Abhorrent comments made about a persons height

[DistinguishedSocialCommentator]

Calling someone who is below the average height, "pint-sized" is abhorrent
at the very least. A person's height is beyond the person's control and calling them "pint-sized," some may even say it's an ableist comment

Yesterday, during the PMQ's the lead was taken by the deputy heads of both Tories and Labour. Standing in for the Labour leader was Angela Rayner. She called the Tory leader, Rishi Sunak a "pint-sized leader" when she was losing the arugument

This reminds me of clowns at work who had nicknames for other people who did not fit in with their agenda. Often people will make disparaging comments about another when they feel threatened because of their own inadequacies.
Should she apologise for making these disgusting comments?

AIBU to believe these comments were necessary, inappropriate and disgustingly abhorrent.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/angela-rayner-oliver-dowden-house-of-commons-rishi-sunak-labour-b2533966.html

Who is Sir Keith?

That attitude of yours is dangerous, IMO. Name-calling is never right and name-callers have reported to the next level, EG, if the first name-calling does not work, try another. I hope you can agree with me.

I don't agree with attacking someone's appearance, but pint-sized is not the terrible insult you're making it out to be.

@DistinguishedSocialCommentator By Sir Keith are you referring to Keir Starmer?

Especially since it was a quote coined originally by another Tory.

I asked about Sir Keith as that is a term used as a veiled insult towards Keir Starmer. So it would be ironic @DistinguishedSocialCommentator if you yourself are using insults in a thread you started decrying the use of insults.

I'm 4'10 and I'm not offended by the expression pint sized. If someone is going to make comment on my height which they often do...as though I am completely unaware of my size then saying I'm pint sized is probably one of the least worst options!

Sir Keith? Who?

The bar for you seems to be a movable one, Tory PM calls Starmer & Blackford fat... all ok, Rayner calls Sunak Pint sized and she should go to the Tower...

Awww I've gone all misty-eyed now you've mentioned Ian Blackford...resign Prime Minister...resign Prime Minister...resign Prime Minster...miss those days 😊

Pint sized is respectable. She didn’t say half-pint sized or shot-sized.

We also shouldn’t allude to his unimaginable wealth that cushions him from life’s many miseries. He can’t help being wealthy either.

I don't know but Sir Kieth is the knight riding the pony that I was promised!

Are we allowed to comment on him being useless, and unelectable, or those characteristics he can't change either?

Tough one. Tories can’t change. Ergo can’t be criticised.

Pint-sized is hardly 'abhorrent', try again dear.

😂😂😂😂 sorry, I thought it was Kieth😂😂 just shdon'ti dont pay them that much attention

For someone who doesn't pay much attention to UK politics you certainly post about it an awful lot...

I can't decide if the typos are deliberate or not...

Wealth, hard-earned by him, he deserves it but not the name-calling

People will call people names, often because they envy them IMO

I'm not that tall, ie about an inch above average height now older, I've shrunk

Calling people names is not clever, nor bright and this is why people often use disgusting language

Rishi Sunak is wealthy because he comes from a wealthy family and married a very wealthy woman. He's no Alan Sugar. There was no unparliamentary language involved in the exchange and by the way, do you also think that Boris' comments on Angela Rayner crossing her legs were at least as unacceptable?

I fucking love disgusting language, me. Love it. You - OP - are neither clever nor bright and you should really stop pretending that you are.

The teenage daughter of a friend of mine referred to him as the Prime Miniature last week. I'm not sure if it was a mistake.

Me, thinking I'm "clever" you must be jesting😂
However, I'm pretty certain I could do a better job than the vast majority of MP's😎

Really?

That's a pretty low bar which I doubt you'd reach quite frankly. If you don't even know the name of the Leader of the Opposition I doubt that you'd be at all capable of acting as an MP.