Joy (the shop) criticised for stocking offensive greetings card..

[Orang Utan]

of course. the fact it's a rank profession wasn't in question.

I was trying to reinforce your point!

 

[killer b]

high-5

 

[kittyP]

I have pretty bad mental health problems and I am can't see what the fuss is about.
And I don't think making a comparison to cards about cancer is the same thing at all.
Although I think there would definitely be a market for them somewhere.

 

[SpookyFrank]

And I don't think making a comparison to cards about cancer is the same thing at all.
Although I think there would definitely be a market for them somewhere.

 

[el-ahrairah]

What's wrong with vloggers? Lots of great content on YouTube made by very professional people.

is there? like what?

 

[el-ahrairah]

I didn't complain at all. I just find the hypocrisy on this site hilarious. One minute it's social justice the next minute people are a twat.

you're not ok with social justice?

 

[el-ahrairah]

anyway, so it's a shit joke, but most people with MH problems won't be too offended at the joke - but might be at the idea that people without MH problems are giving them to other people without MH problems and laughing.

what is clear from the news story is that the person in charge of joy's twitter account is a shitpipe who has some horrid ideas about MH and isn't ashamed to piss them all over the internet.

are the two issues related?

 

[Awesome Wells]

you're not ok with social justice?

Seriously?

 

[Awesome Wells]

anyway, so it's a shit joke, but most people with MH problems won't be too offended at the joke - but might be at the idea that people without MH problems are giving them to other people without MH problems and laughing.

what is clear from the news story is that the person in charge of joy's twitter account is a shitpipe who has some horrid ideas about MH and isn't ashamed to piss them all over the internet.

are the two issues related?

It's not so much the joke; it's the climate the joke is made in.

 

[el-ahrairah]

Seriously?

right you're into social justice AND calling people a twat, and that's ok. but other people doing it is a sign of hypocrisy?

i don't get you.

 

[a_chap]

Now, if you want really offensive t-shirts why not try this on for size?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/24/sm-store-rape-t-shirt-philippines-_n_5870822.html

Apparently it was in the boys' section too...

 

[Awesome Wells]

right you're into social justice AND calling people a twat, and that's ok. but other people doing it is a sign of hypocrisy?

i don't get you.

What you don't get is the difference between calling someone a twat just for vlogging, and calling someone a twat for making and selling jokes that make light of mental health in a climate that is hardly conducive to understanding those sorts of problems.

 

[el-ahrairah]

link to your vlog?

 

[Awesome Wells]

me? i dont vlog. Who'd want to look at my ugly mug! Not sure i'd want to open myself to criticism via youtube. Once you're out there...youre out there