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Dan Wootton obsessed with H &M

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BeverleyMakka · 22/07/2026 15:16

Why is Dan Wootton so obsessed and full of hatred for Harry & Meghan?

i recently listened to Spare on audible - purely because it was free and I was interested to see what he had to say. ( most of it was boring self indulgent crap imo)
predictably the algorithms have filled my YouTube with H &M stuff!

it seems there is a daily barrage of videos from DW about them, such vitriol from this man. It’s unhinged!
I mean don’t get me wrong, I’m no fan of theirs at all but Jesus he acts like they murdered his granny.
He’ll post a picture of one of them literally smiling and turn it into a massive conspiracy theory about smirking at the Queen on her deathbed or some utter nonsense

rant over!!!

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IndefatigableSusan · 26/07/2026 16:12

MadeInGrimsby · 26/07/2026 16:09

Right, sorry if this is a dumb question... but why? Why leak their plans and why blame Camilla?

I think they leak to put pressure on others to do what they want. They seem to want to hash things out in the court of public opinion. Then loudly complain and blame others it’s someone else to throw off suspicion.

It backfired then and it backfired this month.

mumumental · 26/07/2026 16:14

PeachOctopus · 22/07/2026 16:09

I think that Harry/Megan are an easy form of free content, they are easy to make a 20 minute programme about, everything can be rumour or speculation-
Megan’s child was born to a surrogate! Megan & Harry are divorcing!
Megan & Harry were have fallen out with their hairdresser! Etc etc.

This.

MadeInGrimsby · 26/07/2026 16:15

IndefatigableSusan · 26/07/2026 16:12

I think they leak to put pressure on others to do what they want. They seem to want to hash things out in the court of public opinion. Then loudly complain and blame others it’s someone else to throw off suspicion.

It backfired then and it backfired this month.

Right. This month with the trip to the UK? I see.

SpiritofaPanda · 26/07/2026 17:05

Waryandwearyfactorten · 26/07/2026 12:10

Are you really trying to say that the majority of negative posts about H&M are nuanced? Really?

For the hard of understanding, it’s quite simple! If your thoughts and opinions about Morgan, Wootten, and Clarkson and their output concerning H&M, is anything but binary, then there is something very wrong!

When was the last time Clarkson and Morgan actually commented on anything HaM have done? I can’t recall seeing anything from either of them for a very long time. Admittedly they’re not people I choose to follow but if they’d been saying anything controversial recently, I’m sure I’d have seen it somewhere.

jeffgoldblum · 26/07/2026 17:12

IAmATorturedPoet · 26/07/2026 14:30

Seeing as you reminded me that it’s a thread about H&M, I find pointing a finger very publicly at a family and accusing them of being racist, leaving it hanging over them for 3 years and then back pedalling on it, to be worse than anything JC has said or done

But like you say, ‘everyone has their own values I suppose’

Yes! , and it seems to be forgotten that his hugely “misogynistic “ comment was a tongue in cheek reference to a particular scene from the hugely popular at the time series “game of thrones “ 🤷‍♀️

BasiliskStare · 26/07/2026 17:29

@Waryandwearyfactorten If you see any hint of comments being as you said "part racism." please do report them. I haven't seen it , I would report if I had.

ETA to add I would report any racist posts.

simpsonthecat · 26/07/2026 17:30

Please let's not excuse Clarkson's disgusting rant about Meghan. I have never watched Game of thrones so to me it was just an awful nasty comment full of hate
Even his daughter disowned him and publicly criticised him
I have no idea at all how anyone can excuse what he said.

Waryandwearyfactorten · 26/07/2026 17:35

Yes although Clarkson said he “forgot” to put that reference in the article funnily enough!

And no one in the Sun editorial team reminded him either! What a convenient coincidence!

So very tongue in cheek to describe parading a naked woman through the streets while chucking dung at her. So very funny (not).

It doesn’t surprise me at all that you are trying to minimise it JeffGoldblum but I do find it very depressing.

https://www.nuj.org.uk/resource/the-nuj-s-equality-council-welcomes-censure-of-clarkson-column.html

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/dec/20/mps-urge-sun-editor-to-act-against-jeremy-clarkson-over-meghan-comments

The NUJ’s Equality Council welcomes censure of Clarkson column

The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) ruled that an article by Jeremy Clarkson published in The Sun last December was misogynistic and presented a serious breach of the Editors’ Code of Practice.

https://www.nuj.org.uk/resource/the-nuj-s-equality-council-welcomes-censure-of-clarkson-column.html

MadeInGrimsby · 26/07/2026 17:36

simpsonthecat · 26/07/2026 17:30

Please let's not excuse Clarkson's disgusting rant about Meghan. I have never watched Game of thrones so to me it was just an awful nasty comment full of hate
Even his daughter disowned him and publicly criticised him
I have no idea at all how anyone can excuse what he said.

Yes, I agree.

simpsonthecat · 26/07/2026 17:38

@Waryandwearyfactorten
And saying how he hates her but in the same way he hates other people. Ok 🙄

If his daughter can publicly criticize him there is something very wrong with what he said

threesocksmorgan · 26/07/2026 17:41

simpsonthecat · 26/07/2026 17:30

Please let's not excuse Clarkson's disgusting rant about Meghan. I have never watched Game of thrones so to me it was just an awful nasty comment full of hate
Even his daughter disowned him and publicly criticised him
I have no idea at all how anyone can excuse what he said.

Well said

Waryandwearyfactorten · 26/07/2026 17:47

simpsonthecat · 26/07/2026 17:38

@Waryandwearyfactorten
And saying how he hates her but in the same way he hates other people. Ok 🙄

If his daughter can publicly criticize him there is something very wrong with what he said

Yes indeed!

adragoncalledaudrey · 26/07/2026 18:00

Hello hello hello

IAmATorturedPoet · 26/07/2026 18:06

@Waryandwearyfactorten Funny, I’m sure you ‘slapped my wrist’ upthread for talking about Jeremy Clarkson when the thread is about H&M?

Yet here you are just a little while later posting about Jeremy Clarkson (with links) 🙄

Could you make your mind up, thanks muchly.

Waryandwearyfactorten · 26/07/2026 18:12

IAmATorturedPoet · 26/07/2026 18:06

@Waryandwearyfactorten Funny, I’m sure you ‘slapped my wrist’ upthread for talking about Jeremy Clarkson when the thread is about H&M?

Yet here you are just a little while later posting about Jeremy Clarkson (with links) 🙄

Could you make your mind up, thanks muchly.

Eh? If you read the post it’s pretty obvious I am replying to JeffGoldblum’s post of 17.12 minimising Clarkson’s vile rhetoric.

IndefatigableSusan · 26/07/2026 18:15

mumumental · 26/07/2026 16:14

This.

  • Meghan has gifted a royal family troll with jam
  • Harry and Meghan brief the press on their UK travel plans while citing concerns about security there
  • Harry and Meghan notified a daily mail reporter about date, time and location of meeting meant to help repair their relationship with his family.
  • Harry and Meghan caught blaming others for leaks that were their own doing.
  • Meghan posting photos online of their small children despite Harry suggesting publicly that parents should not do that
wordler · 26/07/2026 18:15

MadeInGrimsby · 26/07/2026 16:09

Right, sorry if this is a dumb question... but why? Why leak their plans and why blame Camilla?

Harry indicated in Spare that they were getting very frustrated trying to negotiate their future plans with the late Queen and Charles.

I think they wanted to negotiate a special role for themselves - the half in half out and get the blessing of the Queen and the funding from Charles asap and then present it to the public.

But Harry says the Queen kept directing him to discuss first with Charles and Charles asked him to put it down in writing ahead of a discussion - I imagine like a potential business plan - what they wanted, how they imagine it would be funded etc.

I think Charles, anticipating the pitfalls of a commercial half out clashing with an official
half in role, plus the private vs Met security issues wanted to approach it slowly and meticulously to avoid any conflict of interests etc.

If the plan to do half in half out was accidentally revealed to the public - they could circumnavigate all the potential months of negotiation.

Unfortunately the gamble was the British public didn’t get behind the idea of financially supporting the plan and put pressure on the Crown to give in to all their plans.

jeffgoldblum · 26/07/2026 18:16

🤣🤣🤣 minimising, excusing…🤣🤣 are they in the room with us now???🙂‍↔️, I think the correct adjective people are after is….explaining!!!
and I have not actually given my opinion on using that particular tv reference 🤷‍♀️ but you know what! , why bother! 🤣

MadeInGrimsby · 26/07/2026 18:20

Ok, thanks @wordler

BasiliskStare · 26/07/2026 18:22

I don't agree with what Jeremy Clarkson said. Am I still allowed to criticise H&M ?

jeffgoldblum · 26/07/2026 18:24

BasiliskStare · 26/07/2026 18:22

I don't agree with what Jeremy Clarkson said. Am I still allowed to criticise H&M ?

Possibly if you say 5 Hail Marys!

IAmATorturedPoet · 26/07/2026 18:43

I made a positive comment about Jeremy Clarkson and then got told off!

That’ll be 10 Hail Marys for me!😂

jeffgoldblum · 26/07/2026 18:50

IAmATorturedPoet · 26/07/2026 18:43

I made a positive comment about Jeremy Clarkson and then got told off!

That’ll be 10 Hail Marys for me!😂

I’m having my explanation that it was a tv reference, twisted into “minimising “ and “excusing “ and even better!! “Defending “ ….when I have not actually given my opinion on him actually using it!! 🤣🤣🤣
I probably need to attend confessional and say 100 Hail Marys!

threesocksmorgan · 26/07/2026 19:02

jeffgoldblum · 26/07/2026 17:12

Yes! , and it seems to be forgotten that his hugely “misogynistic “ comment was a tongue in cheek reference to a particular scene from the hugely popular at the time series “game of thrones “ 🤷‍♀️

You said it was “ tongue in cheek “
that is minimising.

adragoncalledaudrey · 26/07/2026 19:06

What’s all this then?