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Would she have got away with calling her

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    Would she have got away with calling her

    BBC News - The rules of speech crime



    a twat ?
    But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the younger

    #2
    Probably. But should she?
    While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

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      #3
      I heard this on the News yesterday.

      I didn't know that it was an offensive term until it was explained.

      Btw, does this make Obama a coconut? Black(which is debatable) on the outside but white on the inside?

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        #4
        Turkish Delight. Brown on the outside, reddish pink on the inside.
        And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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          #5
          Originally posted by doodab View Post
          Probably. But should she?
          I'm not trying to say whether she should be it's the woolly lines that are drawn to who decides when a comment is deemed offensive.
          But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the younger

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            #6
            Originally posted by Gibbon View Post
            I'm not trying to say whether she should be it's the woolly lines that are drawn to who decides when a comment is deemed offensive.
            The recipient of the comment - Shirley?

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              #7
              Originally posted by SupremeSpod View Post
              The recipient of the comment - Shirley?
              No, Shirley's quite thick skinned; she needs to be.
              And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                #8
                She obviously had a crap barrister. Poor woman.
                ‎"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by SupremeSpod View Post
                  The recipient of the comment - Shirley?
                  Agreed in principle but how do you decide how to legislate it.
                  But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the younger

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Gibbon View Post
                    Agreed in principle but how do you decide how to legislate it.
                    That's just it, you can't and imo a third party shouldn't.

                    I say go outside and duke it out.

                    Simples.

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