The Weekend On One With Brendan O'Connor

generalgerry

God I wish that Louise O'Neill had stayed in studio for this item!

Mav11

generalgerry wrote: »

God I wish that Louise O'Neill had stayed in studio for this item!

That would have been good:D

PieOhMy

This is abysmal

walshb

PieOhMy wrote: »

This is abysmal

Honestly, I can’t take anymore this incessant OTT plugging mental health, not feeling well, ok to not be ok crap..

It’s everywhere you turn..

Someone wanting to tell everyone how they’re feeling now...

Weird!!

Mav11

generalgerry wrote: »

God I wish that Louise O'Neill had stayed in studio for this item!

Actually, I think that they might have got on well. Both seem to share the view that men are "broken" and need to be "fixed".

Awful radio.

Cole

Get that young Kardashian one back on to get the opinions of the young people in the TikTok hise on all of this.

Mav11

"Men utter 7,000 words a day, Women utter 20,000". Seems to support the theory that it is difficult for a man to get a word in edge ways:)

Shelga

Brendan being quite abrupt with this guy who’s on to talk about men’s mental health, compared with Louise O’Neill, whose views on the patriarchy he unquestioningly accepts.

Sick of endless gender politics! Why do we always have to be on one side over the other?

Cole

Shelga wrote: »

Brendan being quite abrupt with this guy who’s on to talk about men’s mental health, compared with Louise O’Neill, whose views on the patriarchy he unquestioningly accepts.

Sick of endless gender politics! Why do we always have to be on one side over the other?

True...although I thought he (and the guest) just kind of took the p1ss out of the whole topic. Almost apologetic for even discussing it...wouldn't be a hint of that if the genders were reversed. "Man up" BOC.

generalgerry

Shelga wrote: »

Brendan being quite abrupt with this guy who’s on to talk about men’s mental health, compared with Louise O’Neill, whose views on the patriarchy he unquestioningly accepts.

I was just going to point out the same contrast. For every remark that the Man Down author made in reference to men having difficulties, the author felt the need to qualify or apologise for what he was saying. And Brendan felt the need to challenge him strongly. No similar qualifications were asked of Louise O'Neill for any of her sweeping statements, and she certainly was not challenged by Brendan.

If the author is going to cover the topic seriously, then he should at least have the courage of his convictions and not feel the need to pander to the PC brigade.

Mav11

Shelga wrote: »

Brendan being quite abrupt with this guy who’s on to talk about men’s mental health, compared with Louise O’Neill, whose views on the patriarchy he unquestioningly accepts.

Sick of endless gender politics! Why do we always have to be on one side over the other?

It seems to me that social narrative is generally becoming more polarized. Any topic BLM/WLM, Male/Female, pro vax/ anti vax etc etc, appears to thrive on extreme positions. The middle ground has by and large, disappeared from social debate! Not sure why, maybe social media???

walshb

walshb wrote: »

Honestly, I can’t take anymore this incessant OTT plugging mental health, not feeling well, ok or be ok crap..

It’s everywhere you turn..

Someone wanting to tell everyone how they’re feeling now...

Weird!!

Actually, I’m feeling ok, at the moment anyway.

Shelga

Shelga wrote: »

Brendan being quite abrupt with this guy who’s on to talk about men’s mental health, compared with Louise O’Neill, whose views on the patriarchy he unquestioningly accepts.

Sick of endless gender politics! Why do we always have to be on one side over the other?

We all need to grow both a pair of tits and balls

riclad

I listened to the item, i did not think it was about mental health.
i Thought it was about his book about mens lives ,as they grow up,get married,have kids ,the pressures of work etc he said woman also have similar problems as men.
He was not being pc.brendan was asking him questions ,i dont think he was being rude or agressive to the author.
i thought the item on tik tok was funny as brendan did not seem to understand the point of tik tok .
it seems like on social media its presumed everyone one must be pro blm,or pro feminist or else you are a savage.

boardise

Mav11 wrote: »

In general I thought that BOC was better today. Less interruptions or maybe better timed. I wonder did somebody have a word in his ear?

As opposed to ...?

boardise

Shelga wrote: »

I cannot stand when she goes on her “the patriarchy has traumatised me, I like all women am only coming to terms with that now, blah blah blah” spiel- speak for yourself Louise, don’t speak for me.

By all accounts, Louise had a happy childhood in a rich and prosperous country. Her desperation to be a victim is so embarrassing to listen to.

But victims are so lovable, so cherishable, so compensatable.
You could spend your whole life trying to make up for the appalling vicissitudes that have befallen them...but of course it would never be enough.
No wonder everyone wants to wear the mantle of victimhood. In the crackpot world of PC it's a blessed state.

boardise

walshb wrote: »

Honestly, I can’t take anymore this incessant OTT plugging mental health, not feeling well, ok to not be ok crap..

It’s everywhere you turn..

Someone wanting to tell everyone how they’re feeling now...

Weird!!

Everyone's either under the weather or over the moon.

Cole

Alison O' Connor...give me patience. So unbearably smug.

Character Building

Cole wrote: »

Alison O' Connor...give me patience. So unbearably smug.

I had a bad feeling before tuning in that she was due an appearance...

Cole

Oh edgy Alison:rolleyes:

Infoanon

Cole wrote: »

Alison O' Connor...give me patience. So unbearably smug.

In fairness she is calling out Leo and his current 's#hit stirring" and MM poor communication.

Dr.Laura is poor and Mark Paul is doing his usual BSing

elperello

As far as I'm concerned A O'C is a consistently reliable guest on this type of show.

Always well briefed and well able to fight her corner.

Cole

Infoanon wrote: »

In fairness she is calling out Leo and his current 's#hit stirring" and MM poor communication.

Just stating the obvious...already done to death during the week.

Character Building

Character Building wrote: »

I had a bad feeling before tuning in that she was due an appearance...

I'm out, can only take so much arrogance, ignorance and misandry in one go.

generalgerry

Alison is like your drunk embarrassing auntie at a wedding.

Infoanon

Cole wrote: »

Just stating the obvious...already done to death during the week.

Needed when you have Mark Paul on.

Suggesting that he is on the front line is incredible arrogance.

Cole

Infoanon wrote: »

Needed when you have Mark Paul on.

Suggesting that he is on the front line is incredible arrogance.

Didn't catch that, but I'd agree.

But I don't she's doing it for Mark Paul. It's just to show us all how informed and straight talking she is...not

Mad_maxx

elperello wrote: »

As far as I'm concerned A O'C is a consistently reliable guest on this type of show.

Always well briefed and well able to fight her corner.

shes an establishment hack of the highest order

generalgerry

You could tell how annoyed Brendan was at the remark. He had that "ffs, you have been long enough doing this to know the rules, but you are deliberately p1ssing all over them to get a bit of controversy".

peterobrien100

generalgerry wrote: »

Alison is like your drunk embarrassing auntie at a wedding.

Perfect summination a fecking car crash all the way !