Love Island IV

[djtinyt]

Thread four

This series is really dull so far, eh? My opinions haven't changed since the beginning; still like all the girls. Really deeply dislike Joe, I don't know how Lucy tolerates him, so creepy and possessive. The rest of the boys don't really invoke any emotion, good or bad. Just boring

I do t think Maura is that hot! She's going to eat Tommy alive which is funny.

I know Danny was bouncing about with joy at the new girls, but he did tell them that he liked Yewande.

I think DustOffYourHighestHopes gave a really balanced explanation or why the title is a problem - it didn’t particularly occur to me but having it pointed out made me reconsider and I agree it should be changed.

Attacking someone for pointing out where there’s a problem and describing it as being whiny/butt hurt is really not called for I don’t think.

@djtinyt

Exactly! People pay lots of money to go see comedians and have a great time, but make one joke online and you are put in Mumsnet jail!

Callum is now managed by a modelling agency and tbf he does have the height and body but he really needs to get those ears pinned back

Sherif is back home but no agency listed on his insta yet so he must be managing himself. Oh dear Sherif

I’ve been lurking on the threads and enjoying them but the title isn’t actually funny and the comedian you’d be paying to see there would be Jim Davidson if that’s your style of humour. There is some centre ground between ‘racism is hilarious!’ and ‘humourless, stony faced whiner’. There is loads to laugh at in Love Island - it doesn’t take away from anyone’s enjoyment to drop the references to Tommy’s traveller background. I think the thread title is pretty shocking.

Yeah, I agree about the thread title tbh. The orlriginal joke was funny but kind of close to the bone, and it's not really necessary to keep it going. The original joke was enough!

Sorry if that makes me a whiny snowflake!

Oh, hello, didn't realise a new thread!

Anyway, anyone else finding the complete writing out of sherif from the shows history with no mention a bit odd?

I was thinking frankie Boyle actually since he is racist, ageist, sexist, against-everything ist

Also you know this is a LI thread, I'm not 80 and I don't know who Jim Davies is and cba to google it

I suspect Sherif has signed a non disclosure contract, we might never know what actually happened and he can't tell us for another 10 years

I did ask mumsnet to change the title and they haven't so far so guess everyone'll have to wait

Tbf you could easily forget he was ever in there. No camera time in there and no real mention of him leaving! Do we even know what he did yet?!

I don't think there allowed to smoke on cameras this year same as in big brother

That was kind of my point, mumto2babyboys, that making jokes about travellers is old fashioned; it’s that kind of 70s humour that’s just unpleasant. I’d be careful emulating Frankie Boyle’s humour as it’s likely that people copying that kind of joke in their general conversation will come off as just racist/sexist etc. It’s slightly different dropping that kind of comment into a conversation or a thread to doing a whole set of it in context. Anyway, I am sorry to be derailing - just think the title should definitely be changed so we can all enjoy the LI gossip.

and I can see it will be changed so I won’t mention it again.

Are the offended people actual travellers?

Or are people being offended on their behalf?

I'd guess they are being offended because they are very precious and bored as fuck.

Anyway.

I’m not sure about Amy at all. She seems totally self absorbed. Having a strop about Joe and Lucie going exclusive as ‘stealing her moment’. Really?!
Even the next day after her last strop she’s remembering it differently to how it was.

I would hate for people to be offended on my behalf. It's condescending, patronising and virtue signalling.

I feel sorry for Amy slightly as she's completely out of her depth on here! She's coming off as spoiled though which isn't good!

djtinyt

Honestly just leave it. Someone made a joke on the last thread which was, IMO quite funny, but did rely on the stereotype of travellers and caravans. I think they got away with it because it was taking the piss out of the patriarchal nature of that community and the fact that Tommy seems to embody that so well.

But, like all the best jokes, it should have been left where it was, as it was. Bringing it over onto the next thread just wasn't necessary, especially as the thread title isn't even funny in any way (get in the caravan?)

Anyway, hopefully it will be changed soon.

'Just leave it' but then goes on about it?

I was just trying to explain to you clearly, as you don't appear to understand!

I don't like Amy. I think she isn't done with the drama yet either.

Tomorrow she will have more crocodile tears to get some more attention cos All the boys are staring at Maura

And Curtis is starting at tommy

every time tommy stares at Maura... Curtis is trying to stop himself from crying but inside he is heartbroken.

Wonder if he offers tommy another 'massage/straddling' session soon!