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to be sick of the misogynist 'ding dong the witch is dead' stuff?

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sieglinde · 10/04/2013 11:27

Look, I didn't like her either, but the misogyny of some of the retweetings and facebookings of 'ding dong the witch is dead' are really annoying me.

FFS. She wasn't a witch, and if you lot are simpleminded enough to cast yourselves as a. munchkins or b. witchhunters, then you are bringing the left into disrepute.

Stop it. Stop it now.

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everlong · 10/04/2013 11:29

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Rainbowinthesky · 10/04/2013 11:29

Hear, hear.

DeepRedBetty · 10/04/2013 11:30

Oh god yes... I've actually defriended a couple of people on FB over this - so bloody puerile!

TheYamiOfYawn · 10/04/2013 11:32

Yes. I hated her politics, and I thought that she was a pretty despicable human being. But I'm not liking the witch stuff at all.

HollyBerryBush · 10/04/2013 11:37

Apparently it's been released as a single and will probably be No 1 this week.

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WheresMyCow · 10/04/2013 11:37

Haven't actually been on fb since Monday as was fed up of reading this type of thing every few posts.

MrsAFlowerpot · 10/04/2013 11:38

Completely agree.

Maggie111 · 10/04/2013 11:39

It's would disagree it's misogynistic but it is in very poor taste.

Fargo86 · 10/04/2013 11:39

What could be more anti-Thatcherite than spending money on an MP3 single?

RememberingMyPFEs · 10/04/2013 11:42

I'm from the NE and despised her politics, but on Monday a frail old lady died, a family lost a Mum/Grandma. Her hideous legacy still lives on - nothing to celebrate on either count. Disrespectful and childish.

BlueFishWonder · 10/04/2013 11:45

I just don't get it. If you didn't like her politics then the time to celebrate was when she lost political power, not now. What those people are crowing over now is the death of a frail, old lady who was a wife, a friend, a mother and a grandmother.

the last few days I have been shocked by a number of social mob like demonstrations of callousness and destructiveness!! I have not been proud to be British recently, I am ashamed of the mob mentality we seem quick and happy to demonstrate!

BrandiBroke · 10/04/2013 11:55

One of the managers in my office keeps singing that. If I wasn't temporary through an agency I would complain as I think it's very disrespectful.

Latara · 10/04/2013 12:14

It is all very misogynistic so YANBU.

I'm left wing so no fan of her politics but she died a frail old woman with dementia - the time for celebrating was when she left office and that is all.

I'm shocked that a Barnado's shop was smashed up after she died as part of the 'celebrations' - wtf?
It's worrying that there are people just using her death as an excuse to riot.

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sieglinde · 10/04/2013 12:16

Just to be clear, I find the 'witch' appellation especially ludicrous and offensive.

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LessMissAbs · 10/04/2013 12:16

Its quite symptomatic of the abusive behaviour in general life that now passes as the norm. I really try not to do it myself.

WildlingPrincess · 10/04/2013 12:18

It sickens me. At least it's helped get rid of some facebook trash.

Bartlebee · 10/04/2013 12:19

I agree.

It's totally pathetic.

specialsubject · 10/04/2013 12:20

the rent-a-mob will be out in force on the 17th -any excuse for a piss up and some destruction. I doubt that any of them could name Thatcher's policies or form a logical argument as to why they were good/bad. They are just sheep following the latest fad.

she left parliament 21 years ago and had no effect on the country after that. Any 'celebration' should have been done then.

not happy about this expensive funeral though!

SelfRighteousPrissyPants · 10/04/2013 12:21

I don't think it's meant to be misogynistic by most people saying it, if there was a corresponding male reference in a film I'm sure people would use it about Tony Blair if he died.

I'm sure Thatcher would rather see vitriol than be described as a frail old lady! I'm wishing I'd posted that instead of the ding dong thing as she would have been far more offended.

Gingerodgers · 10/04/2013 12:24

She ruined a lot of people's lives. They are allowed to express themselves however they see fit. I think the fact that this single is expected to be number one reflects that.

Fargo86 · 10/04/2013 12:27

A lot of people ruined their own lives and blamed Thatcher for it instead of blaming themselves.

WMittens · 10/04/2013 12:28

Please can someone explain why 'witch' is misogynistic?

Rainbowinthesky · 10/04/2013 12:29

Sadly there is a certain section of our society that use any excuse for a riot without actually understanding what they are rioting about.

sashh · 10/04/2013 12:29

I pointed out to someone yesterday that it wasn't fair to witches.

DeepRedBetty · 10/04/2013 12:31

Mittens... witch is used as a derogatory term for females, usually older and not particularly attractive ones. Can you ever say that you've muttered 'evil old witch' about an elderly ugly MAN under your breath?

Thought not.

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