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he has been on the edge all through his career. He is just not the type that the hoard will go after

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

he has been on the edge all through his career. He is just not the type that the hoard will go after

Why do you think that is? I get what you're saying though, it's not necessarily just because he's white I think(although maybe that helps too). maybe because he just laughs it off when people say stuff about him like that time Frankie Boyle (FRANKIE BOYLE of all people!) tried to say one of his jokes was going for "low hanging fruit"

[glib]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Why do you think that is? I get what you're saying though, it's not necessarily just because he's white I think(although maybe that helps too). maybe because he just laughs it off when people say stuff about him like that time Frankie Boyle (FRANKIE BOYLE of all people!) tried to say one of his jokes was going for "low hanging fruit"

Are you saying only POC get ‘cancelled’, or do you not know the meaning of the word

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by glib

Are you saying only POC get ‘cancelled’, or do you not know the meaning of the word

That isn't what I'm saying no, must be the Irish accent confusing you again

[glib]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

That isn't what I'm saying no, must be the Irish accent confusing you again

‘Hes not the type the hoard will go after’

to which you replied

‘It’s not necessarily just because he’s white’

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

Why do you think that is? I get what you're saying though, it's not necessarily just because he's white I think(although maybe that helps too). maybe because he just laughs it off when people say stuff about him like that time Frankie Boyle (FRANKIE BOYLE of all people!) tried to say one of his jokes was going for "low hanging fruit"

I think the people that get attacked have a particular profile, it's kind of difficult to explain. I don't think its got anything to do with race or gender.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

I think the people that get attacked have a particular profile, it's kind of difficult to explain. I don't think its got anything to do with race or gender.

hhhmmmm I do think women are more likely to get a worse hammering than men though

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

hhhmmmm I do think women are more likely to get a worse hammering than men though

This is (in large part) because of the "expectation of agreeability" - women are expected to be comforting/soft/accommodating of others and if they're seen as being anything other than that then, well, they are obviously terribly in the wrong and must be torn down. The same expectations simply don't exist for men and thus, they don't break the "rules" by being skeptical or (in those people's view) "unsympathetic".

Basically history is jam-packed with examples of women being persecuted for not complying with their "expected role" (i.e. the literal and metaphorical "mother").