Leo Varadkar story in The Village??? - Mod Notes and banned Users in OP updated 16/05

I didn't know Mikey D did that, again wrong too using his position, why not write just as a ordinary fan

whatever the boy wrote to KM it was a harmless letter.

People are human and can have their preferences and likings.

The rubbish folk are writing about this issue would lead one to believe that they have a lifestyle of Carthusian monks.

And don’t start about being Taoiseach and all that , the boy is human, has preferences, has likes and dislikes.

Lot of anger out there, but on this issue, not justified.

Just grunts trying to big non issues up.

He was lobbying 😄

What's curious is why the Indo are reporting on a blackmail allegation from as far back as January, the timing of this story is curious at best and suspicious at worst. I asked quite simply , what was this all about and its timing, perfectly legitimate question's.

And I 100% these stunts trying to insinuate homophopic tendencies toward posters for daring to question Leo's childish and embarrassing antics relating to a pop singer are just pathetic, similar ludicrous accusations of sexism used on various other Leo related threads ultimately falls flat on their arse and are seen for what they are, stunts, Shallow, Demeaning and deflection tactics.

This Blackmail story absolutely reminds us a criminal investigation is still underway and I might add is taking an inordinate amount of time.

Sorry for taking so long to get back but it was such a nice day that lunch became a picnic and time flew.

I was sitting under a tree on this lovely Autumn day ruminating about LV and his letter to KM.

I have now read all the posts about this matter and I can honestly say that I saw nothing to persuade me that LV has a case to answer over writing to KM.

An actress turned singer returns to the homeland of some of her ancestors and is reached out to by the Taoiseach, it's a nice story.

One fly in the ointment was the appalling handwriting but I suppose that's just a medic thing 😀

I have seen this posting style somewhere before🤔

I'll save you the trouble.

Leo went to festival. Said festival was mocked because it was crap music in some peoples opinions. Somebody pointed out that the music at 'The UK's most inclusive festival' was sterotypical.

Then the homophobia accusations.. When it was suggested that's not homophobic, then it transpired into musical tastes, and Leo used the office for personal bullsh*t, that Leo wrote a letter to Kylie, that was disputed, then it was proven. Then back and forth.

It seems it's mainly being used as a deflection tactic. Then somebody will pop in to the thread and say some sh*t like "Woah, there's a lot of anger in here" or "That's a racist remark" as they can't backseat mod according to the rules of the site, they will try and fabricate anger or start accusations of racism, homophobia, sexism, misogyny etc.. That doesn't work either, but they believe if they keep repeating it....

It is also used to try and annoy people into actually being angry, as that too, might get the thread closed down if there are enough of them.

It's just more deflection tactics mostly, and everyone gets caught up in it (which is their purpose),, but it's keeping the thread alive and relevant, so all good.

It sounds like the derived meta arguments have eclipsed the primary substance, which doesn't sound very substantial.

He is still under investigation, he is backing Coveney and his boyfriend posted a letter in a broadsheet tabloid in his defence, it is not all about his music choices and nose picking

If only Varadkar had known to wait until Kylie's birthday to write her a letter, then it would have been deemed "normal".

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The reference to "boyfriend" rather than "partner" in this post shows clearly the sub-conscious homophobia that is at play. The level of awareness raising and education required around this unconscious homophobia shows the need to highlight this and point it out where it occurs. Not blaming the poster who may not even have been aware of what they were posting.

The dog-whistle defenders of this stuff are different because they know clearly what they are doing. In particular, those who somehow try to claim Michael D.'s fandom is somehow differentiated from Leo's are the worst of all. Mark described it as gutter stuff, but he is wrong, it is sewer-like.