To be totally grossed out by Will Self?

[highinthesky]

Cannot stand the sight of him, much less when he opens his mouth. Even Owen Jones is preferable.

Oh I quite like him, and Owen Jones.

Can't stand him and his books are rubbish. Owen Jones is ok.

Owen jones is great. Smart guy.

Avoiding QT because of Will Self.

Cannot bear him. Rent a political gob, stupid and needs to grow up. Any cause going he's there for self publicity.

His books are crap too.

Never mind his looks, his books are shite. (Though much hilarity in this house when DH realised that Will Umbrella Self isn't a book title.)

Never heard of him.

I love him! I thought he was the voice of reason on QT. He's so clever and - from the occasions where I've met him - really kind, too.

Is that you will?

I haven't read his books and I'm not too familiar on his political views, but I thought he was funny on Shooting Stars and the other bits of TV I've seen him on (HIGNFY, Room 101).

Owen Jones is awful though.

I saw him once on the tube with his two kids. They were unbelievably badly behaved. He just looked on indulgently.

He looks a bit like a Victorian serial killer who has a day job as an undertaker so I can see why some people might find him off-putting, but no way is he was annoying as that twat Owen Jones.

squoosh he does doesn't he.

YANBU

Never liked the obnoxious, self-important cunt.

He looks like the creepy uncle you'd never ask to babysit

Totally confused myself by reading the heading as Will Smith and thinking, "what on earth is he doing on QT?" 😳

He's one of those people who, while clever, really isn't as clever as he thinks he is. Stephen Fry is another.

He's one of those people who, while clever, really isn't as clever as he thinks he is.

^ this

Yorick my ex too. I think that's what sets me on edge. Yes he's Arts clever. But not a genius. And Arts clever doesn't really matter. He's a commentator.

i like long words, and clever language, but he takes it too far until it's simply headache-y to listen to, rather than elegant.

He is a bit sinister looking but he cant help that. Agree that he's not quite as clever as he thinks he is and I really don't like his books either.

He looks a bit like a Victorian serial killer who has a day job as an undertaker so I can see why some people might find him off-putting

Well put, but it's actually more than that...something to do with the personality he projects but I can't quite out my finger on it. Whereas Jones is just a self-important oik. He's like a mosquito that refuses to buzz off.

Love Self (and his books).

Despise Fry. Abhor Owen Jones.

If posters were fixated on, and judging a woman for her looks they'd get short shrift. Why is it ok to do it to a man? He can't help his appearance.

I met him. He was incredibly kind and fiercely feminist. Went out of his way to encourage me and make me feel really good about myself. Lovely, lovely man.

I really like his journalism and he seems like a good bloke. The Shooting Stars connection will always make me positively inclined to him.

He lives near me and we bumped into them at school open days etc - no behaviour stories either way through I'm afraid.