Does anyone else HATE Kevin Myers?

The Agogo

I'm sorry, but reading his stuff makes me want to use the newsprint with his face on it as toilet paper.

Reason: He's a narrow-minded, racist and discriminatory biggot.

Also, he thinks he's good. <the ultimate journalistic sin

deisebabe

Do you really need anyone to answer that?!
Have to admit he does either get me (a) raving mad or (b) laughing at what he's ranting about.

serfboard

The Agogo wrote: »

reading his stuff makes me want to use the newsprint with his face on it as toilet paper.

Then don't read it. Unless you like being annoyed (which some people apparently do).

Kevin Myers makes a living by being "controversial". So does Eamon Dunphy. Even people who get annoyed by them read or watch them, just to see what they say. Creating a thread like this gives the Indo more reasons to continue in its belief that any controversy about him is good for business, and they therefore continue to pay him.

irish_bob

The Agogo wrote: »

I'm sorry, but reading his stuff makes me want to use the newsprint with his face on it as toilet paper.

Reason: He's a narrow-minded, racist and discriminatory biggot.

Also, he thinks he's good. <the ultimate journalistic sin

examples of bigotry or racism in his articles

not bakunin

I remember being disgusted at various times during the past on his infamous "Bastard" piece in the Times, and about more recent articles involving Ireland's neutrality and the Holocaust.

But he is a good writer, and his memoirs were interesting

The Agogo

Sorry, but reason for thread was that I asked about three people who purported to liking his writing.



The above is proof that those three people were obviously having me on.

Amtmann

I don't hate him - and I find that his pieces are usually worth a read.

FlutterinBantam

The "problem" with Myers is that he shines a light on the wasters, liggers, and spongers in our midst.

Some people can't accept the truth and the bald facts about a situation.

Usually they don't like Myers;)

ironingbored

I thought his rant against the aid to Africa was way over the top. I'm sure if he himself was living in a tented village in Darfur he would welcome any overseas aid.

I do appreciate his vitriolic tirades against the ruling political class in this country though.

However, calling Stephen Fry a philistine recently (in an article supporting free speech after the Mail's Gately piece) has to be one of his more bizarre contributions. I bet Mr. Myers would kill for a 840,000 strong army of sycophants on Twitter.

Elmo

He is a complete idiot. The always goes off topic, if he was on boards he would be banned for just going off topic.

Irjudge1

I think hes entertaining, a bit like the O'Reilly factor on Fox but with big words.

I emailed him once complaining about a piece he had written about suicide. He replied quite quickly and was very gracious but stood firm in his views.

I dont hate him I dislike some of his views (if they are his views) as expressed in his column but hate is a bit OTT.

Elmo

Irjudge1 wrote: »

hate is a bit OTT.

Very true.

I think hes entertaining, a bit like the O'Reilly factor on Fox but with big words.

It great to be able to give a complement and then take it right back in the same sentence.