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Richard Hammond under fire after saying men who eat ice cream are "gay" |
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Thanks for clarifying that although it does seem to be a Statutory Instrument rather than an amendment of the Act however I'm sure you can clarify that. After all, you are the expert and can quote passages almost word for word.
There are a good number of other amendments which have taken place. As said previously this is an ongoing process as society evolves/changes. It is/was an act I had to familiarise myself with and keep abreast of during my working career. |
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You can't claim to respect free speech and democracy then start making this sort of wild unfounded allegations. You either believe in free speech without hinderance or you don't.
If you start to verbally abuse people simply because you disagree with their point of view then you don't believe in the right of free speech. It really is as black and white as that. |
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No. You're just being evasive . . again.
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Well if you say so, then who I am to argue..............
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No not at all. I was implying that they may exert an undue amount of influence as opposed to other minority groups, by the very fact they have superior numbers at the seat of power.
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You are not being verbally abused, nor are the things being said about you completely unfounded. You can hardly deny that you're coming across as a bit of a homophobe! Or of course you could be trolling - it's hard to say which.
This is all about certain people on this thread who simply have no concept that what RH said was simply a tongue in cheek aside, designed to get people talking. He absolutely achieved that goal. All I have done throughout this thread is defend his right to say what he said and countered some ridiculous notions written by people who quite frankly haven't a clue. Look, I'm disabled and have had to counter arguments from people and put up with issues for years and years. To me though it's simply water off a ducks back. I have my life to live and I don't let myself be defined by others. |
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At Uni I've had times when I've gone to parties with friends and people have come up to me and said "Oh you're the gay one" - obviously as if they've been 'warned' before hand.
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Hmm! called a bigot, told to get out of 'my country' (that was from someone who owns the UK) troll, moron to name but a few. You will not find one single instance of me agreeing with RH, not one, nor do I imply that what he said may be true.
This is all about certain people on this thread who simply have no concept that what RH said was simply a tongue in cheek aside, designed to get people talking. He absolutely achieved that goal. All I have done throughout this thread is defend his right to say what he said and countered some ridiculous notions written by people who quite frankly haven't a clue. |
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A stupid man makes a stupid comment and half the country are outraged. Giving this idiot more attention than his daft joke deserves.
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Well let's examine that one a bit more closely. Until gay marriage was legalised gay couples could have a civil partnership. That entitled those that choose to go down this route, tax breaks amongst other things and if one of them died, the ability to pass on the others pension rights i.e. similar to a widows pension.
None of those rights and tax breaks are open to a heterosexual couple who simply decide to co-habit rather than choosing to get married, no matter how long they stay together. I would say that isn't equality for the gay community that's superiority. Government policy made the option unavailable to heterosexual couples because they've always been allowed to marry. Understand yet? Quote:
No not at all. I was implying that they may exert an undue amount of influence as opposed to other minority groups, by the very fact they have superior numbers at the seat of power.
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Dear Marge, I had some icecream yesterday. Does this make me gay? It was homemade by my (female) partner. Does this mean she's a lesbian? Worried of Walls End.
(Take some ice cream, they may be a while)
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A stupid man makes a stupid comment and half the country are outraged. Giving this idiot more attention than his daft joke deserves.
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Was the comment supposed to be a joke?
If so, I don't get it unless the butt of the joke was Hammond looking like a bit of a plank in an Alf Garnett "let's laugh at the stupid homophobe" kind of way.
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These guys will be chuffed with all the publicity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNCFDn55ndI
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Was the comment supposed to be a joke?
If so, I don't get it unless the butt of the joke was Hammond looking like a bit of a plank in an Alf Garnett "let's laugh at the stupid homophobe" kind of way. |
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Half the country? Hardly. I think more people are complaining about the imaginary outrage than people who are actually outraged.
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These guys will be chuffed with all the publicity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNCFDn55ndI
http://biggayicecream.com/about/ |
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Their website is even more interesting and he explains how the business formed and the brand name came about. "Rather than call it Dougs Big Ice Cream Truck or Doug and Bryans whatever, i just called it the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck because the whole thing seemed kind of gay".
http://biggayicecream.com/about/
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I see everyone is still ignoring and not understanding a scripted joke. I guess you have to be Finnish.
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I see the usual crowd are out in force in here, baiting people and then running crying to the mods to get them banned when they bite.
Why dothe moderators constantly fall for it? Do they not see that their actions are what is killing this forum as a place of debate? |
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Hmm! called a bigot, told to get out of 'my country' (that was from someone who owns the UK) troll, moron to name but a few. You will not find one single instance of me agreeing with RH, not one, nor do I imply that what he said may be true.
This is all about certain people on this thread who simply have no concept that what RH said was simply a tongue in cheek aside, designed to get people talking. He absolutely achieved that goal. All I have done throughout this thread is defend his right to say what he said and countered some ridiculous notions written by people who quite frankly haven't a clue. Look, I'm disabled and have had to counter arguments from people and put up with issues for years and years. To me though it's simply water off a ducks back. I have my life to live and I don't let myself be defined by others. If you're going to troll, at least be consistent. |
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I see the usual crowd are out in force in here, baiting people and then running crying to the mods to get them banned when they bite.
Why dothe moderators constantly fall for it? Do they not see that their actions are what is killing this forum as a place of debate? |
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tbh 'is ice-cream gay' isn't the best starting point for a good debate. Can't see anything good coming from that. It will either be people with their backs up or people seeking to annoy the ones with their backs up for laughs.
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I see the usual crowd are out in force in here, baiting people and then running crying to the mods to get them banned when they bite.
Why dothe moderators constantly fall for it? Do they not see that their actions are what is killing this forum as a place of debate?
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Forgive me if similar views have been expressed (got a page or two in…realised I didn't want to read nearly 20 pages before replying).
While not having watched it (not my thing) I'm sure it was meant as inane banter. However… Yes, while EVERYONE loves ice cream I sort of get the cheeky remark (assuming I'm not hearing it completely out of context). It's hardly promoted to men, is it? It's either promoted to kids (I'm sure he wasn't saying all kids are gay, that sounds like Clarkson teasing/twisting his remarks to make him feel awkward as buddies do) but let's face it…the majority of ice cream ads are aimed at women. And most of them imply the women is getting off from it, like they're about to orgasm after every bite. We all know what that ice cream bar symbolizes. It's just one of those things that's seemingly hardly ever advertised as a "manly food stuff" (usually the exact opposite) but everyone knows men love it too. Ice cream is one of my favourite foods. |
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If so, I don't get it unless the butt of the joke was Hammond looking like a bit of a plank in an Alf Garnett "let's laugh at the stupid homophobe" kind of way.