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[verreauxi]

Has he joined that lot?

Yeah, apparently has a new show coming soon:

Monty Python’s John Cleese Joins GB News To Front “Free Speech” Show

Comedy star John Cleese is returning to British TV by making a show for right-leaning channel GB News.

deadline.com

 

[Jebus_lives]

Yeah, apparently has a new show coming soon:

Monty Python’s John Cleese Joins GB News To Front “Free Speech” Show

Comedy star John Cleese is returning to British TV by making a show for right-leaning channel GB News.

deadline.com

I think there has always been an element of Cleese where he has pushed boundaries and advocated for freedom of speech.

I'm.intetested to hear his views and I thought, perhaps wrongly, that his show was on Channel 4. I likely would've watched it.

GB News it will be a footnote.

 

[Oddball]

Still a fan of this gentleman's opinions @Oddball ?

Fan! ? i don`t know anything about Kanye, all i did was post a clip of him wearing a White Lives Matter t-shirt.

 

[Oddball]

Not what I asked. Why do you constantly use insults that are based on someone being a woman? I gave you a list of the ones you’ve used and you have vaguely explained one. What about the others? Just asking for a reason, not going for a “gotcha”.

None of you actually understand the simplest of posts by me!!!! - I didn`t say you were going for a gotcha, it`s the other sisters@ that trawl after my posts.
I also stated the funnin` i do with you lot is "self explanatory"
I "vaguely explained one"??? get real darling!- i explained it quite succinctly.
The other stuff is your problem, if you need a joke explaining then you`re in a sad frame of mind. Don`t bitch to me.









See what i did there.

 

[Wizard]

None of you actually understand the simplest of posts by me!!!! - I didn`t say you were going for a gotcha, it`s the other sisters@ that trawl after my posts.
I also stated the funnin` i do with you lot is "self explanatory"
I "vaguely explained one"??? get real darling!- i explained it quite succinctly.
The other stuff is your problem, if you need a joke explaining then you`re in a sad frame of mind. Don`t bitch to me.









See what i did there.

I see what you did there. Posted a load of drivel and didn’t answer my question

 

[Oddball]

I see what you did there. Posted a load of drivel and didn’t answer my question

I`ve already answered you at least twice but probably not the answers you wanted. Haters gonna hate.

 

[Wizard]

I`ve already answered you at least twice but probably not the answers you wanted. Haters gonna hate.

You answered once about one part of my question which was about the “sisters”. You haven’t answered about the other times you’ve chosen to insult people on here by comparing them to women. I don’t really need an answer as I see who you are. You’re either on here for a windup which is really pathetic given the things you’ve said. Or you actually believe what you post which is just depressing.

 

[Oddball]

You answered once about one part of my question which was about the “sisters”. You haven’t answered about the other times you’ve chosen to insult people on here by comparing them to women. I don’t really need an answer as I see who you are. You’re either on here for a windup which is really pathetic given the things you’ve said. Or you actually believe what you post which is just depressing.

You can`t even post without contradicting yourself!
"i see who you are"- followed by "you`re on a wind-up, or you believe what you post" translation, you haven`t got a clue.
Can you see what i`m up against here? Trying to explain to you something that is self-explanatory is an object lesson in futility.

 

[Wizard]

You can`t even post without contradicting yourself!
"i see who you are"- followed by "you`re on a wind-up, or you believe what you post" translation, you haven`t got a clue.
Can you see what i`m up against here? Trying to explain to you something that is self-explanatory is an object lesson in futility.

Once again not an answer but fine. And I was trying to be kind by suggesting you might be a WUM. If I’m honest I think you are a bigoted, racist. And I think you have fallen down some crazy sink hole and you parrot your views as if they are your own but they really aren’t. You tick all the boxes of a right wing nutter. You don’t believe in covid. You constantly crap on BLM even though it’s a movement not just the one charity that may have done some dodgy stuff with the money. You belittle women, you dislike trans people. I know you’ll claim it’s just that you don’t like drag acts in front of children. You don’t believe in climate change. I know you will bring up empty planes which are really stupid and should be stopped but they are not the sole cause of climate change.

 

[Chewbacca]

He’s either an incel or


No, he’s definitely an incel

 

[verreauxi]

Once again not an answer but fine. And I was trying to be kind by suggesting you might be a WUM. If I’m honest I think you are a bigoted, racist. And I think you have fallen down some crazy sink hole and you parrot your views as if they are your own but they really aren’t. You tick all the boxes of a right wing nutter. You don’t believe in covid. You constantly crap on BLM even though it’s a movement not just the one charity that may have done some dodgy stuff with the money. You belittle women, you dislike trans people. I know you’ll claim it’s just that you don’t like drag acts in front of children. You don’t believe in climate change. I know you will bring up empty planes which are really stupid and should be stopped but they are not the sole cause of climate change.

 

[verreauxi]

Looking forward to the super-cringey, "how could I be racist when I constantly post right-wing black pundit youtube videos" type of thing.

 

[Martin Alvito]

Once again not an answer but fine. And I was trying to be kind by suggesting you might be a WUM. If I’m honest I think you are a bigoted, racist. And I think you have fallen down some crazy sink hole and you parrot your views as if they are your own but they really aren’t. You tick all the boxes of a right wing nutter. You don’t believe in covid. You constantly crap on BLM even though it’s a movement not just the one charity that may have done some dodgy stuff with the money. You belittle women, you dislike trans people. I know you’ll claim it’s just that you don’t like drag acts in front of children. You don’t believe in climate change. I know you will bring up empty planes which are really stupid and should be stopped but they are not the sole cause of climate change.

To be fair, I don't like drag acts in front of children either.

I was at the local science center with my kids last week, and 'Alexandra' was in the full-on 'transsexual transvestite from Transylvania' getup, plus spiked collar, at the coffee station. I bought my coffee, and thought to myself a couple of things:

a) look, I don't care what hole you bang, just don't make it my business
b) FFS this is a professional environment - do what you want on Friday and Saturday night, just not here. I can't stroll in as a patron wearing full S&M getup (not that I want to, mind) without getting tossed out on my ear, so why can you get away with wearing that as an employee?

What frustrates me is the fact that people try to use the views of people like me on the subject as camouflage. I'm not anti-sex - far from it - but I don't think it has a place at work, and I don't think that sexual political statements have a place at work either. Doubly so if it's a kids' place - I would strongly prefer to hard pass on the choice between telling my kids truths they're not ready to hear, and lying to them.

 

[Wizard]

To be fair, I don't like drag acts in front of children either.

I was at the local science center with my kids last week, and 'Alexandra' was in the full-on 'transsexual transvestite from Transylvania' getup, plus spiked collar, at the coffee station. I bought my coffee, and thought to myself a couple of things:

a) look, I don't care what hole you bang, just don't make it my business
b) FFS this is a professional environment - do what you want on Friday and Saturday night, just not here. I can't stroll in as a patron wearing full S&M getup (not that I want to, mind) without getting tossed out on my ear, so why can you get away with wearing that as an employee?

What frustrates me is the fact that people try to use the views of people like me on the subject as camouflage. I'm not anti-sex - far from it - but I don't think it has a place at work, and I don't think that sexual political statements have a place at work either. Doubly so if it's a kids' place - I would strongly prefer to hard pass on the choice between telling my kids truths they're not ready to hear, and lying to them.

Well to be fair to you, you’ve not addressed the other issues I have with his posting in general. I don’t agree with your stance on this issue but I understand where you are coming from. But you aren’t in every thread spewing bile from a stupid point of view. He basically blamed Ahmaud Arbery for being killed. He constantly brings up BLM as being a fraud. He doesn’t believe in climate change but never offers any proper evidence apart from the empty planes (which I have admitted should be stopped). He doesn’t believe covid was a big issue. The guy is reading off a script. I’m usually pretty relaxed on here and stay out of confrontation but I struggle to let this stuff go. We have members on here who have been seriously affected by these issues and he just crashes into these threads with no care.

 

[Oddball]

Once again not an answer but fine. And I was trying to be kind by suggesting you might be a WUM. If I’m honest I think you are a bigoted, racist. And I think you have fallen down some crazy sink hole and you parrot your views as if they are your own but they really aren’t. You tick all the boxes of a right wing nutter. You don’t believe in covid. You constantly crap on BLM even though it’s a movement not just the one charity that may have done some dodgy stuff with the money. You belittle women, you dislike trans people. I know you’ll claim it’s just that you don’t like drag acts in front of children. You don’t believe in climate change. I know you will bring up empty planes which are really stupid and should be stopped but they are not the sole cause of climate change.

Lets take this a bit at a time.
If it`s being reported that you should limit your private car use while empty planes fly for no good reason, don`t you think it should be a major talking point and some action taken? Don`t you see any red-flags, that something doesn`t add up?
Where are the climate activists on this?