More pathetic jpurnalism from the Herald

df1985

http://www.herald.ie/opinion/colette-fitzpatrick-sooner-this-movember-nonsense-ends-the-better-ill-take-women-stripping-to-their-smalls-over-men-growing-moustaches-for-charity-any-day-2420482.html


As many of you know November is now the month of Movember when thousands of men around the country raise money and awareness for prostate cancer by growing moustaches. A worthy cause, in 2009 over one million participants rasied 31 million euros worldwide.

However we should forget all this because Colette Fitzpatrick is upset about a bit of stubble rash.......Cancer affects everyone in some way, we all know someone with it, so how she can write a piece ridiculing a campaign is beyond me. Imagine a male journalist did the same thing about the many breast cancer campaigns there are for women??

Ironic that a month earlier she was on the cancer awareness buzz but for women of course http://www.herald.ie/opinion/colette-fitzpatrick-put-down-this-paper-and-feel-your-breasts-2381028.html

Hopefully none of the men in her life never develop prostate cancer, she wouldnt be so quick to have a dig then.


edit: how do i change the spelling in the thread title?


See Mod note

Adam

i hope she gets prostate cancer.

prinz

I hate jpurnos.

Xavi6

Link contains tits = instant win

Danbo!

Xavi6 wrote: »

Link contains tits = instant win

SFW tits though. Dont get too excited

Xavi6

Danbo! wrote: »

SFW tits though. Dont get too excited

Too late

Monty Burnz

Also you've linked the same article twice there.

prinz

Any link to the article about stubble rash?

Duggy747

Here it is:

Colette Fitzpatrick: Sooner this 'Movember' nonsense ends the better - I'll take women stripping to their smalls over men growing moustaches for charity any day

Whiny Bitch wrote:

Notice you're suffering from stubble rash these days, ladies? Well, we're at the half-way point; 15 days in and the men in your life should be looking a little more Village People.

They started the month clean shaven and by now should be rocking some sort of suspect facial hair for Movember -- the month that your man, or now 'Mo-bro', gets to grow a Ronnie in a bid to raise awareness and money for cancer.

Also known as pash (passion) rash, beard or stubble rash is about as passionate as running a cheese grater along your cheek. But this month we're willing to turn a blind eye, or indeed a raw face.

Tarzan

One of my colleagues looks like he's just emerged from some sort of mancave. I'm expecting him to ditch the suit and go full Tarzan, swaddled in leopard print loincloths, club in hand.

I'll see you the lead singer of ZZ top and raise you this former sales executive. Somebody call the king of the jungle, this guy's gone off side with Jane.

Other friends and colleagues are sporting something that resembles bum fluff. Man up guys, and go for the full Dr Phil or Tom Selleck.

The 'trash-tache' is the skinny moustache favoured by the man who wants to bring you back to his trailer. 'Cop-tache' is for the guy who yearned to be a member of the Californian Highway Patrol and should always be teamed with aviators. "Nothing to see here, ladies. Move on."

The 'porn-tache' is straight from dodgy 70s porn movies -- think handlebars, bad acting and Freddie Mercury. And the 'Salvador Dali' is for the arty menfolk, you know. It's simply not committed enough for the hairiest month of the year. Channel your inner gorilla and drag those knuckles on the ground.

The goatee and carefully shaped sideburns say 'I'm a socialist' and are in keeping with the zeitgeist this year. Cutting out buying razor blades at extortionate prices is certainly one way of keeping to the emergency budget in your home.

Designer stubble a la George Michael and Don Johnson must be making a comeback with legwarmers, emigration and scrunchies from the 80s. Team this look with a white blazer, rolling up the sleeves to your elbows.

Last November Brad Pitt never got the memo that you had to shave it off at the end of the month. He didn't de-fuzz for months, leading many to wonder did his chin suddenly become weaker? Was Angelina hiding a few more babies in there? Thankfully he eventually got the pinking shears out and we were able to re-obsess.

Grooming

Note to guys -- when the end of November comes, shave it off. We don't dig hirsute as much as you dig not having to bother with this simple piece of daily grooming. If you're still looking like a yeti in December, you'll feel the cold front from us and the reason might be under your nose. Literally.

Let's just hope women stick to stripping down to their smalls to raise money for charity. Altruism is no excuse for the fairer sex to have hair on their chinny chin chin ...

Dennis the Stone

In other news, have a look at this:

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/student-sex-shop-worker-21-sold-illegal-porn-dvds-at-city-boutique-2422528.html

senordingdong

****ing hell Alison...

starbelgrade

The link is to the wrong page - it should be this one;

http://www.herald.ie/opinion/colette-fitzpatrick-sooner-this-movember-nonsense-ends-the-better-ill-take-women-stripping-to-their-smalls-over-men-growing-moustaches-for-charity-any-day-2420482.html

Smyth

Danbo! wrote: »

SFW tits though. Dont get too excited

Not for the sideboob connaisseur...;)

Dennis the Stone

I put down the laptop and felt my breasts. It was then that I realised I should probably take up jogging.

bonerm

In fairness, cancer or not, if Collette Fitzpatrick said have a shave in return for some tonsil hockey you'd probably see to her request.

df1985

Monty Burnz wrote: »

Also you've linked the same article twice there.

cheers, fixed.

mikemac

I've read it twice and still fail to see where she is ridiculing the campaign

Edit, linked now fixed, that explains it

Sanjuro

Dennis the Stone wrote: »

In other news, have a look at this:

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/student-sex-shop-worker-21-sold-illegal-porn-dvds-at-city-boutique-2422528.html

Doing a fantastic job there, the Gardai. The country will soon reach the lofty heights of the 1950's with all the sex gone and the gentry safe in their ivory towers. Twenty-one year old 'criminal.' Fucking fantastic.

punchdrunk

Duggy747 wrote: »

The wagon is just jealous her and the girls can't grow a moustache.

Sexism, Joe, sexism. What are the government doing about it? Should be no disc-imination, moustaches for all.

dunno what part of the world your in but I see birds with taches on liffey st all day! :pac:

Xavi6

Well what have we here -

http://twitter.com/#!/colettefitz

ascanbe

Monty Burnz wrote: »

Also you've linked the same article twice there.

Boo-urnz.

Wibbs

Xavi6 wrote: »

Well what have we here -

http://twitter.com/#!/colettefitz

Sorry head, I don't get the twitter thang, I had a look but can't see what she's saying regarding this recent journalistic highlight of hers?

Did notice she didn't know hysteria contains to the greek word for womb, not as she said is the greek word for womb. I lolled.

K-9

Dennis the Stone wrote: »

In other news, have a look at this:

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/student-sex-shop-worker-21-sold-illegal-porn-dvds-at-city-boutique-2422528.html

Harry Potter DVD's was it? Kinky.

Duggy747

Well, I do see her point.........who wants to see women grow their gee hair for Vaguary? :pac:

Man complains about breast-cancer awareness - vilified..........and rightfully so

Woman complains about prostate cancer awareness - ....................nobody complains.................man just looks confused by it all and dare not say a word for risk of being shunned and labelled as a "sexist pig"

She should stick to eating bon-bons and watch her murder mysterys on TV.

Xavi6

Wibbs wrote: »

Sorry head, I don't get the twitter thang, I had a look but can't see what she's saying regarding this recent journalistic highlight of hers?

Did notice she didn't know hysteria contains to the greek word for womb, not as she said is the greek word for womb. I lolled.

Sorry, I just linked it so that those with Twitter could hit her up with a comment as the article doesn't have a section to do so.

mikemac

Duggy747 wrote: »

Man complains about breast-cancer awareness - vilified..........and rightfully so

Men get breast cancer too.
So I'd be surprised at any man who complains over it.

FutureGuy

Xavi6 wrote: »

Sorry, I just linked it so that those with Twitter could hit her up with a comment as the article doesn't have a section to do so.

I joined twitter just now to let her knwo my feeling on the subject...how do you post to her?

OutlawPete

feelingstressed wrote: »

Men get breast cancer too.
So I'd be surprised at any man who complains over it.

Eh, he wasn't talking about people complaining about the disease - he was talking about if men complained about a method used to raise money for it - as is the case here.

Xavi6

FutureGuy wrote: »

I joined twitter just now to let her knwo my feeling on the subject...how do you post to her?

Click on her profile and there should be a button with a picture of a cog. Click that and it will drop down. One of the options will say Mention so hit that then type your message after her name.

Or

Just type @colettefitz in the 'What's happening?' box and put your comment after that.

mikemac

OutlawPete wrote: »

Eh, he wasn't talking about people complaining about the disease - he was talking about if men complained about a method used to raise money for it - as is the case here.

I know, you're misreading it. Or maybe I wasn't clear

I never posted that people just complain about diseases.

The whole thread was about awareness and campaigns so that's what my post was about

bonerm

K-9 wrote: »

Harry Potter DVD's was it? Kinky.

No it was Hairy Poonter.

Millicent

We don't dig hirsute as much as you dig not having to bother with this simple piece of daily grooming.

:eek:

What a wagon! My jaw actually dropped when I caught that sentence. Speak for yourself there too, Colette. I think Movember is a fantastic idea and I happen to like a little facial hair on men. (Handlebar moustaches are tragically underrated here, btw, as are mutton chops!)

Feck sake, women can run in their bras for breast cancer but men can't grow a bit of fuzz for prostate cancer? Get over yourself, Colette.

dr.bollocko

Hello folks.
I can understand the ire however we are in a delicate legal position here. Suggesting violence or outright insults etc. is not OK. Please keep criticism to countering the article and opinion. Personal abuse and petty stuff is not welcome here ang will probably result in this thread getting closed / deleted by the powers that be.
( A number of posts have been removed)

Corsendonk

Does Alison O'Riordan ghostwrite her column?

Millicent

Duggy747 wrote: »

Man complains about breast-cancer awareness - vilified..........and rightfully so

Woman complains about prostate cancer awareness - ....................nobody complains.................man just looks confused by it all and dare not say a word for risk of being shunned and labelled as a "sexist pig"

Complain away. Seriously, this person doesn't speak for the rest of womanhood. I don't see how anyone could label you a sexist pig, being that she is the one basing an opinion purely on looks.

Nodin

Dennis the Stone wrote: »

In other news, have a look at this:

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/student-sex-shop-worker-21-sold-illegal-porn-dvds-at-city-boutique-2422528.html

Pathetic....

M.J.M.C

Sorry about previous post.

Seriously - if her Dad or Brother ever had this, she wouldn't have written this rubbish.

Anyway-yet another reason why not to buy that rag of a newspaper or read their website.

OutlawPete

feelingstressed wrote: »

The whole thread was about awareness and campaigns so that's what my post was about

Duggy's point was that if a man complained about the method in which some women were choosing to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness (such as the Flake chocolate bars for instance) they would be vilified.

He wasn't talking about men complaining about Breast Cancer Awareness, which is what you implied with:

feelingstressed wrote: »

Men get breast cancer too.
So I'd be surprised at any man who complains over it.

Ectoplasm

Who the hell read this and thought that it was ok to put it into the paper???

May I just say, as a woman, that this is shameful and I'd hate to be lumped in to her description of women. I think Movember is a bloody fantastic idea and the notion that I, or any other woman I know, would think its a bad idea because of a bit of stubble rash! Fúck sake. We're not morons. I'm unbelievably annoyed by this bit of nonsense. You know what is even more annoying - stubble rash is usually caused by just that, stubble. As a beard/tache gets longer, it's less scratchy ffs.

Well, I've already donated and you know, I'll now consider donating more. Maybe the article will be worth the paper it's been printed on if it inspires a few more donations - but I don't for a second believe that that was the motivation behind it.

super_furry

Could you imagine the national outcry if someone like Kevin Myers wrote an article criticising some breast cancer awareness campaign?

Xavi6

I'll rephrase what I said earlier to keep within the parameters.

The article is a disgrace and smacks of being a cry for attention from the 'journalist'. Essentially attacking men for creating awareness about cancer is a disgrace and she should be pulled up on it by the average punter.

If the shoe were on the other foot and I slammed women for wearing pink in aid of breast cancer I'd be lynched from everywhere.

I hope she reads the thread and the tweets aimed at her. I doubt it will have any affect though on someone who clearly doesn't give a flying fuck about anything other than her turd of a column.

ascanbe

Just a poorly judged 'humorous' piece; she obviously wasn't trying to criticise attempts to promote awareness of prostate cancer

seamus

We don't dig hirsute as much as you dig not having to bother with this simple piece of daily grooming.

Even though Colette is a dark-haired member of the fairer sex, she's clearly never had to rid her face of these spawn.

I grew a Mo' one year. A little bit fun, perhaps. But was it worth it, no. They smell, especially when you've been drinking Guinness all night. They itch. Like hell. And when you do any kind of exercise, they soak up sweat like a rag. Then you accidentally lick it.

No, I'll take shaving twice a week over that anyday.

But thanks for your nonsense ramblings about something which you have never had any experience of whatsoever Colette. I look forward to your next installment when you'll no doubt complain about the scourge of having to sit through those awfully sad ads on telly looking for money for some kids.

Millicent

ascanbe wrote: »

Just a poorly judged 'humourous' piece; she obviously wasn't trying to criticise attempts to promote awareness of prostate cancer

Maybe she was going for humour, but a writer is judged on the strength of their words -- that's their profession. It's not an excuse for poor judgement. Perhaps if she had thrown in a disclaimer or put in some details of how people could donate, it might have hit its mark. Instead it comes off as snide and shallow.

onlyrocknroll

Imagine a similar article written about a a fund raising campaign for cervical or breast cancer written by a man.

ie. 'I object to what these women are doing in aid of charity because I find it sexually unappealing.'

Then replace some of the sentiments like 'Channel your inner gorilla and drag those knuckles on the ground' with something equally insulting to women like, 'why don't these women get back in the kitchen and do what they're told".

There'd be justifiable outrage, and I hope there will be for this article too.

AnonoBoy

Pffff! What does Colette whatever her name is know?

Cool chicks dig beards and moustaches!

ascanbe

Millicent wrote: »

Maybe she was going for humour, but a writer is judged on the strength of their words -- that's their profession. It's not an excuse for poor judgement. Perhaps if she had thrown in a disclaimer or put in some details of how people could donate, it might have hit its mark. Instead it comes off as snide as shallow.

Agree totally. Doesn't reflect well on her.
Some of the reaction here is over-the-top, though.

AnonoBoy

Jpurnalism.

Millicent

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Pffff! What does Colette whatever her name is know?

Cool chicks dig beards and moustaches!

Agreed! Look at this man for an example... Or this one! They don't get any more bad-assed than Lemmy!

Crann na Beatha

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Millicent

ascanbe wrote: »

Agree totally. Doesn't reflect well on her.
Some of the reaction here is over-the-top, though.

You're aware of what forum you've wandered into, right? :pac:

Tbh, though, I think people are justified in feeling annoyed. There's a great fun and camaraderie to Movember and this article essentially piddles over the good intentions of the men taking part because one woman doesn't like facial hair.