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Owen Jones sounds off about ‘self described’ feminists

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AlwaysTawnyOwl · 12/06/2019 18:10

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/12/lgbtq-rights-danger-pride-fight-back-homophobic-attacks

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RedToothBrush · 12/06/2019 21:13

Are points awarded or deducted when his mum pops up to defend him?

If he could get his mum to put in an appearance to validate and confirm his sincerity in his reverse ferret I'd definitely give him a gold star.

littlbrowndog · 12/06/2019 21:12

Haha wee Owen and his mum

Always makes me laugh

RedToothBrush · 12/06/2019 21:11

Reverse ferret is to say you've always been for safeguarding and child protection and of course this is unacceptable and you've always been on the side of history of those saying this is unacceptable and you would never condone such behaviour and isn't it utterly disgusting (oh the outrage), making sure you prove just how sincere and passionately you have this view and hold it in a stronger way than everyone else, thus to make yourself look revelant and on the correct bandwagon. Probably cos your gay and this marginalise and oppresses you more than anyone else in the entire fucking world.

Well that's how you'd reverse ferret it, if you were Mr 1984.

Weezol · 12/06/2019 21:09

RedToothBrush Are points awarded or deducted when his mum pops up to defend him?

DuMondeB · 12/06/2019 21:06

How do you reverse ferret this?

Won’t be easy in tight rubber trousers.

Goosefoot · 12/06/2019 21:01

So, I don't know much about Jones background, I get the impression from what people say that he's never really been a journalist, just a sort of opinion writer? How did he end up in that position, he's not particularly brilliant.

FloralBunting · 12/06/2019 20:59

How do you reverse ferret this?

dreichuplands · 12/06/2019 20:58

Jeez, the NSPCC video is even worse than I thought.
How can OJ think that this behavior is acceptable in any office, let alone one the works with vulnerable dc?
I would assume the worker would be sacked for gross misconduct and gross is an accurate word.

RedToothBrush · 12/06/2019 20:47

Is Owen Jones really defending that? A man who wears fetishwear under his clothes at his job at a children's charity, then films himself masturbating at work and posts it publicly? Is he crazy?

You see what journalists do is look into a story for details. They do things like work out what the story is and what it's not. And then they look into the background and history of what happened and who was responsible for what and where there might be problem areas or conflicts of interest.

Rather than screeching online about discrimination without fact checking first.

To make sure they don't get egg on their face.

Are we expecting grey rock or reverse ferret from Owen on this one now?

MrsSnippyPants · 12/06/2019 20:44

Ah, lovely little Owen. My reaction is always the same.

Owen Jones sounds off about ‘self described’ feminists
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Erythronium · 12/06/2019 20:41

Is Owen Jones really defending that? A man who wears fetishwear under his clothes at his job at a children's charity, then films himself masturbating at work and posts it publicly? Is he crazy?

I'd heard a rumour a while back that Childline (the adults answering the phones) had been infiltrated by BDSMers. Very disturbing and this looks like part of the same thing.

FromEden · 12/06/2019 20:36

Given that video - why on Earth is Owen Jones defending that guy? What kind of person films themselves masturbating at work and posts it online and thinks that’s ok? Can Owen Jones seriously be saying that’s fine? Why? Why does anyone want to defend that? Do we want it to be a normal thing that people do? I am honestly baffled.

We all know what kind of person does that but we're all supposed to be ok with lest we be accused of kink shaming. No doubt some new phrase will be coined to label us all intolerant bigots, "kinkphobics" or something along those lines. Men must always be allowed to get their rocks off whenever and wherever they want obv Confused

Caucho · 12/06/2019 20:34

My message got deleted for repeating OJs own words back at him or well. This man is a disgrace. Regardless of the Monroe stuff we all know about he adds that there’s a campaign against an innocent NSPCC worker for being gay when the person was bragging online about working in the NSPCC office with his cock out. I sometimes try and give OJ the benefit of the doubt and try and believe he’s a naive woke man with good intentions but he’s properly twisting things now so knows what he’s doing

Lordamighty · 12/06/2019 20:30

The rubber fetish guy works for the NSPCC & has posted a video of himself masturbating while at work? Is that correct? Have the NSPCC suspended or sacked him yet?

FloralBunting · 12/06/2019 20:29

Ok. This has all got very, very, very unpleasant, very fast. You can't possibly defend this. You really, REALLY can't.

BernardBlacksWineIcelolly · 12/06/2019 20:10

god

his poor co-workers. if they had any inkling of what he was up to in the work toilets they must have thought he was creepy as fuck. what kind of office culture does this indicate ffs?

Tana433 · 12/06/2019 20:09

Sorry, I seem to be in the minority but I personally love Owen Jones. I think hes great, ok the odd flounce now and again but so what?

CaptainBrickbeard · 12/06/2019 20:03

Given that video - why on Earth is Owen Jones defending that guy? What kind of person films themselves masturbating at work and posts it online and thinks that’s ok? Can Owen Jones seriously be saying that’s fine? Why? Why does anyone want to defend that? Do we want it to be a normal thing that people do? I am honestly baffled.

I know Owen Jones feels very strongly about homophobia and sees what he considers transphobia to be equivalent and whilst I don’t agree with him on what constitutes transphobia and I am exhausted by his misogyny, I do understand why he thinks the way he does on that subject. But people filming themselves wanking at work are not a poor, oppressed minority who need defending.

RedToothBrush · 12/06/2019 20:01

LOJ was shrieking yesterday about how we were demanding he was sacked!

Trust me LOJ, I wouldn't mince my words if I were calling for that.

I've said you aren't fit to be printed by any reputable publication which calls themselves a journalistic outlet. And I've said you write proper nonsense but never asked for your P45.

But I haven't called for you to be sacked.

I beleive it is important to call out political hangers on and moral charlartans for what they are mind.

Besides you've always got Norovirus as career a fall back.

What do you mean, they don't pay proper wages? I thought they were proper socialists into looking after the citizens.

AnyFucker · 12/06/2019 20:01

Owen does a bloody brilliant 6 year old does not get any sweeties reaction

Caucho · 12/06/2019 20:01

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DpWm · 12/06/2019 19:59

he is a Corbyn supporter - say no more
Lol for all things that's wrong with LOJ he isn't a Corbyn Supporter. The Guardian wouldn't employ him if he genuinely was one.

FromEden · 12/06/2019 19:57

Bloody hell, that's grim. This person has no concept of sexual boundaries, just the type who should be working for a charity that aims to educate and protect children from sexual abuse, right?