Katie Hopkins has finally been culled by twitter. I’m sure she’ll find a voice somewhere but it’s a start.
About frickin' time! That is a rare beam of sunshine in these gloomy days..
If only they'd cull Trump!
Brilliant. I owe Rachel a pint.
If only they’d cull Trump!
What justification does Twitter give for allowing the fat orange idiot to keep his account?
'It's not against the rules if the president does it' isn't exactly a watertight solid position.
What justification does Twitter give for allowing the fat orange idiot to keep his account?
Entertainment.
He'd probably declare war on them.
Good to know Twitter will be marginally less of a toxic pit of unpleasantness now anyway, still not going on there though.
Entertainment.
Not as entertaining as the ensuing, assumedly televised, meltdown rant/speech if they shut him down. Don't think I would ever get tired of watching that.
Maybe they are waiting until the end of the year.
It calls her "the identity-based hate actor, Katie Hopkins", is that what she was, an actor?
[edit] Unfortunately, I mean 'is'
It calls her “the identity-based hate actor, Katie Hopkins”, is that what she was, an actor?
Sounds like the Edinburgh defence to me....
Sounds like the Edinburgh defence to me….
Sounds more like calling her a racist without calling her a racist. Would she have a case for defamation (or equivalent) if they did? ‘I’m not a racist, as I don’t believe the stuff I write, it’s just for lolz’ type argument.
It calls her “the identity-based hate actor, Katie Hopkins”, is that what she was, an actor?
[edit] Unfortunately, I mean ‘is’
I don't know what the "Edinburgh defence" is, but I seem to recall some US 'Shock Jocks' have claimed to be performance artists in the past for various legal reasons.
To be honest I think it's a fair title for Hopkins, her public persona is an act to gain the maximum amount of attention. A decent amount of her online followers do so to ridicule her.
She's no more 'real' than Piers Morgan, Jeremy Clarkson or to a lessor extend Yaxley-Lennon.
To me that means something slightly different.
Take the definition of actor to mean "someone who does something", i.e. "act now" doesn't mean ham it up, it means do something. From the OED a participant in an action or process.
"employers are key actors within industrial relations".
And "identity-based hate" covers any sort of racism, homophobia, xenophobia, islamaphobia, anti-semitism and others. It's just a broader term.
Well that's made my day.
I thought we were doing a doomed to failure parcel delivery.
Well you can kiss my shiny metal butt!
ALL HAIL THE HYPNO TOAD!
Can we now have Piers Morgan removed from all public and social media, please.