John Connors is a bit of a wanker

rustynutz · 12-04-2018 4:14pm

blue note wrote: »

I said a fair chance. As in two people of equal ability going for the same role - do they have a 50% chance of getting a job? No, they don't. It's dramatically lower I would say. If they want to be tax paying, respected members of society they have to do much more than the vast majority of the country.

And there is a reason why the vast majority of bar owners wouldn't employ a traveller, because of past experiences with travellers, it's a viscous cycle, and one that travellers have no interest in getting off. I think most people, if they saw a traveller, or anyone, trying to better themselves, they would give them a chance. Travellers don't seem interested in helping themselves, and why would they? Never have to work a day in their lives, above the law, every social welfare support they could ask for.

Anyway, back to John Conors, I liked him in love hate, thought he was shocking bad in cardboard gangsters, and think like a lot of Z list celebs he should stay off Twitter, before he started telling us what he really thought I thought he was one of the travellers I mentioned above that wanted to better himself and help break the cycle.

mikemac2 · 12-04-2018 8:29pm

Blames the state and society (you the taxpayer) at every opportunity

Admits he left school early for no other good reason than peer pressure

SEPT 23 1989 · 12-04-2018 8:47pm

I didn't hand over money to go and see that film specifically because he was in it

Birneybau · 12-04-2018 8:57pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I didn't hand over money to go and see that film specifically because he was in it

Why did you then?

JP Liz V1 · 12-04-2018 10:10pm

I would love to see him test his acting ability and play against type i.e not playing himself

Heebie · 12-04-2018 10:25pm

TomSweeney wrote:

I reckon his next role will be some type of scumbag criminal character ... just a hunch ...

Did you see his film "Breathe" ?
If not, do.

Irish Guitarist · 12-04-2018 10:28pm

Heebie · 12-04-2018 10:34pm

Omackeral wrote:

Brilliant?! Not a chance. It's got a wafer thin plot and sub par actors. It's alright I suppose but brilliant?! No way. It's very by the numbers.

I think it seemed like a look at the type of choices young people face in certain areas.
Sometimes the point of a film isn't to tell a good story, but to tell a real one.
It felt like a real story to me.
(Don't confuse real with true, please)

pleas advice · 12-04-2018 11:32pm

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

**** off ****

I'm starting to like this guy

Roger Hassenforder · 13-04-2018 12:52am

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I would love to see him test his acting ability and play against type i.e not playing himself

He played a fantastic Hamlet 4 years ago in the Abbey. Critically acclaimed. Rave reviews

Gorgeousgeorge · 13-04-2018 12:55am

He is not a bit of a wanker, he is, imo a monumental wanker.

13-04-2018 12:58am

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

He played a fantastic Hamlet 4 years ago in the Abbey. Critically acclaimed. Rave reviews

"With such dexterity to incestuous sheets!
It is not, nor it cannot come to good."

fantastically suited to the part.

padd b1975 · 13-04-2018 1:46am

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

He played a fantastic Hamlet 4 years ago in the Abbey. Critically acclaimed. Rave reviews

His King Lear was not so well received.

"Yer the king of dog's ****e!!" opined one colourful critic on social media.

13-04-2018 7:30am

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

He played a fantastic Hamlet 4 years ago in the Abbey. Critically acclaimed. Rave reviews

Are they going to do the sequel?

"Rosencrantz and Pajo Ward are dead"

Roger Hassenforder · 13-04-2018 7:39am

glasso wrote: »

Are they going to do the sequel?

"Rosencrantz and Pajo Ward are dead"

Theyre currently casting for a Juliet for his Romeo
Louise O'Neill is tipped to get the nod.

13-04-2018 10:07am

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Theyre currently casting for a Juliet for his Romeo
Louise O'Neill is tipped to get the nod.

She'd make a better mad Ophelia really

whisky_galore · 13-04-2018 10:42am

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

He played a fantastic Hamlet 4 years ago in the Abbey. Critically acclaimed. Rave reviews

Art thou partial to dags?

Summer In the City · 14-04-2018 2:07am

_Dara_ wrote: »

I wasn't aware you had to be convicted of a crime for people to think you're a gob****e.

There is a thing called context. You don't get it. Like a 4 year old. This is my problem with threads like this.

Summer In the City · 14-04-2018 2:12am

_Dara_ wrote: »

I wasn't aware you had to be convicted of a crime for people to think you're a gob****e.

There is a thing called context. You don't get it, like a 4 year old. This is my problem with threads like this.

After Hours used to be decent a decade ago but now it's crawling with the spud version of the worst type of irish Daily Mail commenter.

Stonedpilot · 14-04-2018 2:17am

John Connors is a pretty self pitying sad case chacater.

Makes acting career based on his niche of being a traveller indeed plays many travellers (love/hate)

yet whinges incessantly on being judged as a traveller.

ugh.

weldoninhio · 14-04-2018 1:32pm

Summer In the City wrote: »

After Hours used to be decent a decade ago but now it's crawling with the spud version of the worst type of irish Daily Mail commenter.

I remember when all this was fields. :rollseyes:

EIREDriver · 17-04-2018 1:48am

Thread title = biggest understatement of 2018?

Omackeral · 17-04-2018 9:37am

EIREDriver wrote: »

Thread title = biggest understatement of 2018?

Sorry about that friend.

sbsquarepants · 17-04-2018 10:34am

ibarelycare wrote: »

He’s a massive wanker with a massive chip on his shoulder.

He’s a typical traveller who thinks he and his ilk are victimised by the rest of the country.

He makes a living by portraying travellers in movies and tv shows. Every character he plays is a scumbag who adds nothing to society. Hmmmm....

I believe the theatre lovies call it playing to type:D

Connors is a wankbag, plain and simple. He's not even much of an actor, in fact I'd go so far as to say he's fairly shíte.

garbo speaks · 17-04-2018 10:39am

John will be a terrific romantic lead when he gets to Hollywood...

sbsquarepants · 17-04-2018 10:41am

She's way too old to be the bride, she'd never pass for 16 ffs!

Gravelly · 23-05-2018 11:11am

This is hilarious:

Shocked Traveller actor John Connors, 28, says he’s being hit by ‘tsunami of racism’ and is now online hate target after announcing his support for Eighth Amendment

Like many a darling of the left before him, John has discovered that, when they turn on you, they turn on you bad.

Imagine the head scratching and twitter discussions that must have gone on in "liberal" circles when he "came out" as to whether they should attack him, or put it down to his culture, before they finally decided to go Full Nazi on him. God I love liberals

Fr_Dougal · 23-05-2018 11:14am

Gravelly wrote: »

This is hilarious:

Shocked Traveller actor John Connors, 28, says he’s being hit by ‘tsunami of racism’ and is now online hate target after announcing his support for Eighth Amendment

Like many a darling of the left before him, John has discovered that, when they turn on you, they turn on you bad.

Imagine the head scratching and twitter discussions that must have gone on in "liberal" circles when he "came out" as to whether they should attack him, or put it down to his culture, before they finally decided to go Full Nazi on him. God I love liberals

Very insensitive of John Connors to use a term where almost 300k people died in South East Asia to describe some online abuse.

Shame on you, JC, shame on you.

punisher5112 · 23-05-2018 11:14am

What a tool....

whisky_galore · 23-05-2018 11:14am

Gravelly wrote: »

Imagine the head scratching and twitter discussions that must have gone on in "liberal" circles when he "came out" as to whether they should attack him, or put it down to his culture, before they finally decided to go Full Nazi on him. God I love liberals

Indeed. The self-labelled 'liberals' are only liberal and tolerant when your view aligns with theirs...

DickSwiveller · 23-05-2018 11:19am

Just look at the intolerant ideologues attacking him on twatter. God, I hope No wins just to see the meltdown on twatter.

RobertKK · 23-05-2018 11:36am

Everyone is right and wrong on certain issues, for me he is right on the current issue and it is intolerable people who are targeting him for having an opinion they disagree with.

M.Cribben · 23-05-2018 11:50am

whisky_galore wrote: »

Indeed. The self-labelled 'liberals' are only liberal and tolerant when your view aligns with theirs...

The referendum thread on AH is a shining example of this.
People who are concerned about the 12 week proposal in draft legislation, or express even the slightest concern for the unborn are immediately outnumbered about 10:1 and accused of being evil women hating monsters. No room for rational and reasoned debate with hardcore "liberals".

Red_Wake · 23-05-2018 11:51am

Who would have thought a group of people with families the size of amazonian tribes would be opposed to abortion.

suicide_circus · 23-05-2018 11:58am

He looks older than 28

punisher5112 · 23-05-2018 12:12pm

suicide_circus wrote: »

He looks older than 28

28 stone must be.... They probably mixed it up....

humberklog · 23-05-2018 12:14pm

If he was that interested in the life of babies he could start closer to home and consider why travellers infant mortality rate is 3•5 times the general population and what could be done to sort that abysmal situation out.

DickSwiveller · 23-05-2018 12:15pm

humberklog wrote: »

If he was that interested in the life of babies he could start closer to home and consider why travellers infant mortality rate is 3•5 times the general population and what could be done to sort that abysmal situation out.

Maybe he does. Do you know him personally?

humberklog · 23-05-2018 12:19pm

DickSwiveller wrote: »

Maybe he does. Do you know him personally?

I do.

I have never heard him or read of him addressing that depressing statistic and have rarely heard traveller rep groups address it in any meaningful way.

Stonedpilot · 23-05-2018 12:22pm

James Cameron is brining him back in Terminator.

Interesting fact on John Connor and Terminator.
The character is very loosely based on Jesus Christ.JC initials. Salvation of humanity. Saves the World etc

Gravelly · 23-05-2018 12:32pm

Stonedpilot wrote: »

James Cameron is brining him back in Terminator.

Interesting fact on John Connor and Terminator.
The character is very loosely based on Jesus Christ.JC initials. Salvation of humanity. Saves the World etc

He will destroy Skynet by robbing all the copper wire supplying it with power.

razorblunt · 23-05-2018 12:44pm

Gravelly wrote: »

He will destroy Skynet by robbing all the copper wire supplying it with power.

Come with me if you want to live steal some bread from an Aldi.

Birneybau · 23-05-2018 12:45pm

Stonedpilot wrote: »

James Cameron is brining him back in Terminator.

Interesting fact on John Connor and Terminator.
The character is very loosely based on Jesus Christ.JC initials. Salvation of humanity. Saves the World etc

Exactly how stoned of a pilot are you?

Ush1 · 23-05-2018 12:54pm

Stonedpilot wrote: »

James Cameron is brining him back in Terminator.

Interesting fact on John Connor and Terminator.
The character is very loosely based on Jesus Christ.JC initials. Salvation of humanity. Saves the World etc

Jesus also had a cyberdyne systems model 101 protect him for a while as a teenager.

WHIP IT! · 23-05-2018 12:58pm

Ush1 wrote: »

Jesus also had a cyberdyne systems model 101 protect him for a while as a teenager.

Holy f*ck that made me laugh

punisher5112 · 23-05-2018 1:00pm

I'll be back.....

wexie · 23-05-2018 1:09pm

humberklog wrote: »

and what could be done to sort that abysmal situation out.

Wouldn't take much of a genius would it? Improve hygiene, nutrition, education, healthcare.

Kinda all of the things that the rest of society has done over the past however many years which caused the infant mortality rate to drop for the rest of us.

According to this article the infant mortality rate for travelers is 12/1000

which would (roughly) correspond to the same number for the rest of society over 30 years ago....

https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/ireland/mortality-rate

Technocentral · 23-05-2018 1:26pm

JohnFalstaff wrote:

Substituting the terms shines a light on the underlying message. What era would the post evoke if the word 'travellers' was replaced with 'Jews'?

JohnFalstaff wrote:

"The majority of travellers blacks contribute nothing to Irish society. They fought to be seen as a minority yet argue that theyâ€™re not treated as equals. The ratio of criminals to law-abiding citizens in the travelling black community is exponentially larger than in the settled white community. Criminality is largely condoned in their community, they believe they are above the law. Travellers Blacks make up something like 11% of the Irish prison population, yet make up less than 1% of the actual population. Iâ€™ve never spoken to a person about travellers blacks in which they have not had mainly negative experiences of them. True there are some good travellers blacks, but itâ€™s hard not to tarnish them all with the same brush when so many of them are not good."

After Hours attracts tons of Irish far right types, scary.

Hector Savage · 23-05-2018 1:45pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I would love to see him test his acting ability and play against type i.e not playing himself

Exactly, people say he's a great actor !! I'm an oscar winner when it comes to playing myself too !!!

I'd love to see him playing a prosecuting well spoken Lawyer

Omackeral · 23-05-2018 2:46pm

razorblunt wrote: »

Come with me if you want to live steal some bread from an Aldi.

That's fcuking disgusting. Look, I'm all for giving Connors a bit of stick, I started the thread myself but the above is absolute bollocks and way out of order. It was a Lidl.

John Connors is a bit of a wanker

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