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  • kittiej
    kittiej Posts: 2,564 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I could never take to the man - there's just something about him
    Karma - the consequences of ones acts."It's OK to falter otherwise how will you know what success feels like?"1 debt v 100 days £2000
  • sp1987
    sp1987 Posts: 907 Forumite
    tbs624 wrote: »
    It wasn't a question of *her* being racist as far as I can see, more that they should be proactive about removing the posts of others which may be perceived that way.

    Oh I didn't think that was your implication, but it could have been an implication (surely at least to the racist poster who may have felt they were kindred spirits!).

    Though I think not being proactive about removing racist posts can be quite aptly covered by my previous post on 'ignorant moron' lol.
  • kittiej wrote: »
    How could she be a racist? Carlita sounds foreign to me so I don't think that's the case.

    I still have suspicions of this whole affair.

    The borderline racist message had been there for well over a week. They aren't exactly scared of the delete button. I'm afraid that if you close your eyes to bigotry, you are complicit.
  • I'm wondering if she's the single mother she's making out to be. On her page it says:

    [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Having been on her own for the 1st 8 months of her sons life she knows how isolating and hard being a Mum can be [/FONT]
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • sp1987
    sp1987 Posts: 907 Forumite
    I'm wondering if she's the single mother she's making out to be. On her page it says:

    [FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Having been on her own for the 1st 8 months of her sons life she knows how isolating and hard being a Mum can be [/FONT]

    I was of the understanding (can't remember where from) that the father was peruvian and lived there. So they could be a couple but yet separated distancewise.

    Like a mother with a husband in the army could be alone with a child for months on end, but not actually 'single'.
  • kittiej
    kittiej Posts: 2,564 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Wee Willy - Oh yes I see what you are on about now, sorry.

    Yes I now understand how this can be seen as being racist, not that I saw that post but enough has been said about it.

    Now that has been cleared up it is a bit of a paradox. *shrugs*
    Karma - the consequences of ones acts."It's OK to falter otherwise how will you know what success feels like?"1 debt v 100 days £2000
  • Sorry, should have done this before. Here is the post in question. When a complaint was made about it, they chose to delete the complaint. I'll let you make your own mind up...

    Elaine Potter It has just been shown on GMTV that the Squatter (i won't help promote her name as she is a piece of !!!!!) has done this before. Why isn't it on her records? Is she on benefits? Is Housing Benefit paying for the rent? What is she teaching her daughter? The squatter wants to be housed by the government. Why doesn't she try residence in HM prison? She would get a comfy bed (as she doesn't mind sleeping on other peoples) she will get 3 good meals a day, all the luxuries that she could call her own, (but actually belong to HM)
    Her daughter would go into care, and live in someone elses house, (she will be used to that) Do they hold a UK passport? are they legal to live in this Country?
    Where is the Law when you need it? fighting to help the wrong doers in this Country.
    Get a grip Lawmakers. We need to bombard our MP's to get the Law changed. NOW
  • mynameisdave
    mynameisdave Posts: 1,284 Forumite
    sp1987 wrote: »
    I was of the understanding (can't remember where from) that the father was peruvian and lived there. So they could be a couple but yet separated distancewise.

    Like a mother with a husband in the army could be alone with a child for months on end, but not actually 'single'.

    http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/26397/I-have-risked-death-to-save-children-I-love
  • kittiej
    kittiej Posts: 2,564 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    edited 22 August 2010 at 12:08AM
    And I'm sure any MP would want to employ your ideas Elaine Potter with the hung Parliament and all.

    Why is she so down on people on benefits? Probably a psychological thing, you hate what you fear.

    in any case that's quite a maniacal rant iyam

    Edit - Suzy is no stranger to the press then.

    I think she was after some publicity for her charity and now it's backfiring.

    "Hey I've got a story about my Peruvian charity" doesn't have the same appeal as the most recent headlines.

    Unfortunate - but true
    Karma - the consequences of ones acts."It's OK to falter otherwise how will you know what success feels like?"1 debt v 100 days £2000
  • sp1987
    sp1987 Posts: 907 Forumite
    edited 22 August 2010 at 12:11AM
    Sorry, should have done this before. Here is the post in question. When a complaint was made about it, they chose to delete the complaint. I'll let you make your own mind up...

    Elaine Potter It has just been shown on GMTV that the Squatter (i won't help promote her name as she is a piece of !!!!!) has done this before. Why isn't it on her records? Is she on benefits? Is Housing Benefit paying for the rent? What is she teaching her daughter? The squatter wants to be housed by the government. Why doesn't she try residence in HM prison? She would get a comfy bed (as she doesn't mind sleeping on other peoples) she will get 3 good meals a day, all the luxuries that she could call her own, (but actually belong to HM)
    Her daughter would go into care, and live in someone elses house, (she will be used to that) Do they hold a UK passport? are they legal to live in this Country?
    Where is the Law when you need it? fighting to help the wrong doers in this Country.
    Get a grip Lawmakers. We need to bombard our MP's to get the Law changed. NOW

    Lol. The ignorance levels of people there is rife. I love how they don't even know what laws they want to change and what they want to change them to.

    As for 'she doesn't mind sleeping on other people's' beds...like she was bloody Goldylocks! :rotfl::rotfl:

    Besides, a lot of the big earning, high tax paying people in this country wouldn't be here without immigration somewhere along the line. Whether they be a bit greek, a bit indian, fully african, chinese or whatever. Plus with Ms Butler off on international jaunts we need people to pay taxes. Her 14,000 isn't going to put a dent in the defecit so lucky we are shipping people in like doctors, engineers etc from overseas. I doubt anybody has screamed about a defecit in baby massagers in the Brighton area.
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