting to be "one of us", no they still unfortunately remain "on brand", but I think the stupid spelling stuff is just an act

IClaudine · 25/04/2024 21:30

kittensinthekitchen · 25/04/2024 21:20

Did you, or did you not, refer to your former colleagues as 'clowns'?

Did you work for the circus?

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abracadabra1980 · 25/04/2024 21:28

Overtheatlantic · 25/04/2024 09:31

She doesn’t have the intellect to argue successfully without resorting to playground name calling.

Absolute this.

kittensinthekitchen · 25/04/2024 21:20

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 18:53

That attitude of yours is dangerous, IMO. Name-calling is never right and name-callers have reported to the next level, EG, if the first name-calling does not work, try another. I hope you can agree with me.

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Did you, or did you not, refer to your former colleagues as 'clowns'?

Did you work for the circus?

BIossomtoes · 25/04/2024 21:17

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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The delicious irony of accusing others of “arrogance at the next level” while making a statement like that. 😭

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DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 21:15

ilovesooty · 25/04/2024 21:05

No, it's not a fact. It's a rather arrogant viewpoint to assert that it is.

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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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L1ttledrummergirl · 25/04/2024 21:11

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 20:55

Not sure why the lol?
His wife is worth a lot, lot, a lot more but Rishi is a multi millionaire many times over due to his own hard work/skills/etc. Like it or not that is a fact

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Bollocks. He made a fair amount of his wealth in 2008 when the markets crashed. The crash where the bankers walked away incredibly wealthy, while the rest of the population suffered and paid the price in austerity measures.

Hard work my arse.

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 25/04/2024 21:08

Ableist?! Since when is being a bit below average height a disability? Frankly, that seems pretty offensive towards people with actual disabilities.

BIossomtoes · 25/04/2024 21:06

Panarycatty · 25/04/2024 21:01

Be kind, anti bullying campaigns, mental health initiatives and yet the leaders of our country speak like this. Has completely and utterly put me off her. This is no different than name calling in the playground, although that can be very damaging and I suspect Rishi couldn’t care less.
She’s a disgrace.

I doubt you ever cared for her much if a harmless bit of typical parliamentary banter has put you off her.