Leo is autistic...allegedly

Kermit.de.frog · 28-01-2020 11:48AM #1

Joe's program has been sorted for today.

A Fine Gael senator and election candidate Catherine Noone called Leo Varadkar autistic yesterday.

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A bit of anger about this from people who have experience with this.

Should she step down?

golfball37 · 28-01-2020 11:50AM

Ah ffs. I am no FG fan but I get what she was trying to say here. Its not meant to be disrespectful to anyone who has austism, rather Leo shows the traits of someone with same.

mloc123 · 28-01-2020 11:50AM

"Can you give me some other examples of offensive words... which I could record you saying, please"

Fr_Dougal · 28-01-2020 11:51AM

Where’s my snow, Kermit?

keano_afc · 28-01-2020 11:53AM

This woman is a walking calamity. Quite unbelievable that FG thought she made sense as an election candidate.

She has a woke pass though, so I doubt there's going to be too much of a fuss made.

Whestsidestory · 28-01-2020 11:54AM

How on earth can she be a public representative..constant attention seeking

GLaDOS · 28-01-2020 11:54AM

Of all the words to use as an example she went for the N word :pac:

Donutz · 28-01-2020 11:54AM

golfball37 wrote:

Ah ffs. I am no FG fan but I get what she was trying to say here. Its not meant to be disrespectful to anyone who has austism, rather Leo shows the traits of someone with same.

It's a kick in the teeth though for people fighting for better services and a better general understanding of what autism actually is, then an FG candidate with aspirations of governing this country comes out with an absolute ignorance of autism.

irishgeo · 28-01-2020 11:54AM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Joe's program has been sorted for today.

A Fine Gael senator and election candidate Catherine Noone called Leo Varadkar autistic yesterday.

A bit of anger about this from people who have experience with this.

Should she step down?

Denied saying it until the recording was mentioned. Ha

Feisar · 28-01-2020 12:00PM

The mind boggles!

Kermit.de.frog · 28-01-2020 12:02PM

When I read the article I thought she said nutter not the other n word!

Bizarre choice that is unlikely to go unremarked on.

Marhay70 · 28-01-2020 12:04PM

That's just offensive to people with autism, autistic people can't help how they are. Varadkar, on the other hand works hard at being an 18 karat prick.

gmisk · 28-01-2020 12:04PM

Do you think she hung up after the call to clear things up and thought....phew that went well!

Yurt2 · 28-01-2020 12:07PM

What was she on about with the N-word stuff?

As someone else alluded to, she built up enough political capital with the 'amazing brave hun' crowd via a few set-piece performances in the Seanad around the time of the 8th referendum.

She also has the classic Fine Gael smugglepuff 'to the manor born' air that a lot of their TDs have.

Water John · 28-01-2020 12:07PM

One has to be more careful nowadays, but a minor hiccup. Many would say Dev and David Trimble would be in the same category.

givyjoe · 28-01-2020 12:07PM

mloc123 wrote: »

"Can you give me some other examples of offensive words... which I could record you saying, please"

What a complete and utter brain donor. Having already been recorded saying stupid ****, she goes on to spout further stupid ****, again, while being recorded.

Kieran_M · 28-01-2020 12:07PM

"My comment likening him to someone with a neurodevelopmental disorder that 1 in 156 children in Ireland are diagnosed with was taken out of context"

givyjoe · 28-01-2020 12:08PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

When I read the article I thought she said nutter not the other n word!

Bizarre choice that is unlikely to go unremarked on.

She said nagger :pac:

An Ri rua · 28-01-2020 12:11PM

golfball37 wrote: »

Ah ffs. I am no FG fan but I get what she was trying to say here. Its not meant to be disrespectful to anyone who has austism, rather Leo shows the traits of someone with same.

So if she said he is extremely sociable but not very bright and struggles with basic problems, should she not step down also?
She should step down as she's unfit for office. Even in clarifying her remarks, she showed she has little nous. Who needs her in office??

Always Tired · 28-01-2020 12:12PM

Been trying to think how can the n word be used out of context.

"Which n***er took the last biscuit?"

marieholmfan · 28-01-2020 12:12PM

GLaDOS wrote: »

Of all the words to use as an example she went for the N word :pac:

But that is a word that no one should use! Didn't Mary O'Rourke say it a few years ago? Enda used it in a joke!

elefant · 28-01-2020 12:12PM

golfball37 wrote: »

Ah ffs. I am no FG fan but I get what she was trying to say here. Its not meant to be disrespectful to anyone who has austism, rather Leo shows the traits of someone with same.

We're going so far the other way with people determined to scorn anything they think is 'snowflake' behaviour that blatantly offensive and harmful statements like this one are defended with an 'ah ffs'.

A public representative, in particular, really shouldn't just go around saying whatever they feel like as long as they're apparently doing so without bad intentions.

marieholmfan · 28-01-2020 12:14PM

elefant wrote: »

We're going so far the other way with people determined to scorn anything they think is 'snowflake' behaviour that blatantly offensive and harmful statements like this one are defended with an 'ah ffs'.

A public representative, in particular, really shouldn't just go around saying whatever they feel like as long as they're apparently doing so without bad intentions.

I think it ties in with the Paddy Holohan stuff (his was worse) if you're a Senator or a TD or even a counsellor THINK before you speak!

golfball37 · 28-01-2020 12:14PM

An Ri rua wrote: »

So if she said he is extremely sociable but not very bright and struggles with basic problems, should she not step down also?
She should step down as she's unfit for office. Even in clarifying her remarks, she showed she has little nous. Who needs her in office??

She meant his empathy skills, don't deflect. The voters will have their say on her ultimately. If the Twitter nazis had their way nobody would be allowed stand for election.

Mrs OBumble · 28-01-2020 12:15PM

Marhay70 wrote: »

That's just offensive to people with autism, autistic people can't help how they are. Varadkar, on the other hand works hard at being an 18 karat prick.

How do you know that he's not on the spectrum?

odyssey06 · 28-01-2020 12:15PM

Oh dear the parachute candidate just punctured...

Tacitus Kilgore · 28-01-2020 12:17PM

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

How do you know that he's not on the spectrum?

Do you think it would be an acceptable comment to make if he was?

An Ri rua · 28-01-2020 12:17PM

elefant wrote: »

We're going so far the other way with people determined to scorn anything they think is 'snowflake' behaviour that blatantly offensive and harmful statements like this one are defended with an 'ah ffs'.

A public representative, in particular, really shouldn't just go around saying whatever they feel like as long as they're apparently doing so without bad intentions.

As a Man thinketh, so is he. She has revealed that she's not fit for real office, but only the bastardised Dail creche (Seanad).

DarTipp · 28-01-2020 12:18PM

what she said was stupid and also in trying to explain herself as well, FG and leo are scoring a lot of own goals in this election , I don't think her and leo get on anyway even before this !

marieholmfan · 28-01-2020 12:21PM

An Ri rua wrote: »

As a Man thinketh, so is he. She has revealed that she's not fit for real office, but only the bastardised Dail creche (Seanad).

Rubbish. She was asked for an example of something unacceptable and provided it. She's not in my constituency and I've decided NOT to give FG or FF a preference this time but normally I would be giving her a preference.

Edgware · 28-01-2020 12:22PM

She probably attended the same F.G. P.R. workshop as Bailey, Verona Murphy, "Fornication" Mulherrin and Kate O Connell

Leo is autistic...allegedly

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