Al Porter Scandal

Arghus · 08-04-2019 01:41AM

To be honest I don't know what he's definitely guilty of apart from being crushingly annoying and about as funny as a car crash - and that's enough in and of itself to hope that we never hear or see from him again.

RabbleRouser2k · 08-04-2019 06:41AM

I think he redemption story isn't going as well as he'd like-he didn't get big supporters coming out going 'good on ya Al'-for example, even Rory Cowan stayed away.

I think he's probably gone off angry that his 'Redemption Arc' 2.0 didn't get picked up by much of the mainstream media-a few tabloids, but mostly friends.
RTE didn't wanna know, Virgin Media 1 didn't wanna know, and even Xpose probably won't report on it.

He had the regular joe soaps out in full force for him, but everyone else sodded off.

Even that picture of him sitting at his laptop did more damage than good.

Woke Hogan · 08-04-2019 06:41AM

I’m not a big fan of him either it has to be said from what I saw of him on The Late Late. He has a style of humour that’s very popular in Dublin: lewd innuendo, cackling, and references to places in Dublin. The latter being something people from the capital find endlessly fascinating for some reason.

Beechwoodspark · 08-04-2019 08:31AM

1 thing I’ve noticed is most of his twitter supporters are women-rough estimate 90percent women.

Would they be so quick to support a straight man facing similar allegations but against women?

Just wondering what ppl think.

08-04-2019 08:42AM

ObamaIsBlack wrote: »

Welp, he just deleted all tweets from the past 2 weeks. Guilt?

Only saw this this morning. Very strange.

Guilt!? more likely that he and his PR manager realized his tweets weren't having the desired impact.

He had retweeted a number of posts from this thread, edited to suit his agenda.

It was clear what was happening: a PR stunt to re-frame himself as a victim.

And for him to be seen as a victim, someone needed to take on the role of baddie. This is where the retweeting of negative boards.ie posts came in. The so-called internet trolls (i.e. anyone who doesn't pat him on the back for being a brave little fella) were being cast as the baddies in this.

This would've suited RTE's agenda too because usually any form of criticism whatsoever about them online is attributed to "keyboard warriors" and such (just listen to Tubridy for example)

salmocab · 08-04-2019 08:59AM

Woke Hogan wrote: »

I’m not a big fan of him either it has to be said from what I saw of him on The Late Late. He has a style of humour that’s very popular in Dublin: lewd innuendo, cackling, and references to places in Dublin. The latter being something people from the capital find endlessly fascinating for some reason.

Classy, using this as a reason to have a pop at Dublin, now this may shock you but I don’t know a single Dub that thinks he’s anything other than an unfunny clown who mistakes loud for funny. Obviously some people for whatever reason enjoyed him but if you think they were only dubs then your wrong beyond belief.

Mrsmum · 08-04-2019 09:10AM

salmocab wrote: »

Classy, using this as a reason to have a pop at Dublin, now this may shock you but I don’t know a single Dub that thinks he’s anything other than an unfunny clown who mistakes loud for funny. Obviously some people for whatever reason enjoyed him but if you think they were only dubs then your wrong beyond belief.

Actually I'd say his fan base even in Dublin was very limited, but to be fair I'd be fairly certain that before he became headline news for scandal, if you mentioned his name to most people outside of Dublin, they wouldn't have a clue who he was.

Woke Hogan · 08-04-2019 09:10AM

salmocab wrote: »

Classy, using this as a reason to have a pop at Dublin, now this may shock you but I don’t know a single Dub that thinks he’s anything other than an unfunny clown who mistakes loud for funny. Obviously some people for whatever reason enjoyed him but if you think they were only dubs then your wrong beyond belief.

Well I don’t want to take this thread off topic, so let’s agree to disagree. I personally believe that the vast, vast majority of his fans were from Dublin, and so were any of his post-scandal apologists.

Beechwoodspark · 08-04-2019 09:13AM

It appears to me his career plan was to get established here but then target the Uk market

salmocab · 08-04-2019 09:14AM

Mrsmum wrote: »

Actually I'd say his fan base even in Dublin was very limited, but to be fair I'd be fairly certain that before he became headline news for scandal, if you mentioned his name to most people outside of Dublin, they wouldn't have a clue who he was.

He was well known for being on the Telly and the radio, his reach was through those mediums, it was inexplicable why he was on them but he wasn’t known through any particular Dublin centric medium.

Fr_Dougal · 08-04-2019 09:49AM

His PR team have obviously told him ‘too soon’. Hopefully he’ll crawl back under the stone he has been hiding under and stay there.

The Talking Bread · 08-04-2019 09:50AM

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Well I don’t want to take this thread off topic, so let’s agree to disagree. I personally believe that the vast, vast majority of his fans were from Dublin, and so were any of his post-scandal apologists.

The vast vast majority of the population is from Dublin.....(compared to other counties) Being from Dublin and a lot of material aimed at him being from Tallaght obviously he will attract more attention to folk familiar with the area

salmocab · 08-04-2019 09:56AM

The Talking Bread wrote: »

The vast vast majority of the population is from Dublin.....

Not quite but your point is valid. I don’t think he was anymore popular in Dublin than anywhere else, obviously numbers wise there are more Dubs that like him but that’s based on there being more Dubs.
I’ve never heard a single person I know have a good word about him and I’m talking pre the scandal, the media loved him as he was loud, it’s the same reason Jason Byrne gets work.

08-04-2019 10:03AM

donkeykong5 wrote: »

Hes saying on Twitter how great he found pieta house.

Pieta house might find their income donation plummet.

Ash.J.Williams · 08-04-2019 10:09AM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

It appears to me his career plan was to get established here but then target the Uk market

Yeah he was heading for mcintire territory I thought or camp presenting jobs...

Theres no way he's getting redemption until he confronts the issues

Muahahaha · 08-04-2019 10:15AM

Cienciano wrote: »

Thing is, I don't think he can make a comeback. His type of humour won't go down well at all after doing what he did. He can't make the usual sexual innuendo jokes any more. If he was an actor in fair City or some shít he might get away with it. But not when his entire person revolves around sexual innuendo

yeah thats his main problem, his sexual innuendo act is stale and tired and that matched with his busy hands does not sit well with people.

If he has any comeback it will be limited to pantos, variety shows and opening supermarkets. There is no way Today FM or RTE or any other national media are going to take another chance on him. In fact perhaps his best hope is to head to the UK and try to build a profile there.

Anyway what was said in the deleted tweets last night?

drongadoir · 08-04-2019 10:23AM

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

His PR team have obviously told him ‘too soon’. Hopefully he’ll crawl back under the stone he has been hiding under and stay there.

I have to say I absolutely hate his comedy but I find the scandal fairly over blown. Unless you can prove the allegations.

drongadoir · 08-04-2019 10:24AM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Yeah he was heading for mcintire territory I thought or camp presenting jobs...

Theres no way he's getting redemption until he confronts the issues

There is some indication that formal apologies on social media make things worse.

08-04-2019 10:27AM

drongadoir wrote: »

I have to say I absolutely hate his comedy but I find the scandal fairly over blown. Unless you can prove the allegations.

Hasn't he more or less admitted publicly he's a bit of an octopus?

drongadoir · 08-04-2019 10:30AM

Augeo wrote: »

Hasn't he more or less admitted publicly he's a bit of an octopus?

I don't know.

I met a few gay men like that in college who thought it was funny to grope other men. As unpleasant as it was I am not sure Id want there careers ruined over it.

08-04-2019 10:48AM

drongadoir wrote: »

I don't know.

I met a few gay men like that in college who thought it was funny to grope other men. As unpleasant as it was I am not sure Id want there careers ruined over it.

Careers aside that's sexual assault.

padd b1975 · 08-04-2019 10:51AM

drongadoir wrote: »

I don't know.

I met a few gay men like that in college who thought it was funny to grope other men. As unpleasant as it was I am not sure Id want there careers ruined over it.

I've met countless gay men who are the complete opposite.
They think nothing of cuddling up-groping if I'm honest-to women they've only just met.

strange behaviour.. .

Ursus Horribilis · 08-04-2019 10:51AM

Augeo wrote: »

Hasn't he more or less admitted publicly he's a bit of an octopus?

Sort of. All dressed up so that his apology isn't really an apology at all.

Cienciano · 08-04-2019 11:50AM

BettePorter wrote: »

He's his own worst enemy. Who is advising him? If he just came out on the likes of late late (not with tubs tho) and said look I'm feckin eejit with a few drinks and I've seriously
****ed up. No jokes ... no innuendo ...Ive just read the situs way wrong and acted completely out of order . He'd be better served than all this going to ground then spouting the victim ****e every few months then deleting and disappearing again. Rinse repeat. Come out and say you ****ed up . Not this mealy mouthed ****e.

As far as I remember some of the allegations were during work, he cannot blame a few drinks on it.

drongadoir wrote: »

I have to say I absolutely hate his comedy but I find the scandal fairly over blown. Unless you can prove the allegations.

He has admitted it.

Laois_Man · 08-04-2019 11:52AM

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

His PR team have obviously told him ‘too soon’.

I doubt he can afford a PR team!

gmisk · 08-04-2019 11:52AM

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

Sort of. All dressed up so that his apology isn't really an apology at all.

In keeping with his flamboyant persona.....or some such crap.
It was the definition of a non apology.

Also as a gay man I can safely say myself and none of my friends think it is funny or normal behavior in any way to grope another person.....despite what some of the other posts here are saying.

Cienciano · 08-04-2019 11:58AM

gmisk wrote: »

In keeping with his flamboyant persona.....or some such crap.
It was the definition of a non apology.

Also as a gay man I can safely say myself and none of my friends think it is funny or normal behavior in any way to grope another person.....despite what some of the other posts here are saying.

He'll come out with "I'm sorry if anyone was offended". That's the ultimate non apology

RocketRaccoon · 08-04-2019 11:59AM

Aww was the poor mite mentioning us on his twitter? He must have mentioned me but I didn't get to see it, anyone got any screen grabs?

Al, when you read this then feel free to PM me hun. I'll even give you my twitter handle so we can discuss your disgusting actions publicly if you wish.

drongadoir · 08-04-2019 11:59AM

gmisk wrote: »

Also as a gay man I can safely say myself and none of my friends think it is funny or normal behavior in any way to grope another person.....despite what some of the other posts here are saying.

I think you are overstating it. I know I wasn't implying that.

gmisk · 08-04-2019 12:04PM

drongadoir wrote: »

I think you are overstating it. I know I wasn't implying that.

You said the below...if I took you wrong I apologise...but I thought your comment was pretty clear? What were you implying?

I've met countless gay men who are the complete opposite.
They think nothing of cuddling up-groping if I'm honest-to women they've only just met.

strange behaviour.. .

Al Porter Scandal

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