The “Gammon” debate

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The term “Gammon faced” has become quite popular for describing angry/shouty middle aged white men who typically voted for brexit, support UKIP and hate immigramts. Now the gammons are fighting back and sayings it’s racist.

Personally im not sure how it’s racist given gammon is a reference to someone getting redfaced with rage whereas someone has no say over their race. Others then counter this by saying that if you made a stereotype like this for other races you’d be labelled racist, after all white people cant help their faces going red when they rage.

So where stand you GOT ?

 

[Connor]

Anyone who finds it 'racist' is a snowflake.

 

[larrygobfiend]

The Gammon faced g.o.a.t

 

[COYBL25]

The term “Gammon faced” has become quite popular for describing angry/shouty middle aged white men who typically voted for brexit, support UKIP and hate immigramts. Now the gammons are fighting back and sayings it’s racist.

Personally im not sure how it’s racist given gammon is a reference to someone getting redfaced with rage whereas someone has no say over their race. Others then counter this by saying that if you made a stereotype like this for other races you’d be labelled racist, after all white people cant help their faces going red when they rage.

So where stand you GOT ?

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I think they need to be more worried about their high blood pressure ,than being compared to a meat product lol

 

[COYBL25]

View attachment 46327 The Gammon faced g.o.a.t

I`m surprised he`s still alive tbh

 

[chrismpw]

As soon as you try to score points in a debate or argument based upon somebody's physical appearance, you've lost.

And should be sent back to the playground.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

As soon as you try to score points in a debate or argument based upon somebody's physical appearance, you've lost.

And should be sent back to the playground.

Shhhhh ya big ham hock

 

[Huyton Layne]

I'm just so happy they found something so small that cuts these fat messes to the bone. Facts and logic don't affect their thinking so a good insult will at least give them an(other) ulcer.

 

[SerenityNigh]

I really liked Peter Gammons, he was one of the 2 or 3 best in the business.

R I P

 

[Hibbo]

They are red faced because they have hypertension from drinking too much alcohol.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

As a man with a gammon-esque complexion but no Brexit / migrant hatred tendencies I find this abusive term unpalatable and grossly unfair.

 

[Encoder]

I think it's absolutely wonderful

 

[Toast]

 

[Tubey]

It's not racist, but just like "snowflake" it is intellectually lazy and used to dismiss the views of others based on a stereotype.

That's what social media has done to debate - boiled everything down to single words or phrases that are 'hashtaggable' or easy to type, like "fake news", "Russian bot" etc. etc.

 

[ChicagoToffee]

I really liked Peter Gammons, he was one of the 2 or 3 best in the business.

R I P

He's still alive, mate.