The Daily Mail on Stephen Gately

[beanstew]

It is not often I get upset by the Dail Wail as I know it is full of hateful poisonous bile and isn't worth bothering but this nasty little piece on Stephen Gately's death is low even for them. Charlie Brooker has something say on the matter as does Stephen Fry.

The Press Complaints Commision site is still down. Looks like quite a crap storm brewing.

[harpy]

What's the point of publishing something like that, even for an audience of bigots?

Possibly they will be hoist with their own petard on this one as it seems to have upset some advertisers, I was reading.

[BlackCats]

Completely offensive wasn't it. I read about it on Veggieboards.

I read there is a campaign on FB and Twitter but I'm not on either.

[Buddha Belly]

What the rubbery fuck was that about! They swung from he is a closet junkie to homosexuals can not be anything but perverts with no rights to marriage. I knew they were a bunch of twats but....
How can anyone read that drivell and not check to see the world has not gone back to 1950's Britain.

Is it wrong to wish a long, painful death to an entire newspaper's team?

[BlackCats]

Is it wrong to wish a long, painful death to an entire newspaper's team?

No, I think it's justified.

[cobweb]

all i can say is that my parents read the Daily Mail. The same parents i have recently become estranged from. 'Nuff said.........

it's a scary 'news'paper

[fiamma]

How absolutely sickening I hope they stew in their own bile

[harpy]

all i can say is that my parents read the Daily Mail. The same parents i have recently become estranged from. 'Nuff said.........

it's a scary 'news'paper

My m-in-l reads it too. I have pointed out its defects but I'm not sure what more I can do (other than setting fire to it while she's reading it, but that would be wrong wouldn't it?).

She isn't actually as illiberal as you would expect a Mail reader to be. It seems to be more a habit

[Buddha Belly]

Helen's work has it delivered. That says a lot.

[cobweb]

personally i really like the idea of seeting fire to it, it'd be doing the reader a huge favour!

[harpy]

Might enliven our Chr*stm*s celebrations certainly!

[jimmeh]

I read about that too, on http://www.angrymob.uponnothing.co.uk/ and Tabloid Watch is also worth reading for similar stories

[Daffodil]

http://www.angrymob.uponnothing.co.uk/

Love this website, thanks for the link

[bradders]

I am one of the many, many that complained about the article. It is utter cack and needs to be treated as such. I'm going to be spending a lot of time going through their hate filled articles and making formal complaints about them.

[leedsveg]

Is it wrong to wish a long, painful death to an entire newspaper's team?

It's for the individual to answer. Speaking personally, I'd feel it wrong for me as a vegan to wish that fate on any human animal or animal. Bitterness and hatred are not why I became and still am, a vegan.

I can agree that the article is disgraceful and lacks an iota of compassion.

lv

[cobweb]

http://m.uk.yahoo.com/_ylt=AkQ60n3KP...o-dba1618.html

^ lots of complaints!

[BlackCats]

It's for the individual to answer. Speaking personally, I'd feel it wrong for me as a vegan to wish that fate on any human animal or animal. Bitterness and hatred are not why I became and still am, a vegan.

I assume BB was joking!

[leedsveg]

I assume BB was joking!

Sorry, the humour of the situation passed me by. Maybe it's a generational thing.

lv

[Buddha Belly]

It is not a generational issue. I have to find a dark and twisted humour in most things. If I did not I would have a breakdown. Spend most of your day listening to the stories of hell some people go through like I do and it means you either have a very dark humour or get so fucked up you are useless for anything but crying.

[leedsveg]

Hi BB

No probs. Life can be a right mess sometimes. You take care of yourself.

Good wishes

lv

[beanstew]

The PCC will be asking the Daily Mail to respond to comments. click

[bradders]

I think it hilarious that eve M&S wanted their ad removed from the article

[beanstew]

Even the Daily Hate Mail thinks it was a bit out of line

[cobweb]

beanstew why have you dragged me into your signature??




thanks for that link, good article by our Janet, and i also liked the small bit further down about Ms Minougue's hair, i was thinking the same thing when i saw it!

[beanstew]

beanstew why have you dragged me into your signature??

I could ask what you're doing in my signature?

Complaints received by the PCC regarding the Stephen Gately article: 21,000
Total complaints received by PCC in 2008: 4,698

[cobweb]

[BlackCats]

Complaints received by the PCC regarding the Stephen Gately article: 21,000
Total complaints received by PCC in 2008: 4,698

The piece was so disgusting and it deserved the complaints. I hope that woman gets fired.