WHO THE FUCK READS THE DAILY EXPRESS?

xp, NV I get your point but what's the alternative? Ignoring him? Pretty sure he would still feel the same way.

I'm not entirely sure what my point is. To the extent that a bloke like this says "it is not okay for me to express the following opinions in public" he's right. To the extent that he may break race discrimination law as an employer he's breaking the law and should be treated accordingly. To the extent that these shitstorms mainly serve to further entrench attitudes and always seem to divert discussion away from the original idiocy, I think it's counterproductive. The guy's quotes were stupid and offensive but not in any way that deserved more response than a detailed refutation imo, not this "burn the witch" shit.

ya i'd agree with that

should be fired and forgotten

Of course burning witches was very much part of Englishness until the do-gooders got their way.

Im not sure there's any way he could have said what he said, been chastised or whatever and then there not be a shitstorm. No matter what his "punishment" he would have probably gone crying to the Express/Mail about his treatment anyway.

Still the only papers not to lead with Japan:

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A second day on the front page for the long-running Midsomer Murders story, though.

You don't understand, the Lotto is the name of my dog etc

In his home village, support for Mr True-May was solid. Early yesterday, he went to the newsagents, which is run by a British Indian...

death to false brian may

On a work level the comments were dumb because he’ll have great difficulty getting top British actors and actresses to guest in the show from now on apart from Nigel Havers types.

On any other level It’s A Good Story, which lest we forget is the number one concern of newspapers, whether it’s Japan or fan fiction Cotswolds.

yeah, too many people forget that the hidden agenda of newspapers is to find, report and publish interesting and provocative factual items, and i for one am glad you're back to blow the lid off their scam.

I'm not entirely sure what my point is. To the extent that a bloke like this says "it is not okay for me to express the following opinions in public" he's right. To the extent that he may break race discrimination law as an employer he's breaking the law and should be treated accordingly. To the extent that these shitstorms mainly serve to further entrench attitudes and always seem to divert discussion away from the original idiocy, I think it's counterproductive. The guy's quotes were stupid and offensive but not in any way that deserved more response than a detailed refutation imo, not this "burn the witch" shit.

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ya i'd agree with that

should be fired and forgotten

― kid 606: the nultness (nakhchivan), Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:36 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

idk rly? anyone who says anything stupid/offensive (fairly mildly offensive in this case) should be fired? im sort of amazed he didn't think before speaking to the radio times, but ehh really. i've never seen midsummer murders. or heard the archers, idk if that has ethnic minorities in it.

Usha! Who's married to the vicar.

I've watched a few MM - they are mostly terrible. Nettles has one strange acting technique that I find beguiling. Idk if he should be sacked but I think he's only been suspended so far?

No, he resigned and they have a new detective now.

easy solution to keep everyone happy wld be introducing ethnic minorities, but exclusively as murder victims.

loool

idk rly? anyone who says anything stupid/offensive (fairly mildly offensive in this case) should be fired?

no I don't think he necessarily should've been fired, but it is a "bringing the organisation into disrepute" deal which lots of us have to live with at work. can't help but feel that a lot of e.g. newspapers are not so much outraged as snatching at a chance to concern troll. i'm worried that the level of "public discourse" is providing succour and confirmation for racists and other conspiracy nuts at the moment

ah, and when I said "it's not okay for me to express these views in public" what I meant was that events had borne this out, I tend to think you should be free to say whatever stupid shit you like in public without consequence unless it's an incitement to violence or certain limited kinds of defamation

or heard the archers, idk if that has ethnic minorities in it.

Radio, so difficult to tell, at least until characters start speaking in Yardie patois.

You don't understand, the Lotto is the name of my dog etc

― ka£ka (NickB), Wednesday, 16 March 2011 09:48 (3 hours ago) Bookmark

well played sir

Usha! Who's married to the vicar.

I've watched a few MM - they are mostly terrible. Nettles has one strange acting technique that I find beguiling. Idk if he should be sacked but I think he's only been suspended so far?

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The vicar's daughter by his first marriage is Afro Caribbean and Kate married a black south african lawyer. There is alos Russ Aboot style comedy Scot, Jazzer, and baby crazy gay chef Ian so its a veritable rainbow nation in Borsetshire.

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is that 99% of daily express readers who watch it?

daily express 10th september 1939 'lady astor disgraces herself again with uncouth frock', 'free tin of soup for every reader*'

*no tin of soup

The first Express midsomer story was pretty standard PC gone mad lols, but their follow-up 'keep it white' campaign is srsly o_O

99% of daily express readers have some black friends

99% of daily express readers have some black friends

An Express Reader?

plus was it really pc nonsense? Its not like "leftists" etc accused the show of being only white. It was the producer who said he kept it white and didn't think it should change. Up until then noone had said they deliberately keep it white.

No comment on the "foxy filly" causing a stir?

the express really is the alan partridge of newspapers, isn't it?

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/235032/Midsomer-Murders-debate-Britain-says-boss-is-right-to-keep-Midsomer-white

Actor John Nettles played the lead role as DCI Tom Barnaby from the launch of the show but has now “retired”.

Well, he has, hasn't he?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/12/john-nettles-to-leave-midsomer-murders

Are they just adding random quotes to create some imagined mystery?

Also, I think I can distinctly remember some gypsies who were on the show, so if they just make sure no white people commit the murders from now on everyone would be happy.

Charlie Brooker found a black bloke in Midsomer on 10 O'Clock Live last night. Stand down the troops!

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NB: 'Yogurt' not for human consumption.

So the heroic RAF heroes are flying in right behind the French bombers then?

really want to know what the daily express thinks the answer is to the food crisis (which they are right to flag up - first real issue they've had on their front page in probably decades, now expand that to 'world food crisis' plz)

because if that answer isn't 'instigate local resource-based economies, remove capitalist system, cancel debts, make basic nutritious food completely free, delete conservative hate-rags like us' then they're cunts OH WAIT

sorry, long day. about to get longer.

lj actually the answer is free yoghurt how do you not see?

yoghurt is a luxury food. stuff that should be free: fruit, veg, carbs

fuck it, yoghurt should be free too. ban money. lol daily express front-page hypocrisy. let them eat body wash.

Bleedin' American spellings, coming over here and spilling our bacterial fermentation.

No need to get all yog(butt)hurt over the situation.

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NUCLEAR FALLOUT 'CAUSES CANCER'

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IN TOMORROW'S EXPRESS: FREE SALT FOR EVRY READER

Let me guess - salt not actually banned in chip shops?

It wasn't on Tuesday, though I'm in Scotland and we have our own law system that puts compulsory salt clauses in all fast food licensing.

Cash-strapped Lib Dem-run Stockport Council, facing cuts of £50million over four years, wants fish and chip shops, cafes and Indian restaurants to hide salt shakers behind the counters...

...Five shops have signed up to the “out of sight, out of mind” salt scheme.

Where/how did Liz Taylor get a million pounds? She's hardly been churning out blockbusters for the last three decades.

Perfume, & a clear business head apparently.

Its hard enough to get enough salt&vinegar on yr chips at the best of times..

I've been looking it up - apparently she had over £200m in jewellery alone so fair dos.