„Hör zu, Liebling!“ – Nigel Farage wurde wegen seiner herablassenden Sprache gegenüber Mishal Husain scharf kritisiert
‘Listen love!’ – Nigel Farage slammed for condescending language to Mishal Husain
Von F0urLeafCl0ver
„Hör zu, Liebling!“ – Nigel Farage wurde wegen seiner herablassenden Sprache gegenüber Mishal Husain scharf kritisiert
‘Listen love!’ – Nigel Farage slammed for condescending language to Mishal Husain
Von F0urLeafCl0ver
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She didn’t take any offence and it’s normal language. What a nothing burger.
Normal people, from working or middle class background, might call another “love” kindly, in normal speech.
But from someone of his privileged background it’s intended to belittle – to remind the other of their lower status.
Put it alongside “listen”, and it’s someone demanding that someone of lower status give them their full attention, because they’re important.
It was a phrase used deliberately to belittle Husain – for her sex and her status.
Putting on my tin foil hat.
Farage isn’t a moron, he did this deliberately. Instead of being continually asked about his overly cozy relations with Putin and close associations with known traitors, he’s now talking about how the country is too politically correct.
It’s not just the language, which is questionable. It’s the defensiveness and condescension the minute he gets challenged on something quite reasonable. Do people really want this man on the phone to other world leaders considering the likely geopolitical tension we’re going to continue to see in coming years?
Well the man knows his audience, Reform voters are there for this sort of thing, not despite it.
I’d love to see him try this with the Italian PM. I’d pay several pounds of sterling to see her pull his balls out through his mouth.
The thing that people miss about fake outrage, is that it is fake outrage.
Who is outraged here except newspapers and other media outlets with their own agenda?
Sure, they’ll poll the public: “Would you support a sexist who talks down to one of our leading female political pundits and presenters?”
And the answer will be no, and then they’ll release statistics: “Of those polled, 100% said they would not support Nigel Farage’s comments”
… and then they’ll launch a campaign asking him to apologise. And in future interviews he’ll be asked: “Will you apologise?” and it will be made the main talking point.
Such nonsense.
No-one actually cares about a politician who uses old-fashioned phrases. What they care about is surviving and thriving.
See through the propaganda.
Farage twitter October 20, 2010,
„The European Parliament, in their foolishness, have voted for increased maternity pay. I’m off for a drink.‘
I have been out of the UK 7 years. Is it inappropriate to call someone love now? How do people greet someone now? Growing up in the north west I was use to being greeted with love from women and mate from men. Sometimes sweetie was used but when I was younger.
Has the language in the UK become much more formal?
A good ‚old fashioned‘ reform voter will love this
That’s how he talks dirty to the dogs he pesters for cheap baccy.
The people who hate Farage and really going to continue to hate his over this. I’m not sure whether it will move the needle for those who like him, just style and the political commitments he’s made.
The next time Farage is on Question Time, a member of the public should ask him:
„Mr Farage, when you were interviewed by Mishal Husain, you replied to her question ‚Listen Love. You’re trying so hard‘ twice. Do you think that your words were a tactical mistake that might put off many women voters, or were you simply being a misogynist cunt?“