Ms. Jo Brand, the, er, 'well known' (but not to me!) 'comedienne' has suggested that the practice of throwing milk-shakes over certain people, especially Nigel Farage, is quite wrong, they should use battery acid instead:
The BBC, for whom she was appearing, appear to find nothing wrong with her words despite having instantly sacked Danny Baker for a cheap, but non-violent, gag aimed at a Royal. Needless to say, neither the BBC nor the 'Plod' have evinced any interest in this incitement to violence.
Even so, my interest in the matter is rather more theoretical and can be expressed briefly in question form:
Would tipping battery acid over Ms. Brand improve her looks?
Jes' askin'!
ADDITIONAL: For a spirited - no, I'm not suggesting he had a drink! - response Mr. Brendan O'Neill at The Coffee House takes an opposite view to mine - bloody cheek!
David, as far as the BBC (and their ilk) is concerned, it's different when 'they' say it. Because well don't ask.
Posted by: Whitewall | Thursday, 13 June 2019 at 12:14
Would it improve her looks? Nah. It'd take more than that. That girl's ugly to the bone!
Posted by: Michael F Adams | Thursday, 13 June 2019 at 12:49
Hey! I have standards, you know!
Signed
Battery Acid
Posted by: Steve T. | Thursday, 13 June 2019 at 12:57
The contrast with the Danny Baker incident is indeed very telling. Baker could have said anything he liked about the Royals. BBC comedians are always scathing about them, and nobody seems to mind. Baker was sacked for - apparently inadvertently - comparing a baby with one quarter African-American ancestry to an ape. That was perhaps an unfortunate error, but of course one that the BBC could never forgive.
People often point out that the Left hold the rest of us to impossibly unrealistic standards, and if we held them to the same standards then society would be unworkable. But it's simply not true. When we hold them to the same standards, nothing happens. Nobody even listens.
Posted by: Whyaxye | Thursday, 13 June 2019 at 14:14
Would tipping battery acid over Ms. Brand improve her looks?
The short answer is "not bloody likely". What's that old saying about a silk purse and a sow's ear?
Have you ever noticed that most female [alleged] comediennes are plug ugly?
Posted by: AussieD | Friday, 14 June 2019 at 07:16
Not just the female ones either! The BBC specialises in smug left wingers - such as Hislop and Merton.
Posted by: backofanenvelope | Friday, 14 June 2019 at 09:43
It's the "smug" that they find so satisfying.
Posted by: Whitewall | Friday, 14 June 2019 at 11:28