Woman told by police to cover up her F*** BORIS T shirt.

by Syl Sat Jun 06, 2020 2:53 pm

First topic message reminder :

So should wearing clothes with offensive slogans out in public be a chargable offence?

"An actor was stopped in the street by a police officer because she was wearing a strongly worded t-shirt.
Jessi-Lu Flynn was on Regents Street, London on Wednesday having just left the Black Lives Matter march.

The Shepherds Bush woman was stopped by a police officer who accused her of breaching the Public Order Act by wearing a t-shirt which read 'F*** Boris'.
In a video of the incident the actor and director asks the officer: "You think it's illegal for me to have this t-shirt on?"
The officer argues that it is "an offense to wear signs, visible representation that is likely to cause harassment on the streets."When Ms Flynn asks the officer who would be harassed by it, the officer says "people will find it offensive".

Eventually, after a further minute or so of back and forth, Ms Flynn agreed to zip her hoodie up.
The 1986 Public Order Act was amended in 2013 so it falls into line with Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights."

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/woman-stopped-police-officer-wearing-22145575

by eddie Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:38 am

Syl wrote:
eddie wrote:
Tommy Monk wrote:

Why is the word "cùnt" censored on here...!?

Hypocrisy anyone...???

geranium

It was a couple of female posters on here who felt it offensive.
I wasn’t one of them. It’s a great word.
I think it was more than a couple of female posters who objected, and that was because one male poster was forever using the word against us in a mysoginistic, highly offensive way and nothing was done to stop him.

You wouldn't have objected Eddie, he made sure he didn't call it you....possibly because Ben would not have stood for it.

To be fair, this was back in the day when Ben and I weren’t together and I actually wouldn’t care if someone called me that word.

by Eilzel Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:50 am

eddie wrote:
Tommy Monk wrote:

Why is the word "cùnt" censored on here...!?

Hypocrisy anyone...???

geranium

It was a couple of female posters on here who felt it offensive.
I wasn’t one of them. It’s a great word.

It's one of my favourite words too. I use it most often with friends and my husband lol

Odd really, since I'm not a fan of the source material...

Honestly, left to me I'd uncensor it.

by Syl Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:53 am

You may not have been married but you were together.

Believe me, if anyone spoke to me that way in real life my OH would floor them so I can understand any mans reaction.
On here we women can stick up for ourselves, but that doesn't mean we accept being called c**ts by a sad little man.

Anyway....digressed off the origional point, which was walking around in public with the F word emblazened across your top is not acceptable to some, obviously it doesn't bother others, but it is against the law.

by eddie Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:57 am

Eilzel wrote:
eddie wrote:
Tommy Monk wrote:

Why is the word "cùnt" censored on here...!?

Hypocrisy anyone...???

geranium

It was a couple of female posters on here who felt it offensive.
I wasn’t one of them. It’s a great word.

It's one of my favourite words too. I use it most often with friends and my husband lol

Odd really, since I'm not a fan of the source material...

Honestly, left to me I'd uncensor it.

Yeah, if you call someone a c u n t they’re definitely you’re best mate

by Syl Thu Jun 11, 2020 1:00 am

eddie wrote:
Eilzel wrote:

It's one of my favourite words too. I use it most often with friends and my husband lol

Odd really, since I'm not a fan of the source material...

Honestly, left to me I'd uncensor it.

Yeah, if you call someone a c u n t they’re definitely you’re best mate

Even if it's used in a mysoginistic way, along with sla,g, hag etc. Rolling Eyes

by eddie Thu Jun 11, 2020 1:23 am

Syl wrote:
eddie wrote:
Eilzel wrote:

It's one of my favourite words too. I use it most often with friends and my husband lol

Odd really, since I'm not a fan of the source material...

Honestly, left to me I'd uncensor it.

Yeah, if you call someone a c u n t they’re definitely you’re best mate
Even if it's used in a mysoginistic way, along with sla,g, hag etc.

No, c u n t is used in a familiar way, it can be like a friendly greeting between to really good friends. It may be a generation thing. My mum hates the word.

by Ben Reilly Thu Jun 11, 2020 2:02 am

I just removed all word censorship. Abuses of words, such as calling fellow members a cunt in an unfriendly way, are still against the rules.

by Syl Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:29 pm

eddie wrote:
Syl wrote:
Even if it's used in a mysoginistic way, along with sla,g, hag etc.

No, c u n t is used in a familiar way, it can be like a friendly greeting between to really good friends. It may be a generation thing. My mum hates the word.

Using any word in a friendly way doesn't concern me at all, I am talking about the words being used as an insult, to a woman, with no other intention than to try and demean her, as happens so often on forums, this one included.

I am utterly amazed I have to spell it out Eddie, I think you, Ben, and everyone else who reads this and shakes their head in faux bewilderment are deliberately acting thick tbh.

by Tommy Monk Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:50 pm

I was quite happy with the word censorship on here... I think it was sensible to have it...

I am also quite happy that this woman in OP was told to cover up her offensive t shirt while walking along a busy shopping street...

by Tommy Monk Thu Jun 11, 2020 2:16 pm

gelico wrote:
Tommy Monk wrote:

I doubt very much that the law is to be used to stop you wearing that t shirt in your own back garden...

However if you were walking around with one saying "my neighbours are cünts" then the law could maybe be used for police action for that...

hahhahahahahaha

not sure why i found that so funny but it was

It would be a funny thing to do...!

lol!

by Original Quill Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:54 pm

Ben Reilly wrote:I just removed all word censorship. Abuses of words, such as calling fellow members a cunt in an unfriendly way, are still against the rules.

Good. It was a pain in the ass to have to alter Sandra Bland, so as to avoid Sassy Bland. As far as 'cunt' is concerned, what are we a bunch of PC'ers? The site allows 'twat', which means the same thing. Idiocy!

If we ever go back, I want 'Tory' and 'Republican' stricken as naughty words, too. Twisted Evil

by eddie Thu Jun 11, 2020 11:07 pm

Syl wrote:
eddie wrote:
Syl wrote:
Even if it's used in a mysoginistic way, along with sla,g, hag etc.

No, c u n t is used in a familiar way, it can be like a friendly greeting between to really good friends. It may be a generation thing. My mum hates the word.

Using any word in a friendly way doesn't concern me at all, I am talking about the words being used as an insult, to a woman, with no other intention than to try and demean her, as happens so often on forums, this one included.

I am utterly amazed I have to spell it out Eddie, I think you, Ben, and everyone else who reads this and shakes their head in faux bewilderment are deliberately acting thick tbh.

Honestly Syl, if anyone uses this word in a nasty way towards you and you feel upset, please pm me or any other admin.
You have our word.

by Ben Reilly Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:03 am

People are such hypocrites about the issue of offensive speech.

Right-wingers will talk about "triggering snowflakes" but still get riled up about someone saying "Fuck Boris" or "Fuck Trump."

On the left, people will react with outrage as police bust up a peaceful BLM protest, but turn around and call for speakers to be banned from university campuses because they're right wing.

The concept of tolerating differing views, disagreeing at times, yet defending the right of all to free expression is a difficult idea for most people, it seems.

by Syl Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:39 am

eddie wrote:
Syl wrote:

Using any word in a friendly way doesn't concern me at all, I am talking about the words being used as an insult, to a woman, with no other intention than to try and demean her, as happens so often on forums, this one included.

I am utterly amazed I have to spell it out Eddie, I think you, Ben, and everyone else who reads this and shakes their head in faux bewilderment are deliberately acting thick tbh.

Honestly Syl, if anyone uses this word in a nasty way towards you and you feel upset, please pm me or any other admin.
You have our word.

Thank you.

It doesn't upset me Eddie, it more bores me seeing the same abuse being churned out repeatedly.
As i said, it's not the words it's the way they are used.

I do wonder why so many female posters no longer post here now.

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