Twitter ‘storm’ creates news #45633 - Colm o rourke in hot water

Jurgen Klopp · 03-02-2020 05:04PM

TheValeyard wrote: »

Just stick to calling folks cnuts and you'll be grand.

Eh excuse me? You are referring to the slang word for vagina in a disparaging way? You obviously have issues with women you toxic misogynist.

This is another example of far we still have to come to overcome toxic masculinity in our society

jimgoose · 03-02-2020 05:09PM

Better Than Christ wrote: »

Go on then...

Sorry, you don't get to examine me. Just carry one with the Toxic Righteousness.

Muahahaha · 03-02-2020 05:10PM

elefant wrote: »

I honestly didn't even know the term had homophobic connotations. I thought it was just used for slagging someone acting delicate or soft.

Me neither, never knew it was homophobic till I googled it just there and I doubt Colm oRourke did either. Have always associated it with the flower or someone who is a bit soft. If he loses his job as a pundit over this then the world has gone officially mad. Clearly he should have just called them snowflakes :rolleyes:

Junkyard Tom · 03-02-2020 05:14PM

Theatrically effeminate men are annoying though.

LineOfBeauty · 03-02-2020 05:15PM

I'd love to know where some Boardsies work because apparently these workplaces have an awful issue with "virtue-signalling" or "PC culture" they seems to impede these people's freedom of speech on a daily basis. Where I work, or just in general life, I don't think I've ever encountered this problem. You'd swear people are just looking for something to be offended about...like some kind of reverse virtue signalling.

LineOfBeauty · 03-02-2020 05:16PM

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Theatrically effeminate men are annoying though.

Some people might find theatrically masculine men are annoying too.

Better Than Christ · 03-02-2020 05:17PM

jimgoose wrote: »

Sorry, you don't get to examine me. Just carry one with the Toxic Righteousness.

...and you carry on with your toxic incuriousness. Sure you're only hurting yourself.

Bio Mech · 03-02-2020 05:17PM

The term “namby pamby” is actually highly offensive to American ‘Nam veterans who struggled during the war.

Doesn’t matter how he meant it, he needs to be deplored for using an obscure term that someone somewhere might not like. That’s Twitter people. That why I don’t have an account. Cesspit.

jimgoose · 03-02-2020 05:18PM

Better Than Christ wrote: »

...and you carry on with your toxic incuriousness. Sure you're only hurting yourself.

You're disappearing completely up your own arse now.

Bio Mech · 03-02-2020 05:19PM

LineOfBeauty wrote: »

Some people might find theatrically masculine men are annoying too.

Some people just find men annoying. I know a few.

Junkyard Tom · 03-02-2020 05:20PM

LineOfBeauty wrote: »

Some people might find theatrically masculine men are annoying too.

Yeah they're annoying too.

topper75 · 03-02-2020 05:20PM

IAMAMORON wrote: »

What does Namby Pamby mean?

I know what a pansy is,ffs everyone knows that.

Wexford left half forward. Look at him there. Scared to go in under the high ball.

silverharp · 03-02-2020 05:20PM

surely it would be homophobic to get upset by the comment, basically link effeminacy with being gay? when most people don't now

IAMAMORON · 03-02-2020 05:22PM

Toxic Masculinity.

The phrase of the week for sure.

Drumpot · 03-02-2020 05:23PM

This sort of crap is one of the reasons I’m cutting down my online presence which is generally limited to this website as it is (use Facebook really just for work and have never used twitter).

The less you say, the less faux outrage and absolute bullsh*t from stupidly soft people you will have to endure. I get the impression that a lot of people have had either sheltered lives or they’ve learned very bad techniques at dealing with different peoples opinions. I also get the impression that many people are quite parochial in their thinking and lack the capacity for meaningful engagement beyond “you agree with me or I will tell you why you are wrong” .

Everybody is a victim nowadays , you see some people getting more upset sometimes then the people that words have supposedly insulted. And there will always be somebody from a minority taking up the righteous Baton so that online justice can be swiftly bestowed on the wicked tongue of the unclean....

freshpopcorn · 03-02-2020 05:23PM

I'd say the one's who got offended by it never heard of the guy and the only reason they know about it is because they now follow David Gough on Twitter because he's a gay icon now.

Dyr · 03-02-2020 05:29PM

Better Than Christ wrote: »

Pansy - Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.

I'm sure he didn't deliberately set out to say anything homophobic. His comment in its entirety is a good example of toxic masculinity though - the idea that effeminate = inferior. Disappointing attitude from a school principal.

Effeminate is inferior in Gaelic Football, its a manly sport.for toxic males.

Timberrrrrrrr · 03-02-2020 05:59PM

jimgoose wrote: »

Sorry, you don't get to examine me. Just carry one with the Toxic Righteousness.

Oh I'm stealing this for future use :pac:

Better Than Christ · 03-02-2020 06:31PM

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Theatrically effeminate men are annoying though.

LineOfBeauty wrote: »

Some people might find theatrically masculine men are annoying too.

I wonder if it's the theatrical aspect that's annoying - the perceived affectation, rather than the characteristics themselves. Like when you hear an Irish adult going around with a strange nondescript American accent, despite never having lived in America.

mikecope · 03-02-2020 07:54PM

Better Than Christ wrote: »

Pansy - Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.

I'm sure he didn't deliberately set out to say anything homophobic. His comment in its entirety is a good example of toxic masculinity though - the idea that effeminate = inferior. Disappointing attitude from a school principal.

That bolded bit is what surprised me. I checked his wiki entry and as you say he's the principal of a secondary school. I wonder would he use that language at assembly and if he did he probably wouldn't be the principal for very long.

perrito caliente · 03-02-2020 08:56PM

Zero sympathy for this muppet or the legions of people outraged on his behalf in this thread. A grown man/school principle/media personality coming out with **** about "pansies" in this day and age is pathetic.

lawred2 · 03-02-2020 08:59PM

elefant wrote: »

I honestly didn't even know the term had homophobic connotations. I thought it was just used for slagging someone acting delicate or soft.

Yerra pansy boy was always slang for "there's a question mark over dat lad!.. bit too soft for my liking.. maybe he's batting for the other side"

Bit dated a term but hardly something to get all worked up about.. especially in the context of within which it was used.

Don't see why the need to use it at the same time. Surely, saying "it's the physicality that makes the game" would have been sufficient

Girly Gal · 03-02-2020 09:15PM

Hope RTE get rid of him, not because of what he said last night, he's just a terrible pundit and listening to him would put you to sleep, at least Brolly was interesting and passionate about the game.

03-02-2020 09:18PM

Total pc bulls1it as usual, nothing at all wrong with what he said.

super_furry · 03-02-2020 09:42PM

Ah come on now Brolly was a bad Eamon Dunphy tribute act. Pure trolling spoofer.

Girly Gal · 03-02-2020 10:33PM

What does O Rourke bring to punditry. He may be knowledgeable and passionate about the game but it doesn't come across on camera. He always comes across as smug to me, thinks he knows better than everyone else.

kingstevii · 03-02-2020 10:44PM

It's actually a disgraceful tweet by Gough, hugely insulting and inferring that ORourke is homophobic. Whether you like ORourke or not, in the number of years he's been on TV, I've never heard him say anything insulting against any section of society. To now be accused of this is a disgrace. Who'd be a pundit when there's people hanging on your every word, just waiting for you to say something that can be inferred as being prejudiced.

Girly Gal · 03-02-2020 10:51PM

kingstevii wrote: »

It's actually a disgraceful tweet by Gough, hugely insulting and inferring that ORourke is homophobic. Whether you like ORourke or not, in the number of years he's been on TV, I've never heard him say anything insulting against any section of society. To now be accused of this is a disgrace. Who'd be a pundit when there's people hanging on your every word, just waiting for you to say something that can be inferred as being prejudiced.

Agree with you here

BPKS · 04-02-2020 12:07AM

kingstevii wrote: »

It's actually a disgraceful tweet by Gough, hugely insulting and inferring that ORourke is homophobic. Whether you like ORourke or not, in the number of years he's been on TV, I've never heard him say anything insulting against any section of society. To now be accused of this is a disgrace. Who'd be a pundit when there's people hanging on your every word, just waiting for you to say something that can be inferred as being prejudiced.

Looking at his twitter, Gough comes across as a bit of an attention seeker.

Look at me, I'm a gay referee. I'm great. Don't question me or else.......

Having spoken to people who have dealt with him in games I'm not a bit surprised by his tweet today.

Dyr · 04-02-2020 08:25AM

BPKS wrote: »

Looking at his twitter, Gough comes across as a bit of an attention seeker.

Look at me, I'm a gay referee. I'm great. Don't question me or else.......

Having spoken to people who have dealt with him in games I'm not a bit surprised by his tweet today.

Kerry put some media pressure on him and he panicked, did his best to win them an AI final, the man has zero charectar or integrity. Not in any position to criticise a legend like O'Rourke

Twitter ‘storm’ creates news #45633 - Colm o rourke in hot water

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