Piers Morgan Attacks M&S for raising money for pride and LGBT youths

[Denver]

He attacked their decision to sell LGBT sandwiches to celebrate pride and to raise money for LGBY Youth

[Morgan.]

Can we just stop paying attention to him? At this point it's blaringly obvious he's just a troll looking for attention and the only reason he keeps going on is because we give it to him.

[Nicky91]

Piers a homophobe confirmed :idc: what a shocker NOT

[Withano]

Tf is an lgbt sandwich though

[Denver]

Tf is an lgbt sandwich though

Lettuce
Bacon
Guacamole
Tomato

[Liam-]

Lettuce
Bacon
Guacamole
Tomato

Ffs :joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

He attacked their decision to sell LGBT sandwiches to celebrate pride and to raise money for LGBY Youth

Adam produce a decent link and an image, this isnt a playground its a forum and we cant discuss idle gossip

do the thread properly or not at all :nono:

[Denver]

Adam produce a decent link and an image, this isnt a playground its a forum and we cant discuss idle gossip

do the thread properly or not at all :nono:

Or stop being lazy and just type his name in Google? Or go on his Twitter page

[Matthew.]

Adam produce a decent link and an image, this isnt a playground its a forum and we cant discuss idle gossip

do the thread properly or not at all :nono:

If it affects you so much why don’t you go and find a link and an image and post it in here for us?

[LukeB]

He’s always whining about something isn’t he?

[Matthew.]

God he’s such a ****ing dickhead

[Crimson Dynamo]

Or stop being lazy and just type his name in Google? Or go on his Twitter page

Just do it right and dont be bloody lazy, it ruins the forum

[Nicky91]

Adam produce a decent link and an image, this isnt a playground its a forum and we cant discuss idle gossip

do the thread properly or not at all :nono:

so what, who cares and there is a thing what does exist in tabloids ''Celeb Gossip''

so why can't gossip be in this forum :think: it is a popular section in Dailymail or The Sun anyway

[Denver]

Just do it right and dont be bloody lazy, it ruins the forum

No I will not

[Liam-]

I mean, I kind of agree with him, the sentiment is great and all, but why do they have to label things with rainbows and change the name of things? Like ‘This isn’t just a sandwich, it’s a sandwich even the gays can enjoy’ I find it a bit patronising if I’m honest.

However this thing of ‘well, why not make a white straight male sandwhich?’ Is such a brain dead argument, but it’s to be expected from the king of internet trolls, I’m starting to think that maybe he’s just offended by food :suspect:

[Crimson Dynamo]

No I will not

well your wee thread is a lie

i say you made the whole thing up

which is pretty sad just to attack Piers

[Nicky91]

well your wee thread is a lie

i say you made the whole thing up

which is pretty sad just to attack Piers

it isn't a lie, it takes just the words ''Piers Morgan M&S LGBT'' and you find a article, by various tabloids

[Nicky91]

Just do it right and dont be bloody lazy, it ruins the forum

the irony of this :hehe:


cause for real it won't take long to search the article, and it doesn't matter which tabloid as it's in most of them

[Underscore]

I mean... how the **** is it his business?

[Liam-]

I hope he eats one on air and it gives him a lisp

[Josy]

Any links?

[bots]

on what news media is he reported to have attacked them?

[arista]

Any links?


http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=356388


Yes I make the proper effort for a Thread story

[Denver]

on what news media is he reported to have attacked them?

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[RileyH]

It is a stupid idea tbf, good cause tho so can't fault them :p

[Matthew.]

I’d like to try one I think it sounds nice

[montblanc]

Can we just stop paying attention to him? At this point it's blaringly obvious he's just a troll looking for attention and the only reason he keeps going on is because we give it to him.

.

it’s exhausting

[Vicky.]

Theres nothing this guy wouldn't kick off about if it got him attention tbh. I find it amusing though that he seems to think everyone else is oversensitive to stuff while getting annoyed about what he gets annoyed about.

Straight white man sandwich is..stupid obviously :laugh:

Liam..a lot of my gay mates are saying the same thing. Also that basically companies are using LGBT causes for publicity when in reality they give not a crap, and 'abusing the pink pound' or something like that :laugh: Their main ire seems to be directed at the likes of primark and their rainbow clothes and pride mind ..there was much kicking off not long ago as apparently prides all just about how much can be made now, rather than anything else..and some friends who have always taken part were going to be charged 40 quid or something for the first time ever..don't remember the full thing but yeah, many were annoyed, and they seem to be the same annoyed here. I do get where they are coming from though, but..if people wanna buy these and raise money for a good cause, I don't really get the issue.

[Crimson Dynamo]

But there is no evidence he has even mentioned this vile marketing ploy??

[Barry.]

He wants attention.

[Twosugars]

If m&s want to support gay charities let them
Nobody forces anybody to buy the sandwich

[Twosugars]

But protesting about it smacks of homophobia

[JerseyWins]

Lettuce
Bacon
Guacamole
Tomato
They couldn't think of something better to add with a g than guac? :yuk:

[Crimson Dynamo]

They couldn't think of something better to add with a g than guac? :yuk:

gravel?

[Matthew.]

They couldn't think of something better to add with a g than guac? :yuk:

Gravy :drool:

[Vicky.]

But protesting about it smacks of homophobia
^this.

Easy enough to just avoid the rainbow sandwich area if it bothers you that much, surely?! Same as it was easy enough for people to...not order a vegan sausage roll :joker:

[Vicky.]

Gravy :drool:

Lettuce and bacon would go kind of ok. But tomato, no no no!

Could have added like..cheese. Goats cheese, so letters fit. Or garlic for a very strange taste!

[Liam-]

Theres nothing this guy wouldn't kick off about if it got him attention tbh. I find it amusing though that he seems to think everyone else is oversensitive to stuff while getting annoyed about what he gets annoyed about.

Straight white man sandwich is..stupid obviously :laugh:

Liam..a lot of my gay mates are saying the same thing. Also that basically companies are using LGBT causes for publicity when in reality they give not a crap, and 'abusing the pink pound' or something like that :laugh: Their main ire seems to be directed at the likes of primark and their rainbow clothes and pride mind ..there was much kicking off not long ago as apparently prides all just about how much can be made now, rather than anything else..and some friends who have always taken part were going to be charged 40 quid or something for the first time ever..don't remember the full thing but yeah, many were annoyed, and they seem to be the same annoyed here. I do get where they are coming from though, but..if people wanna buy these and raise money for a good cause, I don't really get the issue.

I mean, if they really wanted to give money to charity, they could easily afford to just give it to them, it’s a case of them using a real life struggle for millions of people to capitalise and sell their stock, it’s a cheap marketing ploy with no real substance behind it, but then on the other hand, it’s a sandwhich? So it’s not really that important :joker:

At this point, M&S and Piers share something in common, anything for publicity.

[RileyH]

Gravy :drool:

what is wrong with you

[Matthew.]

Like the moistmaker in Ross’s turkey sandwich in that episode of Friends

[Crimson Dynamo]

But protesting about it smacks of homophobia

NO ONE HAS :shrug:

[Vicky.]

NO ONE HAS :shrug:

Thats not entirely true. Theres a fair few calls to boycott on social media, and I read a petition earlier on against it for gods sake..like..just ignore the sandwiches, no need to actually try and stop them getting sold D:

[Liam-]

Piers strikes me as the type of petty bloke to buy one just to shove it in the bin as a protest, the charity still wins I guess?

[Vicky.]

Piers strikes me as the type of petty bloke to buy one just to shove it in the bin as a protest, the charity still wins I guess?
Yup, I can imagine him doing that too. That would sure teach them eh? :D

[Ammi]

...maybe should have put the gelatin from the Percy Pigs in to add the GFactor...that would have really sent him over the edge...

[Jordan.]

Pigrs being outraged and offended over something? Imagine how tired we are

[Crimson Dynamo]

Pigrs being outraged and offended over something? Imagine how tired we are

Do you have evidence to back up your tiredness?

[Liam-]

His poor Mrs if she buys him the wrong type of biscuits :worry:

‘Digestives without chocolate? You’re a pig, I am offended on behalf of all straight white men’

[Twosugars]

Thats not entirely true. Theres a fair few calls to boycott on social media, and I read a petition earlier on against it for gods sake..like..just ignore the sandwiches, no need to actually try and stop them getting sold D:

Homophobia plain and simple.
Some just hate the idea young vulnerable LGBT people getting help from a retail giant. Sick

[Nancy.]

Piers Moron isn't happy unless he's attacking someone or something. It's what he lives for.

[Ammi]

Piers Moron isn't happy unless he's attacking someone or something. It's what he lives for.

...he used to live for Percy Pigs but M&S spoiled those for him as well...this is not just Piers Moron..it’s M&S created Piers Moron..

[Crimson Dynamo]

Piers Moron isn't happy unless he's attacking someone or something. It's what he lives for.

do you have evidence he did?

[Amy Jade]

Anything that pisses him off is fine by me!

[Oliver_W]

To be fair it is a bit tacky.

[Crimson Dynamo]

To be fair it is a bit tacky.

done for "likes", masked by "charity"

hideous, shallow and damaging

[chuff me dizzy]

done for "likes", masked by "charity"

hideous, shallow and damaging

Done for £$£$£$£

[Matthew.]

Done for £$£$£$£

The profits are being donated to charity though?

[Jake.]

Someone make a misshaped parsnip sandwich for Piers to keep him happy

[Liam-]

I think we can all agree that they’ve done it for social morality and publicity, if they really wanted the charity to have money, they could, if he had stopped at that I’m sure more people would be on his side, however, to get so outraged by something that is aimed to support gays that you demand a straight white male equivelent, is not only borderline bigoted, it insanely stupid, he needs to learn when to stop when he’s winning

[Shaun]

The profits are being donated to charity though?

To be fair the intention isn't necessarily always there to just be "let's get people in to buy one sandwich and donate the proceeds to charity". It's "let's do that and hope they get 4, 5, 10 other things too".

[Vicky.]

Lettuce, gammon, bacon and tomato.

Keep getting random G foods in my head now :suspect:

[Matthew.]

Has anyone said gherkins?

[chuff me dizzy]

The profits are being donated to charity though?

Do you think M&S a multi billion company are handing ALL the cash over ? .... Really ?

[Oliver_W]

Do you think M&S a multi billion company are handing ALL the cash over ? .... Really ?

C'mon now, they did put a rainbow motif on the box!!11 use your critical thinking skills!!11

[montblanc]

Do you think M&S a multi billion company are handing ALL the cash over ? .... Really ?

what are you even implying lmao

[Liam-]

Has anyone said gherkins?

No, because they’re devil cucumbers

[Matthew.]

No, because they’re devil cucumbers

They are lush

[Livia]

To mark the launch of Pride M&S have donated £10,000 in the UK and 1000 Euros in Ireland to LGBT charities. I'm not sure they're donating the profits of this sandwich. If they aren't they should, otherwise it looks like a marketing ploy with a tax break for a charity donation.

[Oliver_W]

To mark the launch of Pride M&S have donated £10,000 in the UK and 1000 Euros in Ireland to LGBT charities. I'm not sure they're donating the profits of this sandwich. If they aren't they should, otherwise it looks like a marketing ploy with a tax break for a charity donation.

To be fair taxes are too high for big businesses anyway, so if the charity gets a big donation and M&S get a tax break, it's win-win.

[Crimson Dynamo]

C'mon now, they did put a rainbow motif on the box!!11 use your critical thinking skills!!11

:joker::joker:

[armand.kay]

the same man who calls liberals snowflakes has (in the space of a week) had a meltdown over percy pigs and a sandwich

[Vicky.]

To mark the launch of Pride M&S have donated £10,000 in the UK and 1000 Euros in Ireland to LGBT charities. I'm not sure they're donating the profits of this sandwich. If they aren't they should, otherwise it looks like a marketing ploy with a tax break for a charity donation.

Thats quite a pitiful donation really from such a large company. Better than nothing I guess, but they will make 10x that just off branding LGBT on something..most likely off more people buying overpriced mealdeals or something.

[Liam-]

the same man who calls liberals snowflakes has (in the space of a week) had a meltdown over percy pigs and a sandwich

It’s the age old question, does a snowflake know it’s a snowflake, or can it only identify other snowflakes?

[Tom4784]

Piers Morgan is nothing but a bloated bitch that cries about snowflakes and all his usual terms and then acts just like them over pointless **** that doesn't effect him. Desperate for attention so he appeals to the kind of people who like to listen to someone parroting their views back at them.

[Tom4784]

done for "likes", masked by "charity"

hideous, shallow and damaging

It's only hideous, shallow and damaging to the people who hear the terms 'pride' or 'LGBT' and look for a reason to rubbish anything to do with them regardless if the reason makes sense or not.

Nothing like a straight person trying to dictate what is damaging to the LGBT when in fact, they seek to undermine it.

It's almost like virtue signalling...

[Liam-]

It’s almost like he’s trying to be the biggest hypocrite in Britain

[Twosugars]

It's only hideous, shallow and damaging to the people who hear the terms 'pride' or 'LGBT' and look for a reason to rubbish anything to do with them regardless if the reason makes sense or not.

Nothing like a straight person trying to dictate what is damaging to the LGBT when in fact, they seek to undermine it.

It's almost like virtue signalling...

Well said.

[bots]

like so many recent advertising campaigns, it's got people talking about it and in the public eye. That's all a seller ever wants, and this idiot has played right in to their hands

[Beso]

Lettuce
Bacon
Guacamole
Tomato

That's one weak assed sandwich.

[Nicky91]

It’s almost like he’s trying to be the biggest hypocrite in Britain

we already knew that honestly, which also explained why he was such a unpopular Judge on BGT :joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

we already knew that honestly, which also explained why he was such a unpopular Judge on BGT :joker:

He wasnt

[Nicky91]

He wasnt

the delusion is real here :laugh:

[Livia]

To be fair taxes are too high for big businesses anyway, so if the charity gets a big donation and M&S get a tax break, it's win-win.

I think if they're charging £3 for this sandwich they could give something? 10p? 20p? And in the scheme of M&S profits, I'm not sure £10,000 and 1000 Euro is enough if they're using this promotion over the whole summer, which I understand they are.

I suppose something is better than nothing... but it still smacks of a bit of a cynical marketing exercise to me.

[Livia]

the same man who calls liberals snowflakes has (in the space of a week) had a meltdown over percy pigs and a sandwich

Time to start ignoring his tantrums and outbursts, I reckon.

[Matthew.]

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[armand.kay]

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cahhh "(non of that foreign muck)" is sending meee... i hope the gay intern who wrote this didn't get fired dlfkzhfoi

[Matthew.]

cahhh "(non of that foreign muck)" is sending meee... i hope the gay intern who wrote this didn't get fired dlfkzhfoi

:joker:

[user104658]

Thats quite a pitiful donation really from such a large company. Better than nothing I guess, but they will make 10x that just off branding LGBT on something..most likely off more people buying overpriced mealdeals or something.

I agree to the extent that I think the figures are surely wrong?? My shop (solo!) could make a one off £10k donation without it being a significant profit loss and that's WITHOUT the associated tax breaks :think:. The entire M&S chain donated £10k? :umm2:

And 1000 euros is just a joke. Pocket change.

[Livia]

I agree to the extent that I think the figures are surely wrong?? My shop (solo!) could make a one off £10k donation without it being a significant profit loss and that's WITHOUT the associated tax breaks :think:. The entire M&S chain donated £10k? :umm2:

And 1000 euros is just a joke. Pocket change.

Honestly, we had a bucket go round our office for Children in Need last year and raised £500+ It really is a cheap marketing trick for M&S, they could have given SO much more.

"Marks and Spencer has launched an LGBT+ sandwich to celebrate Pride and raise money for charity, but it has been met with mixed reactions.

The sandwich, which is available to buy in the UK and Ireland, is filled with lettuce, guacamole, bacon and tomato – to fulfil the LGBT acronym – and comes in rainbow-coloured packaging.

The supermarket released the sandwich to raise money for the Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT) – a charity dedicated to helping homeless LGBT+ youth – and BeLong to Youth Services – an organisation supporting LGBT+ young people in Ireland.

The retailer says it has donated £10,000 to the AKT and will be making a further £1,000 donation to BeLong to Youth Services."

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/marks-and-spencer-lgbt-sandwich-charity-reaction-twitter-a8897631.html

[bots]

it's really not far removed from the scam of charity christmas cards, in fact, its maybe even worse

[Kazanne]

He wasnt

I never used to like Piers Morgan , but when he did BGT I warmed to him somewhat , and I do think he has saved GMB,I only watch to see him debating , sometimes I agree with him , sometimes I don't but ,I have to say I quite like the bloke now he makes me laugh and there is always some truth in what he says imo. so I agree LT ,I liked him as a judge.

[Tom4784]

As a part of the LGBT, I appreciate the thought. I was only born on the first day of the 90's but things have come so far in such a relatively short time. Such acceptance was a pipedream when I was growing up.

I'm just happy that pride is a thing and is so widespread now, sure, bigger donations to charity could be a thing but the power of representation can do wonders. It's not so much about how much money M&S is making from it for me, I'm just happy that such a campaign even exists.

Given that a lot of straight people are complaining about the money aspect, I don't think it's something you can truly understand if you're straight. Representation at this point, is enough.

[Tom4784]

I never used to like Piers Morgan , but when he did BGT I warmed to him somewhat , and I do think he has saved GMB,I only watch to see him debating , sometimes I agree with him , sometimes I don't but ,I have to say I quite like the bloke now he makes me laugh and there is always some truth in what he says imo. so I agree LT ,I liked him as a judge.

What truth? He just panders to what his audience wants to hear.