Karen’s Diner/Katie Hopkins - cancel?

[RosaMoline]

Quick question:
In the words of Mumsnet, AIBU?
It’s my eldest’s 30th this year, and as a surprise I’ve planned a day out for us on March 17th. We’re going to Hello Kitty cafe, Priscilla the Party and ending up in Karen’s Diner in Islington.
Some of you might know Karen’s from Social media. You basically get insulted and it looks very amusing.
I see from their insta, they’re doing some kind of collaboration with Katie Hopkins in their Manchester and Birmingham restaurants I think.
I am horrified and have left comments to that effect.
I actually feel that I want to cancel, and it’s a shame as it’s something we’d wanted to do for ages.
I however, cannot give my hard earned ££ to an organisation that is giving a platform to a racist right wing Trump supporting bigot.
Am I being unreasonable to cancel our reservation??

@Charlie2121
Perhaps the very richest people who own/hold large share in businesses should ensure they pay everyone enough wages so they don't need any top up benefits.

How about when he described all muslims as 'enemy combatants' and warned that 'every single Muslim would feel the full force of the English Defence League' and that the 'militias' they set up will 'clear out the Islamic problem' as a starter for ten?

Or that video where he's boasting about how he's bought drugs in every country he's ever visited and he calls a taxi driver a 'little P* that drives a car'?

Or when he was talking about the EDL supporting UKIP because 'they [UKIP] are saying exactly what we say, just in a different way. Islam is a cancer that needs eradicating, clear them all off to the desert'.

That racist enough for you?

Even if its not he's a convicted fraudster, stalker and violent thug.

Islam isn’t a race so being anti Islamic isn’t racist.

You can’t be racist against a religion but feel free to not let facts get in the way of your prejudices.

As if Tommy Robinson is being defended. 😂 So if he isn't racist, he's "just" Islamophobic... yeah, that isn't any better.

You need yer heed read min 🙄 she is so vile she turns my stomach

Think you need to look up the meaning of woke, it's not what you think it is

A made up word to deflect any criticism.

A phobia is an irrational fear. Do you believe that Islam has brought nothing to the UK that anyone should be worried about and that any concerns are therefore unfounded?

I never thought I’d see the day on Mumsnet with Tommy Robinson being defended, let alone Katie Hopkins! 😱

People thinking like you do are what gave the Nazis an in. Think about what you're saying.

@Charlie2121 are you actually defending Yaxley-Lennon aka Tommy Robinson.

I suppose it's easy to do behind a screen.

Okay, if you don't believe an actual word in the English dictionary, hating people simply because they're Muslim. Does that make it better?
The whataboutery doesn't really work. Defend him all you like, Robinson is loud and proud of his hatred of various groups.

I think you meant “Me Too” but thanks for giving me a giggle. Now I’m imagining what the “So Me” movement might involve - sounds like it’s for narcissists!

Haha I meant Social Media, but So Me would fit in perfectly as well!

The 'So Me ' people just go round singing songs from the 'Sound Of Music'.

Think they've amalgamated with the ' Fa La ' idiots.

Dangerous world out there.

Oh I’ve never heard of that, it sounds awful! I even googled “so me” and it didnt come up.

The reason working people are claiming benefits is because they don't earn enough. The minimum wage is nowhere near an actual living wage. The tax/benefits system is subsidising massive corporations who pay no corporation tax, pay their workers the bare minimum and make billionaires of their owners. That's the real problem and the government will do nothing to address this.

@JoeLovesGina well said. Also untold billions spaffed up the wall on various “projects”.

I’m fed up to the back teeth of the 'Karen' nonsense . That is my name which I am now made to feel embarrassed about. It’s fucking ridiculous.

I heard a radio phone in last week about female voices on satnavs. A woman rang in and said her husband couldn't stand his satnav and called it Karen. I'm not sure who I dislike the most, the sexist fool, his wife for having terrible boundaries or Tina Daheley for reading it out.