Laura Whitmore - British Army

gmisk

I was wondering why she was trending on twitter....
Story below...what an eejit...she posted it just after before a message about John Humes passing....

https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/05/laura-whitmore-denies-recruiting-british-army-backlash-podcast-promo-13087116/

Harry Palmr

Had to google Laura Whitmore, or is that Laura Witless?

Anyway, classic twitter storm of non entities bitching.

James Brown

They don't do depth on such things. It's pretty much a veneer of 'girl power!'. She messed up by tweeting about Hume right after what is essentially a promo for the BA. I'd say there was a check list of things to do on social media that day and unfortunately one came after the other. 'Promote new podcast', 'say #soz frowny face for Hume'.

Gatling

So this is the new I'm so offended thread .

Wonder if anyone actually listened to the podcast .

TheValeyard

Gatling wrote: »

So this is the new I'm so offended thread .

Wonder if anyone actually listened to the podcast .

Judging by the tweets in that article, I think that podcast could give me ear cancer

cal naughton

Laura Britmore!

cameramonkey

Gatling wrote: »

So this is the new I'm so offended thread .

Wonder if anyone actually listened to the podcast .

Did you?



I think the fact that it seems to be part of a BA recruitment drive and that hashtags to do with recruitment were present with her tweets has people annoyed. Also the fact she is Tweeting about Hume who was the victim of BA violence and at the same time promoting that same army.

Irishman80

Just passing through to signal my utter outrage at this story. I’m struggling to breathe here. Surely 2020 can’t get any worse.

breezy1985

cal naughton wrote: »

Laura Britmore!

Ha class.

I don't care what she posts as it's just the opinion of an some unqualified celebrity but I just like a good pun

James Brown

Irishman80 wrote: »

Just passing through to signal my utter outrage at this story. I’m struggling to breathe here. Surely 2020 can’t get any worse.

Try relax. It's a discussion/chat forum not the inquisition.

breezy1985

Irishman80 wrote: »

Just passing through to signal my utter outrage at this story. I’m struggling to breathe here. Surely 2020 can’t get any worse.

It's probably the mask 😅

IAMAMORON

Outrageous, I am truly in shock, I have been hyperventilating now for over 5 minutes. They should really tear down a few statues over that one. What a cheeky liddle minx?

I prefer the sandy shade of camouflage myself, far sexier.

Great to see that Lisa Hughes is keeping everyone updated all the same. I don't know what I would have done with my Wednesday otherwise. Thanks Lisa , we all need to be kept in the loop sometimes, you're a bleedin lifesaver so you are, quality journalism again.

suicide_circus

Sure didn't Lotti Ryan do a promo for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a few years back?

ThewhiteJesus

suicide_circus wrote: »

Sure didn't Lotti Ryan do a promo for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a few years back?

her da did one for the colombians

osarusan

Never heard of either of them, happily.

Gatling

cameramonkey wrote: »

Did you?

Tweeting about Hume who was the victim of BA violence and at the same time promoting that same army.

I'm sure he never imagined the level of knicker twisting over a girl and a podcast .


Imagine the many Irish lads and ladies who are currently serving in the BA laughing at the idea of Laura whitmore being the poster girl for BA recruitment drive

expectationlost

If this looked like me trying to recruit people to the army that is not the case at all

Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/05/laura-whitmore-denies-recruiting-british-army-backlash-podcast-promo-13087116/?ito=cbshare

claiming an ad for British army recruitment isn't an ad for British army recruitment is ridiculous

gmisk

expectationlost wrote: »

claiming an ad for British army recruitment isn't an ad for British army recruitment is ridiculous

The #ad.....was a bit of a giveaway....

Whereisgalway

It’s all about the price

Outkast_IRE

Place these so called celebs on a pedestal and this is what you are going to get.
How so many of the masses look up to these people telling them what to wear, who to like, what music to listen to, what to think.

Independent thought is declining by the day.

Ash.J.Williams

that's it Bray is cancelled

James Brown

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

that's it Bray is cancelled

Not the Bumpers!

trashcan

Bowie wrote: »

Try relax. It's a discussion/chat forum not the inquisition.

Nobody expects the inquisition !

BuboBubo

She's some eejit. A very good looking wealthy eejit, but still an eejit.

sydthebeat

Nothing story

Beechwoodspark

An awful gowl and always was

Seamai

Whereisgalway wrote: »

It’s all about the price

Kerching! Whitmore took the queen's shilling a long time ago. Why doesn't she just stop claiming to be Irish and go the whole hog? They can keep the talentless bint.

Edgware

BuboBubo wrote: »

She's some eejit. A very good looking wealthy eejit, but still an eejit.

You'd still give her one

suicide_circus

ThewhiteJesus wrote: »

her da did one for the colombians

Puts an entirely new spin on your username

BuboBubo

Edgware wrote: »

You'd still give her one

Give her what? A kick in the hole perhaps

Edgware

BuboBubo wrote: »

Give her what? A kick in the hole perhaps

Oooooh Matron!

Blanco100

Love how she tried to hide behind her "im all about female empowerment" schtick.

It used to be patriotism that was the last refuge of the scoundrel. Now its whatever buzz social justice issue is "hot right now".

Kudos to the OP, has to be one of the most random thread titles, its asking to be clicked in fairness.

Fann Linn

She should have stayed in the kitchen.

Meeoow

Blanco100 wrote: »

Love how she tried to hide behind her "im all about female empowerment" schtick.

It used to be patriotism that was the last refuge of the scoundrel. Now its whatever buzz social justice issue is "hot right now".

Kudos to the OP, has to be one of the most random thread titles, its asking to be clicked in fairness.

She'll be accepting an OBE next.

beauf

I'm not sure if I'm meant to be outraged or empowered or oppressed or liberated.

JohnnyFlash

I see the poor girl has had her first encounter with the blind hatred from the Shinnerbot army.

https://twitter.com/thewhitmore/status/1291055326138163202?s=21

An inability to use you’re instead of your seems to be common with the majority of them.

Richard Hillman

I love when lefties eat their own. Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside

landofthetree

She lives in the UK and pays taxes to fund the British army.

She made her choices a long time ago.

Don't see the big deal.

Rodney Bathgate

Will she be cancelled by the morning?

landofthetree

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

Will she be cancelled by the morning?

She is 35.


In the ageist world of female TV presenter her time was coming to an end anyway.

fr336

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

Will she be cancelled by the morning?

Can she bring In Love With Myself Island with her?

James Brown

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I see the poor girl has had her first encounter with the blind hatred from the Shinnerbot army.

https://twitter.com/thewhitmore/status/1291055326138163202?s=21

An inability to use you’re instead of your seems to be common with the majority of them.

Obsessed Johnny. Somebody in Ireland(?) has issue with British Army shocker. She'll get great mileage out of this and has turned it around. Almost like it was planned *wink*

Signore Fancy Pants

Laura Whitmore.

Two words that mean absolutely nothing to me. One of the least important things to ever come out of Ireland.

the purple tin

Signore Fancy Pants wrote: »

Laura Whitmore.

Two words that mean absolutely nothing to me. One of the least important things to ever come out of Ireland.

She matters to you not a whit :pac:

expectationlost

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I see the poor girl has had her first encounter with the blind hatred from the Shinnerbot army.

https://twitter.com/thewhitmore/status/1291055326138163202?s=21

An inability to use you’re instead of your seems to be common with the majority of them.

she'll use impolite (to say the least) attacks to justify her decision to be involved in recruiting for the British Army while pretending she wasn't involved in recruiting for the British Army

Rodney Bathgate

the purple tin wrote: »

She matters to you not a whit :pac:

No more, no less?

Mysterypunter

Strange to waste time on irrelevant things, this girl appears to have a lack of understanding of how the British army are perceived. I am from Ireland and lived in the UK and some of the military jingoism was over the top. I pointed out that one of them who was bitching about his mate being killed in Iraq was in the wrong game if he wanted a long life, and said to him that if you are in the army you are trained to kill, and up against trained killers. The British are hypocritical when they are killed, but think nothing of knocking off a few natives. They have a fine record of fighting sticks and stones with tanks and guns, and like to be the ones doing the bullying. They celebrate world war 2 because its the only time they won a war as an underdog, but the British are well known as the bully boys of the world, and for an Irish person to associate with and promote them does show a lack of awareness, but to expect a dolly bird off the TV to know any better is probably giving her too much credit, as there may not be much between the ears in this case. She lives there and works there, and probably got a few quid for it, money overrides principle for a lot of people, also rich of her to talk about gender equality when she only got a TV job because she is a Dollybird. More important things in life for sure, but she is an influence on young kids, God help them.

breezy1985

Mysterypunter wrote: »

Strange to waste time on irrelevant things, this girl appears to have a lack of understanding of how the British army are perceived. I am from Ireland and lived in the UK and some of the military jingoism was over the top. I pointed out that one of them who was bitching about his mate being killed in Iraq was in the wrong game if he wanted a long life, and said to him that if you are in the army you are trained to kill, and up against trained killers. The British are hypocritical when they are killed, but think nothing of knocking off a few natives. They have a fine record of fighting sticks and stones with tanks and guns, and like to be the ones doing the bullying. They celebrate world war 2 because its the only time they won a war as an underdog, but the British are well known as the bully boys of the world, and for an Irish person to associate with and promote them does show a lack of awareness, but to expect a dolly bird off the TV to know any better is probably giving her too much credit, as there may not be much between the ears in this case. She lives there and works there, and probably got a few quid for it, money overrides principle for a lot of people, also rich of her to talk about gender equality when she only got a TV job because she is a Dollybird. More important things in life for sure, but she is an influence on young kids, God help them.

I was living in London when Lee Rigby was killed and the English were shocked and appalled. I had to keep reminding them that the country is at war and British soldiers are flying to countries to kill the native soldiers so cant cry now when it happens the other way round

Edgware

She will be fine after a good crying session with Ryan Turniphead on the Late Late show

Mysterypunter

breezy1985 wrote: »

I was living in London when Lee Rigby was killed and the English were shocked and appalled. I had to keep reminding them that the country is at war and British soldiers are flying to countries to kill the native soldiers so cant cry now when it happens the other way round

That is pretty much the nail on the head, they are getting as bad as the USA for glorifying war. That was a shocking killing, but was just an example of the boot being on the other foot. I object to vast amounts being spent on war, and military forces, when there are children starving, and people on the poverty line, I couldn't justify it under any circumstances.

smurgen

No one should be promoting the British Army. The poor British folk that sign up for the Army to secure a trade or cheap education don't really have a clue what's in store for them. Using a celeb/influencer to add gloss to one of the darkest institutions in history is disgusting.