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Vying to take over the mantle from Katy Hopkins?
Has she parked over a dropped kerb too?
Burn her!
I thought this was going to be a Jamie Hibbard thread..
I've read lots of people jumping on the pile-on to 'cancel' her, but not actually what she's said or done?
Anyone got a link to share?
I'm lost, is she for or against masks, or indifferent?
Anthea 'the body' Turner. Ooooh I would love to have it off with her.
Some underlying obesity dig with the McDonald's??
I'm confused. Is she incensed at the younger lady without a mask or the older lady eating herself into a high risk covid category? Or both? And who is meant to be going for it?
Has she parked over a dropped kerb too?
Or tried to cross over the road to a bus stop on her Mums mobility scooter but hey, was blocked by a van.
And who is going for it?
Jambourgie apparently.
I’m incensed by her lack of punctuation.
I think the the only thing that matters is she's incensed, as we all are, about.... something
[i]I think the the only thing that matters is she’s incensed[/i]
Does that mean burn her but in nicely smelling oil?
*I think* she’s been castigated for suggesting that it’s hypocritical of some members of society who apparently have self inflicted health issues to call out apparently healthier individuals who perhaps do not adhere to some of the COVID prevention activities.
I could be wrong though 🤷♂️
@WCA Apparently, if we did, her death throes might resemble semaphore, a phenomenon known as jostickultaion
Je ne comprends pas
I thought this was going to be some alternative to ye olde Friday Kylie.
I thought this was going to be some alternative to ye olde Friday Kylie.
Surely we can have it back now we've left the EU?
Isn't that why we left?
I thought this was going to be some alternative to ye olde Friday Kylie
Talking of Kylie there is a Kylie Top of the Pops special on iplayer
Anthea ‘the body’ Turner. Ooooh I would love to have it off with her.
Place left wrist into crook of right elbow, tighten crook and shake right fist, make a grunting noise whilst expressing Dawsonesque style gurning.
looks like she's scuttled back under her rock as the original tweet has been deleted.
*I think* she’s been castigated for suggesting that it’s hypocritical of some members of society who apparently have self inflicted health issues to call out apparently healthier individuals who perhaps do not adhere to some of the COVID prevention activities.
Kinda. She tweeted -
Sadly those of us who have genuinely tried to protect the NHS by looking after our bodies are paying the terrible price for those who have chosen lazy lifestyle choices.
It's unsure whether her tax-dodging was also intended to protect the NHS from, I dunno, adequate funding.
Also - this:
https://twitter.com/AntheaTurner1/status/1359924090384093196?s=20
I saw the post, it was a tasteless and badly judged. But. There is a not completely unreasonable point hidden in there. The pile on seems unfair. I accept not everyone will agree with this.
Though agreeing with JHB is a ridiculous thing to do.
Extra points for slipping in an Alan Partridge quote there!
Talking of Kylie there is a Kylie Top of the Pops special on iplayer
Top of the Faps
Over-privileged celebs criticising the poor is never edifying. Thank goodness for the informed likes of Marcus Rashford and Jamie Oliver who understand the relationship between poverty and health inequalities, which includes obesity. As for the mask issue, she clearly only has two brain cells and one is inhibitory.
It’s unsure whether her tax-dodging was also intended to protect the NHS from, I dunno, adequate funding
They'd only waste it helping the poor.
I saw the post, it was a tasteless and badly judged.
"Us healthy people are paying a terrible price because of all the fat dead 'uns." Tasteless? Ill-judged? A little bit! 🙂
Yeah Dick move that, not sure she’s really in Hopkins league when it comes to riling up the undereducated though.
She never would of said that on Blue Peter.
They are probably too busy eating burgers or fried chicken to be checking Twitter.
She never would of said that on Blue Peter.
No, she would never have said that on Blue Peter.
Does that mean burn her but in nicely smelling oil?
Kerning!!!
No, she would never have said that on Blue Peter.
No, never said, would she have, that on Blue Peter.
Anthea ‘the body’ Turner. Ooooh I would love to have it off with her.
She is the Ford Escort Cabriolet of middle-aged women.
I thought this was going to be a Jamie Hibbard thread..
him of old mbuk fame?
the dots signify a story..
Reads to me like she's simply saying that people who wilfully make themselves ill are costing the lives of people who are ill ,through no fault of their own, being forced down waiting lists while they get seen to.
Fair point
She is the Ford Escort Cabriolet of middle-aged women.
That made me chuckle. Nearly bought an Escort Cabriolet back in the day.....
she’s simply saying that people who wilfully make themselves ill are costing the lives of people who are ill ,through no fault of their own, being forced down waiting lists while they get seen to.
I'd be interested to see stats for that, but I suspect data for excess deaths doesn't get broken down into sufficient detail
It looks like she just reposted something that has been doing the rounds for a while. Wasn't the cartoon in one of last years Private Eyes?
Reads to me like she’s simply saying that people who wilfully make themselves ill are costing the lives of people who are ill ,through no fault of their own, being forced down waiting lists while they get seen to.
Without any understanding of why people are in that situation of course in a "If I am like this why isn't everybody like me" level of ignorance adopted by anyone with zero empathy.
I can't see that she has come out well from this. Been a bit of an eye opener, along with that other tweet.
Ivory Tower Syndrome.
Reads to me like she’s simply saying that people who wilfully make themselves ill are costing the lives of people who are ill ,through no fault of their own, being forced down waiting lists while they get seen to.
Shows unsurprising lack of empathy and knowledge.
Such a snowflake
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She’s always helped the NHS in the past
Without any understanding of why people are in that situation of course in a “If I am like this why isn’t everybody like me” level of ignorance adopted by anyone with zero empathy.
The clue is in the cartoon itself. It's shaped like a Maccie D's cup.
Do you not think there’s any sociological reasons why people make poor diet choices, which may not effect the pampered middle classes trolls?
Pampered middle class lol.
You don’t think anthea Turner is the epitome of pampered middle class? Or are you admitting being the troll in this one 😉
Do you not think there’s any sociological reasons why people make poor diet choices, which may not effect the pampered middle classes trolls?
Definitely but trying to turn it into a class war isn't solving anything. There's also a lot of unhealthy middle class people as well. Doesn't really matter what your income level is, will power, genetics and to a certain extent basic education are the defining factors on your health (although pretty much everyone knows being overweight, smoking and drinking are bad for you).
Doesn’t really matter what your income level is, will power, genetics and to a certain extent basic education are the defining factors on your health
Yep,definitely doesn’t matter what your income level is when looking at poor diet choices
Results
Compared to lower income households, after adjusting for education, marital status and race, higher income households had significantly higher HEI total scores (mean [sd] = 68.2 [13.3] versus 51.6 [13.9], respectively, adjusted p = 0.05), higher total vegetable scores (mean [sd] = 3.6 [1.4] versus 2.3 [1.6], respectively, adjusted p < .01), higher dairy scores (mean [sd] = 5.6 [3.0] versus 5.0 [3.3], p = .05) and lower proportion of grocery dollars spent on frozen desserts (1% [.02] versus 3% [.07], respectively, p = .02).
Conclusions
Lower income households purchase less healthful foods compared with higher income households. Food purchasing patterns may mediate income differences in dietary intake quality.
( https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-019-6546-2)
In the UK, 1 in 3 children are now overweight or obese when they leave school with children from poor areas twice as likely to be obese. The prevalence of so-called “food swamps”, particularly in deprived areas, is making it increasingly difficult for children to access healthy food.
( https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/poor-diets-damaging-childrens-health-warns-unicef/)
Lower income households purchase less healthful foods compared with higher income households.
Because low-income people are both lazy and thick. The two things are not exclusive. Look at me, I am resourceful and active and bright. Click like and subscribe to make me popular, or be a hater and make me popular. It all works.
Or are you admitting being the troll in this one
It is worse than being a troll, he actually believes it.
You don’t think anthea Turner is the epitome of pampered middle class? Or are you admitting being the troll in this one
I'll admit to thinking that was aimed at me, possibly the furthest removed from middle class pampered as it's possible to get ! lol.
It is worse than being a troll, he actually believes it.
What, that I believe people who abuse their bodies, till they are unable to function and rely on services to enable them to carry on abusing themselves, are clogging up resources needed by others more deserving ?
I might, I might not, but that's my business. I am simply stating what the cartoon implies.
Can I just add, that jumping on a wee bandwagon and calling everyone who has a differing opinion to yours a troll smacks of lack of brains to me.
I don't agree, you must be a troll haha lets gang up hehe ! Child like really.
Kerning!!!
Made me laugh! I wouldn’t burn her though, even if she was oiled up.
Brads, I’ve heard your “differing opinion” aimed at mountain bikers many times before… “why should A&E/surgery be filled with these people who choose dangerous activities, increasing waiting times for those more deserving who have suffered injury thanks to less avoidable risks (driving/football/DIY/horseriding)?”
Being fit, active and trim doesn’t really protect you from Covid19… it may be a “risk factor”, but you don’t need to have that risk factor to contract or spread the virus, or to be hit hard by the disease it can cause. Mask wearing on the other hand can help protect you, and more importantly, others.
What, that I believe people who abuse their bodies, till they are unable to function and rely on services to enable them to carry on abusing themselves, are clogging up resources needed by others more deserving ?
Ah, yes - I must remember, the Covid dead have brought it all on themselves for being fat biffers. Poor healthy people - what a burden, having to share oxygen with such lowlives. Should we organise a cull, do you think?
Kilo and your point is?
Obviously there's a correlation, but thats along way from causation. Are the only cheap food stuffs bad for you, can low income people only afford unhealthy choices? Are unhealthy processed meal options and takeaways cheaper than raw ingredients, I dont think so.
Pretty simple point I thought, you stated in response to my comments about food poverty that “ Doesn’t really matter what your income level is, ” and i provided some evidence that indicated that it did matter what your income level is.
Ok, my point was income level may be an indicator of poor lifestyle choices but its not limited to people on a low income or that a low income immediately means you will have a poor diet and health.
What you posted shows a correlation with poor lifestyle/health but that's all.
Ah, the soft bigotry of low expectations...
brads loves trolling.
Being overweight is now a disease, like alcoholism. As I'm not addicted to either alcohol or food I can only empathise with both.
Anthea is indeed lovely looking and fit not to mention worth a few quid (by all accounts). But with that it comes an elitist viewpoint on everyone else (imo) and a lack of empathy.
Health has been directly associated with wealth.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/31/scotlands-poorest-and-richest-areas-revealed/
As has lots of other issues associated with poverty including, crime, lack of education, shorter life expectancy, health etc.
Being overweight is now a disease
It's really not.
brads loves trolling
Yawn, see my earlier post regards brains.
See if you can use yours to express an opinion on the subject matter.
Ah, yes – I must remember, the Covid dead have brought it all on themselves for being fat biffers. Poor healthy people – what a burden, having to share oxygen with such lowlives. Should we organise a cull, do you think?
Are you just making stuff up to suit ? What have the "covid dead" got to do with it ?
It’s really not.
Which shows that you have no understanding of others situations at all (am I am guessing don't care), as I said earlier.
Are you just making stuff up to suit ? What have the “covid dead” got to do with it ?
Right - I was labouring under the misapprehension that you were aware of what this thread was discussing, apologies for not realising you were just posting random contrary nonsense without context.
No, I am aware what the discussion is about, but it's not about all the "covid dead" being at fault.
Or do you just see what you want to see ?
@Kerley You forgot to add, "In my opinion" saying as you know nothing about me at all.
No, I am aware what the discussion is about, but it’s not about all the “covid dead” being at fault.
Someone posted this:
Reads to me like she’s simply saying that people who wilfully make themselves ill are costing the lives of people who are ill ,through no fault of their own, being forced down waiting lists while they get seen to.
Much discussion occurred about what that person might mean.
The original Anthea Turner content was very much about Covid, unless the face mask was just coincidental.
No, I am aware what the discussion is about, but it’s not about all the “covid dead” being at fault.
Is it not? I'm happy to see your reinterpretation of...
Sadly those of us who have genuinely tried to protect the NHS by looking after our bodies are paying the terrible price for those who have chosen lazy lifestyle choices
... as a non-victim blaming statement about the Covid dead.
Or do you just see what you want to see ?
Oh, do **** off. Discuss or don't discuss, life's too short.
I can't believe it! Someone using a Twitter account to spout their stupid views! Whatever next?
I don't understand, you don't need to wear a mask outside
I don't understand what she is saying really ...
Anyway I don't see any problem at all if that's how people want to live their lives.
Yawn, see my earlier post regards brains.
Yawn. Just another typical 'straight-talking bloke who the PC brigade want to silence'.
'A bit of slipper never did me any harm as a kid'.
'Half the supposed bullying that goes on today in schools is nothing, you should have seen it in my day'.
'University of life, school of hard knocks'.
Etc.
Etc.
Yawn, yawn, yawn.
You forgot to add, “In my opinion” saying as you know nothing about me at all.
I know more about you than your realise based on what you post. Unless of course you don't really mean what you post and you are maybe just writing it for a reaction?
@Dannyh
WTF are you on about ? You're up there with Kerley in the ASSumption brigade.
But then STW is full of that. It's quite an unpleasant place at times with the dogmatic put down of anyone who dares to have a differing opinion.
Champagne socialism tries fascism lol.