[Twosugars]

A Labour MP’s office has been vandalised for the second time in a week, with homophobic graffiti spray-painted on the windows and walls.

The graffiti accused Luke Pollard, the MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, of being a “pedo”.

Pollard, who is gay, said the word was a “common slur against gay people” and asked the culprit to “sit down and talk” to him in a video posted on Twitter.
The Guardian

[arista]

Yes not nice
get it removed

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a9173526.html

[smudgie]

Some really thick and ignorant people out there.

[Kizzy]

Why is pedo a homophobic slur?..

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Why is pedo a homophobic slur?..

I was wondering that - if the claim is unfounded, then it's obviously unacceptable. But I don't see how it's related to him being gay.

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

I was wondering that - if the claim is unfounded, then it's obviously unacceptable. But I don't see how it's related to him being gay.

Are you for real? You dont know some people think all gays are pedos?

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Why is pedo a homophobic slur?..

See my answer above

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Are you for real? You dont know some people think all gays are pedos?

See my answer above

I've literally never heard that tbh.

edit: just seen Dezzy's post. Must be an outdated thing, I guess the "writer" of the graffiti was old.

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

I've literally never heard that tbh.

edit: just seen Dezzy's post. Must be an outdated thing, I guess the "writer" of the graffiti was old.

Or maybe you showed ignorance. This myth persists even if unexpressed.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Or maybe you showed ignorance. This myth persists even if unexpressed.

When was the last time you heard it?

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Or maybe you showed ignorance. This myth persists even if unexpressed.

That's a bit harsh... I'd never heard it either :/ If youve never experienced something it's not showing ignorance to question how or why it happens.
It would be ignorant to deny it happens as I'd never encountered it.