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To think that

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JRUIN · 10/02/2020 10:37

if I see or hear the word 'brave' in the same sentence as Phillip bloody Schofield one more time I think I will scream. A brave man does not hide behind any woman, let alone one who he apparently loves and respects, to hide his sexuality. If he were brave he would have come out years ago before ensnaring a woman and family into his life to cope with the aftermath of his deceit.

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Nicknacky · 10/02/2020 10:38

Couldn’t you have posted your thought provoking comments on the millions of threads we have had on the subject already?

Ponoka7 · 10/02/2020 10:38

There have been a few threads on this and the majority agree with you. I'm seeing the same on FB.

ShirleyPhallus · 10/02/2020 10:39

Couldn’t you have posted your thought provoking comments on the millions of threads we have had on the subject already?

^ this

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JRUIN · 10/02/2020 10:51

Couldn’t you have posted your thought provoking comments on the millions of threads we have had on the subject already?

What are you the thread police? I'll post where I like and there's no need for the sarcasm either.

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JRUIN · 10/02/2020 10:54

There have been a few threads on this and the majority agree with you. I'm seeing the same on FB.

Not seen them on here, as I'm not on here everyday, but what I have seen online mostly is people lauding his bravery, whereas I think it's the 'little lady' behind the scenes who deserves our concern and respect.

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GinnyStrupac · 10/02/2020 10:58

Too many threads on this and your title does not warn us that this is yet another one. YABU for that alone.

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JRUIN · 10/02/2020 11:03

Too many threads on this and your title does not warn us that this is yet another one. YABU for that alone.

Oh so sorry then to waste 2 seconds out of your busy schedule. Sorry Miss won't do it again Miss Hmm

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windymillersmill · 10/02/2020 11:03

I agree op

GinnyStrupac · 10/02/2020 11:04

Glad to hear it. Tut, tut.

user18463585026 · 10/02/2020 11:07

If society wasn't filled with homophobic people like you there'd be nothing to be brave about, no need for coming out, and nothing to hide.

MaidenMotherCrone · 10/02/2020 11:10

How the fuck is the OP homophobic?

ilovesooty · 10/02/2020 11:12

I think it would be helpful if your thread title had been more informative. I think that's a reasonable observation.

MaidenMotherCrone · 10/02/2020 11:16

And no he's not brave!

He's a liar. I don't care about sexuality, not his, yours or anyone else's. He's getting a pat on the back for lying.

There are thousands of people who are actually brave and no one notices. PS does a wobbly lip in an orchestrated PR stunt and all the sheep baa. Bless him eh.

The worlds gone mad!

3rdNamechange · 10/02/2020 11:17

YANBU. Also I think it's probably not illegal to have more than one thread about it Confused

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JRUIN · 10/02/2020 11:35

If society wasn't filled with homophobic people like you there'd be nothing to be brave about, no need for coming out, and nothing to hide.

So because I'm not high fiving a grown man who has lied to his family for 27yrs I am automatically homophobic in your eyes? Really? Confused

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slipperywhensparticus · 10/02/2020 11:38

Your not homophobic he is not stunning and brave HTH

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JRUIN · 10/02/2020 11:43

I agree with every word you say @MaidenMotherCrone. Even if he didn't cheat physically he has emotionally cheated (which is worse than a drunken one night stand imo) on a woman who has spent the best part of her life with him, and it just does not sit well with me that he's getting applauded for that, while she is left suffering behind the scenes.

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Orchidflower1 · 10/02/2020 11:43

@JRUIN you’re NOT homophobic - since when has it been brave to support a man for deceiving his wife for nearly three decades? Since when has it been ok to praise a man who has cheated on his wife REGARDLESS of the sex of the other person?

And yes there are lots of threads but none that puts it as succinctly as you do op.

I am sick to the back teeth of the praise he is getting. He is a liar and a cheat. If he’d been living a double life with another woman his name would be mud not up in lights.

His wife is the one who needs TLC.

Sparklesocks · 10/02/2020 11:46

OK!

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JRUIN · 10/02/2020 11:55

Thank you to those of you who are reassuring me that I am not homophobic. @user18463585026's comment nearly put me off keeping my eye out for a suitable hat to wear to the wedding of my gorgeous niece, who two weeks ago got engaged to her girlfriend Smile

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LochJessMonster · 10/02/2020 12:03

Regardless of my feeling for PS or how he went about it, I think for anyone in the public eye, coming out as gay is brave.

We are still a very homophobic country, whether we admit it or not.

Hingeandbracket · 10/02/2020 12:04

What are you the thread police? I'll post where I like and there's no need for the sarcasm either.

YABVU HTH

Hingeandbracket · 10/02/2020 12:15

I'll post where I like and there's no need for the sarcasm either.

Oh so sorry then to waste 2 seconds out of your busy schedule. Sorry Miss won't do it again Miss hmm

Hello?? Pot meet kettle!

Mlou32 · 10/02/2020 12:21

I think the exact same as you do on the subject OP. It is nothing to do with his sexuality per se, it's to do with the fact that he has lied to and deceived someone who has done nothing but love him. Since his wedding day by his own admission.

Yes I do think that it probably took guts to sit on the sofa and make an announcement like that. But brave PS? Nah.

FlashingLights101 · 10/02/2020 12:23

Although I do feel very sorry for his wife, as it must be hard for her having to deal with this after all this time, I think all those saying he's 'deceived her' all these years are being a bit unfair.

I am in my 40s and I remember when I was a child being gay wasn't as ok as it is now. People were generally far more homophobic then and there were far fewer people willing to come out as gay. If PS felt conflicted at the time, it's not inconceivable that he felt the best option was to marry (to someone he most probably loved very much) and have a family in an attempt to quash feelings he was struggling with. Especially if he was in the public eye.

I have no strong feelings about PS either way incidentally, but just looking at it from the view of someone who, 30 years ago, probably would have found it very hard to come to terms with his feelings in a far more homophobic society than we have now.

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