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Police in Devon crack down on Hate Crime against Tomatoes

63 replies

Melroses · 13/10/2020 21:50

#tomatoesAin'tNoFruit Confused

twitter.com/WeAreFairCop/status/1316110046263234562

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 14/10/2020 11:01

I just ......

[collapse of stout party]

FreezerBird · 14/10/2020 10:52

Anyone with a Christian background might recognize this

Oh now you've put the veggie tales theme in my head. I daren't click on that link for fear of a YouTube rabbit hole I may never return from.

YetAnotherSpartacus · 14/10/2020 10:28

Are aubergines fruit or vegetables? Some young people I know told me that they 'stand-in' for penises in graphic terms.

TheGreatWave · 14/10/2020 08:31

Do tomatoes have pockets? Where did the phone come from? Is Lemon boy allowed to graffiti that tomatoes are good? What happens when you go to the salad bar at pizza hut and there are apples?

Goodness far too many questions.

FloralBunting · 14/10/2020 08:20

Anyone with a Christian background might recognize this... also a cartoon about veg, featuring a tomato, with a moral to the tale.

FairFriday · 14/10/2020 08:18

I don’t because I’m thinking - we’ll tomatoes have been scientifically categorised as fruit. It’s a fact. However, what they are ‘subtly’ trying to ‘prove’ isn’t a scientific fact. So nya.

KnightsofColumbusThatHurt · 14/10/2020 08:16

Did they honestly think that people would watch this and think 'oh now I understand, what a clever analogy, totally nails it'!

???

Also, nice to see that the EA characteristic of 'sex' is missing from their categories at the end there....

Whatwouldscullydo · 14/10/2020 08:14

I also wonder how much this nonsense cost

Hopefully less than the 2/3 grand it costs to get stonewall to set you homework

FairFriday · 14/10/2020 08:05

I wonder why they didn’t use a cucumber (also a fruit)...

I also wonder how much this nonsense cost...

ThinEndOfTheWedge · 14/10/2020 06:49

Don’t tell them about La Tomatina in Buñol Spain. They’ll have to take early retirement due to PTSD.

Unfortunately, I don't think the metaphor was ever intended by the creators to be that deep.

It would be funny if it wasn’t so creepy but sadly not surprising. The police clearly think men have the right to access female toilets/changing rooms - and are openly calling you a bigot/record a hate incident if you object.

And they know the reality of the crime statistics and patterns of behaviour.

The safety, dignity and privacy of women and girls - and our faith in the police- is completely irrelevant to them.

Toseland · 14/10/2020 06:31

So the Police are working for the rainbow flag now as shown on the helmet at the end - not for everyone?

NotYourCisterinAus · 14/10/2020 03:05

So they're targeting Tomato Exclusionary Radical Vegetables (TERVs) now? Grin

Incidentally, I noticed a banana in that bar. Strictly speaking, aren't bananas herbs?

Aesopfable · 14/10/2020 01:26

Should I report my son for hate crime for not liking tomatoes or by husband for viciously eating one? 🍅

Antibles · 14/10/2020 00:22

I was forced to accept tomatoes in childhood when I didn't want to be anywhere near them.

Same here. I can see why they are a fruit but they're just a sugarless crap one. Or maybe I'm just a bigot.

Butterer · 14/10/2020 00:00

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HecatesCats · 13/10/2020 23:58

Slightly obsessed with the weird squelching noise the broccoli makes. Since when was broccoli squelchy? Like it nice and crunchy in this house.

DeliciouslyFemale · 13/10/2020 23:49

Thank you.

I think I’m going to have to hand myself into the police tomorrow. Sad

I’m a vegan so have committed horrific crimes against tomatoes! Sliced, baked, roasted, etc. I’m practically a serial killer. 😭

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Melroses · 13/10/2020 23:43

If you click on their 'tweets and replies' and scroll down, they are still there.

Probably a bit buried on the thread now.

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DeliciouslyFemale · 13/10/2020 23:25

I’ve been back on that thread but can no longer find the responses from the police twits. Have not looked properly or have they been removed?

Antibles · 13/10/2020 23:22

Perhaps they were talking about meat and two veg but the animator got confused.

Whatwouldscullydo · 13/10/2020 22:56

Tears

Damn it autocorrect

Whatwouldscullydo · 13/10/2020 22:56

Actual fears over the " im not sure silver back gorilla is a gender identity"

"Have you heard of furries"

Exchange

Which one of you was it Grin

DeliciouslyFemale · 13/10/2020 22:52

@Goosefoot

I couldn't decide if the tomato wanted to use the fruit room or the veg room.
I think even the tomato was confused.
Goosefoot · 13/10/2020 22:49

I couldn't decide if the tomato wanted to use the fruit room or the veg room.

DeliciouslyFemale · 13/10/2020 22:42

@FloralBunting

Devon and Cornwall police have responded in one of the replies;

Unfortunately, I don't think the metaphor was ever intended by the creators to be that deep.

No shit, Sherlock.

I think that’s called backtracking because of the ratio on that thread. 😁