Kay Burley of Sky news compares burqa to war veterans burned face

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Just when you thought she couldn't stoop any lower..

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6036125/Sky-News-presenter-Kay-Burley-BBC-DJ-Liz-Kershaw-Twitter-spat-women-wearing-burqa.html

"Sky News presenter Kay Burley has been slammed on social media for dragging burned veteran Simon Weston into the burqa row during an interview with Tory MP Andrew Bridgen.


Comparing the Falklands War hero with a woman who obscures her face by wearing a burqa, she asked Bridgen whether he would be 'offended' if he could not read the veteran's facial expression."

Honestly can't decide whether that woman is monumentally stupid or a highly sophisticated troll.

iamwhoiam

Well done to man she was interviewing who answered her back when caught on the hop . Kay Burley is not worth even getting worked up about , she is a silly immature girl

davo2001

Kay Burley is an attention grabbing fool, plain and simple.

DavidLyons_

She some fcuking moronic dose-bag alright.

Very disrespectful towards Weston.

PlaneSpeeking

davo2001 wrote: »

Kay Burley is an attention grabbing fool, plain and simple.

THE ENTIRE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THE US IS UNDER ATTACK!!!

She'll never live that one down. Not a reporter of any note.

The Backwards Man

Sensationalist Murdoch sycophant versus Maggie war veteran.

Which way will the Mail commenters go?

riffmongous

I think she is a fool in general but it seems like a perfectly valid AH question

Taytoland

It makes me utterly cringe when I see the mainstream pandering to a dress which is utterly ridiculous. Seeing what people look like is a huge part of communication in society. Women being repressed by men who can't bear the thought of another man looking at one of his 5 wives.

All Boris done is just say what millions of people in the UK are thinking when they see it in the street or wherever.

PlaneSpeeking

Taytoland wrote: »

It makes me utterly cringe when I see the mainstream pandering to a dress which is utterly ridiculous. Seeing what people look like is a huge part of communication in society. Women being repressed by men who can't bear the thought of another man looking at one of his 5 wives.

All Boris done is just say what millions of people in the UK are thinking when they see it in the street or wherever.

I cannot abide Boris Johnson but I'm so in his corner on this one.

Why should he apologise ??!!

seamus

I'm sure that sounded like a slam dunk retort in her head. I can see the angle she's going for, but...oh dear.

When a Monumental Idiot meets an Unbelievable Buffoon, anything can happen.

Taytoland

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

Taytoland wrote: »

It makes me utterly cringe when I see the mainstream pandering to a dress which is utterly ridiculous. Seeing what people look like is a huge part of communication in society. Women being repressed by men who can't bear the thought of another man looking at one of his 5 wives.

All Boris done is just say what millions of people in the UK are thinking when they see it in the street or wherever.

I cannot abide Boris Johnson but I'm so in his corner on this one.

Why should he apologise ??!!

He shouldn't and I don't think he will. Theresa May is upset because she knows in 6 months he will have her job and she will be finished.

TheValeyard

Taytoland wrote: »

He shouldn't and I don't think he will. Theresa May is upset because she knows in 6 months he will have her job and she will be finished.

He wont have her job, but i do agree she will probably be gone


I dont think he needs to apologise. Or attend 'cultural awareness' classes as one sky news Interviewe said

PlaneSpeeking

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

He wont have her job, but i do agree she will probably be gone


I dont think he needs to apologise. Or attend 'cultural awareness' classes as one sky news Interviewe said

I deal with lots of students from Middle Eastern countries. They are coming to Ireland and yet we are the ones who have to attend COMPULSORY cultural awareness classes!!!!

Oh and soon there will be sexual consent workshops. Compulsory for all.

Well, unless you claim a religious objection. Hmmm.

Taytoland

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Taytoland wrote: »

He shouldn't and I don't think he will. Theresa May is upset because she knows in 6 months he will have her job and she will be finished.

He wont have her job, but i do agree she will probably be gone


I dont think he needs to apologise. Or attend 'cultural awareness' classes as one sky news Interviewe said

Got as good a chance as anyone which is probably why he said it. A lot of the members will agree with the statement.

jimbev

Taytoland wrote: »

He shouldn't and I don't think he will. Theresa May is upset because she knows in 6 months he will have her job and she will be finished.

I think he would of had her job till this happened

Folkstonian

I understand the role of a good journalist is to momentarily take the position that opposes whoever you are interviewing in order to test the strength and validity of their arguments but... my god Burley appears to be just so bad at it. I’d say the production team had to uncurl their toes after that comparison

super_furry

Another Muslim thread? Obsessed.

TheValeyard

Taytoland wrote: »

Got as good a chance as anyone which is probably why he said it. A lot of the members will agree with the statement.

Bring back David Cameron

The_Kew_Tour

She is the Donald Trump of News Reporting

realitykeeper

Anyone have an opinion about Boris Johnson saying that women in burkas look like letterboxes? I started giving my opinion here but I deleted it because my prejudice was coming through and I try not to be prejudiced.

irishproduce

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

I deal with lots of students from Middle Eastern countries. They are coming to Ireland and yet we are the ones who have to attend COMPULSORY cultural awareness classes!!!!

Oh and soon there will be sexual consent workshops. Compulsory for all.

Well, unless you claim a religious objection. Hmmm.

Basically treating you and other natives like muppets

indioblack

realitykeeper wrote: »

Anyone have an opinion about Boris Johnson saying that women in burkas look like letterboxes?

It's probably best if your a former senior politician, [aspiring senior politician?], not to say it.
"There's nothing in bad taste as long as it's funny". Is that an acceptable stance?

hatrickpatrick

I'm so conflicted about the Burqa. Torn between my libertarian disdain for any rules at all around public dress, and my desire to see deliberately raising children to have sexually or socially repressed personalities and inferiority complexes considered child abuse, religiously motivated or otherwise.

If an adult chooses to wear such garments that's cool, but if the indoctrination into that from adult relatives or educators begins while they're still a kid or teenager, in my view that's just the epitome of the word "vile".

Ipso

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

I'm so conflicted about the Burqa. Torn between my libertarian disdain for any rules at all around public dress, and my desire to see deliberately raising children to have sexually or socially repressed personalities and inferiority complexes considered child abuse, religiously motivated or otherwise.

If an adult chooses to wear such garments that's cool, but if the indoctrination into that from adult relatives or educators begins while they're still a kid or teenager, in my view that's just the epitome of the word "vile".

I was in Heathrow airport a few years ago and there was a girl in a wheel chair wearing one.
Not only had the poor girl to deal with a disability, but had that nonsense forced on her.

realitykeeper

indioblack wrote: »

It's probably best if your a former senior politician, [aspiring senior politician?], not to say it.
"There's nothing in bad taste as long as it's funny". Is that an acceptable stance?

My thoughts exactly. In race relations, sensitivity matters a lot.

razorblunt

She's really fallen away in recent years, Sky News have nowhere near the coverage they once had, a lot of folk got fed up with this kind of stuff in particular.


"Sadness in his eyes" was one of the best things she's ever done though. She was 100% earnest when she said it too.




https://metro.co.uk/2015/11/15/paris-attacks-kay-burleys-tweet-about-a-sad-dog-didnt-exactly-get-the-response-she-hoped-for-5502792/

seamus

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

I'm so conflicted about the Burqa. Torn between my libertarian disdain for any rules at all around public dress, and my desire to see deliberately raising children to have sexually or socially repressed personalities and inferiority complexes considered child abuse, religiously motivated or otherwise.

I think most people are ambivalent about the Burqa to be fair, it's not just you.

On the one hand you don't want to dictate what people to choose to wear, but on the other there's the knowledge that many women don't really have the choice. They may as well be walking around with dog collars on and attached to leads.

One thing we need to get over is any notion that criticism of the Burqa should be avoided. It's weird for me to be on the side of conservative politicians, but he's right. And Johnson is right. Talking to someone whose face is covered, is uncomfortable. Crowds of people with their face uncovered, are disconcerting. Facial expressions are a key component of effective communication, and with that removed, a huge chunk of context and intent is completely lost. You may as well send text messages.

And it's OK to say that, because these people choose to cover their face. So I should be able to say, "It makes me uncomfortable trying to talk to you with that thing over your face", because that's a choice you've made.

And while there's the obvious issue that Muslim women who wear it may be too scared to remove it, that doesn't mean we should suddenly respect it.

Quite the opposite. Feel free to wear it, or insist that your religion needs it. But I'm still going to call it out for the ridiculously anti-social and mysogynystic piece of cloth that it is.

4068ac1elhodqr

Burley (like Bo'Jo' the clown) is a firm believer in 'any publicity is good publicity'.

Lash Into The Pints

The burka should be banned. You want to live in my country? Ok but take your bin liner off.

ohnonotgmail

Lash Into The Pints wrote: »

The burka should be banned. You want to live in my country? Ok but take your bin liner off.

*YAWN*

Taytoland

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

He wont have her job, but i do agree she will probably be gone


I dont think he needs to apologise. Or attend 'cultural awareness' classes as one sky news Interviewe said

I deal with lots of students from Middle Eastern countries.  They are coming to Ireland and yet we are the ones who have to attend COMPULSORY cultural awareness classes!!!!

Oh and soon there will be sexual consent workshops.  Compulsory for all.

Well, unless you claim a religious objection.  Hmmm.

People should refuse to attend such brainwashing classes.

PlaneSpeeking

Taytoland wrote: »

People should refuse to attend such brainwashing classes.

I quite agree but basically the Irish, North American, UK, European etc etc students have no choice.

Now that is discrimination, and it's happening here in Dublin.

Edgware

Lash Into The Pints wrote: »

The burka should be banned. You want to live in my country? Ok but take your bin liner off.

Does the same apply to your pals in the Klan, Donald?

blinding

You come to our country to hide in a Black All-over Shroud . You completely disrespect our culture with this adult Peek a Boo . It should be made plain and simple from the start that if you come here you show your face .

Lash Into The Pints

Edgware wrote: »

Lash Into The Pints wrote: »

The burka should be banned. You want to live in my country? Ok but take your bin liner off.

Does the same apply to your pals in the Klan, Donald?

Are you just pretending to be retarded or are you genuinely challenged?

Under His Eye

I actually agree with Mr Johnson. Screw it. I said it. He is right and many many agree with him.

PlaneSpeeking

Under His Eye wrote: »

I actually agree with Mr Johnson. Screw it. I said it. He is right and many many agree with him.

Did you see the Met were investigating whether what he said became a "hate crime" ?

FFS.

Under His Eye

Madame Commissioner of the MET has said it is not a hate crime.

Lash Into The Pints

Mr Bean is on the side of Boris.

Liberals btfo as usual.

ohnonotgmail

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

Did you see the Met were investigating whether what he said became a "hate crime" ?

FFS.

Under His Eye wrote: »

Madame Commissioner of the MET has said it is not a hate crime.

That was quick

PlaneSpeeking

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

That was quick

To be fair to Cressida Dick she does shoot first and ask questions later.

blinding

Would Sky have a presenter in a Burka / Niqab ?

Would the Public have Trust Issues with someone in a Burka / Niqab as a presenter .

Would they expect to see that Persons Face ?

Hotblack Desiato

seamus wrote: »

They may as well be walking around with dog collars on and attached to leads.

Kinky...

Feel free to wear it, or insist that your religion needs it.

Islam doesn't require it at all - it's just a cultural desire in some very backward societies to treat women like filth.

PlaneSpeeking

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Kinky...



Islam doesn't require it at all - it's just a cultural desire in some very backward societies to treat women like filth.

So true.

Hotblack Desiato

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

To be fair to Cressida Dick she does shoot first and ask questions later.

Just what you'd expect from a... Cressida

Skylinehead

razorblunt wrote: »

She's really fallen away in recent years, Sky News have nowhere near the coverage they once had, a lot of folk got fed up with this kind of stuff in particular.


"Sadness in his eyes" was one of the best things she's ever done though. She was 100% earnest when she said it too.




https://metro.co.uk/2015/11/15/paris-attacks-kay-burleys-tweet-about-a-sad-dog-didnt-exactly-get-the-response-she-hoped-for-5502792/