Fair Cop dropping hints on Twitter

[teawamutu]

About something big about to happen to a red organisation beginning with 'S' that they won't like.

V unfair to vaguetweet IMO - anyone else seen it?

What about "I ❤️ Scotland" then? Would that be a political viewpoint favouring one view over the other?

On a side note is everyone posting on twitter for Joanne's birthday tomorrow with a hashtag ? What should it be ? #happybirthdayJKR ? Try to get it trending. Has this been said before I'm not up to speed?

#IheartJKR ?

#IheartJKR

That's the one I'll be using!

Man complains

I'm not a fan of ad hominem attacks at all, but I think it's relevant that while a cursory glance at the complainer's biography would suggest that "Founder of Theatre Scotland" suggests someone with significant experience and perhaps wisdom and judgement, in fact Theatre Scotland is a website which seems to review musicals. Front page refers to 'industry proffesionals', and I keep coming across things that make me think it's a joke site:

He established Theatre Scotland with the intent to showcase Scotland’s superb theatre industry, along with giving accurate reviews from the younger generation of the Scottish theatre community.

And if you were wondering why "accurate":

On Theatre Scotland’s social media pages, also on our news and opinion pages, I do not criticize members of the community unless there is a very strong reason. Even if I do so, I make sure to do so constructively with professionalism and let our followers make their own minds up. All of the Theatre Scotland team does this. Infact every theatre critic I have met or admire has a professional deminer, and do not attack artists or creatives via their platform.

Recently I have been sitting back and watching carnage unfold on social media in regards to Alex Belfield. As much as I do not want to give this man another spotlight to soak up. Times up for me sitting back and it’s time to use this platform to voice anger, disgust and concern. This article has been written to try and be as constructive as possible however, at this point the situation with this individual has turned into a joke, therefore, it might get a little heated.

This man seems to think he is the genuine article and even though he has a large following on YouTube, his channel features nothing more than basic vlogs and toxic opinions. His reviews are very uncontructive, his news updates are all negative and not a single one is positive. These opinions are clearly to rile up members of the theatre community and build up his views through shock reaction. The biggest disbelief of his channel is he genuinely thinks that the theatre industry will invite him to press launches or press evenings after the clear uproar within the UK theatre community at him using the shutdown of the west end as his gain.

I don't know whether I am most appalled at the enthusiasm for cancel culture purity, the lack of self awareness or the unbearably clunky prose.

highame

I would just love to know how much pressure they were under. I also want to know whether organisations like Stonewall have direct links to senior management. (which I know they do) and whether there was a big nudge. How can I find that info out?

Are they subject to an FOI request?

Network Rail derailed by loser on the line

I don't know whether I am most appalled at the enthusiasm for cancel culture purity, the lack of self awareness or the unbearably clunky prose.

I couldn't agree with you more about the clunkiness. It's everywhere and some of these people - I'm thinking Owen Jones yesterday - have the brass neck to identify as writers.

I think it's time for a law on hate crimes against language.

I don't know @Datun I suspect if done properly it could bear fruit. I wouldn't have clue how to go about it

@Xanthangum

Man complains

I'm not a fan of ad hominem attacks at all, but I think it's relevant that while a cursory glance at the complainer's biography would suggest that "Founder of Theatre Scotland" suggests someone with significant experience and perhaps wisdom and judgement, in fact Theatre Scotland is a website which seems to review musicals. Front page refers to 'industry proffesionals', and I keep coming across things that make me think it's a joke site:

He established Theatre Scotland with the intent to showcase Scotland’s superb theatre industry, along with giving accurate reviews from the younger generation of the Scottish theatre community.

And if you were wondering why "accurate":

On Theatre Scotland’s social media pages, also on our news and opinion pages, I do not criticize members of the community unless there is a very strong reason. Even if I do so, I make sure to do so constructively with professionalism and let our followers make their own minds up. All of the Theatre Scotland team does this. Infact every theatre critic I have met or admire has a professional deminer, and do not attack artists or creatives via their platform.

Recently I have been sitting back and watching carnage unfold on social media in regards to Alex Belfield. As much as I do not want to give this man another spotlight to soak up. Times up for me sitting back and it’s time to use this platform to voice anger, disgust and concern. This article has been written to try and be as constructive as possible however, at this point the situation with this individual has turned into a joke, therefore, it might get a little heated.

This man seems to think he is the genuine article and even though he has a large following on YouTube, his channel features nothing more than basic vlogs and toxic opinions. His reviews are very uncontructive, his news updates are all negative and not a single one is positive. These opinions are clearly to rile up members of the theatre community and build up his views through shock reaction. The biggest disbelief of his channel is he genuinely thinks that the theatre industry will invite him to press launches or press evenings after the clear uproar within the UK theatre community at him using the shutdown of the west end as his gain.

I don't know whether I am most appalled at the enthusiasm for cancel culture purity, the lack of self awareness or the unbearably clunky prose.

To be fair, regardless of anything else Alex Belfield IS a nasty, horrible piece of work who makes personal attacks on performers (often women) which borders on harassment. As a result he has been blacklisted by many in the industry.

@highame

I don't know *@Datun* I suspect if done properly it could bear fruit. I wouldn't have clue how to go about it

I'm sure it's already been done. Several times. Likewise network rail apparently.

Someone in the Times comments said they had made an FOI request to National Rail.

It's a shame this thread has gone all serious again given this just randomly came up on my Facebook.

yy TinselAngel - I was hoping we could get on to ducks and their corkscrew penises (or has that already been covered).

Many years ago there was a wonderful thread on the sex lives of ducks.

Crikey. Does that mean no penguins allowed, with a bit of an indictment about them generally, or that you're not allowed to go in there and shag them?

I was going to protest about the lack of “a professional deminer” expressed in that passage but .. where can I get the “no fucking penguins” stickers?

Does that mean no penguins allowed, with a bit of an indictment about them generally, or that you're not allowed to go in there and shag them?

The latter. It's a warning to randy seals.

@TinselAngel

It's a shame this thread has gone all serious again given this just randomly came up on my Facebook.

@TinselAngel

It's a shame this thread has gone all serious again given this just randomly came up on my Facebook.

Unless you're a penguin yourself and the other penguin is a consenting adult.

@DialSquare light and shade, light and shade. Need some serious stuff to keep up my reading skills. At my age it's a toss up between remembering to put on kex (that's woke speak) and remembering my name

*Highame
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Agreed. Just a bit worried that I don't seem to have anything to contribute to the shade side and only contribute on the light! Must start being a bit more serious!

@DialSquare

I have to keep my stuff short, otherwise I forget what I'm saying.

You contribute some good stuff, have seen

Thanks highame. I know what you mean. As a menopausal women my head is in a constant fog. My blank face when talking to people musty be a picture!

Just to go back to police hate incidents:

perceived transgender identity

My transgender identity is that I am not transgender. So if I'm targeted because I'm 《shudder》'cis' then that means I am being targeted for my transgender identity. Their own logic says I have one.

So can we bombard police with this - saying it's not misogyny but our transgender identity that is causing people to tell us to suck their female dicks?

I've got twenty quid with Sarah Phillimore's name on it should it become necessary. Hopefully she will let us know. I know she's on here!