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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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ilovesooty · 25/04/2024 21:05

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 20:53

No thank you but the fact remains I could easily do a better job than all of them put together

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

Panarycatty · 25/04/2024 21:03

And no, I don’t particularly rate Rishi, just hate name calling.

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.

Padfootnprongs · 25/04/2024 20:59

I don’t really approve of calling people “snowflakes”, but in this case…

… toughen up a bit?!

BIossomtoes · 25/04/2024 20:59

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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Hard work bollocks. He wouldn’t know a day’s work if it ambushed him.

NoisySnail · 25/04/2024 20:58

@DistinguishedSocialCommentator Got it! Fine for you to make personal insults about politicians you do not like, but if you like the politicians then personal insults are aborrhent.

pointythings · 25/04/2024 20:58

Calling someone 'pint sized' is hardly disgusting language.

And there is indeed a relationship between swearing and intelligence, but it doesn't run the way you probably think it does - it's quite complex, and in many ways contrary to what you might think.

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DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 20:55

BIossomtoes · 25/04/2024 20:53

Wealth, hard-earned by him

This is comedy gold. 😂

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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BIossomtoes · 25/04/2024 20:53

Wealth, hard-earned by him

This is comedy gold. 😂

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DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 20:53

ilovesooty · 25/04/2024 20:47

That's a pretty low bar which I doubt you'd reach quite frankly. If you don't even know the name of the Leader of the Opposition I doubt that you'd be at all capable of acting as an MP.

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No thank you but the fact remains I could easily do a better job than all of them put together

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ilovesooty · 25/04/2024 20:47

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 20:43

Me, thinking I'm "clever" you must be jesting😂
However, I'm pretty certain I could do a better job than the vast majority of MP's😎

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That's a pretty low bar which I doubt you'd reach quite frankly. If you don't even know the name of the Leader of the Opposition I doubt that you'd be at all capable of acting as an MP.

ilovesooty · 25/04/2024 20:44

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 20:22

😂😂😂😂 sorry, I thought it was Kieth😂😂 just shdon'ti dont pay them that much attention

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Really?

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DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 20:43

EffortlesslyInelegant · 25/04/2024 20:34

I fucking love disgusting language, me. Love it. You - OP - are neither clever nor bright and you should really stop pretending that you are.

Me, thinking I'm "clever" you must be jesting😂
However, I'm pretty certain I could do a better job than the vast majority of MP's😎

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ilovesooty · 25/04/2024 20:41

itsgettingweird · 25/04/2024 18:24

I doubt anyone would notice his size if he didn't act like a petulant child when questioned about how he's going to run the country. The fact he's not very tall gets noticed as he acts small and childlike.

The teenage daughter of a friend of mine referred to him as the Prime Miniature last week. I'm not sure if it was a mistake.

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EffortlesslyInelegant · 25/04/2024 20:34

I fucking love disgusting language, me. Love it. You - OP - are neither clever nor bright and you should really stop pretending that you are.

pointythings · 25/04/2024 20:33

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 20:27

Wealth, hard-earned by him, he deserves it but not the name-calling

People will call people names, often because they envy them IMO

I'm not that tall, ie about an inch above average height now older, I've shrunk

Calling people names is not clever, nor bright and this is why people often use disgusting language

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Rishi Sunak is wealthy because he comes from a wealthy family and married a very wealthy woman. He's no Alan Sugar. There was no unparliamentary language involved in the exchange and by the way, do you also think that Boris' comments on Angela Rayner crossing her legs were at least as unacceptable?

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DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 20:27

RosaRoja · 25/04/2024 19:35

Pint sized is respectable. She didn’t say half-pint sized or shot-sized.

We also shouldn’t allude to his unimaginable wealth that cushions him from life’s many miseries. He can’t help being wealthy either.

Wealth, hard-earned by him, he deserves it but not the name-calling

People will call people names, often because they envy them IMO

I'm not that tall, ie about an inch above average height now older, I've shrunk

Calling people names is not clever, nor bright and this is why people often use disgusting language

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IClaudine · 25/04/2024 20:26

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 20:22

😂😂😂😂 sorry, I thought it was Kieth😂😂 just shdon'ti dont pay them that much attention

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I can't decide if the typos are deliberate or not...

pointythings · 25/04/2024 20:24

DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 20:22

😂😂😂😂 sorry, I thought it was Kieth😂😂 just shdon'ti dont pay them that much attention

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For someone who doesn't pay much attention to UK politics you certainly post about it an awful lot...

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DistinguishedSocialCommentator · 25/04/2024 20:22

NoisySnail · 25/04/2024 19:00

@DistinguishedSocialCommentator By Sir Keith are you referring to Keir Starmer?

😂😂😂😂 sorry, I thought it was Kieth😂😂 just shdon'ti dont pay them that much attention

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ThePenguinIsDrunk · 25/04/2024 20:17

Pint-sized is hardly 'abhorrent', try again dear.

RosaRoja · 25/04/2024 19:45

Tough one. Tories can’t change. Ergo can’t be criticised.

JessS1990 · 25/04/2024 19:44

RosaRoja · 25/04/2024 19:35

Pint sized is respectable. She didn’t say half-pint sized or shot-sized.

We also shouldn’t allude to his unimaginable wealth that cushions him from life’s many miseries. He can’t help being wealthy either.

Are we allowed to comment on him being useless, and unelectable, or those characteristics he can't change either?

JessS1990 · 25/04/2024 19:40

NoisySnail · 25/04/2024 18:51

Who is Sir Keith?

I don't know but Sir Kieth is the knight riding the pony that I was promised!