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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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bombastix · 25/04/2024 11:10

Goldenbear · 25/04/2024 11:09

Winston Churchill was the same height 5f6. I am really surprised to read that Nlair was 6ft, I thought he was shorter than that.

I recall he did okay. Won a war or something...

Goldenbear · 25/04/2024 11:09

Blair not Nlair

Goldenbear · 25/04/2024 11:09

Winston Churchill was the same height 5f6. I am really surprised to read that Nlair was 6ft, I thought he was shorter than that.

PostItInABook · 25/04/2024 11:09

The behaviour in the House of Commons has always been ridiculous. It’s just a bunch of complete buffoons carrying on their school days. I remember seeing some of it on the news as a teenager and remarking to my mum how stupid their behaviour was. Nothing has changed. They’re all the same and all it does is make decent, normal, hardworking people dislike and distrust them even more.

It’s the same with election campaigns. All they do is slag the opposition off. I don’t give a shit what they think of each other. I want to know what their own policies and plans are, but all their stupid leaflets are full of shite about how that person in the opposition hasn’t done that blah blah.

Goldenbear · 25/04/2024 11:05

Is he even that short, he doesn’t look really short, except when standing next to Cameron or someone quite tall. Was Boris Johnson very tall?

bombastix · 25/04/2024 11:05

It's in Nadine Dorries's tome of betrayal, "The Plot" where she tears into Sunak for dethroning Boris.

These Tories. So rude and abhorrent

Notonthestairs · 25/04/2024 11:03

Notonthestairs · 25/04/2024 10:57

Rayner was quoting Nadine Dorries.

Not only that but Nadine liked the tweets showing the clip -

x.com/nadinedorries/status/1783121178468503620?s=46&t=Uw4lJNwxFZFnX0Xs3doHYg

x.com/nadinedorries/status/1783105068910186545?s=46&t=Uw4lJNwxFZFnX0Xs3doHYg

BIossomtoes · 25/04/2024 10:59

Notonthestairs · 25/04/2024 10:57

Rayner was quoting Nadine Dorries.

Was she? This just keeps getting better. 😂

JessS1990 · 25/04/2024 10:59

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

I am interested that you are not commenting on calling the Prime Minister a loser.
Is that because that is a widely accepted fact?

Notonthestairs · 25/04/2024 10:57

Rayner was quoting Nadine Dorries.

IClaudine · 25/04/2024 10:57

What about the insults and downright lies Sunak and Johnson have spewed about Starmer during PMQs? Did you start a thread about how abhorrent those were, OP?

Mercurial123 · 25/04/2024 10:56

Moier · 25/04/2024 09:38

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

Excellent 😆 Maybe it's time for a spell check?

Blackcats7 · 25/04/2024 10:55

How very dare she be shortist?! When she has been treated with nothing but courtesy by the tories at all times. Must be her working class upbringing showing.
Although maybe she meant the capri trousered worm’s intellect is pint sized?

pointythings · 25/04/2024 10:55

CranfordScones · 25/04/2024 10:39

I was surprised at her choice of words. These things are usually prepared in advance, so I don't think it was spontaneous.

If a man had attacked a female MP over a physical characteristic, I think the reaction would have been very different. But he's a Tory, so that's OK.

Basic civility is like freedom of speech - you either believe in it for everyone, or you don't believe in it at all.

Boris Johnson attacked Rayner over crossing her legs. Not a single howl of outrage from the right wing press. So you're wrong.

Mercurial123 · 25/04/2024 10:53

Overtheatlantic · 25/04/2024 09:31

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

Isn't that the point of PMQ?

BIossomtoes · 25/04/2024 10:50

Moier · 25/04/2024 09:38

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

I bet she can spell intellect though. She’s a very bright cookie and Tories hate her because she embodies everything they pretend to stand for but fail to demonstrate. She started life in horrendous circumstances, made her own life better all by her own efforts and is now on the doorstep of running the country.

notmoredirtywashing · 25/04/2024 10:49

Moier · 25/04/2024 09:38

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

The irony of intellect 🥴

Icantpaint · 25/04/2024 10:48

DragonGypsyDoris · 25/04/2024 10:40

I save my use of the word 'abhorrent' for things that are genuinely abhorrent.

And also this
op has an obvious bias and the hyperbole is daft, but I also agree with a pp saying there are a lot who “can’t get bothered by it” because it’s the red team dishing it out not the blue one

Icantpaint · 25/04/2024 10:45

CranfordScones · 25/04/2024 10:39

I was surprised at her choice of words. These things are usually prepared in advance, so I don't think it was spontaneous.

If a man had attacked a female MP over a physical characteristic, I think the reaction would have been very different. But he's a Tory, so that's OK.

Basic civility is like freedom of speech - you either believe in it for everyone, or you don't believe in it at all.

This
i found it a bit disappointing that she/labour couldn’t take the higher road on this and not resort to body size jokes.

TTPD · 25/04/2024 10:45

Until yesterday, I'd never heard this woman speak.

You've never heard Angela Rayner speak before this week? I find that surprising for someone who calls themselves a distinguished social commentator. Do you not watch much news?

PMQs is pretty much always a pointless show of grandstanding and point scoring from both sides. It's a waste of time the way it's currently done.

But pint-sized is not "abhorrent". Childish and stupid, yes (but I'd say that's par for the course at PMQs). Abhorrent, no.

HappiestSleeping · 25/04/2024 10:42

PoppyJM · 25/04/2024 09:36

I hadn’t seen this, but what a disgraceful thing to say to him.

I didn’t vote at the last election as I thought both options were awful. Lots of people who did vote ended up voting for the least bad option. I don’t think I will vote this time either. I don’t think the current conservative govt has done a good job. But I don’t Angela Rayner is is a good option either. I wish they would put a “none of the above” box.

I wish they would put a “none of the above” box.

They do. Spoil your paper. Spoilt papers are counted and this is the only current means we have to register that we weren't apathetic and didn't vote, but that we turned up but don't wish to vote for any candidate.

Mrsjayy · 25/04/2024 10:41

DragonGypsyDoris · 25/04/2024 10:40

I save my use of the word 'abhorrent' for things that are genuinely abhorrent.

Quite!

IClaudine · 25/04/2024 10:41

Weasel face Sunak is good at dishing it out himself, makes a change for him to be the recipient.

DragonGypsyDoris · 25/04/2024 10:40

I save my use of the word 'abhorrent' for things that are genuinely abhorrent.

MrsSkylerWhite · 25/04/2024 10:39

MrTiddlesTheCat · Today 10:36
Is this the new line of attack seeing as the 'police investigation' was outed yesterday for the full on tory smear campaign it is?
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(For anyone who missed it, the police chief behind the investigation was found to have attended right wing fringe events at the tory party conference and is mates with the tory who's been pushing for the witchhunt)”

Quelle surprise.

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