The sickness of modern life.

The Sun King · 01-12-2015 10:02PM #1

Some of you may have heard about the young girl who sang a song on the Toy Show the other night.

"my little pony,
skinny and bony,
went to the stable,
to die on a table."

Some sections of Irish society were so enraged by this six year olds song, which is as old as the hills apparently, that they took to social media to abuse her and her family.

Her father reported racist and paedophilic remarks being posted about her.

In what world does a six year old singing a song deserve any abuse, never mind abuse of that nature?

When I was young we used to catch worse things by the toe. Meant no harm by it and had no clue what it meant.

Are people so fragile and hypocritical that they will attack a six year old over an imaginary horse? I fear for the future.

kfallon · 01-12-2015 10:03PM

Some people are just absolute thick cúnts!

Sam Kade · 01-12-2015 10:07PM

It's gone from one extreme to the other.

mr.anonymous · 01-12-2015 10:09PM

Complete ignorance regarding the context in which things are said.

A university professor in the USA had to apologise for saying "all lives matter" recently when people were saying "black lives matter" following shootings.

Everyone thinks they have the right to be offended and viciously oppose people who don't think exactly like them. It's frustrating and paralyses debate.

cassid · 01-12-2015 10:10PM

My eldest went to his grand dad to watch the late late and he came back singing that, he was impressed and had the others who fell asleep singing it the next day. Its like yum yum pigs bum cabbage and potatoes, something harmless kids sing

biko · 01-12-2015 10:10PM

http://www.thejournal.ie/my-little-pony-late-late-toy-show-2476074-Dec2015/

I didn't watch the show, cause it's ****, but the abuse seems totally out of proportion. It's just a little girl singing a song.

People are idiots.

Hammer89 · 01-12-2015 10:10PM

The Sun King wrote: »

When I was young we used to catch worse things by the toe. Meant no harm by it and had no clue what it meant.

I love this. Excellent point overall.

fleet_admiral · 01-12-2015 10:11PM

Didnt see the late late toy show but im offended by this. Am I doing this right?

One eyed Jack · 01-12-2015 10:13PM

The Sun King wrote: »

Are people so fragile and hypocritical that they will attack a six year old over an imaginary horse? I fear for the future.

I'm just after reading about that on thejournal.ie. It takes a really special sort to troll someone like that, and that's all it could be, as I don't believe for a minute anyone could seriously be offended by that song sung by a child. I wouldn't even be entertaining their nonsense if I was that child's parent tbh.

They have to be trolling, surely?

Sunnyisland · 01-12-2015 10:14PM

Bring back gaybo

Are you allowed say gay bo now

the evasion_kid · 01-12-2015 10:16PM

fleet_admiral wrote: »

Didnt see the late late toy show but im offended by this. Am I doing this right?

I'm more offended that you're offended...

Fleawuss · 01-12-2015 10:16PM

The sickness of modern life? Apres moi le deluge?

Sam Kade · 01-12-2015 10:17PM

Hammer89 wrote: »

I love this. Excellent point overall.

Catch a n1gger by the toe

waits for backlash

NIMAN · 01-12-2015 10:17PM

No you aren't, and hope you enjoyed Black Friday, cos you won't be allowed to call it by that name ever again.

NIMAN · 01-12-2015 10:19PM

Anonymity is to blame

If your real name was listed beside your posts on boards, twitter, Facebook etc, 90% of this **** would stop overnight

Fleawuss · 01-12-2015 10:23PM

NIMAN wrote: »

No you aren't, and hope you enjoyed Black Friday, cos you won't be allowed to call it by that name ever again.

We certainly won't be allowed call it Good Friday.

smash · 01-12-2015 10:29PM

Kids were singing this song 25/30 years ago too. Or whenever my little pony was invented.

maggiepip · 01-12-2015 10:30PM

No way obviously should a child be getting abuse on social media (in case anyone jumps at me), as in no way, should go without saying, but the lyrics aren't exactly very nice, would the parents not have suggested she sang different words? The not very nice stuff we sang as kids, like the "catch a blank by the toe" were passed down, don't think we actually made them up as kids. Would be more for encouraging a happier version.

Dughorm · 01-12-2015 10:34PM

Is this really a "sickness of modern life"? People have always been insulting and easily offended regardless of the target.

The difference is that it's instant now - in the past I bet many letters written in haste late at night were probably destroyed the following morning when people came to their senses!

PARlance · 01-12-2015 10:34PM

NIMAN wrote: »

Anonymity is to blame

If your real name was listed beside your posts on boards, twitter, Facebook etc, 90% of this **** would stop overnight

Agreed, but all this sh1te is easily avoided too. When it comes to such "news items", I've long since given up on social media, I actively avoid "emotive" online discussions and blank out dumbed down media. It's quite easy to do.

It's only modern life if you want it to be.

One eyed Jack · 01-12-2015 10:37PM

NIMAN wrote: »

Anonymity is to blame

If your real name was listed beside your posts on boards, twitter, Facebook etc, 90% of this **** would stop overnight

I used to believe that too. I guess because I wanted to, but lately it appears evident that people aren't so concerned about anonymity when they're presented with an opportunity to make themselves feel better about themselves among their peers (the fact that their peers are about the same emotional intelligence quotient, completely lacking of empathy for anyone but themselves, is neither here nor there).

People can simply be incredibly cruel sometimes among their own kind.

PolaroidPizza · 01-12-2015 10:42PM

as soon as 1 person gets away with getting a tv broadcast pulled for being 'offended' you've given the green light for every 'offended' idiot and their mother to get every damn thing censored/banned/cancelled.

you can be sure next year that every song will be carefully screened, giving these 'offended' idiots their little victory, sending us further down the rabbit-hole that is suspiciously like an episode of the southpark cartoon.

the brave thing to do is for rte to bring an entire choir of kids singing the same song again next year, but that's not gonna happen.

NIMAN · 01-12-2015 10:44PM

If all this continues at the same pace then I fear to think what social media and the world will be like in 20 years time.

We will spend our waking hours saying nothing to each other, or else apologising for the last thing we said.

One eyed Jack · 01-12-2015 10:45PM

maggiepip wrote: »

No way obviously should a child be getting abuse on social media (in case anyone jumps at me), as in no way, should go without saying, but the lyrics aren't exactly very nice, would the parents not have suggested she sang different words? The not very nice stuff we sang as kids, like the "catch a blank by the toe" were passed down, don't think we actually made them up as kids. Would be more for encouraging a happier version.

Should have stopped there tbh. There really is no excuse, no "buts" or otherwise, for some of the comments, from ADULTS ffs, in that journal.ie article. It's those adults should be ashamed of themselves, their attitude, and their behaviour, though it's unlikely they will ever see the irony in their own stinking attitudes towards other human beings.

You're reading far too much into things if the lyrics of the song are causing you discomfort.

Figbiscuithead · 01-12-2015 10:48PM

My mother always made me say "beany". So there.

SEPT 23 1989 · 01-12-2015 10:52PM

Another world war will put an end to this nonsense

The Sun King · 01-12-2015 10:54PM

Figbiscuithead wrote: »

My mother always made me say "beany". So there.

The Africans were ok in her eyes, eh? But not the damn Mexicans. Classic.

The Sun King · 01-12-2015 10:57PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Another world war will put an end to this nonsense

A war wouldn't put much of a dent in the pacifist, hipster, vegan, conversation killing population. Unless it's fought across the Twitter sphere and the casualties are closed accounts.

ThinkProgress · 01-12-2015 11:04PM

The Sun King wrote: »

Are people so fragile and hypocritical that they will attack

YES!

maggiepip · 01-12-2015 11:08PM

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Should have stopped there tbh. There really is no excuse, no "buts" or otherwise, for some of the comments, from ADULTS ffs, in that journal.ie article. It's those adults should be ashamed of themselves, their attitude, and their behaviour, though it's unlikely they will ever see the irony in their own stinking attitudes towards other human beings.

You're reading far too much into things if the lyrics of the song are causing you discomfort.

I knew there'd be one to jump at me, if you think for one second I was suggesting there was any excuse for online abuse you're very sadly mistaken. But you just had to jump in there didn't you.

StewartGriffin · 01-12-2015 11:09PM

Sam Kade wrote: »

Catch a n1gger by the toe

waits for backlash

That's ok, cos we all know you're black yourself.

You are black aren't you? Am I being a racist calling you black?

:eek:

Of Feck it, I think I've just offended myself. [SELF DESTRUCTS]

I do wonder what will happen to these young sjw folk when they get a bit older though. When they get to their 30's, a bit cranky, less tolerant.

The sickness of modern life.

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