Louise O'Neill on manned mission to Mars: "Why not go to Venus?" (MOD Warning post 1)

AttentionBebe

Deleted User wrote: »

The thread title changes are annoying. I keep thinking I'm subbed to a thread I don't remember reading.

Think it perfectly lampoons the total absurdity of this thread tbh

VinLieger

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

No official announcement has been made yet, as far as I know.

Who would she even run with?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

givyjoe wrote: »

Like all of the recent title changes, pretty sure it's just a p1sstake.

.... my point entirely ...

Yer Da sells Avon

VinLieger wrote: »

Who would she even run with?

Sorry, it'll be the presidential election, not the general election. An independent can run as long as they get the required number of nominations from county councils or members of the Oireachtas.

Will I Am Not

Never have I came across a person that so many people claim to have no interest in but post so much about.

Not interested in LON or what she stands for? Maybe don’t post here and stop telling people that are, how irrelevant she is. It’s bizzare, you don’t see this on any other threads.

I’ve never watched or heard Miriam O Callaghan before but I see her mentioned all over Boards. Meh..

VinLieger

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

Sorry, it'll be the presidential election, not the general election. An independent can run as long as they get the required number of nominations from county councils or members of the Oireachtas.

Hahahahah that would be hilarious her running for president, she would cause a constitutional crisis on day 1 by being unable to keep her mouth shut

Zulu

What amazes me is the amount of people who post on this thread about how amazing this thread is.

I dont recall there ever being another thread evoking such a response from people who never heard of the subject title. It'd be peculiar if it was linked to any other topic than a "feminist" author.

Grayson

Will I Am Not wrote: »

Never have I came across a person that so many people claim to have no interest in but post so much about.

Not interested in LON or what she stands for? Maybe don’t post here and stop telling people that are how irrelevant she is. It’s bizzare, you don’t see this on any other threads.

I’ve never watched or heard Miriam O Callaghan before but I see her mentioned all over Boards. Meh..

How many other threads are there this long that are dedicated to one person? Because otherwise you're creating a false equivalency.

And that's the reason it's a weird thread. If there were loads of threads this long about loads of other people than this thread wouldn't be unusual.

Will I Am Not

Zulu wrote: »

What amazes me is the amount of people who post on this thread about how amazing this thread is.

I dont recall there ever being another thread evoking such a response from people who never heard of the subject title. It'd be peculiar if it was linked to any other topic than a "feminist" author.

I’ve said it numerous times on this thread. People feel the need to defend her because she’s coming from their side, but she’s too mental to put your name to so they have to attack the motives of the posters and the existence of the thread while pretending they have never heard of her and only the dissenting voices here are aware of her.

Zulu

Grayson wrote: »

How many other threads are there this long ...

Well if we take out all the spoof and bluster - all the "it amazes me..." and the "you're obsessed..." type posts, this thread would be probably about a tenth the size.

cantdecide

Zulu wrote: »

It'd be peculiar if it was linked to any other topic than a feminist "author".

FYP


She spouts hateful nonsense publicly. We laugh at it. It's not a difficult concept?

Hector Savage

I think the reason its such a busy thread is her views are so dangerous - and she is a role model to tens of thousands - more even.

Dangerous

kunst nugget

Will I Am Not wrote: »

I’ve said it numerous times on this thread. People feel the need to defend her because she’s coming from their side, but she’s too mental to put your name to so they have to attack the motives of the posters and the existence of the thread while pretending they have never heard of her and only the dissenting voices here are aware of her.

There's maybe been one or two who might have defended her - I think most are genuinely baffled by the hold she seems to have on a certain section of boards.ie when they never hear anything about her day to day in their real lives - unless you follow her on Twitter and you subscribe to the Examiner to read her articles, you're not going to see or hear here beyond an occasional book promotion interview. You do have to make the effort to seek her out to be annoyed by her.

Relikk

Grayson wrote: »

And that's the reason it's a weird thread. If there were loads of threads this long about loads of other people than this thread wouldn't be unusual.

It can only be because of the current climate of gender equality issues, her views on them and her preposterous stance of insisting that there's a "rape culture" in Ireland. It's a controversial topic that's been high on the discussion list for a number of years now and will continue to be for years to come. It's not beyond the realms of possibilities that a thread about a person that pushes the types of views that she does, would be popular.

Grayson

Zulu wrote: »

Well if we take out all the spoof and bluster - all the "it amazes me..." and the "you're obsessed..." type posts, this thread would be probably about a tenth the size.

Would it? That's easily quantifiable.

Hector Savage wrote: »

I think the reason its such a busy thread is her views are so dangerous - and she is a role model to tens of thousands - more even.

Dangerous

I'm hoping that's sarcasm. I can't tell.

On the chance that it's not......

How many people have been hurt because of her? Has anyone experienced and physical harm or are they at risk of physical harm? How many have been emotionally abused by her?
The word dangerous is used far too much when it's not the case.

It's hyperbole along the line of Mary Whitehouse saying that Tom and Jerry is dangerous. It's people freaking out like little snowflakes

Louise O'Neill may be annoying for people. She may be irritating but saying she's dangerous is an overreaction.

LLMMLL

Hector Savage wrote: »

I think the reason its such a busy thread is her views are so dangerous - and she is a role model to tens of thousands - more even.

Dangerous

I'm pretty sure the reason it's so long is that every tweet she writes is dissected here. Mostly stuff that has nothing to do with her opinions or campaigning.

Boom_Bap

Grayson wrote: »

Louise O'Neill may be annoying for people. She may be irritating but saying she's dangerous is an overreaction.

Dangerous is defo an extreme. Louise, given that she has a following, some might say that she has responsibility to be a role model, and give a little more thought before posting or stating an extreme position on something.

Effects

VinLieger wrote: »

Who would she even run with?

She's been seen in meetings with Leo V last week.

givyjoe

Effects wrote: »

She's been seen in meetings with Leo V last week.

If that's actually true, I mean what possible harm could it do, giving someone who holds such toxic and barmy views some time with the taoiseach.

kunst nugget

Does someone following her on Twitter automatically mean she becomes a role model to that person. Can't say anyone I followed on facebook or twitter - neither of which I use anymore - was a role model to me.

EICVD

Who is she?

Outlaw Pete

We're due a new thread title change. I propose something based on the following tweet.


https://twitter.com/oneilllo/status/686332878859427840

Zulu

cantdecide wrote: »

FYP


She spouts hateful nonsense publicly. We laugh at it. It's not a difficult concept?

You've lost me. I dont get your question tbh

She is an author I understand.
I put feminist in quotes as she's really more a damaged fruitcake flying under the feminist banner as it suits her agenda. I know there are plenty of sane feminists out there that wouldn't agree with her.

Boom_Bap

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

We're due a new thread title change. I propose something based on the following tweet.


https://twitter.com/oneilllo/status/686332878859427840

Because the lads blessed with massive dongs and who can get hard on command may not be all blessed in the looks department.

Zulu

kunst nugget wrote: »

Does someone following her on Twitter automatically mean she becomes a role model to that person. Can't say anyone I followed on facebook or twitter - neither of which I use anymore - was a role model to me.

Perhaps not, but if they had enough followers they would be classified as "social media influences" which is the same thing (split hairs and semantics aside).

Outlaw Pete

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Because the lads blessed with massive dongs and who can get hard on command may not be all blessed in the looks department.

She's wrong. I'm gorgeous.

Jim Bob Scratcher

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

We're due a new thread title change. I propose something based on the following tweet.


https://twitter.com/oneilllo/status/686332878859427840

Why are women in porn so ****ing lazy is what I ask?

Outlaw Pete

They're not lazy in Feminist Porn!


https://twitter.com/oneilllo/status/630681489211031552


EDIT: Actually, my mistake. I was thinking of FemDom porn.

cantdecide

Zulu wrote: »

You've lost me. I dont get your question tbh

She is an author I understand.
I put feminist in quotes as she's really more a damaged fruitcake flying under the feminist banner as it suits her agenda. I know there are plenty of sane feminists out there that wouldn't agree with her.

Oops. The two lines in my post were meant to be separate.


The former a jab at LON's credentials. The latter, a response to those who are perplexed by why posters are "obsessed" with LON.

hatrickpatrick

Will I Am Not wrote: »

Never have I came across a person that so many people claim to have no interest in but post so much about.

Not interested in LON or what she stands for? Maybe don’t post here and stop telling people that are, how irrelevant she is. It’s bizzare, you don’t see this on any other threads.

I’ve never watched or heard Miriam O Callaghan before but I see her mentioned all over Boards. Meh..

There's a difference between a lack of interest and actual opposition to someone's ideology, though.