Would she have got away with calling her

[Gibbon]

BBC News - The rules of speech crime



a twat ?

[doodab]

Probably. But should she?

[SupremeSpod]

I heard this on the News yesterday.

I didn't know that it was an offensive term until it was explained.

Btw, does this make Obama a coconut? Black(which is debatable) on the outside but white on the inside?

[Mich the Tester]

Turkish Delight. Brown on the outside, reddish pink on the inside.

[Gibbon]

Probably. But should she?

I'm not trying to say whether she should be it's the woolly lines that are drawn to who decides when a comment is deemed offensive.

[SupremeSpod]

I'm not trying to say whether she should be it's the woolly lines that are drawn to who decides when a comment is deemed offensive.

The recipient of the comment - Shirley?

[Mich the Tester]

The recipient of the comment - Shirley?

No, Shirley's quite thick skinned; she needs to be.

[Moscow Mule]

She obviously had a crap barrister. Poor woman.

[Gibbon]

The recipient of the comment - Shirley?

Agreed in principle but how do you decide how to legislate it.

[SupremeSpod]

Agreed in principle but how do you decide how to legislate it.

That's just it, you can't and imo a third party shouldn't.

I say go outside and duke it out.

Simples.