[Withano]

Originally Posted by jaxie

Can you back up the accusation of scum with a news report? Or is it just an idle insult because you don't like the person? News reports including those with historic photographs have been posted that call into question Corbyn's sympathies. It's a subject that bears discussion about someone who could be prime minister of this country. Not an insult to your favourite.

This isn't about Brillo, or any issue you might or might not have with her. I don't even remember if she was part of that thread until after all the deletions. I see mention of the far right and calling some us far right as much as Brillo says leftie. You can always find someone who might have said something on both sides of a disagreement but that doesn't mean you, as someone who is supposed to be a moderator and therefore, we hope, impartial should say it. I don't know what else to say to you Dezzy, if you can't see it for yourself.

Personally I've never called Corbyn scum and I wouldn't be that impressed with those doing so in the same way that I wasn't impressed by the Reese Mogg thread. I can only speak for myself but I can tell you that when you ask you are projecting and thinking for people by assuming that is what we would do. Take issue with it when we've said it, not before we've thought of it. I might have said remoaner once or twice back in the early days around the referendum after being called stupid so many times I lost count but once people made a fuss about how they found it offensive I didn't use it anymore.

A very quick search shows that you have called Aubrey and James Jordan scum?... its just an adjective that people use to describe someone they dislike. I dont see a problem with it... you clearly didnt either before recently.

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Withano

A very quick search shows that you have called Aubrey and James Jordan scum?... its just an adjective that people use to describe someone they dislike. I dont see a problem with it... you clearly didnt either before recently.

I may well have used it describe James Jordan, his treatment of Gary Busey in CBB was just horrible. He and Dee at the time reminded me of the employees in one of those abusive mental care homes that sometimes get secretly filmed. I still have trouble looking at his face and am likely to switch off if hes on. However that is CBB. I have no idea who Aubrey is.

And you are rather missing the point. Which was why stronger posts like scum were fine on the thread while other relatively tame posts referring to Corbyn were deleted. Its about double standards not the word.

[jet]

Originally Posted by jaxie

I may well have used it describe James Jordan, his treatment of Gary Busey in CBB was just horrible. He and Dee at the time reminded me of the employees in one of those abusive mental care homes that sometimes get secretly filmed. I still have trouble looking at his face and am likely to switch off if hes on. However that is CBB. I have no idea who Aubrey is.

And you are rather missing the point. Which was why stronger posts like scum were fine on the thread while other relatively tame posts referring to Corbyn were deleted. Its about double standards not the word.

Exactly!

[jet]

a nine plus page thread calling Corbyn a terrorist sympathiser

That's not name calling though, that's a fact.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by jaxie

I may well have used it describe James Jordan, his treatment of Gary Busey in CBB was just horrible. He and Dee at the time reminded me of the employees in one of those abusive mental care homes that sometimes get secretly filmed. I still have trouble looking at his face and am likely to switch off if hes on. However that is CBB. I have no idea who Aubrey is.

And you are rather missing the point. Which was why stronger posts like scum were fine on the thread while other relatively tame posts referring to Corbyn were deleted. Its about double standards not the word.

My posts were relevant to the thread, it was my response to the subject of his voting history. Vicky has already confirmed that the posts deleted were, in her words, 'But I CAN see why they were deleted as they were basically just 'well you like Corbyn so ner ner ner ner ner' type posts from what I saw'.

That is why they were deleted. Two mods have said the same, two mods with quite wildly different political beliefs.

This double standard of which you speak is non-existent.