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Apparently it's Racist for Cameron to use the word 'Swarm" when referring to illegal immigrants but OK for the left wing Daily Mirror to use it to describe the 'swarms of Jeremy Corbyn supporters who take to Twitter' !!
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Gromit /// Usual sign of a lost argument when the best you can do is put false words into my mouth. /// You must have lost many an argument with me then Gromit, /// It is a bit shocking that the Daily Mirror's journalism is too clever for some ABers to comprehend. It was a joke, and you didn't get it. Which is funny in itself. /// Oh so this is a joke then. /// Swarms of...
08:41 Tue 04th Aug 2015
Is it not used as a pun in the Corbyn example?
The story is about a tweet war. Twitters are symbolised by a litter blue bird. So tweeters swarm because they are represented as little birds.
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It is disgraceful of the Mirror because it is a weak joke, not because of its derogitory conotations.
The story is about a tweet war. Twitters are symbolised by a litter blue bird. So tweeters swarm because they are represented as little birds.
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It is disgraceful of the Mirror because it is a weak joke, not because of its derogitory conotations.
Bees swarm. Bees are busy, productive little workers. Swarm, in such a context is positive imagery.
Which gives me pause. Those who criticised Cameron were the ones who inserted the negative imagery about "insects", the swarm as a threatening thing. This is the hazard with putting words in people's mouths or reading-in intentions which (possibly) aren't there: you either dig too deep, trying to find mud or you subconsciously insert your own fears and opinions into your spin on the quoted speaker's meaning.
However, they extracted "swarm as threat" from the overall context of Cameron's speech: a "mass" of people were "over there" and they are "coming here" - which is what swarms generally do.
People teaming up to do Twitter activism is cooperative working so the bee analogy is clearly what is meant.
Not hypocrisy but contextual flexibility.
Pity I'm not paid by the word!
Which gives me pause. Those who criticised Cameron were the ones who inserted the negative imagery about "insects", the swarm as a threatening thing. This is the hazard with putting words in people's mouths or reading-in intentions which (possibly) aren't there: you either dig too deep, trying to find mud or you subconsciously insert your own fears and opinions into your spin on the quoted speaker's meaning.
However, they extracted "swarm as threat" from the overall context of Cameron's speech: a "mass" of people were "over there" and they are "coming here" - which is what swarms generally do.
People teaming up to do Twitter activism is cooperative working so the bee analogy is clearly what is meant.
Not hypocrisy but contextual flexibility.
Pity I'm not paid by the word!
Nothing new for the Mirror, it is ironic that on the same web page, there is a report about flying ants, and they call them 'BEASTS'
/// Celebrities such as Eamonn Holmes and McBusted singer Danny Jones join hundreds in complaining about the beasts ///
Only to later use the 'SWARM' word, yet again'.
/// Britain is 'under attack' from swarms of flying ants after hundreds of stunned people took to social media to complain about the creepy crawlies. ///
/// Celebrities such as Eamonn Holmes and McBusted singer Danny Jones join hundreds in complaining about the beasts ///
Only to later use the 'SWARM' word, yet again'.
/// Britain is 'under attack' from swarms of flying ants after hundreds of stunned people took to social media to complain about the creepy crawlies. ///
// So according to you the Mirror never uses derogatory comments!! //
I did not say that and you very know I didn't.
Usual sign of a lost argument when the best you can do is put false words into my mouth.
It is a bit shocking that the Daily Mirror's journalism is too clever for some ABers to comprehend.
It was a joke, and you didn't get it. Which is funny in itself.
I did not say that and you very know I didn't.
Usual sign of a lost argument when the best you can do is put false words into my mouth.
It is a bit shocking that the Daily Mirror's journalism is too clever for some ABers to comprehend.
It was a joke, and you didn't get it. Which is funny in itself.
Gromit
/// Usual sign of a lost argument when the best you can do is put false words into my mouth. ///
You must have lost many an argument with me then Gromit,
/// It is a bit shocking that the Daily Mirror's journalism is too clever for some ABers to comprehend.
It was a joke, and you didn't get it. Which is funny in itself. ///
Oh so this is a joke then.
/// Swarms of Jeremy Corbyn fans have taken to Twitter to mock claims a 'hard left' cabal is taking over the Labour party. ///
You must have a very queer sense of humour then, please enlighten us all and explain it those ABers who are not clever enough to comprehend.
There isn't even a punch line as far as I can see.
/// Usual sign of a lost argument when the best you can do is put false words into my mouth. ///
You must have lost many an argument with me then Gromit,
/// It is a bit shocking that the Daily Mirror's journalism is too clever for some ABers to comprehend.
It was a joke, and you didn't get it. Which is funny in itself. ///
Oh so this is a joke then.
/// Swarms of Jeremy Corbyn fans have taken to Twitter to mock claims a 'hard left' cabal is taking over the Labour party. ///
You must have a very queer sense of humour then, please enlighten us all and explain it those ABers who are not clever enough to comprehend.
There isn't even a punch line as far as I can see.
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