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Old 31-10-2015, 03:09
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Urgh she just seems like such a negative woman. I'm a bit late on the pet task but she seems to turn her nose up at everything.
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Old 31-10-2015, 03:28
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Karren is probably depressed that the women have made a right mess of the first four tasks. She likes to champion women in business but so far this lot have been a complete shower.
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Old 31-10-2015, 09:01
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Karren is probably depressed that the women have made a right mess of the first four tasks. She likes to champion women in business but so far this lot have been a complete shower.
When does she actually champion women?
This is a myth.
Let's be very clear. Karen is a product of nepotism. She is nothing more than a plastic figure head. She doesn't have any real business achievements.

Additionally she is a privileged, selfish, arrogant greedy woman. She shows no sense of humour, no empathy, no compassion.
She sneers and criticises people who've done more in their lives than she has, and they've done it with only a tiny fraction of the advantages she has had.

I can't think of anything good to say about her as a business person.
And she's supports Cameron, Osborne and co who are sadististc fascists. All things considered, she's deplorable.
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Old 31-10-2015, 09:09
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I think seeing poor people struggle would make her happy
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Old 31-10-2015, 10:24
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Karen Brady started her career with the Sunday sport
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Old 31-10-2015, 11:49
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When does she actually champion women?
This is a myth.
Let's be very clear. Karen is a product of nepotism. She is nothing more than a plastic figure head. She doesn't have any real business achievements.

Additionally she is a privileged, selfish, arrogant greedy woman. She shows no sense of humour, no empathy, no compassion.
She sneers and criticises people who've done more in their lives than she has, and they've done it with only a tiny fraction of the advantages she has had.

I can't think of anything good to say about her as a business person.
And she's supports Cameron, Osborne and co who are sadististc fascists. All things considered, she's deplorable.
Well said, Cherrybomber. I agree with every single word in your post. Also, I remember when Nick was critical of Luisa undermining Jason(PL). After he stated his disgust at Luisa’s constant undermining of Jason Karren chirped that she was going to watch Luisa’s team the next week. She came across as a complete bitch who intentionally, or otherwise, didn’t really seem to believe Nick’s assessment and butted in to take over his group! LS should have told her to get stuffed....and tell her..”I’m boss!"If somebody did that to me in my workplace I would have had her against the wall for a full and frank discussion.
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Old 31-10-2015, 12:43
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I agree with what others have mentioned. I think I would much prefer to have someone else over Baroness Brady now as she doesn't offer too much to the show other than a clear disdain of literally everything (with the possible exception of Lord Sugar) involved.

It's amazing when you go back and watch the Comic Relief Does The Apprentice that Karen was a candidate (and winner) on where she was at times hyperactive and unprofessional and then fast forward to today and she's taking everything so seriously and looking down her nose at everything. Plus it's getting a bit tiring her focussing in on the females all the time, let's focus on the candidates equally eh?

Sadly, I can't imagine we'll be seeing the back of Karen any time soon.
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Old 31-10-2015, 12:43
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Karren praised Versatile's team for showing enthusiasm for the products.
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Old 31-10-2015, 13:17
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Well said, Cherrybomber. I agree with every single word in your post. Also, I remember when Nick was critical of Luisa undermining Jason(PL). After he stated his disgust at Luisa’s constant undermining of Jason Karren chirped that she was going to watch Luisa’s team the next week. She came across as a complete bitch who intentionally, or otherwise, didn’t really seem to believe Nick’s assessment and butted in to take over his group! LS should have told her to get stuffed....and tell her..”I’m boss!"If somebody did that to me in my workplace I would have had her against the wall for a full and frank discussion.
........and you are criticizing Karen.
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Old 31-10-2015, 16:35
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She seems very bitter - like our old schoolmistresses used to be. Hopefully, it's all just put on for the show, and in real life she's got a cracking sense of humour and a heart of gold...
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Old 31-10-2015, 16:37
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And she's supports Cameron, Osborne and co who are sadististc fascists. All things considered, she's deplorable.
There have been actual fascists ruling countries in living memory. It wasn't pleasant. Millions of people were killed. If you don't like the government which was elected as recently as six months ago, join the rest of us in voting against them, but your family won't "disappear" in the middle of the night because you were rude about the Prime Minister.

Karren Brady is a Conservative peer, so it is hardly surprising she votes with the government. Lord Sugar was a member of the last Labour government. The boardroom is politically balanced.
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Old 31-10-2015, 18:32
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There have been actual fascists ruling countries in living memory. It wasn't pleasant. Millions of people were killed. If you don't like the government which was elected as recently as six months ago, join the rest of us in voting against them, but your family won't "disappear" in the middle of the night because you were rude about the Prime Minister.

Karren Brady is a Conservative peer, so it is hardly surprising she votes with the government. Lord Sugar was a member of the last Labour government. The boardroom is politically balanced.
I'm not sure why you've mounted your high horse to opine about something you mistakenly think you know more about than me, or most other people.
Anyway your point is just a bit of unwarranted and dull waffle.
IMO Of course.
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Old 31-10-2015, 20:20
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People are missing the point getting politics involved. It doesn't make her any less narcisstic, smug and just generally negative about the majority of things. Once in a blue moon we see her praise someone, particularly rare if she happens to praise a female.
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Old 01-11-2015, 04:19
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The restaurant mussels thing was the end of Karen for me, I was always skeptical of her abilities but the fact she thought looking for 10kg of mussels in a restaurant was ok shows she's not that bright. She only criticised the girls for not getting the manager not the fact looking for 10kg of mussels in a restaurant would never work.
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Old 01-11-2015, 11:05
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I'm not sure why you've mounted your high horse to opine about something you mistakenly think you know more about than me, or most other people.
Anyway your point is just a bit of unwarranted and dull waffle.
IMO Of course.
What an inappropriate response to another FM who simply posted their own point of view.
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Old 01-11-2015, 16:51
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Ahh... here it is again, the obligatory Karren bashing thread.
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Old 01-11-2015, 20:23
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Ahh... here it is again, the obligatory Karren bashing thread.
yep every week we get one and every time too someone has to mention her political beliefs - which has absolutely nothing to do with this show
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Old 01-11-2015, 20:24
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Public funding for stadiums.

Cutting tax credits for the poor

Being a general hypocrite.
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Old 01-11-2015, 22:11
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When does she actually champion women?
This is a myth.
Let's be very clear. Karen is a product of nepotism. She is nothing more than a plastic figure head. She doesn't have any real business achievements.

Additionally she is a privileged, selfish, arrogant greedy woman. She shows no sense of humour, no empathy, no compassion.
She sneers and criticises people who've done more in their lives than she has, and they've done it with only a tiny fraction of the advantages she has had.

I can't think of anything good to say about her as a business person.
And she's supports Cameron, Osborne and co who are sadististc fascists. All things considered, she's deplorable.
Have a look at her family tree and see if you can link her to Hitler.

You might get lucky.
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Old 02-11-2015, 07:01
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Anything Neil did seemed to impress her a few years back
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Old 02-11-2015, 09:27
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When does she actually champion women?
This is a myth.
Let's be very clear. Karen is a product of nepotism. She is nothing more than a plastic figure head. She doesn't have any real business achievements.

Additionally she is a privileged, selfish, arrogant greedy woman. She shows no sense of humour, no empathy, no compassion.
She sneers and criticises people who've done more in their lives than she has, and they've done it with only a tiny fraction of the advantages she has had.

I can't think of anything good to say about her as a business person.
And she's supports Cameron, Osborne and co who are sadististc fascists. All things considered, she's deplorable.
Well put! I have just written something along similar lines in a different thread:
"Karen's worse than Claude or Alan Sugar. She got lucky and thinks she's superior to everyone else. She's vicious at times and doesn't take any prisoners. One sign of weakness and she's there handing the sharp knife to Lord Sugar. He is far more inclined to give people the benefit of the doubt and see some potential in them. Karen is just out for the kill. She was pushing for both the women to be fired - so much for her claims of supporting other women wanting to start out in business. She also voted in the Lords for the cuts to tax credits. Ugh!"
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Old 02-11-2015, 12:11
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Anything Neil did seemed to impress her a few years back
Oh god I remember that! I mean Neil was competent for sure but Karen was pretty much behind anything he did. If I didn't know better I would have said the Baroness had a bit of a thing for Neil
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Old 02-11-2015, 19:31
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I . Plus it's getting a bit tiring her focussing in on the females all the time, let's focus on the candidates equally eh?

Sadly, I can't imagine we'll be seeing the back of Karen any time soon.
This. She's too biased.
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Old 02-11-2015, 20:10
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This. She's too biased.
But most of the time Karren is following the womens team- although now it is split up a bit (but still the team with more women), so hardly surprising her views are going to be on the candidates she has been following.

Although it wasn't your point, someone seemed to think she should be 'championing' the women. Well, not if they don't deserve it, because that would be biased.

To those trying to bring politics in to this- Lord Sugar apart I expect the vast majority of contestants, plus Karren, and (probably) Claude are conservative voters. After all, they want to make money, don't they?
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Old 03-11-2015, 21:37
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Karen Brady started her career with the Sunday sport
Apart from the fact that this is not true - she had two jobs before the Sunday Sport.

Your point is ?
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