What's Jennifer Carroll MacNeill so happy about?

bo0li5eumx12kp

https://twitter.com/CarrollJennifer/status/1305917588661325828

How can anyone grin at a time like this?

We're in the grips of a global pandemic, yellowstone park is about to blow and there are a multitude of extinction inducing meteors hurtling toward planet earth, even as we speak.

I'm like Joe Pesci,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T84RXHhL7sc

"How can you grin!?"

ted1

WTF are you on about.

Poor_old_gill

This post is worrying

Hodors Appletart

twisted knickers over someone smiling

never change boards.ie never change

She's mad looking..

daheff

What's in the background??

JohnnyFlash

And they say cannabis is harmless.

AllForIt

Do TD's normally take pics of themselves writing tweets and attach it to the tweet.

https://twitter.com/CarrollJennifer/status/1305917588661325828

suicide_circus

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

And they say cannabis is harmless.

No, they say its armless.

It has no arms.

Alias G

The réal question is what is the OP so miserable about?

Gregor Samsa

daheff wrote: »

What's in the background??

The outside.

Or so I’m told, I’ve never been there.

bobbyy gee

she's grinning because i accepted her facebook friend request

Richard Hillman

She got herself a very well paying pensionable job purely for the fact that she wasn't Maria Bailey or Mary Mitchell O'Connor and the people of Dun Laoghaire wanted a FG Representative. I'd be happy too.

Rodney Bathgate

AllForIt wrote: »

Do TD's normally take pics of themselves writing tweets and attach it to the tweet.

https://twitter.com/CarrollJennifer/status/1305917588661325828

Do you think she took the picture herself?

Acosta

Janelle Scary Rink wrote: »

https://twitter.com/CarrollJennifer/status/1305917588661325828

How can anyone grin at a time like this?

I'd be grinning too if I was a TD and totting up my expenses for the month.

alias no.9

It's just the modern interpretation of the news clip of Mary Harney answering the telephone in her office when everyone knew there was no one calling.

Acosta

alias no.9 wrote: »

It's just the modern interpretation of the news clip of Mary Harney answering the telephone in her office when everyone knew there was no one calling.

Irish Pictorial Weekly used these old clips perfectly

https://youtu.be/fEv2kFlJlCM

AllForIt

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

Do you think she took the picture herself?

It's possible. 3 or 10 second delay.

Why is it always 3 or 10 second delay on cameras btw, anyone know?

bo0li5eumx12kp

Richard Hillman wrote: »

She got herself a very well paying pensionable job purely for the fact that she wasn't Maria Bailey or Mary Mitchell O'Connor and the people of Dun Laoghaire wanted a FG Representative. I'd be happy too.

This pretty much answers my question.

She put the hustle on the electorate and now she's got the grin.

Okay people, mystery solved.

retalivity

Isnt she already loaded, married to some rugby/developer lad?

Rodney Bathgate

retalivity wrote: »

Isnt she already loaded, married to some rugby/developer lad?

Former Goldman Sachs director (and former rugby lad), a bit older that she is.

Rodney Bathgate

AllForIt wrote: »

It's possible. 3 or 10 second delay.

Why is it always 3 or 10 second delay on cameras btw, anyone know?

Unlikely that she’d go to the bother of a camera with a stand etc.

You don’t think it is far more likely that someone else took the photo using a mobile phone?

NIMAN

Not out swimming with Leo today?

Rodney Bathgate

She’s on Radio Nova at the moment

Tombo2001

a bunch of male commentators bashing a female politician for no good reason.....just another day on boards.ie

Poor_old_gill

This thread is both weird & worrying.

People having a pop at someone's personal life for no reason- why are we even discussing her?

Some people on here have serious issues

Tombo2001

Poor_old_gill wrote: »

This thread is both weird & worrying.

People having a pop at someone's personal life for no reason- why are we even discussing her?

Some people on here have serious issues

The issue for me is not 'some people' - its the culture which has been allowed develop on this website.

I dont like using cliches, but toxic male masculinity describes it well.

Mostly male commentators, and mostly male moderators (as far as I can see) leading to a culture where lad jokes and misogyny are accepted and not challenged....which in turn freezes women out of the conversation, and makes women targets.

I've seen it so many times on this website, whether its women on TV (e.g. Joanne Cantwell hosting the Sunday Game), female politicians (e.g. this thread), women on the radio .....its just caustic.

But of course.....this is the internet, get over it......they'll tell you.

Notably, this discussion falls within a category called 'Social and Fun'. And yes, for some people this type of thing is Fun.

I asked a question yesterday - what is the gender balance of moderators on boards. The post was deleted, by a moderator called Mike.

Mad_maxx

Deleted User wrote: »

She's mad looking..

beautiful woman

jimgoose

Mad_maxx wrote: »

beautiful woman

Fine-looking lady. Clever too. Why shouldn't she look happy?

Redgirl82

I see the heat is getting to the Sinn Fein supporters again

smurgen

Redgirl82 wrote: »

I see the heat is getting to the Sinn Fein supporters again

No even as an anti FG pro SF I have no idea what the point of this is. Woman sitting at desk shocker!

Redgirl82

smurgen wrote: »

No even as an anti FG pro SF I have no idea what the point of this is. Woman sitting at desk shocker!

She isn’t hanging a “trycolour” off her head so that’s a problem

Fred Cryton

She'll do well once Leo gets back in as Taoiseach. She's ambitious, making plenty of media appearances and knows her stuff. And most importantly, a woman. She could well have a senior cabinet post in 2023.

blanch152

Fred Cryton wrote: »

She'll do well once Leo gets back in as Taoiseach. She's ambitious, making plenty of media appearances and knows her stuff. And most importantly, a woman. She could well have a senior cabinet post in 2023.

She has impressed me every time I have heard her.

blanch152

Poor_old_gill wrote: »

This thread is both weird & worrying.

People having a pop at someone's personal life for no reason- why are we even discussing her?

Some people on here have serious issues

There are a number of posters with an irrational hatred of Fine Gael, going beyond any normality, some of them with a peculiar fetish for Leo.

super_furry

Jesus this is just creepy.

Rodney Bathgate

blanch152 wrote: »

There are a number of posters with an irrational hatred of Fine Gael, going beyond any normality, some of them with a peculiar fetish for Leo.

There was a lad on here who went by Leo Varadkars partners name for a long period of time. Very creepy.

blanch152

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

There was a lad on here who went by Leo Varadkars partners name for a long period of time. Very creepy.

You do have to wonder about the mental health of posters creating threads like this and behaving in the way you describe. I just hope they get the help they need.

Errashareesh

Deleted User wrote: »

She's mad looking..

Eh, she's really really not.

What a bizarre whiny thread about nothing. Most people here think that though - it's only a tiny few getting bothered by... whatever it is they're making themselves get bothered by (fancying her, I assume).

markodaly

Tombo2001 wrote: »

a bunch of male commentators bashing a female politician for no good reason.....just another day on boards.ie

This.... so this.

It is no wonder there are so few female politicians when the 'best and brightest' of boards.ie land start these type of threads.

I am sure the usual 'crew' will be around soon, to add their unique insight.

ok, ok lads

its not like the male tds get kid glove treatment is it

yeah its a pointless, dumb thread. isnt that enough without a crusade an all on top?

bo0li5eumx12kp

Ya'll are seeing this through the wrong end of the lens.

.....

We're hard on her, cause we know we can expect more from her.

Females in politics is a wonderful thing, but like every authority figure, they need a little feedback to keep them (and their intentions and their policies) above board.

Errashareesh

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Nothing bizarre about it, culture of toxic masculinity on this website that repeats itself over and over and over in different guises.....and my take is that this is something that the people who run the website either dont give proper attention to, or are happy to live with.

To my knowledge, the company Boards.ie has 5 directors, all male.

If it was 5 directors, all female, my guess is that this crap wouldnt be tolerated.

Honestly, as a woman with zero tolerance for misogyny, I think Boards is grand. It used to be far worse - a disgrace at times - it's SO much better these days. Yeah there is a minority on After Hours, Current Affairs and The Gentlemen's Club but you'll always get those. Vast majority don't care about whether they're male or female if giving someone a hard time.

And most are critical of this strange thread.

Errashareesh

Janelle Scary Rink wrote: »

Ya'll are seeing this through the wrong end of the lens.

.....

We're hard on her, cause we know we can expect more from her

I'd thoroughly agree... if I knew what you're being hard on her about.

Redgirl82

Errashareesh wrote: »

I'd thoroughly agree... if I knew what you're being hard on her about.

This phrase comes to mind
“Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”

Tork

I've seen better threads started at 2am in After Hours by drunk people.

"good looking and successful woman is happy"

That's The correct thread title

bo0li5eumx12kp

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

"good looking and successful woman is happy"

That's The correct thread title

She has the smug look of someone with ace up their sleeve, or that knows how to shoot a good bottom deal on the card deck.

I guess that Pesci clip was more appropriate that I thought.

"This is national policy and well being of a nation your at the helm of now sweetie - quit ****ing around - we can do that later when your husbands out golfing - but when you're on the job, FOCUS"; if I was her right hand boy toy, that's what I'd be whispering in her ear.

Galwayguy35

Tombo2001 wrote: »

The issue for me is not 'some people' - its the culture which has been allowed develop on this website.

I dont like using cliches, but toxic male masculinity describes it well.

Mostly male commentators, and mostly male moderators (as far as I can see) leading to a culture where lad jokes and misogyny are accepted and not challenged....which in turn freezes women out of the conversation, and makes women targets.

I've seen it so many times on this website, whether its women on TV (e.g. Joanne Cantwell hosting the Sunday Game), female politicians (e.g. this thread), women on the radio .....its just caustic.

But of course.....this is the internet, get over it......they'll tell you.

Notably, this discussion falls within a category called 'Social and Fun'. And yes, for some people this type of thing is Fun.

I asked a question yesterday - what is the gender balance of moderators on boards. The post was deleted, by a moderator called Mike.

The only person I hear using the phrase toxic masculinity is Roe McDermott, it makes you sound like a man hater.

Errashareesh

Redgirl82 wrote: »

This phrase comes to mind
“Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”

Yep!