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To wonder: in what context does Jo Marney think her comments would not be racist

152 replies

beluga425 · 14/01/2018 19:30

Just seems like a disgracefully ignorant racist:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42682612

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Battleax · 15/01/2018 08:36

How waggy? In a "Diana Mk 2 (Mixed race edition)" way? Or something else?

She certainly seems to have a way with crowds and the RF was due a bit of real diversity.

juliesaway · 15/01/2018 08:38

For what it’s worth I think Megan Markle will taint the Royal Family but not because she’s mixed race. The RF are rapidly becoming Hello fodder Eurotrash. Harry’s a nob and has chosen badly.

Spudlet · 15/01/2018 08:39

I know Roald Dahl could be a twat, but I do sometimes think he had a point about bad thoughts showing up on your face. What a nasty piece of work.

I did have to chuckle at the part of the article referring to UKIP' 'interim task force'. Having met Stuart Agnew a number of times and watched him in action, all I can say is that if even he thinks you're incompetent, you really are in deep shit Grin

RandomDreams · 15/01/2018 08:40

*For what it’s worth I think Megan Markle will taint the Royal Family but not because she’s mixed race. The RF are rapidly becoming Hello fodder Eurotrash. Harry’s a nob and has chosen badly.

Seriously? MM is anything but Hello fodder and how exactly is Harry a 'nob'?

Battleax · 15/01/2018 08:46

It was seeing her Goop style blog/website that gave me pause Julie, but we'll see. She's good optics anyway.

CrazyExIngenue · 15/01/2018 08:48

For what it’s worth I think Megan Markle will taint the Royal Family but not because she’s mixed race. The RF are rapidly becoming Hello fodder Eurotrash. Harry’s a nob and has chosen badly.

Here Here, it's been all down hill since they stopped marrying their cousins. WineGin

Roussette · 15/01/2018 08:49

Juliesaway

Bollocks. Harry's a eurotrash nob is he? He's done a hell of a lot with the Invictus games, and MM has done work with the UN an World Vision. I think they'll make a great team and genuinely seem to want to do good.

annandale · 15/01/2018 08:57

I thought she was quite pretty. Lots of scumsucking fascists are pretty, just like anyone else. Look at Diana Mosley, the gorgeous antisemitic fascist friend of Hitler. Only in Lord of the Rings are pretty elves good and ugly orcs bad.

Battleax · 15/01/2018 08:58

No, I don't think Harry IS Eurotrash, to people who make those distinctions Rousette. Not remotely.

Although fewer and fewer people care.

Fekko · 15/01/2018 09:02

I’m still miffed that she spouts rubbish in Twitter (a public forum) about nurses, Grenfell, Hollywood, and god know what else - but she gets hauled over the coals for text comments about a new royal (not right at all of course, but nobody died).

I wonder where she stands on gender issues - probably too scared to walk into that minefield (that would be playing in the major league).

She is an attention seeker. If I was someone desperate to be famous it’s not a bad plan - latch onto a public figure and spout utter outrageous nonsense. Get caught out, say it was a mistake/out of context/the devil made you do it, have a slap on the wrist, well story of your downfall/nervous breakdown/Twitter death threats and your glorious damascene revelation to the daily mail.

Butteredparsn1ps · 15/01/2018 09:10

Well I suppose the DM need a replacement for Katie Hopkins.

But it's so depressing when someone as thick as that gets air time.

QueenOfTheAndals · 15/01/2018 09:13

I wonder where she stands on gender issues?

Given that she called MM "a gender equality twat", I wouldn't get my hopes up...

Sweetpea55 · 15/01/2018 09:13

Maybe she's Katie Price's twin. Tara another vile creature

rocketgirl22 · 15/01/2018 09:25

If I was being cynical I would say she was looking for fame having realised his position would at least get her in the media spot light which it has and other plans have failed (she is not really interested in an actual proper relationship with this sad old loser) this is her last chance ditch attempt to ensure no one forgets about her any time soon. Now everyone will know who she is and we will soon see the interviews etc

She is the new Katie Hopkins of course!

passmethewineplease · 15/01/2018 09:39

UKIP leader and respectability. Grin

I have no sympathy for her. Also makes me laugh when they say it wasn't meant for public domain, like that somehow makes it OK.. Hmm

annandale · 15/01/2018 09:42

They don't believe there is anyone who doesn't think and talk like this in private. Because they all do. And they say lefties live in a bubble.

thornyhousewife · 15/01/2018 09:46

What an appalling creature.

Bolton on radio 4 this morning was equally as bad for his lack of condemnation and offer of 'support' to her family. She hasn't been 'thrown to the wolves', she threw herself there as a result of her irredeemable choices.

What a nasty nasty little party UKIP is.

thornyhousewife · 15/01/2018 09:47

Perhaps she's hoping Milo and Katie Hopkins will take her under their wing... Hmm

Battleax · 15/01/2018 09:49

UKIP leader and respectability.

Well he can't actually afford to be firmly publicly linked with actual on-the-record racism, can he? Barmy though this all this.

hibbledibble · 15/01/2018 10:03

Has anyone thought that all this exactly what Jo Marney wants?

From the sounds of it she wanted to gain noteriety, in the same way as Hopkins. Now she can have a successful career as a daily mail columnist and general rent a gob. Not bad for a failed model.

I agree that is is poor form to criticise her based on her looks: the same would not be done if she was male.

Battleax · 15/01/2018 10:06

I had her pegged as unhinged TBH. I'm not sure her own grasp of "what she wants" is that solid.

Fekko · 15/01/2018 10:23

I was just lured to The Sun website (via another thread in here) and whose bare bahookie did I see on there...? No clues now.

HappyLollipop · 15/01/2018 10:23

I'm black and wouldn't want to look like her in a million years, I always find it funny how racists are always the ugliest people they truely are the bottom of the barrel in looks! We're both 25 and I still get ID'd regularly but she looks 45 yet still believes she's got 'superior genes' Grin

LolaTheDarkdestroyer · 15/01/2018 10:24

25? A model ag

Fekko · 15/01/2018 10:26

The bottom of her barrel isn’t something I’d pay to see...