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To be totally APPALLED by how Robinson referred to Henry Nowak in his “speech” in Southampton on Tuesday?

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Whereismyjoiedevivre · 04/06/2026 09:22

I’ve just seen a clip of this in a Guardian article on the main agitators in Southampton on Tuesday.
TR refers to Henry Nowak in this way: “White privilege?! Does Henry swear word beginning with F Nowak look as if he had white privilege when he was lying on the floor?”
He then smirks as he looks down, clearly proud of himself for delivering such an eloquent speech [sarcasm].
I’m beyond disgusted by how the name of this beautiful young man, who has lost his life in the most brutal way, was used in such a disrespectful way in order to rouse a rabble and boost TR’s ego.
AIBU to say that over the last two days TR, NF and their ilk are really showing us who they are and what motivates them?

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AuDrusilla · 04/06/2026 09:49

Whereismyjoiedevivre · 04/06/2026 09:42

This is not about left or right or centre. It’s about how TR referred to Henry Nowak, which should matter if you truly care about what happened to him and how his murder is being disgracefully exploited and his name tainted with an offensive word.

behave!

His name has not been tainted by the word fuck. His name has been tainted coming out of the cock womble wanker twat TR

Whereismyjoiedevivre · 04/06/2026 09:49

I’m not saying I’m not angry about what happened to Henry Nowak. My post isn’t about how he was treated inhumanely by the police or how the police only listened to the murderer.

My OP is very specific but unfortunately many posters here haven’t bothered to read it.

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LuckyHazelFox · 04/06/2026 09:49

CossyBunt · 04/06/2026 09:47

Are you trying to incite hatred with your words?

Good point.

Backedoffhackedoff · 04/06/2026 09:49

CossyBunt · 04/06/2026 09:47

Are you trying to incite hatred with your words?

you need to explain what you mean before I can answer

“incite hatred”? Who cares if people hate someone?

NEGUY82 · 04/06/2026 09:48

Wow, I'm surprised to see so many "white privilege doesn't exist" posts on a forum occupied mostly by women. You know you've missed a word out there? "male" - the people that shout that slogan usually shout "white male privilege doesn't exist" - do you still agree with it??

White male persecution complex is hilarious (I say that as a white male) - look at the house of commons & lords and the CEOs of our largest companies - hardly any white males, they're nearly all black lesbians - oh.......

CossyBunt · 04/06/2026 09:47

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Are you trying to incite hatred with your words?

LuckyHazelFox · 04/06/2026 09:47

Whereismyjoiedevivre · 04/06/2026 09:35

Imagine your 18 year old child is called Sally Potter.

Imagine she’s brutally murdered and a horrifying clip of her final moments broadcast for everyone to see.

Imagine the country’s most controversial political rabble rouser hijacking her murder for his own reputational gain and making a speech at a protest referring to her as

“Sally Fucking Potter”

How would you feel? Is this acceptable?

You've jumped the shark now. As I thought, another dog whistle thread.

AuDrusilla · 04/06/2026 09:46

Whereismyjoiedevivre · 04/06/2026 09:27

What? You agree it’s okay to refer to Henry Nowak using an offensive swear word?

  1. you can say / type FUCK here - ok we dont need sanitising

2) AIBU to say that over the last two days TR, NF and their ilk are really showing us who they are and what motivates them? At what point did you think they were anything but scum? complete and UTTER scum???

Owlsintheforest · 04/06/2026 09:46

You're being unreasonable because your anger is displaced. We should be angry at the way this poor young man was treated, not at the words of someone who is angry about it... Truthfully, I think people like you are part of the problem, you're so upset about the words of the likes of Farage and Robinson that it deflects from the actual issue at hand.

Just to note, I dislike Farage, Robinson, Starmer - the lot of them so I ignore them. My concerns are with the failed system that lead to a young man being brutally killed and disbelieved.

LuckyHazelFox · 04/06/2026 09:44

Whereismyjoiedevivre · 04/06/2026 09:42

This is not about left or right or centre. It’s about how TR referred to Henry Nowak, which should matter if you truly care about what happened to him and how his murder is being disgracefully exploited and his name tainted with an offensive word.

Tainted, exploited ? Quite the opposite to George Floyd then when his death was used to loot shops, set fire to union jacks in this country and attack police. Of course its about left and right and its certainly about race.

Slightyamusedandsilly · 04/06/2026 09:44

Whereismyjoiedevivre · 04/06/2026 09:42

This is not about left or right or centre. It’s about how TR referred to Henry Nowak, which should matter if you truly care about what happened to him and how his murder is being disgracefully exploited and his name tainted with an offensive word.

Exactly. That boys poor family. Trying to grieve their son with the right-wing whipping up hate around it.

Slightyamusedandsilly · 04/06/2026 09:43

LuckyHazelFox · 04/06/2026 09:23

He's spot on.

And how do you think this made Henry's parents feel?

FFS. He was someone's child. Have some compassion. Not a political point score!

LuckyHazelFox · 04/06/2026 09:42

AnonymityAnonymity · 04/06/2026 09:34

You make it sound as though White Privilege is a good thing. Is that your intention?

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What white privilege?

Whereismyjoiedevivre · 04/06/2026 09:42

This is not about left or right or centre. It’s about how TR referred to Henry Nowak, which should matter if you truly care about what happened to him and how his murder is being disgracefully exploited and his name tainted with an offensive word.

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Backedoffhackedoff · 04/06/2026 09:41

LuckyHazelFox · 04/06/2026 09:40

Lovely kind tolerant left, in action. I saw it all over Charlie Kirk's murder. Rabid dogs spring to mind.

I’m not left, lovely or tolerant (obviously)

Backedoffhackedoff · 04/06/2026 09:41

LuckyHazelFox · 04/06/2026 09:38

The only egos that are being stoked @Whereismyjoiedevivre are ones like yours and the OP of the Southampton protest thread. You're not the victims, Henry that beautiful boy as you call him, received the opposite of police privilege. He was treated like a second class citizen and many many people have had enough. The arrest video still hasn't woken the left up because they have to keep pitting for what they see as the underdog. Well Henry wasn't any dog, he was a white young lad who was murdered by a Sikh who knew he could play the race card. Those are the words that should sicken you, while the boy lay dying. * *

“and many many people have had enough”

you’ve had enough? What was building for you before this one incident when a police officer told a man he didn’t believe he’d been stabbed?

AnonymityAnonymity · 04/06/2026 09:40

Whereismyjoiedevivre · 04/06/2026 09:35

Imagine your 18 year old child is called Sally Potter.

Imagine she’s brutally murdered and a horrifying clip of her final moments broadcast for everyone to see.

Imagine the country’s most controversial political rabble rouser hijacking her murder for his own reputational gain and making a speech at a protest referring to her as

“Sally Fucking Potter”

How would you feel? Is this acceptable?

Henry's family are very understandably upset and appalled about how his death has been hijacked by the right wing to whip up violence and hatred

Your thread is demonstrating that a lot of pp have no respect for Henry or his family's feelings because pp have no qualms about it being used for their own political ends.

LuckyHazelFox · 04/06/2026 09:40

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Lovely kind tolerant left, in action. I saw it all over Charlie Kirk's murder. Rabid dogs spring to mind.

CossyBunt · 04/06/2026 09:39

OP - Did you feel the same way when George Floyd’s death was ‘hijacked’ as you put it, and broadcast across all media?

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LuckyHazelFox · 04/06/2026 09:38

The only egos that are being stoked @Whereismyjoiedevivre are ones like yours and the OP of the Southampton protest thread. You're not the victims, Henry that beautiful boy as you call him, received the opposite of police privilege. He was treated like a second class citizen and many many people have had enough. The arrest video still hasn't woken the left up because they have to keep pitting for what they see as the underdog. Well Henry wasn't any dog, he was a white young lad who was murdered by a Sikh who knew he could play the race card. Those are the words that should sicken you, while the boy lay dying. * *

EarthlyNightshade · 04/06/2026 09:38

I agree with you, OP.

But things are so bad here now, the far right have more or less won.

<I'm not "left", I am pretty much centre>

OnlyMabelInTheBuilding · 04/06/2026 09:37

IrnBruAndDietCoke · 04/06/2026 09:37

FFS people are getting killed and the left are STILL arguing over semantics. 🤦‍♀️

That’s all they have left. Their arguments are dying.

IrnBruAndDietCoke · 04/06/2026 09:37

FFS people are getting killed and the left are STILL arguing over semantics. 🤦‍♀️

PortSalutPlease · 04/06/2026 09:37

The only thing that matters in all of this is that Henry Nowak’s grieving family explicitly asked for Tommy Ten Names, Farage and their ilk not to exploit Henry’s death this way, and they have ignored it.

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