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After a young female reporter discussed the The's tax tribunal on BBC TV, she was subjected to a stream of foul online abuse that included, "ginger hag", "one ugly mother", "a pape bigot", an "ugly fenian *******", "a fenian cow" and worse, much worse.
Great to see them back, isn't it? :no way:
http://www.theguardian.com/media/gre...safety-rangers
This should come as no surprise to anyone by now unless they have been living on the moon.
Sectarian bigots will never change. "Scotland's secret shame". Aye right, it's no secret, and never has been. Swept under the carpet for as long as you care to look back.
:confused: Didn't someone say wee fat eck had recently declared Scotland sectarianism free?
Women tend to get disproportionate amounts of online abuse from a certain breed of bully. Add bigotry into the equation and its all a bit...depressing.
Don't worry. The Scottish Govt. Have brought in legislation to stop that kind of thing.
no, that was the head of the Orange OrderQuote:
Originally Posted by Bostonhibby
I believe the new Planet of the Apes film is out soon.
Sounds like a fair few hunmonkeys are already in character (and have been for decades!).
The thing is when they hear it's made the news they'll be delighted
Eradicated. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostonhibby
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...radicated.html
:agree: Yer right, Eck said he would get rid of it, guess he's been a bit busy recently, he didn't say when he'd get round to it to be fair, all about priorities :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Golden Fleece
Surprisingly, this story only seems to appear in an English paper - our media doing it's usual !
:thumbsup: Cheers SH, thought I dreamt it. Eck'll sort it all out won't he?. :offski:Quote:
Originally Posted by silverhibee
Interesting to see if this appears in a Scottish paper. Not holding my breath though...
My thoughts exactly. Would love to hear from editors of the big Scottish papers why they aren't bothering to report on thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Deansy
I love how the scottish government and wee eck are being ridiculed for the sectarian problems that stain Scotland i can assure you this problem started long before our parliament was even dreamt of. you will find the two main london based parties are mainly backed along sectarian lines in the west,
Totally get the history but its wee eck who said he was going to eradicate it, as it's evidently still around it seemed fair comment.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibbiedon
Of course he will.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostonhibby
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZOn8Rw5Sf8...-pinnochio.jpg
It's written by Roy Greenslade who is very close to Angela Haggerty, otherwise it would have went totally unreported.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deansy
:faf: Good one mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kato
Exactly, the UK government have had how long to act yet it's all "wee fat eck's" fault that he hasn't managed to solve a problem that's existed for centuries, in a few years.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibbiedon
Totally agree at least he had the backbone to try and do something about it however the judiciary seem to have a problem with the legislation put in place and have been highly critical of it. Maybe needs another go to get it right though do remember both OF fans being upset about it also which means it was at lease heading in the right direction.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibbiedon
Police "Scotland" claimed that existing legislation was strong enough to deal with the scourge of sectarianism.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimBHibees
Well it has been used to good effect in the East of Scotland.
Don't recall the overwhelming Scottish Labour majority making such a big issue of it...or their supporters.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibbiedon
And perhaps the question regarding the English press should not be 'Why is it that only the English press are reporting it and not the Scottish press?' but "Why are they not reporting racism and sectarianism in their own country?" Unless Tony Blair's New Labour (sic) or the Con/Lib pact have eradicated it in their own backyard!
Also, I am sure when any politician says they are going to eradicate this they mean that it will not be tolerated as policy or practice, in sport, school or politics or anywhere where people are discriminated against or verbally or physically abused. No legislation can prevent someone just shouting out abuse when they take the notion. The legislation is there to allow action to be taken when deemed appropriate and it has to be other agencies to decide and enforce the law.
Ah, but Hibs morality and Hibs class.......seems now we won't even ****** the Queen for half a quid. Or perhaps her price has just risen beyond our budget.
FollowFollow should be shut down if this is the sort of bigotry and hatred its 'moderators' allow.
As for personally blaming Salmond for not eradicating bigotry, behave.
I think the point being made is that Salmond had said that it had been eradicated. So the comments relate to inaccuracy, which he has some form for, rather than failure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bishop Hibee
Erseholes. Actually that's unfair because erseholes have a use.
These types of people are the utter dregs of society. They should ship all these muppets and their Ra Sellick counterparts to a desert island somewhere and let them enjoy the 17th century together.
There is absolutely no excuse for this kind of disgusting behavior and the Rangers online mob are a truly mental bunch capable of the worst kind of atrocious bigotry and vile slander. But they are just a straight reflection of the online mental sad case Celtic types and the hack in question, Angela Haggerty, is a mouthpiece for bigoted pretend hack Phil McGhiollabhain and she edited his book and is close to him.Quote:
Originally Posted by dan sarf
So its hardly a shock that the bluenoses turn their brain dead ire on her. If you swim in the sewer and all that....
I think it was "will" be eradicated rather "has been"? ..... I read earlier it was the Orange Order that said something along the lines of "had been eradicated"Quote:
Originally Posted by TrinityHibs
Summat like that anyway! :agree:
I'd think long and hard before posting anything like that these days, even if I wanted to.
It's totally unacceptable and illegal is it not? Surely before you sign up to any of these things you would have to leave your details meaning that you can be easily traced?
I'd be perfectly happy to see our legal system clogged up with these idiots.
At least the authorities are making noises that this is now unacceptable. Sectarianism has been rife for centuries and it was considered to be acceptable and was rife within the authorities - it probably still is.
They need to get tough, start prosecuting where they can and send a message out that this is 21st century Scotland and behaviour of this nature will simply not be tolerated.
I know plenty of decent Old Firm fans, and it's actually crap for them to be associated with this rubbish too.
You are correct Alf going to be eradicated was said in 2011:agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by Just Alf
Also known as Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Head of the OO said that did he not? A few days later some mother painted K.A.T (Kill all taigs) in the finest red, white and bloo face paint on her 8 year old daughters face when the oranges went on a few walks round various towns and cities on July 12th.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostonhibby
Chance have you got....
Phil Mcthingy-ma-jig is a complete knob i'll agree with that. Attention seeking prick.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyM_1875
WTF has he said/published that has been "bigoted" though?
Police Scotland won't do owt either. They were making big noises when a few hundred brits in uniform marching around ibrox singing hullo hullo, bouncy, sash, billy boys etc and like most of these things they'll go quiet, hope everyone forgets and will sweep it under the carpet. They've got more important things to be doing like spending a few grand ensuring Hibs fans can't sneak a can on the train to Berwick...Quote:
Police "Scotland" claimed that existing legislation was strong enough to deal with the scourge of sectarianism.
Well it has been used to good effect in the East of Scotland.
FFS, what chance have we atheists got?Quote:
Originally Posted by scott_b_
Probably quite good as they won't know what an atheist is :-).
or as my brother was once asked in Glasgow 'are you a catholic atheist or a protestant atheist?'Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostonhibby
I believe more has been done to address sectarianism of late, but you have to ask why it's never been properly addressed ? Who did it serve not to address it? They have little if any (let's call it traditional) sectarianism in England. Why is it so prevalent in our society? I would suggest sectarianism in Scotland has always been beneficial to those in power at Westminster.Quote:
Originally Posted by emerald green
One of the reasons for the lack of sectarianism in England is that CofE is very, very close to Catholicism in all it's rites and rituals. We in Scotland (and Ireland) have suffered from it due to the fire and brimstone Protestantism of John Knox and his successors.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis77
Agnostic atheism is the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by hoxtonhibby
I believe that, or maybe I don't, Im not sure, can I be undecided on whether it is or isn't the future? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostonhibby
:greengrin
There's plenty of fire and brimstone in traditional English Protestantism, especially the Methodist & Baptist churches.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geo_1875
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Originally Posted by scott_b_
His constant references to Rangers fans as Nazi sympathisers or KKK sympathisers, his pet nickname for them is "Klan" (this has also been used with frequency by Haggerty). His entire output for months was been aimed at de-humanizing the entire support of Rangers Football Club with his lazy clichéd nonsense.
Whilst there is no doubt that Rangers have a lot of complete bell ends in their support and a lot of bigots to say all of them are is just ridiculous. Don't forget as well the Sun were going to his book "Downfall" (yes I got reference of the title too) but the Sports hacks did some digging and read his blog (it was the piece called 'the Incubator' that did for him) before running the proverbial mile from it. They said he was "tarred with a sickening sectarian brush".
I didn't buy his crap 2 years ago and I'm not buying it now.
Cannot agree with that. The vast majority of these numpties have never sat in a church and listened to a fire and brimstone minister preaching. I go to church most Sundays and I couldn't even tell you the last time I heard a fire and brimstone minister, if ever more is the pity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geo_1875
Like the rest of the world, maybe we need a good faith based war to sort it all out? The biggest team should win :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Golden Fleece
It's a historical view. Once Cromwell was finished the CofE and RC churches became pretty much Interchangeable. As you say, most Scots couldn't nametheir nearestt church or chapel but you can bet their ancestors did.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucius Apuleius
I'm not sure why you would suggest that sectarianism has always been beneficial to those in power at Westminster Lewis. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis77
Anyway, without wanting to drag this subject out, there is a pretty good bit on Nil By Mouth website entitled History of Sectarianism.
I'm not so much talking about sectarianism in football but Scottish society in general. Divide and conquer and all that. I'm not suggesting those in power implemented sectarianism rather that they did nothing to combat it. This notion shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by emerald green
Right, I see what you're saying now. Cheers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis77
As I am a long term exile in the north west of England and having never lived in Glasgow, I find it unbelievable that this **** still exhists! Have these people really got such tiny brains and such dull existences that they have to fill their pointless vacuums of 'lives' with such childish, pathetic, hate filled, nonsense!?!?!?
Life is too short, let it go and enjoy your lives!
Yup.Quote:
Originally Posted by E/Port_Hibee
What is the reason for lack of sectarianism in Holland, France, Germany and Spain then? Is that John Knoxs fault as well?Quote:
Originally Posted by Geo_1875
Maybe they just channel their hatred against other 'enemies'? The Dutch hate the Germans, the French hate soap, the Germans.....(not going there!) and the Spanish hate young British holidaymakers!Quote:
Originally Posted by Filled Rolls
It must be due to a low percentage of Scots settling there!Quote:
Originally Posted by Filled Rolls
Maybe we need to get more European in selecting people to fight with.Quote:
Originally Posted by E/Port_Hibee
One Scotsman is all it would take. One Scotsman and an empty room.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee