What, because I disagree with you? I'm not someone who gets offended easily; I just think his wording was appalling and have said so. I'm entitled to my opinion.
... and I thought Lee was supposed to be the thick one!
In fact he even says: "what pisses me off most about this industry is when people call me thick. I hate that. Because things I say sometimes come out stupid"
Morons. :rolleyes:
Ha! Before I clicked this thread, I thought "Yep, Lee said something stupid..again:rolleyes: Kinda shocked that it was Duncan this time. A bit of an odd thing for him to say, though.. don't you think??
So you're entitled to your opinion, but I shouldn't have mine? Really, why does what I think about what some non-entity in an ageing boyband bother you so much?
So you're entitled to your opinion, but I shouldn't have mine? Really, why does what I think about what some non-entity in an ageing boyband bother you so much?
Your opinion is flawed instead of looking at what the paper has written maybe you should realise that this journalist has twisted his words to make a headline.
All Duncan is saying is he treats everyone the same no matter what the person looks like or any disadvantage that person may have.
Your opinion is flawed instead of looking at what the paper has written maybe you should realise that this journalist has twisted his words to make a headline.
All Duncan is saying is he treats everyone the same no matter what the person looks like or any disadvantage that person may have.
I've got no problem accepting it if I'm wrong but, as I said, aren't the Blue members known for saying daft things and being immature?
I've got no problem accepting it if I'm wrong but, as I said, aren't the Blue members known for saying daft things and being immature?
You are wrong his comment wasn't immature it got taken out of context. Its irreverent discussing past comments made by members of the band when his comments have been twisted.
You are wrong his comment wasn't immature it got taken out of context. Its irreverent discussing past comments made by members of the band when his comments have been twisted.
If they have a reputation for being immature, surely people can't help judging them based upon that.
At the moment nobody knows if he was correctly quoted or not, so I guess we should wait and see if anyone from the band or their PR challenges what the journalist wrote.
Your opinion is flawed instead of looking at what the paper has written maybe you should realise that this journalist has twisted his words to make a headline.
All Duncan is saying is he treats everyone the same no matter what the person looks like or any disadvantage that person may have.
Exactly - the offended brigade cant see that !
he is thick as two planks,but his words were meant in the right spirit.
but that is not enough for modern sensibilties - people have to be outraged and take everything literally !!!
To be fair to the foot in gob ****, I do see what he means (although his manager needs a bit of diversity/equality training with Dunc)
It is idiotic to treat disabled people the same as "everyone else". To treat people equally is to make reasonable adjustments for their disability and to ask the person with the disability what do they want/need.
I do accept this did come out badly or at least I hope it did
So we've got one patronising thicko, one that pi$$e$ up cash machines - what treats do the other two have in store, before they represent our wonderful country in the Eurofest?
So we've got one patronising thicko, one that pi$$e$ up cash machines - what treats do the other two have in store, before they represent our wonderful country in the Eurofest?
Weeeelllll! Simon Webb did say at one point that Blue invented UK hip hop with 'Rise'.... Splendid!
As the former mum of a disabled daughter (she passed away last year) I find his attitude, and sadly there are many like him, much worse than the bigots
I don't think he was being malicious, and I don't think anyone has claimed he was. He was just being an idiot. Blue have always been known as being a bit thick, which is part of the reason the tabloids love them. They have been forgiven for saying and doing all kinds of stupid things in the past, and I read that when they were first launched they planned to court the press, and the press love it when boyband members say stupid things. The thicker they are, the better.
What Duncan said is, as so many people keep saying, very David Brent-esque. Great intentions, but a total lack of awareness of what they are talking about, and an inability to know when to shut up, mixed in with a certain amount of arrogance. Duncan's undoing was that he was trying to show off by talking about his relationship with disabled fans. He wasn't trying to educate, he was bigging himself up, and the result was making himself look like a numpty.
Everyone will have a laugh at Duncan being a thicko, and then everyone will move on. It's not going to do him or the band any harm. It's just another spoke in the publicity wheel.
You are wrong his comment wasn't immature it got taken out of context. Its irreverent discussing past comments made by members of the band when his comments have been twisted.
That's hardly a fact, is it? The interviewer could have asked leading questions, but he was still silly enough to talk nonsense. At best, he was naive. Surely he has been around long enough to know when to shut his mouth?
Duncan's undoing was that he was trying to show off by talking about his relationship with disabled fans. He wasn't trying to educate, he was bigging himself up, and the result was making himself look like a numpty.
It's actually quite funny in a tragic sort of way.
Who's the most popular? "We all have different fans," Duncan says. "I get a lot of the mums and the disabled children. A lot of my fans have got cerebral palsy, but you know what? I love children like that, and I love people who have got disabilities because I spent a lot of time in hospital with my grandparents when they were ill, and Mum was a nurse. It's just in my nature. I'm like a magnet to them, and I treat them like normal people so they latch on. I once had a launch party and there was a queue of disabled kids all in wheelchairs come to see me, and Sara [the band's manager] walked in and goes: 'What is it with you and disabled people?'"
I'm 4% insulted, 93% laughing hysterically, 3% concerned for his mental state. Poor Duncan, oh the irony of it all. Blue definitely need full time care.
That's hardly a fact, is it? The interviewer could have asked leading questions, but he was still silly enough to talk nonsense. At best, he was naive. Surely he has been around long enough to know when to shut his mouth?
Coming out has gone to his head - he needs to get shoved back in again!
My three children have disabilities and I can assure this numpty that they are perfectly bloody normal. What defines normal anyway? Pr*ck.
I've got a step nephew who is disabled and I'm not getting as 'excited' as you appear to be getting. If everyone thought about every single word we said and how we were going to say it, we'd take an awful long time to speak.
You are wrong his comment wasn't immature it got taken out of context. Its irreverent discussing past comments made by members of the band when his comments have been twisted.
It wasn't taken out of context...
It was immature and he doesn't have the brain power to word what he wanted to correctly.
I personally think it reads hilariously - he's trying so hard to be PC and ended up coming across entirely the opposite - exactly like the aforementioned David Brent quote.
That's hardly a fact, is it? The interviewer could have asked leading questions, but he was still silly enough to talk nonsense. At best, he was naive. Surely he has been around long enough to know when to shut his mouth?
He could have said that he treated all fans the same, but I really don't think this was malicious or patronising in any way. I just think some WANT to be offended, that's all.
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What, because I disagree with you? I'm not someone who gets offended easily; I just think his wording was appalling and have said so. I'm entitled to my opinion.
Ha! Before I clicked this thread, I thought "Yep, Lee said something stupid..again:rolleyes: Kinda shocked that it was Duncan this time. A bit of an odd thing for him to say, though.. don't you think??
So you're entitled to your opinion, but I shouldn't have mine? Really, why does what I think about what some non-entity in an ageing boyband bother you so much?
Your opinion is flawed instead of looking at what the paper has written maybe you should realise that this journalist has twisted his words to make a headline.
All Duncan is saying is he treats everyone the same no matter what the person looks like or any disadvantage that person may have.
I've got no problem accepting it if I'm wrong but, as I said, aren't the Blue members known for saying daft things and being immature?
You are wrong his comment wasn't immature it got taken out of context. Its irreverent discussing past comments made by members of the band when his comments have been twisted.
If they have a reputation for being immature, surely people can't help judging them based upon that.
At the moment nobody knows if he was correctly quoted or not, so I guess we should wait and see if anyone from the band or their PR challenges what the journalist wrote.
Exactly - the offended brigade cant see that !
he is thick as two planks,but his words were meant in the right spirit.
but that is not enough for modern sensibilties - people have to be outraged and take everything literally !!!
It is idiotic to treat disabled people the same as "everyone else". To treat people equally is to make reasonable adjustments for their disability and to ask the person with the disability what do they want/need.
I do accept this did come out badly or at least I hope it did
Weeeelllll! Simon Webb did say at one point that Blue invented UK hip hop with 'Rise'.... Splendid!
You do have to wonder why Blue's PR are so shit?
What Duncan said is, as so many people keep saying, very David Brent-esque. Great intentions, but a total lack of awareness of what they are talking about, and an inability to know when to shut up, mixed in with a certain amount of arrogance. Duncan's undoing was that he was trying to show off by talking about his relationship with disabled fans. He wasn't trying to educate, he was bigging himself up, and the result was making himself look like a numpty.
Everyone will have a laugh at Duncan being a thicko, and then everyone will move on. It's not going to do him or the band any harm. It's just another spoke in the publicity wheel.
That's hardly a fact, is it? The interviewer could have asked leading questions, but he was still silly enough to talk nonsense. At best, he was naive. Surely he has been around long enough to know when to shut his mouth?
That's made my day.
It's actually quite funny in a tragic sort of way.
Very good, Duncan - well done.
......however.....I'm sorry to leave on a sour note but Easter Island wants your face back.
Coming out has gone to his head - he needs to get shoved back in again!
I've got a step nephew who is disabled and I'm not getting as 'excited' as you appear to be getting. If everyone thought about every single word we said and how we were going to say it, we'd take an awful long time to speak.
It wasn't taken out of context...
It was immature and he doesn't have the brain power to word what he wanted to correctly.
I personally think it reads hilariously - he's trying so hard to be PC and ended up coming across entirely the opposite - exactly like the aforementioned David Brent quote.
He could have said that he treated all fans the same, but I really don't think this was malicious or patronising in any way. I just think some WANT to be offended, that's all.