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Tory expelled for dressing as Madeleine McCann

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RockinSockBunnies · 09/01/2009 18:53

Here

Does the reaction strike anyone else as a little OTT? Of course it's in bad taste, but the point of the evening was that it was a Bad Taste Party. Friends of mine have been to these dressed in a variety of outfits (Nazi uniforms - the party was held by Jewish people in a Jewish area), one went dressed as an anorexic, two people stuck themselves together as conjoined twins.

Obviously it's sick and twisted, but that's the point of the party. A black sense of humour sometimes helps people get through life.

Will probably get flamed for this but I think it's a bit of an over-reaction to boot someone out of the Tory Party for going to a Bad Taste Party wearing something in bad taste. Mind you, the guy was an idiot for posting photos on facebook if he aspired to a political career

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goingunderground · 09/01/2009 18:54

tut those students. think it's an overreaction too.

harry dressed as a nazi and got away with it

fryalot · 09/01/2009 18:55

there's bad taste, then there's stupid, sick, living on a different planet to the rest of us fucker.

I know which camp I put him in.

ComeWhineWithMe · 09/01/2009 18:55

Hes a dick and I dont think its OTT ,soemone else went as baby p ,just silly little rich boys thinking they are funny .

ComeWhineWithMe · 09/01/2009 18:56

Someone.

Amapoleon · 09/01/2009 18:56

Exactly Squonk, there is bad taste and then there is sick.

Doobydoo · 09/01/2009 18:57

Agree squonk and ComeWhineWithMe....er what do you mean goingunderground when you say'Harry got away with it?'

ForeverOptimistic · 09/01/2009 18:57

I think they were right to get rid of him. There is bad taste and then there is behaving like a complete moron and causing great offence. I personally don't know anyone who would do something so insensitive and stupid. I am sure he is no great loss to the political world.

tiredemma · 09/01/2009 18:58

What an absolute moron.

I dont think its an over-reaction at all.

Something not quite funny about a missing 4 year old girl.

RubyRioja · 09/01/2009 18:59

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portableradiator · 09/01/2009 18:59
Lulumama · 09/01/2009 19:00

it is disgusting to take events that have made the elecorate/country as a whole feel saddened, sickened and revolted and make them into a joke.

dressing as BabyP??? what the fuck?

and these people wnat to be runnng the country some day, and have so little empathy and regard for teh feelings of the recently bereaved

they deserve everything they get, and maybe, one day if they have their own childrne, they will burn with shame at what they have done, mocking what happened to Madelaine McCann, BabyP and their families

some things should never be joked about

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RockinSockBunnies · 09/01/2009 19:01

Eek - quickest ever response to a thread I've started.

I think goingunderground was referring to a bad taste/fancy dress party that Prince Harry attended dressed as a Nazi.

So, given reactions on the thread so far, should bad taste parties be banned then?

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ForeverOptimistic · 09/01/2009 19:02

I agree with you lulumama, I am that anyone could think otherwise.

RubyRioja · 09/01/2009 19:02

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Lulumama · 09/01/2009 19:04

you can; tban bad taste parties, but bad taste to me is 80s parties

not dressing as a murdered, abused child

hope this is a wake up call to those totally self absorbed tory boys that actually, you have to thing of the consequeneces of your actions

nancy75 · 09/01/2009 19:05

but if he had not been sacked, this would probably never have made the news and the parents of mm would never have known about it to be offended by it. personally i think its an over reaction.

ForeverOptimistic · 09/01/2009 19:06

You can't ban parties . BUT people should have the decency and common sense to know where to draw the line, especially if they intend on pursuing a political career. Surely you have to think of the reaction that you will receive. What if I went to the fancy dress party at my local pub and dressed up as the bar girl who recently took her life, would that be considered acceptable because we are only doing it for a laugh after all?

donnie · 09/01/2009 19:06

agree with squonk. Bad taste is one thing... making a joke out of Baby P or Madeleine McCann is something else entirely. The guy is clearly an unfeeling dimwitted wanker of the highest order. A good Tory prospect, in other words. And to be thick enough to put it all on facebook? lobotomised amoeba desn't even begin to cover it....

Lulumama · 09/01/2009 19:07

i think he should have been sacked

if that is how he treats events that have rocked the world , then he is not deserving to have public office IMO

CrushWithEyeliner · 09/01/2009 19:09

Jesus. Someone went as baby P.
What utterly sick fuckers of the highest order

goingunderground · 09/01/2009 19:09

harry only had to say sorry, this one got sacked from the tory party (shame, it's easier when you know where all the loonies are)

RubyRioja · 09/01/2009 19:09

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MaryMarriott · 09/01/2009 19:10

I haven't read all this thread as I was so upset and shocked by the link, but just want to say that I 100% agree with everything Lulumama said.

edam · 09/01/2009 19:10

what a nasty piece of work. I do hope that horrible person who dressed up as Baby P is thrown out too. That's sick.

Lulumama · 09/01/2009 19:19

harry dressing as a nazi was also stupid , crass and insensitive, but one degree under dressing as an abused, murdered child. he could hardly be sacked from the royal family! also,m he got plenty of flack for it