Katie Hopkins permanently suspended from Twitter

[BlasterBates]

No she does. But she has used this to move to Parler.

I'm just pointing out that YOU are wrong.

This isn't "my" opinion

The Racist Trope That Won’t Die

The comedian Roseanne Barr resurrected one of the oldest and most profoundly racist slanders in American history when she referred to Valerie Jarrett, an African-American woman who served as an adviser to President Barack Obama, as the offspring of an ape.
This depiction — promoted by slave traders, historians and practitioners of “scientific” racism — was used to justify slavery,

[vetran]

This isn't "my" opinion

The Racist Trope That Won’t Die

Its funny you are not interested in intentions just relying on your own prejudices!

[BlasterBates]

Its funny you are not interested in intentions just relying on your own prejudices!

I don't know, could be an unlucky co-incidence, sh*t happens. It is up to twitter, not me.

[Mordac]

I see so an unfortunate co-incidence that she happened to use a phrase with a racial slur in it, she could have said ox, but there you go, sh*t happens.

I suppose it depends on the ethnicity of the person who made the threat. Although if a person threatens to rape a woman (even KH) they can't then complain about a tenuous racial slur in the response.
Still, if it means we will read less of her mad rantings, that can only be a good thing.

[vetran]

I suppose it depends on the ethnicity of the person who made the threat. Although if a person threatens to rape a woman (even KH) they can't then complain about a tenuous racial slur in the response.
Still, if it means we will read less of her mad rantings, that can only be a good thing.

Good summary!

[TheGreenBastard]

I suppose it depends on the ethnicity of the person who made the threat. Although if a person threatens to rape a woman (even KH) they can't then complain about a tenuous racial slur in the response.
Still, if it means we will read less of her mad rantings, that can only be a good thing.

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" is well and truly dead.

[Old Greg]

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" is well and truly dead.

It died round about the time of the Nuremberg Rallies.

[BlasterBates]

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" is well and truly dead.

Indeed since 1986:

Hate speech laws in the United Kingdom

Her twitter account was disabled, so what, that's up to twitter they can ban whoever they like.

[TheGreenBastard]

Indeed since 1986:

Hate speech laws in the United Kingdom

Her twitter account was disabled, so what, that's up to twitter they can ban whoever they like.

Ground-hog day.

[BlasterBates]

Ground-hog day.

Do you think the same about contractor UK ?

Should a pub owner be forced to allow an obnoxious git into his pub ?

Perhaps we need a new law to force people to listen to obnoxious opinions, insults and hate speech.