Killing Vegans One By One ... ?!?!?

[sunny-dave]

It seems that you need to be much more careful about the use of irony and hyperbole - even in a suposedly private exchange of emails with someone you thought was a friend ...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46024087

Twitter is (of course) in meltdown as snowflake vegans with malfunctioning (or missing) humour circuits ramp up the faux outrage.

I'll be really offended if he has to resign and will withdraw my custom ... unless they send me free meat parcels as compensation ...

Sausage Dave xx

[spathiphyllum]

"spath Bees are used"

exactly.. by man and a lorry.

[AuntLydia]

spath "are you a vegan"

No but I think we should all eat less meat for the good of the planet.

[Spicerack]

Do you think the bees will be droning on about reparations in 200yrs time, spath?

[spathiphyllum]

Good, that means our disagreement wasn't based on personal preferences / lifestyle

[spathiphyllum]

I don't think so spicey i think they're a modest bunch.

[puzzled54]

But substitute vegans with ‘kosher eaters’ or ‘halal eaters’ or any other set of dietary choices. Would anyone think that was amusing?

[ummmm]

Puzzled - they don't tend to lecture people.

[spathiphyllum]

true puzzled. I shall take that on board.

[jno]

what an extraordinarily rude editor. His reply was maybe not intended literally - but it wasn't intended as a joke either.

[naomi24]

A very odd thing to say.

[RATTER15]

Oi! dont kill off the vegans friendly, I'm relying on them. I make a very nice Vegan hand cream and moisturiser that they love!!

[Prudie]

I like William Sitwell, his abrasive sense of humour is entertaining. It was quite clearly meant as a joke, well quite clear to any normal person who doesn't watch their every word online, including on here.

[naomi24]

Prudie, I agree it was a joke - but with society, as you imply, as touchy as it is, an odd one. I quite like the politically incorrect. :o)

[bainbrig]

I don’t mind the geezer’s jokiness, or his political incorrectness - both appeal to my innate anarchy.

I’m just puzzled as to where the ‘hypocrisy’ comes in. Does he think we eat bacon sarnies on the sly?

[hereIam]

I think he was outstandingly rude and wrong to say it. Cheeky git !

[woofgang]

hello RATTER, nice to see you back

[RATTER15]

Hi Woof, thanks!

[ludwig]

AuntLydia // What an utterly stupid thing for Sitwell to write down in an email. Shows total lack of judgement and maturity //

Agreed. You have to wonder if he was Pi55ed when he wrote it. Right to be sacked in my opinion. Not because he doesn't like vegans, but because he's replied to a perfectly reasonable suggestion like a rude tawt, for no good reason.

[goodgoalie]

Yes, he didn't last long:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46042314

[emmie]

obviously the other person had no sense of irony, humour whatsoever. It may be an odd thing to say, but i'm with him, shame he has stepped down.