Lord Mayor of Dublin harassed at her home by protesters

DelaneyIn

GlennaMaddy wrote: »

Her parents worked in restaurants and owned a chip van, hardly born into the bourgeois ruling class

Owned restaurants. Owned. She’s hardly working class.

mynamejeff

GlennaMaddy wrote: »

Her parents worked in restaurants and owned a chip van, hardly born into the bourgeois ruling class

is she not a trained barrister who had been working in the non for profit sector ?

bourgeoise as you can get really .


I wonder who paid for kings inns ?

Hellokitty1212

mynamejeff wrote: »

is she not a trained barrister who had been working in the non for profit sector ?

bourgeoise as you can get really .


I wonder who paid for kings inns ?

Given the failed asylum seeker who is currently doing a free PhD in some sort of grievance studies - I’d say either a grant from some sort of NGO or the rich parents.

suicide_circus

She attended 3 different private fee paying schools in Dublin. Three.

Nothing wrong with that btw but it's interesting the way people choose to frame things.

suicide_circus

GlennaMaddy wrote: »

Her parents worked in restaurants and owned a chip van, hardly born into the bourgeois ruling class

Her mother had 4 restaurants and 100 employees.

GlennaMaddy

DelaneyIn wrote: »

Owned restaurants. Owned. She’s hardly working class.

Started working in restaurants, then owned a chip van, then owned restaurants. Still hardly bourgeois

Hellokitty1212

suicide_circus wrote: »

She attended 3 different private fee paying schools in Dublin. Three.

Nothing wrong with that btw but it's interesting the way people choose to frame things.

That’s the exact point there!!

Nothing at all wrong with having a few quid but it’s the faux working class act annoys me.

Boyd-Barrett is example number one.

GlennaMaddy

suicide_circus wrote: »

She attended 3 different private fee paying schools in Dublin. Three.

Nothing wrong with that btw but it's interesting the way people choose to frame things.

Public school up to 3rd year. It is interesting how people frame things

suicide_circus

Hellokitty1212 wrote: »

That’s the exact point there!!

Nothing at all wrong with having a few quid but it’s the faux working class act annoys me.

Boyd-Barrett is example number one.

I dont think she claims to be working class but certainly seeks the cache of being "oppressed". You can add Paul Murphy to that list though.

_Brian

I’m really enjoying all the back talk about why it’s somehow ok that she’s a target for online racist abuse.

So far
It’s my fault
She’s a rubbish politician
She was rich
She’s poor
Her mother had 4 restaurants
She went to private school
She defends against the abuse

Maybe I missed something but it’s the saddest list of rubbish I’ve seen in a long time.

Hellokitty1212

_Brian wrote: »

I’m really enjoying all the back talk about why it’s somehow ok that she’s a target for online racist abuse.

So far
It’s my fault
She’s a rubbish politician
She was rich
She’s poor
Her mother had 4 restaurants
She went to private school
She defends against the abuse

Maybe I missed something but it’s the saddest list of rubbish I’ve seen in a long time.

Can you show where any of that has been used as a justification for racial abuse ?

suicide_circus

_Brian wrote: »

I’m really enjoying all the back talk about why it’s somehow ok that she’s a target for online racist abuse.

Literally no one said that

Hamachi

_Brian wrote: »

I’m really enjoying all the back talk about why it’s somehow ok that she’s a target for online racist abuse.

You can of course point to instances where posters have justified online racial abuse?

jimmytwotimes 2013

100% wrong that she's suffered at the hands of racists and anyone involved should face charges.


She said she'll be talking to twitter representatives about the online abuse and so she should but she hasn't a clean record there herself.

This tweet remains undeleted by her

https://twitter.com/hazechu/status/1331260464853037058?s=19

Hamachi

Hamachi wrote: »

Nor is she an agent less, non-white victim. She was a few years ahead of me in UCD. She’s had the same opportunities as anybody else born in Ireland.

She should be ashamed of herself castigating the Irish people for racism, when this country has provided her with significant opportunity.

The only people I've seen demanding for her to be removed from office are those with extreme views. Often the same type of people who target her on social media for abuse. The abuse was occurring before she had even entered office by racists such as Gemma O'Doherty and Justin Barrett. They led plenty of others who did the same. But she shouldn't talk about the issue of racism when she's been the target of plenty of it?

Hamachi wrote: »

You can of course point to instances where posters have justified online racial abuse?

In fairness, you're outraged that she's even discussing the issue of racism in Ireland...

glenfieldman

_Brian wrote: »

No matter if you like her or not, nor agree with her politics or not.

She’s a non white Irish person who is being consistently racially abused.

While people who say this is a non issue are feeding the problem because it gives space to those who have racist tendencies.

We’re far from Dublin here so I know nothing about her politics nor political abilities, in fairness they aren’t relevant to the fact that she’s being racially abused. I see her stuff on Twitter and she always seems to be speaking out about homelessness and other needy causes, I’d have thought that was a good thing.

Non white ???
She is whiter than her husband
The only USP she has is the Asian eyes, apart from them you would not the difference

Hellokitty1212

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The only people I've seen demanding for her to be removed from office are those with extreme views. Often the same type of people who target her on social media for abuse. The abuse was occurring before she had even entered office by racists such as Gemma O'Doherty and Justin Barrett. They led plenty of others who did the same. But she shouldn't talk about the issue of racism when she's been the target of plenty of it?

I don’t have extreme views.

I’ve voted both Sinn Fein and Fine Gael, and Green once.

She seems unfit for high public office and her race baiting tweets around the shooting are just a small indication of that.

Hamachi

GlennaMaddy wrote: »

Public school up to 3rd year. It is interesting how people frame things

It is, isn’t it. Like I said, Chu went to UCD, had parity of opportunity with all Irish-born people.

She wasn’t born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Nor is she an agent less non-white victim, oppressed by a virulently racist society.

As always, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

Hellokitty1212

[Deleted User] wrote: »

In fairness, you're outraged that she's even discussing the issue of racism in Ireland...

She’s stoking the issue of racism in Ireland for her political ends.

A Dub Ebun Joseph if you will.

mynamejeff

Deleted User wrote: »

The only people I've seen demanding for her to be removed from office are those with extreme views. Often the same type of people who target her on social media for abuse. The abuse was occurring before she had even entered office by racists such as Gemma O'Doherty and Justin Barrett. They led plenty of others who did the same. But she shouldn't talk about the issue of racism when she's been the target of plenty of it?



In fairness, you're outraged that she's even discussing the issue of racism in Ireland...

well to be fair I never heard of her much before she choose to back racist rioters rather than the national police force , next I hear she is lashing out the race card because some one nuts said something nutty to her with no racial element what so ever.

she comes across as petulant childish self serving and populist and totally unsuitable to the job of Lord mayor ,

now am I allowed to call for her removal or does that make me racist ?

Hellokitty1212

Hellokitty1212 wrote: »

I don’t have extreme views.

I’ve voted both Sinn Fein and Fine Gael, and Green once.

She seems unfit for high public office and her race baiting tweets around the shooting are just a small indication of that.

Do you think there's an issue of her being subject to large amounts of racist abuse since before she even entered office?

Is this the "race baiting" about the shooting? If not, can you point to it? Thanks.

https://twitter.com/hazechu/status/1344367123464925187?s=19

Hamachi

[Deleted User] wrote: »

In fairness, you're outraged that she's even discussing the issue of racism in Ireland...

Outraged? I’m not the least perturbed by Hazel Chu. She’s simply a low caliber public representative, who has repeatedly proven herself unfit for office, exemplified by her critique of the George Nkencho incident.

The fact that she trades on and makes political capital of her ethnicity is entirely of her own doing. Like I said, she doesn’t deserve the abuse she receives, but nor is she an appropriate public representative. Depriving her of the oxygen of attention is the right path forward.

Hamachi

Hamachi wrote: »

Outraged? I’m not the least perturbed by Hazel Chu. She’s simply a low caliber public representative, who has repeatedly proven herself unfit for office, exemplified by her critique of the George Nkencho incident.

The fact that she trades on and makes political capital of her ethnicity is entirely of her own doing. Like I said, she doesn’t deserve the abuse she receives, but nor is she an appropriate public representative. Depriving her of the oxygen of attention is the right path forward.

Can you point to her "race baiting" around the shooting? Thanks. It's also not of her own doing that the likes of Gemma O'Doherty and Barrett and many others targeted her as they did. You're not seeming very moderate so far.

Hellokitty1212

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Do you think there's an issue of her being subject to large amounts of racist abuse since before she even entered office?

Is this the "race baiting" about the shooting? If not, can you point to it? Thanks.

https://twitter.com/hazechu/status/1344367123464925187?s=19

If you can find that you can find the others. I’m not a secretary.

Hellokitty1212

Hellokitty1212 wrote: »

If you can find that you can find the others. I’m not a secretary.

You and others are claiming she's race baiting over the shooting. The burden of proof is on you.

Hellokitty1212

[Deleted User] wrote: »

You and others are claiming she's race baiting over the shooting. The burden of proof is on you.

Burden of proof ?? Off the stage eh Perry Mason!!

Hamachi

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Can you point to her "race baiting" around the shooting? Thanks. It's also not of her own doing that the likes of Gemma O'Doherty and Barrett and many others targeted her as they did. You're not seeming very moderate so far.

Supporting an angry mob, hurling racist abuse at customers locked inside Hartstown Eurospar isn’t race baiting? Fair enough..

Not sure where you’re going trying to escalate the conversation with you’re ‘moderate’ comment, but it’s certainly revealing of the way you plan to engage.

biko

suicide_circus wrote: »

Her mother had 4 restaurants and 100 employees.

This is the capitalist dream. Start small, work hard and work smart - one day you are the owner.
Then of course others begrudge your accomplishments.

Omackeral

_Brian wrote: »

I’m really enjoying all the back talk about why it’s somehow ok that she’s a target for online racist abuse.

So far
It’s my fault
She’s a rubbish politician
She was rich
She’s poor
Her mother had 4 restaurants
She went to private school
She defends against the abuse

Maybe I missed something but it’s the saddest list of rubbish I’ve seen in a long time.

Imagine thanking this post despite the fact what’s claimed here hasn’t happened at all on this thread. I’d be embarrassed about having my name attached to that but they certainly won’t be. Deluded and divisive as per.

biko

Hellokitty1212 wrote: »

I don’t have extreme views.
I’ve voted both Sinn Fein and Fine Gael, and Green once.

Some people would say Greens and SF are extreme.