[Livia]

Originally Posted by Withano

Oop, bet the snowflakes are offended again

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Originally Posted by Underscore

I shall bring my marshmallows!

Thought I'd quote a couple of posts from the thread dealing with a group burning and effigy of Boris Johnson on a bonfire a few days ago, just for the sake of balance.

The Grenfell thing is in extremely poor taste and not funny at all. But story No.1 on the national news?

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Livia

Thought I'd quote a couple of posts from the thread dealing with a group burning and effigy of Boris Johnson on a bonfire a few days ago, just for the sake of balance.

The Grenfell thing is in extremely poor taste and not funny at all. But story No.1 on the national news?

Have no ****ing idea what point you think you’re making?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Withano

Have no ****ing idea what point you think you’re making?

Then allow me to clarify it for you. It's okay if they're burning someone you don't like and don't empathise or sympathise with. That's worth a laugh, right?

Otherwise it justifies top story on national news.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Livia

Then allow me to clarify it for you. It's okay if they're burning someone you don't like and don't empathise or sympathise with. That's worth a laugh, right?

Otherwise it justifies top story on national news.

This is not the appropriate place for you to be confused about Guy Fawkes traditions ffs.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Withano

This is not the appropriate place for you to be confused about Guy Fawkes traditions ffs.

I'm not confused.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'm not confused.

You ****ing are mate!

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Withano

This is not the appropriate place for you to be confused about Guy Fawkes traditions ffs.

Boris and Theressa are not catholics so that ain't tradition at all.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Boris and Theressa are not catholics so that ain't tradition at all.

Did you intentionally quote that post? If so, I have no idea wtf you’re going on about either.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Withano

Did you intentionally quote that post? If so, I have no idea wtf you’re going on about either.

Guy Fawkes was part of a Catholic gang who concocted the Gunpowder Plot together. So apparently that means the tradition behind burning Guy dolls is actually burning Catholics?

Burning Catholics actually was a thing back in the day, but I don't think the burning of Guys is related to that.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

Then allow me to clarify it for you. It's okay if they're burning someone you don't like and don't empathise or sympathise with. That's worth a laugh, right?

Otherwise it justifies top story on national news.

No Livia, burning a guy Fawkes or taking the piss out of the tragedy of a burning building and throwing in a load or racism to boot. Are you being dense on purpose?

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

No Livia, burning a guy Fawkes or taking the piss out of the tragedy of a burning building. Are you being dense on purpose?

When you strip it all down and take away the politics and bollox, they put some paper on a bonfire.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Alf

When you strip it all down and take away the politics and bollox, they put some paper on a bonfire.

Well, if they stripped it down and took away the racism and politics it would be a completely different situation. But it's not.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Withano

Mocking a burning building with added racism that killed 72 is meaningless! Offseason is back a day early!

If they didn't include the paper figures, would it still be "racist"?

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Well, if they stripped it down and took away the racism and politics it would be a completely different situation. But it's not.

What political views did they express?

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Alf

When you strip it all down and take away the politics and bollox, they put some paper on a bonfire.

Have you listened to the comments? This wasn't an innocent burning of a bit of cardboard

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Have you listened to the comments? This wasn't an innocent burning of a bit of cardboard

We can't give up our freedoms because camera phones have been invented. 1984 was a warning, not a manual.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

Thought I'd quote a couple of posts from the thread dealing with a group burning and effigy of Boris Johnson on a bonfire a few days ago, just for the sake of balance.

The Grenfell thing is in extremely poor taste and not funny at all. But story No.1 on the national news?

If you can explain what relevance it has that would be fine.

As it is, it doesn't.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

If you can explain what relevance it has that would be fine.

As it is, it doesn't.

Oh come on Marshy.... it's the whole burning things on a bonfire relevance. It's all meaningless.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

Oh come on Marshy.... it's the whole burning things on a bonfire relevance. It's all meaningless.

Using it to pisstake an actual burning building and littering it with racism isn't the same as a cartoon figure of Boris with his bike helmet.

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Livia

Oh come on Marshy.... it's the whole burning things on a bonfire relevance. It's all meaningless.

I think you need to listen to the 'funny' comments on the video Livia

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Livia

Oh come on Marshy.... it's the whole burning things on a bonfire relevance. It's all meaningless.

Mocking a burning building with added racism that killed 72 is meaningless! Offseason is back a day early!

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Livia

Thought I'd quote a couple of posts from the thread dealing with a group burning and effigy of Boris Johnson on a bonfire a few days ago, just for the sake of balance.

The Grenfell thing is in extremely poor taste and not funny at all. But story No.1 on the national news?

You're smart enough to know the difference between burning an effigy of a person and burning an effigy of a tragedy. I doubt you'd be so quick to find balance had they burned an effigy of another tragedy, like say, the holocaust.

[Matthew.]

oh my god why would you even think about doing something like that? what was going through their head when they did that? sick bastards