A lot of people read the newspapers

just online instead of in print.

In fact, almost certainly more people read newspapers than at any time in history, just in a different way.

Posted By: jamesward on November 14th 2023 at 12:19:30

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I despair - WTF is going on with this country? A teacher 🤷‍♂️ (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 14, 07:55:16
- I know - only £2m! (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 14, 11:13:13
  - That wasn’t even the most bizarre bit. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Nov 14, 12:08:48
- I know. People still read the Daily Mail. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Nov 14, 10:52:37
  - I don't understand why people get so wet panted about (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Nov 14, 12:17:18
    - Fucking nailed it..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 14, 14:25:24
      - It’s not the offended bit. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Nov 14, 14:39:11
    - exactly (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 14, 12:40:46
    - A lot of people read the newspapers (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 14, 12:19:30
      - I'll wager (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Nov 14, 12:28:55
        
        Yes, definitely a lot of that (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 14, 12:32:39
        
        Which newspaper(S) do you read on the weekend? (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 14, 14:20:47
        
        The Beano. But that's gone all fucking woke now so (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Nov 14, 17:05:02
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 14, 14:34:59
  - I like to read the comments, just to make me aware of the views of others and thank my (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Nov 14, 11:14:07
  - Daily Mail and hitler (General Chat) - Eric Morecambe, Nov 14, 11:06:18
- Yep. We’re all like that. (General Chat) - APB, Nov 14, 10:23:58
  - Well you sort of expect some professional people not to carry racist banners (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 14, 11:12:32
    - Not condoning the message, obvs, but people do have opinions (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Nov 14, 11:15:42
      - Wow surely a teacher would understand how utterly racist that is. (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 14, 17:15:58
      - Racist opinions in this case (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 14, 11:17:57
  - Teaching impressionable kids hateful agendas (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 14, 10:25:55
    - I know. Sometimes you just can’t help yourself, though. (General Chat) - APB, Nov 14, 11:13:51
      - “Sometimes you just can’t help yourself” is a brilliant defence to racism (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 14, 11:20:01
        
        I was being sarcastic (General Chat) - APB, Nov 14, 11:22:53
    - Is your complaint that she teaches a hateful agenda… (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 14, 10:26:55
      - There should be no agenda. Full stop. (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 14, 10:27:43
        
        What if she teaches her kids (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 14, 10:37:03
        
        Any supremacists or religions would be ideal (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 14, 10:45:47
        
        Yes please! (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 14, 10:49:09
- I appreciate it’s a racial slur in law (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 14, 09:23:43
  - Hahahahahahagahahahahahahahahahaha (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Nov 14, 11:36:40
  - “Only a racial slur in the law” (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 14, 11:14:01
    - It’s a racial slur as part of a very shit law yes (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 14, 11:22:51
    - The law is an ass! (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 14, 11:15:36
      - VMT (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 14, 11:25:14
  - hanging is too good for her (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Nov 14, 10:04:27
  - Yeah, there isnt any acceptable form of racism… (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 14, 09:28:49
    - The Mail stating as fact "Police made 126 arrests at the rally and nine officers were left (General Chat) - Pixelman, Nov 14, 10:20:01
      - VMT (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 14, 10:23:54
      - I don’t disagree that the nationalistic yobs were also a disgrace (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 14, 10:23:27
        
        It is all a shit show - both sides. Such a needless loss of life. And (General Chat) - Pixelman, Nov 14, 10:40:15
        
        Well said (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 14, 10:49:57
        
        Yep a lack of balance everywhere sadly (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 14, 10:46:40
    - No motive other than being disgusted by it (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 14, 10:12:51
      - If you think I said that, you must be thick (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 14, 10:26:01
        
        Ah yes calling people thick (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 14, 10:27:19
        
        I didn’t call you thick (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 14, 10:41:41
      - Lots of disgusted black people on this issue (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 14, 10:18:07
        
        Im a lefty but this is just incredibly racist..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 14, 17:42:54
        
        I will be making a citizens arrest (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 14, 20:12:18
        
        Incredibly it’s black people with left wing viewpoints (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 14, 10:21:12
      - Did you look at the links SCC posted? (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 14, 10:15:00
        
        Yes I did (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 14, 10:19:21
        
        Please find me some evidence for this defamatory comment (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 14, 10:21:11
        
        OK your opportunity to call out the anti Semitism (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 14, 10:24:31
        
        I’ve called out all the anti semitism (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 14, 10:32:37
        
        I've barely made any comment about any of it tbf (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 14, 10:28:24
        
        Yes and I agree with you (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Nov 14, 10:29:30
    - I have a bit of a problem with this case being deemed racist (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 14, 09:39:05
      - it basically depends on why she drew them as coconuts as to whether it was racist (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Nov 14, 10:05:24
      - Can an Asian person be “racist” to other Asians? (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 14, 09:41:06
        
        Interesting point. So if a football crowd started chanting the 'N-word' should only the (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Nov 14, 13:06:22
        
        I find it quite unlikely black people in the crowd would chat that tbf (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 14, 14:35:57
        
        The doesn't really answer my question. Just thought your original post raised an (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Nov 14, 16:02:46
        
        They're the same race - India and Pakistan is more likely to be (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 14, 16:11:18
        
        Xenophobic, biggoted.....its all fruit from the same tree. (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 14, 19:20:29
        
        oh, and class (caste) (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 14, 16:13:32
        
        Having lived there I can tell you that prejudice also exists based purely upon the colour (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Nov 14, 19:34:56
        
        Yes, that's true (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 14, 21:10:24

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