Offended by fm104 news this morning........

Mega Buddy

Had the radio on in the background and heard the newsreader talking about Obama's visit to Ireland next week. Was highly insulted to then hear her say that Obama will be giving a speech around Trinity to all the peasants in Dublin.

How dare they class people as peasants. I'm a hard worker, look after my family, abide by the law and pay my taxes and there is no way I'm going to be insulted by being called a peasant. The term peasant today is sometimes used in a pejorative sense for impoverished people.

Whoever writes the news scripts in there would want to get them proofed before they go on air.

Bad form 104 and shame on that newsreader insulting your listeners like that :mad:

neris

wasnt gavin reading the news by any chance?

Mega Buddy

neris wrote: »

wasnt gavin reading the news by any chance?

No, some high pitched woman who was shockingly bad and clearly does not understand that she could cause offence by calling listeners 'peasants'. Was very surprised as 104 usually have a high caliber of newsreaders.

giftgrub

Mega Buddy wrote: »

Had the radio on in the background and heard the newsreader talking about Obama's visit to Ireland next week. Was highly insulted to then hear her say that Obama will be giving a speech around Trinity to all the peasants in Dublin.

How dare they class people as peasants. I'm a hard worker, look after my family, abide by the law and pay my taxes and there is no way I'm going to be insulted by being called a peasant. The term peasant today is sometimes used in a pejorative sense for impoverished people.

Whoever writes the news scripts in there would want to get them proofed before they go on air.

Bad form 104 and shame on that newsreader insulting your listeners like that :mad:

meh

Bard

Are you sure you didn't mis-hear her saying "all those present in Dublin" or something else?

Sounds highly unlikely that they'd say "all the peasants"...

King Size

I heard said bulletin this morning and the newsreader said "all those present in Dublin" as Bard said. Bit of wax in the ears Buddy?!

el diablo

This has to be a wind-up?

Crackity Jones

King Size wrote: »

I heard said bulletin this morning and the newsreader said "all those present in Dublin" as Bard said. Bit of wax in the ears Buddy?!

Oh man that is funny! That's a liveline caller right there.

"Outraged Joe I was, peasants she called us"
G'wan, G'wan tell me again how outraged were ya Buddy?

pebbles21

Mega Buddy wrote: »

Had the radio on in the background and heard the newsreader talking about Obama's visit to Ireland next week. Was highly insulted to then hear her say that Obama will be giving a speech around Trinity to all the peasants in Dublin.

How dare they class people as peasants. I'm a hard worker, look after my family, abide by the law and pay my taxes and there is no way I'm going to be insulted by being called a peasant. The term peasant today is sometimes used in a pejorative sense for impoverished people.

Whoever writes the news scripts in there would want to get them proofed before they go on air.

Bad form 104 and shame on that newsreader insulting your listeners like that :mad:

Id say the long wet summer nights fly by in your house!

giftgrub

Well as i was saying to your researcher, I didn't actually hear it Joe....

JonathanAnon

giftgrub wrote: »

Well as i was saying to your researcher, I didn't actually hear it Joe....

haha.. brilliant..

Mega Buddy

King Size wrote: »

I heard said bulletin this morning and the newsreader said "all those present in Dublin" as Bard said. Bit of wax in the ears Buddy?!

No wax in my ears buddy as I was not the only one to hear it. She could have at least corrected herself!

What a bunch of comedians we have on here :rolleyes:

spider guardian

You sure she didn't say "pheasants"? There's plenty of them in Dublin you know.

westies4ever

lol :pac:

Doodah7

As someone said before on another thread, Boards needs a First World Problem forum where the likes of this could be posted and rightly ridiculed...

The OP really has little to be worried about...

mattjack

giftgrub wrote: »

meh

also meh...........

westies4ever

snort! :pac: this one has me giggling all day.

For Forks Sake

tallpaul wrote: »

As someone said before on another thread, Boards needs a First World Problem forum where the likes of this could be posted and rightly ridiculed...

The OP really has little to be worried about...

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