I think Simon Kirby, in his eagerness to be offended, thought "pinko" a derogatory term for gays. Of course it is not, it is a term used to label a "leftie" or "communist", and was used as such. Simon should apologise if he has made a false allegation.

Calling Peter Tatchell out for telling fairy tales was the homophobic slur, being as how Peter Tatchell is the most significant gay-rights campaigner in the UK and fairy is one of the many homophobic slurs used against gay men. pinko loons was the ad hominem, a tired epithet for left-wing idiocy.

Absolutely spot on.

That's nonsensical, and you know it.

How do you know he was referring to Tatchell? There were several names listed in the post to which he was referring. So the phrase "fairy tale" is now banned too? I thought it meant a fantasy or a tall story.

So now only gays can use the word fairies? A example of how some people try to subvert the English language to their own ends.

I showed this thread to a gay person and he said to stop being a bunch of poofs.

No word of a lie.
Pathetic the lot of you sometimes.

LoL! Some of the 'worst' gay jokes I ever heard came from a gay guy I used to work with, priceless.

Of course they 'could', the proof is in front of us; whether it is correct is another matter.

Actually, you are wrong, so I don't know it. Just because you don't agree, doesn't make it a nonsense.

I trust this gay friend is the official spokesman for all gays of the world? Perhaps while you vent your spleen, you might explain exactly where we are pathetic? My post was a suggestion, rather than what I truly thought. I think Simon wasn't correct, but I double guessed his idea nonetheless.

Well being young enough to be one of her victims, when she robbed young children of their free bottle of milk at nursery/primary school when she secretary of state for education. Not forgetting being old enough to remember the poll tax...

But more important is people remember that in 1984 she issued an ultimatum to the Argentine government in which she ordered that their Naval ship the General Belgrano stop heading towards the falklands. Well that ship did what it was told and turned away, Thatcher ordered a Royal Navy sub to SINK that ship, even though the subs captain reiterated the FACT that the General Belgrano had turned away!

Some may see that as an act of war, but many see that as an act of nothing more than COLD BLOODED MURDER!

Either way yesterday she will have had to answer for that and many other acts, another of which was BLACKENING the names and memories of those football fans that died at Hillsborough.

I hope she is burning in ****.

Hmmm, methinks you tell the fairy tale, Simon.

BTW, also never heard the phrase "pinko loons" and dictionaries and Google don't help - are you sure it is a "a tired epithet"?

I don't agree, it was nonsense and your refusal to recognise that shows you in your true colours.

Yeah yeah. Heard it all before. Getting boring now.

I postulated an opinion that may or may not be true. Just because Turin Machine thinks it is nonsense, doesn't mean it is.

I can understand that, only you have genuinely interesting things to say.

Considering the major health problem of childhood obesity in this country, I don't think free animal fat is the answer, do you?

Doesn't mean it 'ain't either.

Indeedy