"How do black people feel? How do brown people feel? How do cripples feel? How do fat people feel?"

[Temptree]

As stated by Miriam Margolyes today, as she gets worse and worse...... and worse.

Link to previous thread:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5574225-omg-miriam-margolyes-andi-peters?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=share

It was intolerable what she said on This Morning last week.
And now what she's saying today by way of defending herself is even further intolerable.

WTF???? I'm so sorry you were subjected to that, that's atrocious.

There are 3 genocides which spring to mind and which are happening right now, but given that a year ago there were up to 20 genocides being reported, I imagine I'm missing quite a few.

As my crippled friend often says, "fuck the disabled.. please.. ?"

No one ever asks how the gingers feel.

She's been in a Harry Potter movie, James and the Giant Peach, Babe, Blackadder. Loads of things.

True that. My best friend is ginger.

Everyone loves ginger cats though 🐈

Lots of Stage productions as well I believe.

In actual fact she is an accomplished actress.

She seems to be actively destroying her own reputation and will be remembered for her vulgar chat show outbursts rather than the huge catalogue of work covering 60 odd years.

I know it's very strange. Why the need to be on so many shows? (As herself, not acting).

I'll ask my red haired 17 year old DD, shall I? 🙂

Just don't anyone try to call me "differently abled". Then I will tell them to take their patronising, minimising bullshit and stick it where the sun don't shine. 💩

So why not just say “Nigeria”?

Although that still does not change that your entire post was batshit and inaccurate. Off topic too.

What genocide?

I have only seen the first Harry Potter movie and cannot recall if she was in it. Never seen the other things you mentioned.

The Gazan genocide.

Ok.

It’s worked so far, she has a huge amount of fans who absolutely love her and will hear no wrong. Simply because she says ‘cunt’ as if it makes her special, rather than vulgar. Very strange people.

Never in my entire life, have I heard someone who is disabled/has a disability call themselves a cripple .. Indeed every person with a disability I know actively HATES this word.

Just because YOU use it even though you are disabled, that does not give you the right to use it carte blanche. It offends a LOT of people.

My friend was diagnosed with a debilitating chronic illness 2 years ago, and a few months after she was diagnosed - when she was coming into the house from the outside struggling a bit with the 3 steps up to the back door, her husband said 'come on you old cripple.' She was like then she burst into tears. He was mortified that he'd upset her, but he shouldn't have been surprised. it was a vile thing to say. He has never said it since.

And no, NO-ONE is ok if Chubby Brown or Jim Davidson says it too. You have outed yourself on the kind of people you are a fan of though. Go figure!

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How is it offensive? She herself says she is fat and she is a Jewess. How is this offensive?

Romeo & Juliet too - with Leo.

Not seen her in anything decent or credible for about 15-20 years though. Just on chat shows and the like, saying 'cunt' a lot, trying to be really radical, and presenting as quirky and eccentric. All she is a tedious obnoxious, rude woman who has no place on any screens anymore.

Fat, invalid, lesbian Jewess.

Her filter has broken due to lack of use.

I've heard a LOT of people who are disabled refer to themselves as cripples or their walking sticks as their 'crip sticks'. But you probably haven't, if you are not disabled yourself.

> And no, NO-ONE is ok if Chubby Brown or Jim Davidson says it too.

Well, they play to sold-out venues every summer, so apparently lots of people are very okay with it, and a lot, lot worse. This is a perfect summary: https://www.vice.com/da/article/roy-chubby-brown-gig-133/

Here you go @PrettyLittleRose : Even Wikipedia covers the rise of 'crip theory' and disabled people reclaiming the word: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crip_(disability_term)

I must say it's quite rewarding to see her getting her just desserts finally, publicly. Instead of being able to continue trading on the old, tired 'I'm an old woman so when I swear and say shocking things people must love me for it!'. I'm glad her racism is showing while she's still around to experience the backlash.

Why is anyone giving that woman a moment's thought?

She's promoting her book, that's all with possibly a bit of dementia thrown in for good measure.

Nope. Not buying it. No-one I know thinks that word (cripple) is OK when describing someone who is disabled. Keep rooting for tenuous links to 'prove your point' though @HotGrapefruit (Thinking you have won the argument with a Wikipedia link! LMFAO! 😂)

I also stand by what I say, you don't get to tell other people they are not allowed to be offended by it. I think it's a horrible word to call someone who is disabled. You don't get to tell me I am wrong.

Not shocked to hear you are a fangirl of Jim Davidson and Chubby Brown though.

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I do wonder if Miriam is on this thread actually.

Stop giving this twat the attention she craves.