[Closed] Calm Down Dear

He really can't help himself, can he? You can take the boy out of Eton, but you'll never take Eton out of the boy.....

non story. Move along please.

She should have just got up and kneed him in the balls. Guaranteed MP for life then 🙂

he wasn't quoting anybody.

he was being a patronising twunt because he'd quite clearly lost his temper.

a full and frank apology should hellp him not to appear that he holds at least 50% of the population in contempt.

non story. Move along please.

I disagree. It demonstrates the PM to be the smug, patronising and sexist git we all knew him to be.

Sure, he'll laugh about it with his chums, but people like my wife - a smart, educated woman who might just vote Tory - will note this down as a serious black mark, even though you might not. In any case, I'll make sure she sees this clip, really make the point that Cameron's a tosser, and that's one vote lost.

Thanks Dave, you're doing my job for me....just keep on spouting rubbish and we'll all see you for what you really are

non story. Move along please.

There are clearly worse things happening in the world, but it's refreshing that just every so often, he reminds us what a post coital penis he really is.

EDIT: Check out how uncomfortable Clegg looks behind him. 😐

Perhaps she should have calmed down a little, instead of bouncing around like a sugar fuelled whining harpie in the houses of parliament?

balls was 'outraged'

Hmm, considering he couldn't even get his own wife to take his name on marriage (ahem, Yvette Balls :wink:) I don't think he's the most 'clapham omnibus' of onlookers 😆

Indeed - to quote ED: [i]'If I had ever said "calm down, dear" to Yvette at home, she'd have clocked me one"[/i]

Which shows who wears the trousers in that house, and indeed, I'm concerned about the tacit acceptance of domestic violence as part of a normal relationship!

This doesn't make politics look good...

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In comparison British politics looks very civilised.

Hmm, considering he couldn't even get his own wife to take his name on marriage

My wife's kept her own name. Should I have made her take mine? Or do you think that women should be subservient and just do what hubby tells them to do?

Perhaps she should have calmed down a little, instead of bouncing around like a sugar fuelled whining harpie in the houses of parliament?

The only harpie I noticed bouncing around was the Tory bitch behind Dave.

You could see he was embarrassed at his own guffaw a few seconds afterwards. Very unparliamentary of him. No great surprise though.

Or do you think that women should be subvervient and just do what hubby tells them to do?

Clearly our flaccid prime-minister does. 😐

who gives a ****.

I've got nothing against the guy for being posh or rich, I don't agree with a lot he is doing but I rather he was in charge that the ****less windbags that make up labour

My wife's kept her own name. Should I have made her take mine?

Well, I'd say that in most relationships, she'd actually want to! maybe you need to MTFU and then she'd be proud to bear your name! 😉

Or do you think that women should be subservient and just do what hubby tells them to do?

Mr Cameron not the only person being a sexist wotsit... 🙄

nothing changes much

yep nothing changes the boys club still patronise women and think they should know their place very sad last century never mind this

Yeah, absolutley right Junky - I mean, its not like the Tory party have ever given us a woman leader or Prime Minister, unlike the progressive and equality loving Labour Party...

Do you think that its acceptable for a woman to assault her husband because he's said something that offended her

Yes.

Do you?

a woman leader

She's not a proper woman though. But at least she took her husband's name.

progressive and equality loving Labour Party...

Oh. Erm.

Yes.

Do you?

No, I don't think that domestic violence is an acceptable part of any loving relationship Elfin - woman or man!

Not a fan of positive discrimination then flashy? Nah, didn't think so. You'd probably struggle to understand the concept.

Oh ok you're right.

No it's not acceptable!

Down with this sort of thing!

How terrible.

Mr Cameron not the only person being a sexist wotsit

It demonstrates the PM to be the smug, patronising and sexist git we all knew him to be

the reality is that half the journo's are on holiday the other half co-opted onto the Royal Wedding "background" stories, it's a slow day for news anyway so it's an easy padder.

If you hold the same views as Harriet Harperson you'll be disgusted, if you don't you'll wonder why he doesn't SKY+ and FFWD through all the adverts

Clearly a non-story. And since when was telling someone to calm down patronising? And how was it sexist? The term "dear" can be used to anyone male or female, and telling someone to calm down is a perfectly reasonable thing to do if they're uncalm?

coffeeking, any-one tells me to calm down dear in *that* sort of voice will get a punch in the goolies. ('cause it would only be a bloke)

It's patronising, it's meant to be patronising, and it's only said by patronising old men.

looking at the faces of women on both sides of the house it wasn't just harman who was pissed off
while the Tory front bench were gafawwing
sexism is obviously just as acceptable to the Tory boys as it is with some on here

since when was telling someone to calm down patronising?

patronising
1. Treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority.

HTH

Emsz, calm down dear!

*pulls pants down and does the "Woo-Hoo" thing*

(only joking)

Clearly it was said in a tosspot patronising tone. If you can't see that...

Oi, Emsz!

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😀

(Puts on cricket box..)

patronising
1. Treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority.

HTH

What makes you assume he feels superior? Doesn't that mean that any act of apparent kindness from someone is patronising if they person they are talking to could be perceived to be inferior in ANY way at all? You talk some twaddle.

coffeeking, any-one tells me to calm down dear in *that* sort of voice will get a punch in the goolies. ('cause it would only be a bloke)

It's patronising, it's meant to be patronising, and it's only said by patronising old men.

Well I disagree, and I'm not even remotely sexist. I think it's clearly a bunch of whining idiots taking things in the worst possible context because it suits their purpose. If you're so outraged by this sort of thing that you'd punch someone in the goolies for it (hypothetically or otherwise) I'm surprised you've got this far in life without having a breakdown.

You talk some twaddle.

And you'd know!

And oi, Effin, what's with the cricket box? Softie!! 😀

I had to go and do the washing up.

LOLing at all the usual suspects.

let it go Coffee king

And you'd know!

Aye, takes great skill to develop my level of twaddle talking!

let it go Coffee king

I was never holding on to anything? Anyway, couldn't that advice be considered slightly patronising also? Hypocrisy all round eh!

it was an act of kndness as he was concerned for her well being then Oh ffs dont be so daft
We could debate other examples if you are really confused between patronising and kindness but I think we can safely assume it was a put down of some sort. Certainly the Tory MPs recognised this as demonstrated by their laughter which is not a typical response to an act of kindness
And you accuse me of talking twaddle 😯 [ I do but not this time]
EDIT: No you seem to have grasped it well done

I'm surprised you've got this far in life without having a breakdown.

And you accuse me of talking twaddle [ I do but not this time]

I have to take the limelight from you once in a while. I like playing devils advocate - shoot me 🙂

EDIT: No you seem to have grasped it well done

There was no hint of concern there, just a statement of opinion.

He is a patronising smug twunt.

But it isn't about his school or his education (two mates who went to the former - and I went to his uni college) - it is about his inability to stop being a slimy unctuous little toad. But he'll realise this was an own-goal.

shoot me

😆

My wife's kept her own name. Should I have made her take mine?

Well, I'd say that in most relationships, she'd actually want to!

My wife kept her surname, as did quite a few of our friends. In fact I've yet to hear a compelling argument for the woman having to change her name. If the love of your life asked to to take her name, what would you do?

My wife was quite eager to be able to introduce herself as Mrs Darcy 🙂

i thought it was great actually - shows they're all just as sarcastic and the rest of us, good on him

She should have just got up and kneed him in the balls

Beaucoup de lolage 🙂

For the hard of thinking, asking someone to calm down in a patronising way implies that their grievance is not important. Which means that their point of view is inconsequential, and that's a very big insult. The addition of 'dear' on the end said by a man to a woman also reinforces the dominant position of men of yesteryear which is EXTREMELY insulting to a modern woman, especially one who's been fighting all their life against exactly this kind of crap. It's about as insulting as you can possibly be.

It's meant to be a debating chamber not a bitch fight.

Personally I suspect that he didn't realise the above, because he's not that bright or sensitive - rather he was simply continuing to act the way his peers and associates have always acted.

maybe you need to MTFU and then she'd be proud to bear your name!

I really hope this is entirely a joke...

I agree with molgrips. I formed the opinion that Cameron was an arse on meeting him momentarily, he made my skin crawl. That impression has stuck with me, and the sight of his horrid, shiny guffawing face on the tellybox gives me the willies. That's not really an issue however, nor is his being a vaguely patronising arse.