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8. British media are reporting a bullshit "controversy." So what.

Reply to grossproffit (Reply #6)

Fri Nov 3, 2017, 04:48 PM

Nov 2017

It's what they do, and what our media do as well. The Sun headline was still deceptive. The intent was to make it appear that Harman was making an antisemitic joke with antisemitic intent -- and you put it up here without context. I happen to think that antisemitism in the Labour Party is a real issue, but this is spurious bullshit.

The fact that she said that the interviewer would find it funny -- that's something that she should apologize about. But hardly a pressing issue for the Jewish group.

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Labour MP Harriet Harman recounts vile 100 Jews in a mini joke live on BBC TV [View all] grossproffit Nov 2017 OP

Not even a little funny. Unless you are an anti-semitic fascist. Nitram Nov 2017 #1

I'm having trouble following MosheFeingold Nov 2017 #2

An explanation: 11cents Nov 2017 #3

I don't know about RW MosheFeingold Nov 2017 #7

She said that Andrew Neil would find it was "perfectly alright." The problem with her "joke"... grossproffit Nov 2017 #4

Harman is distinctly not one of those responsible for that 11cents Nov 2017 #5

This is being reported on throughout Britain. Telegraph, Huffpost, Guardian, Express, etc. grossproffit Nov 2017 #6

British media are reporting a bullshit "controversy." So what. 11cents Nov 2017 #8