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You dont have to answer that. But you can if you want to.

VioletSky

Guilty laugh

So you were a bully at school?

I can't agree with those who think it's in the slightest bit funny.

Mocking someone's physical imperfections is wrong.
DH suffered years of torment at school and even into adulthood because his are similar.

Grow up.

Wow very surprised at your reaction VS considering how you lecture everyone on kindness and inclusion

BlueBelle

Wow very surprised at your reaction VS considering how you lecture everyone on kindness and inclusion

You're surprised?

Ridiculing someone’s features on what is probably the most important day of their life is neither funny or clever.

I agree with Baggs and Andrew Doyle. The role of comedy is to poke fun at those in power, trying to control what people laugh at is like trying to control the tide.

Galaxy

I agree with Baggs and Andrew Doyle. The role of comedy is to poke fun at those in power, trying to control what people laugh at is like trying to control the tide.

Laughing at someone's appearance is what playground bullies do.

Trying to control what people laugh at is what controlling people do.

It's bullying. It's cruel.

If you're absolutely perfect in every way you would have no idea of the misery it can cause.

Mocking someone's actions is different to mocking someone's appearance.

It isn’t funny. Bullies use that sort of comment/picture all the time and justify themselves by saying it’s only a joke/picture/meme.
I wasn’t surprised BlueBelle.

It's happened to me on a number of occasions. It upsets me less than people trying to control what I may or may not find funny.
I have thought for a while that we read/listen to similar people Baggs.

Galaxy

It's happened to me on a number of occasions. It upsets me less than people trying to control what I may or may not find funny.
I have thought for a while that we read/listen to similar people Baggs.

I'm sorry if your physical imperfections have caused others amusement, if so, I'd have thought you'd have more understanding.

We are supposed to be adults.

Beyond distasteful, disrespectful and bullying.

As you say Mollygo it's only a joke is how bullies justify their behaviour and I find it strange that MN should do such a thing when I think of the number of H & M threads here on GN that have been deleted .

Im surprised at it honestly, it caught me off guard

But yes, I am in fact a terrible person

He's one of the most powerful men in England. Or the UK come to that. He won't give a flying F what Mumsnet thinks of him. Or us come to that.

I'm guessing it's been taken down as can't see it on mumsnet

It’s just childish.

How do you know GagaJo? No one's immune to being hurt by the insensitivity or cruelty of others, even Kings.

GagaJo

He's one of the most powerful men in England. Or the UK come to that. He won't give a flying F what Mumsnet thinks of him. Or us come to that.

Yiu don't know that.

Do you think he even knows that Mumsnet exists? I bet he doesn’t and isn’t interested in it at all.

maddyone

Do you think he even knows that Mumsnet exists? I bet he doesn’t and isn’t interested in it at all.

I bet he does!
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Does it matter maddy? Is 'getting a laugh' at someone else's expense especially due to a physical characteristic OK, as long as the one being laughed at doesn't know about it?

Well he might, though I doubt the topics would interest him. Today however, Mumsnet will not have been on his mind.

Maybe he reads Gransnet and contributes on the gardening forum