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ElectricSoup said:
No different to the abuse/piss taking I've put up with all my life being ginger. Well it is different I suppose because people choose to be angry opinionated bigots, which inevitably turns their little faces gammon pink.
Loads of gammon on the PH brexit threads.
I've always said I can't see the difference between abuse for hair colour and abuse for skin colour. The line that those that favour trans-indoctrination of children in schools about bulling baffle me - surely bullying because of hair colour is literally x10000 more prevelant?Loads of gammon on the PH brexit threads.
Timmy40 said:
Excellent to see the hard left once again taking aim squarely at it's own foot.
On Radio 2 they had someone on descibing these 'gammon' people as being angry, white, middle aged right-wingers. I'd bet that (maybe ex) Labour voters are as well represented as Conservative voters.What they probably are is broadly socially conservative, a position not represented by either Labour or Conservatives who only have a difference (and it's not much) economically.
La Liga said:
gooner1 said:
Any examples of these cry babies on here?
Probably those who regularly write 'snowflake' and 'political correctness'. 'Snowflake' / 'gammon' are simply ad hominem attacks, and indicative of being unable to put forward an argument to support a viewpoint.
People whom are quite happy to develop derisive and derogatory labels for others they don't like and cry foul that they get told off for using them now have a giant sulk that someone has done the same thing to them.
As much schadenfreude as I'm getting seeing the Daily Mail crowd getting a taste of their own medicine, I am putting anyone who cries "gammon" right next to the idiots that use "SJW" and "Pee Ceezzzz Gones Maddzzzzz".
Roman Rhodes said:
gooner1 said:
Ah, like calling people racists, when the caller has no idea, of those they call racist , views.
Does that happen much - people blurting “racist” for no reason - like someone with Tourette’s?When people say "you cant even have a discussion about race any more without being called racist" I have to point out that "they" cant discuss race, I do it all the time without being called racist.
AW111 said:
On the other hand, people who express racist views almost invariably claim that they're not racist.
They usually follow that with the word "but"
There's no "but "about it.They usually follow that with the word "but"
Those that express racist. views are racist.
Those that call others racists, with not a shred of evidence, are very probably
racist themselves, or thick,or both,
gooner1 said:
Ah, like calling people racists, when the caller has no idea, of those they call racist , views.
A few observations on this:Some people tend to assume because a commentator has said an opinion is racist, this often translates to the person behind the opinion that they are being called a racist.
Some people seem to think "I'm not a racist but" should protect them from being called a racist.
Many racists have an irrational fear of being called "racist".
As for the gammon thing... I've seen it around lately on FB. Now I know what it means.
It's puerile; and from what I've seen on FB, no less ironic than "snowflake"
king sad this country has become!Apparently it's an expression coined by Charles Dickens.
Edit - here
The general impression seemed to be, that as an explanation of Mr Gregsbury’s political conduct, it did not enter quite enough into detail; and one gentleman in the rear did not scruple to remark aloud, that, for his purpose, it savoured rather too much of a ‘gammon’ tendency.
‘The meaning of that term — gammon,’ said Mr Gregsbury, ‘is unknown to me. If it means that I grow a little too fervid, or perhaps even hyperbolical, in extolling my native land, I admit the full justice of the remark. I AM proud of this free and happy country. My form dilates, my eye glistens, my breast heaves, my heart swells, my bosom burns, when I call to mind her greatness and her glory.’
Edit - here
The general impression seemed to be, that as an explanation of Mr Gregsbury’s political conduct, it did not enter quite enough into detail; and one gentleman in the rear did not scruple to remark aloud, that, for his purpose, it savoured rather too much of a ‘gammon’ tendency.
‘The meaning of that term — gammon,’ said Mr Gregsbury, ‘is unknown to me. If it means that I grow a little too fervid, or perhaps even hyperbolical, in extolling my native land, I admit the full justice of the remark. I AM proud of this free and happy country. My form dilates, my eye glistens, my breast heaves, my heart swells, my bosom burns, when I call to mind her greatness and her glory.’
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 14th May 17:02
Honey and Mustard roasted Gammon
As far as insults go - should I be offended?
Best consult with my 'who to be offended by' professional adviser specialising in 'who you should be offended by - and this is an earner'
As far as insults go - should I be offended?
Best consult with my 'who to be offended by' professional adviser specialising in 'who you should be offended by - and this is an earner'
Burwood said:
I'd love to see photos of the idiots using this term.
You should ask ///ajd / Gloria Slap for his photo, he/she uses the term a lot.Just one example and surprisingly nothing to with Brexit, but the RNLI!
You've got quite a lot of insults in this one
Gloria Slap said:
Nice thought Winston - "Gullible-Mail-Reading-Idiots" are key to the story here and the way it is lapped up here though isn't it?
Stupid misogynistic gammon - not saying that's you of course - fall for Daily Mail story with fake mug that looks kind of harmless, and suddenly the outrage bus revs up and the CEO must resign as he's an overpaid snowflake.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=205&t=1740564&i=140Stupid misogynistic gammon - not saying that's you of course - fall for Daily Mail story with fake mug that looks kind of harmless, and suddenly the outrage bus revs up and the CEO must resign as he's an overpaid snowflake.
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