Ireland's loolaa's are offended by a Santa and the unicorns tea towel

klaaaz · 01-12-2018 08:50PM #1

The lunatic fringe which is now lead by Gemma O'Doherty are offended at TK Maxx for selling a tea towel which says Santa is Fake and Unicorns are Real. It seems that the slogan offends the religious tradition of Xmas in their eyes :rolleyes:
https://ibb.co/w78dsHz

Are you also offended by the slogan, are you upset by what's written on a tea towel ? :pac:

TightyWhiteys · 01-12-2018 08:52PM

Transgenderism?? Am I missing something!?

NIMAN · 01-12-2018 08:54PM

Think thats bad, an Ohio radio station has decided not to play the Xmas favourite "Baby Its Cold Outside" as it (supposedly) advocates date rape.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46413209

01-12-2018 08:55PM

klaaaz wrote: »

The lunatic fringe which is now lead by Gemma O'Doherty are offended at TK Maxx for selling a tea towel which says Santa is Fake and Unicorns are Real. It seems that the slogan offends the religious tradition of Xmas in their eyes :rolleyes:
https://ibb.co/w78dsHz

Are you also offended by the slogan, are you upset by what's written on a tea towel ? :pac:

She missed the tinfoil Santa hats on adjoining shelf.

Cheshire Cat · 01-12-2018 08:56PM

I'm far too busy to be offended just for the sake of it.

c.p.w.g.w · 01-12-2018 08:56PM

Clearly unicorns are fake, and Santa is real...It's a fcuking joke

P_1 · 01-12-2018 08:58PM

ODoherty is a racist, homophobic, anti choice, anti traveller, TERF who is also anti vax. Best to be ignored

DavidLyons_ · 01-12-2018 08:59PM

The world seems to be full of cnuts..... on both sides.

To be fair, regardless of your religious affiliation Christmas and Santy should be a fcuking absolutely joyous occasion for a child.

lawred2 · 01-12-2018 09:00PM

Well that's a total tosspot of a product...

klaaaz · 01-12-2018 09:04PM

TightyWhiteys wrote: »

Transgenderism?? Am I missing something!?

Apparently, they killed Santa by knocking him off his sleigh using a flying unicorn!

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 01-12-2018 09:08PM

This will confuse some people because THIS outrage is being lead by not-a-liberal, AFAIK. Will those who can never wait to complain about liberal snowflakes being outraged object to this person being outraged?

klaaaz · 01-12-2018 09:58PM

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

This will confuse some people because THIS outrage is being lead by not-a-liberal, AFAIK. Will those who can never wait to complain about liberal snowflakes being outraged object to this person being outraged?

I dunno, this is AH. Where is the outrage to counter act the outrageous?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 01-12-2018 10:02PM

klaaaz wrote: »

The lunatic fringe which is now lead by Gemma O'Doherty are offended at TK Maxx for selling a tea towel which says Santa is Fake and Unicorns are Real. It seems that the slogan offends the religious tradition of Xmas in their eyes :rolleyes:
https://ibb.co/w78dsHz

Wrong.

TightyWhiteys wrote: »

Transgenderism?? Am I missing something!?

Yes.

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

I'm far too busy to be offended just for the sake of it.

Correct.

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Clearly unicorns are fake, and Santa is real...It's a fcuking joke

Not sure.

P_1 wrote: »

ODoherty is a racist, homophobic, anti choice, anti traveller, TERF who is also anti vax. Best to be ignored

No.

DavidLyons_ wrote: »

The world seems to be full of cnuts..... on both sides.

To be fair, regardless of your religious affiliation Christmas and Santy should be a fcuking absolutely joyous occasion for a child.

Abso-****ing-lutely....

lawred2 wrote: »

Well that's a total tosspot of a product...

... case in point.

DS86DS · 01-12-2018 10:03PM

When will TK Maxx be releasing their "Muhammad is fake and Unicorns are real" tea towel?

orourkeda1977 · 01-12-2018 10:04PM

klaaaz wrote: »

The lunatic fringe which is now lead by Gemma O'Doherty are offended at TK Maxx for selling a tea towel which says Santa is Fake and Unicorns are Real. It seems that the slogan offends the religious tradition of Xmas in their eyes :rolleyes:
https://ibb.co/w78dsHz

Are you also offended by the slogan, are you upset by what's written on a tea towel ? :pac:

How does santa and unicorns tie in with the religious tradition?

I understand that atheists think god is probably santa for adults but seriously.

orourkeda1977 · 01-12-2018 10:05PM

DS86DS wrote: »

When will TK Maxx be releasing their "Muhammad is fake and Unicorns are real" tea towel?

I'll buy that one

Ted_YNWA · 01-12-2018 10:06PM

NIMAN wrote:

Think thats bad, an Ohio radio station has decided not to play the Xmas favourite "Baby Its Cold Outside" as it (supposedly) advocates date rape.

Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer promotes drink driving.

Zorya · 01-12-2018 10:07PM

I thought the problem was that the towel says Santa is fake, or some such, and it's written in a public place. Which is pretty mean to small children who can read, to be fair. I'm not big into over-hyping Santa but a bit of magic and mystery in childhood is worth preserving.

One eyed Jack · 01-12-2018 10:08PM

klaaaz wrote: »

The lunatic fringe which is now lead by Gemma O'Doherty are offended at TK Maxx for selling a tea towel which says Santa is Fake and Unicorns are Real. It seems that the slogan offends the religious tradition of Xmas in their eyes :rolleyes:
https://ibb.co/w78dsHz

Are you also offended by the slogan, are you upset by what's written on a tea towel ? :pac:

How do you make that out? I’ll admit I don’t know who the woman is, looked her up -

O'Doherty highlighted issues in the investigation into the 1985 death of Fr. Niall Molloy. Her work led to the reopening of that case. According to O'Doherty, the priest's murder 'exposed a cover up of staggering proportions involving several institutions of the State and the Catholic Church.'

Doesn’t appear as though she is particularly enamoured with defending religion?

Am I offended by “what’s written on a tea towel” as you put it? Nope, and I’m still not offended in the slightest now that I’m aware she is referring to the gender unicorn and how the unicorn as been co-opted as a symbol of the trans movement. Now that I am aware of the association though, it does beg the question as to why a group claiming that they are authentic either men or women would claim that something which is entirely imaginary would best represent their cause?

Twenty Grand · 01-12-2018 10:09PM

Lads, it's Saturday night.

Have you nothing better to be doing?

skooterblue2 · 01-12-2018 10:11PM

P_1 wrote: »

ODoherty is an anti traveller.

That is true but who isnt, has never met a traveller.

Signore Fancy Pants · 01-12-2018 10:12PM

Twenty Grand wrote: »

Lads, it's Saturday night.

Have you nothing better to be doing?

Theres a queue for yer aul wan.

We post on boards to pass the time.

LOL

skooterblue2 · 01-12-2018 10:15PM

Chewbacca wrote: »

Theres a queue for yer aul wan.

We post on boards to pass the time.

LOL

Are you going to be long? I dont mean to be pushy but myself and the girl friend are watching reruns of the toy show and she popped out to put on the kettle during the break

Signore Fancy Pants · 01-12-2018 10:17PM

skooterblue2 wrote: »

Are you going to be long? I dont mean to be pushy but myself and the girl friend are watching reruns of the toy show and she popped out to put on the kettle during the break

I just left the queue, the midgets are in there doing their '7 dwarfs' routine again.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 01-12-2018 10:18PM

Zorya wrote: »

I thought the problem was that the towel says Santa is fake, or some such, and it's written in a public place. Which is pretty mean to small children who can read, to be fair. I'm not big into over-hyping Santa but a bit of magic and mystery in childhood is worth preserving.

Tbh, as a child I heard from various sources that Santa wasn’t real but I still believed in him because I wanted to. I just dismissed all those sources. It’s impossible to completely shield kids from sources that say he’s not real.

The towel is mean but something to be angry at or outraged by? Nah.

skooterblue2 · 01-12-2018 10:19PM

Chewbacca wrote: »

I just left the queue, the midgets are in there doing their '7 dwarfs' routine again.

Sorry you missed it but she is going to be tag matched by Snow white and the Big bad wolf if you are interested?

DS86DS · 01-12-2018 10:20PM

I can picture this been the new must-have in the home of any sneering Liberal Hipster. After all, what better way to prepare a pot of Skinny Lattes for your equally sneering friends than to bring to the pot to the table covered in a towel denigrating Western and Christian traditions.

All the while, you and your fellow Liberal Hipster friends in all of their glorious smugness can sneer at all those foolish parents who get the kids to leave out biscuits for Santa under the tree.

nthclare · 01-12-2018 10:20PM

Let's not mentioned the fuppin atheists on boards.ie who haven't a problem ruining kid's classrooms Christmas by telling them to go into school and tell their friends santys not real.

Hard to believe it, but it's true..

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 01-12-2018 10:21PM

It has nothing to do with religion nor transgenderism but have TK Maxx no cop on? It's a joke but it's not the store to have it in; too many children about for that. Leave the kids a bit of the magic for a few years. It doesn't warrant outrage just a roll of the eyes.

One eyed Jack · 01-12-2018 10:21PM

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

This will confuse some people because THIS outrage is being lead by not-a-liberal, AFAIK. Will those who can never wait to complain about liberal snowflakes being outraged object to this person being outraged?

She appears to be someone who is quite anti-establishment, a defining characteristic of a liberal mindset -

AN award-winning Irish investigative journalist was made redundant shortly after approaching the home of Garda commissioner Martin Callinan, seeking to confirm he had speeding penalty points wiped out.

The story behind the compulsory redundancy of Irish Independent senior features writer Gemma O’Doherty has so far been ignored by Ireland’s newspapers and RTÉ - a move that has brought condemnation from journalists at top British and international publications.

A report on O’Doherty’s removal went viral on Wednesday after Roy Greenslade blogged about it in his Guardian column. This followed a report in the Phoenix magazine on the issue.

In his lead-in to the article, the veteran journalist said: “O’Doherty’s paper was ‘appalled’ at her making the approach [to Callinan’s home] without first informing her bosses.”

The editor in chief of the Dublin based Independent titles is Stephen Rae, a former editor of the Garda Review magazine, who at the time of O’Doherty’s approach, was editor of The Irish Independent.

Source: British media reacts strongly as leading Irish journalist Gemma O'Doherty forced out of job

It appears in this instance she is challenging the establishment of identity politics, and given some of the responses in this thread already so far, she may well have ruffled a few feather boas.

lawred2 · 01-12-2018 10:21PM

... case in point.

Say what?

Ireland's loolaa's are offended by a Santa and the unicorns tea towel

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