Phillip schofield

Thank you Iam , I chose gay over homosexual, it’s friendlier and I like the word.

The word 'gay' itself is fine, but it's usually better to add 'people', so that nobody is being defined by one aspect of their lives. So 'gay people' or 'people of colour' etc.

I havent read all of the thread so apologise if anyone's asked:

Did anyone see Martin Frizzell leaving his home yesterday? Rude and arrogant came to mind when questioned by a reporter.
An ITV boss was quizzed about his dismissive remarks about aubergines at the Select Committee meeting today.

I would have just thought it was a bizarre remark had I not been enlightened on GN about aubergine emoticons.

I’m sure you didn’t mean to use Gays in any way other than positively Annie.

I’m sure too. My son is gay and I don’t take any offence from Annie’s words. I know it wasn’t meant unkindly at all. Being gay isn’t a big deal, they’re people just the same as the rest of us.

Gay people did join the Armed Forces, thousands over many years, they just kept their sexuality to themselves
If found out, they had their service medals and pensions taken away or even court-martialled and imprisoned.
Unbelievably this happened up until the 1990s.

Terrible wasn’t it? Whilst some people are very clearly gay, others like my son are not, and so many would have been able to join the forces, play professional football, become vicars or priests, and so on. But if they were discovered, their livelihoods were often lost. So sad.

Callistemon21

I havent read all of the thread so apologise if anyone's asked:

Did anyone see Martin Frizzell leaving his home yesterday? Rude and arrogant came to mind when questioned by a reporter.
An ITV boss was quizzed about his dismissive remarks about aubergines at the Select Committee meeting today.

I would have just thought it was a bizarre remark had I not been enlightened on GN about aubergine emoticons.

Frizzell's comment was very strange in the circumstances, wasn't it?

He can't be unaware of the connotations, so what on earth was he on about?

Anniebach

Thank you Iam , I chose gay over homosexual, it’s friendlier and I like the word.

Please accept my sincere apologies Annie

I was in a foul mood yesterday.
I really must not post when I’m feeling as such

Doodledog and Callistemon, what did Martin Frizzell say?

HE was asked about if there was a toxic environment at ITV and replied to the female reporter that (I paraphrase) 'I know what I think is toxic. Aubergines. Do you thing aubergines are toxic?'

Something like that, anyway. The film of it will be online.

I’m another who didn’t know what was meant by an aubergines until yesterday. I must have led a very sheltered life
Anyway I’ve no idea what Martin Frizzell meant. I’ve seen a clip of it and your précis is about right Doodledog.
How weird.

I’m another who didn’t know what was meant by an aubergines until yesterday. I must have led a very sheltered life

I didn't know either until about a month ago when I used it on here and another poster enlightened me.
I'm fed up of everyday words being taken over and used as innuendo.
I ate one yesterday 🍆
Well, part of one. So there!

fancythat

Wyllow3

JaneJudge

Galaxy

I think we have to explore really difficult topics. When is having a relationship with a young person who you knew at 15 ok? We should as a society be able to talk about those issues.
Is what woody allan did ok? Should we not talk about that.
I am not comparing the two I just think if we dont talk about moral issues relating to power and young people we let them down.

I agree with you.

I really, really agree with this. When does an especially good relationship with a teacher or social worker or therapist- needful for the 15 year old - cross the boundary?

Its not enough to say, "touch" because although that is a no go boundary, emotional boundaries can be just as significant.

Having just come from a safeguarding meeting, in an organisation I volunteer for, which is national but nowhere near as high profile as ITV, it strikes me that ITV has been[not necessarily], derelict in it's safeguarding duties of the young man.

If all they did[and who am I to know for sure], was ask the young man and PS if anything went on, that does not seem robust enough a procedure. In my opinion.

I cant remember though, whether by the time the young man worked for ITV, what age he was by that time.

Sorry if this aspect has been discussed already earlier in the thread.

ITV Duty of Care Charter may not be robust enough.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12168417/X-Factors-Rebecca-Ferguson-claims-Carolyn-McCall-refused-launch-probe.html

Callistemon21

^I’m another who didn’t know what was meant by an aubergines until yesterday. I must have led a very sheltered life^

I didn't know either until about a month ago when I used it on here and another poster enlightened me.
I'm fed up of everyday words being taken over and used as innuendo.
I ate one yesterday 🍆
Well, part of one. So there!

I learnt about the alternative meaning of 🍆 on GN as well. Until then I thought it was part of oven roasted Mediterranean vegetables.

Wow the world of emojis is a foreign land to me!

Me too Molly. Being on GN has certainly broadened my horizons and made me from time to time.

I have just jumped into this thread and what jumped out was the aubergine bit, which is my FAVOURITE colour, ( boring bit of info ) but besides that all i know is its chopped up, drenched in olive oil and thrown in the oven.... end of.

Im obviously missing something here! Will someone be so kind to enlighten me !

I saw Martin Frizel getting in a taxi going on about aubergines and asking the reporter "do you like aubergines? " and i thought What the heck he on about!

🤔

The 🍆 emoji is used to represent a penis, (if you send that sort of text ).

But Doodledog, none of us on Gransnet do that because we’re laideees.

Ahhhhhh right..
So its all based on the emoji of the aubergine and not Mr F's actual words ?

As my mum would say "Smut."

Haaaaaaaa

Doodledog - I googled just before reading your post at 18.1i never thought of myself as a ladieee and still don’t. I must be living a sheltered life

Doodledog

The 🍆 emoji is used to represent a penis, (if you send that sort of text ).

I think there’s a bit of exaggeration going on if they’re using an aubergine.

Mollygo

Doodledog

The 🍆 emoji is used to represent a penis, (if you send that sort of text ).

I think there’s a bit of exaggeration going on if they’re using an aubergine.

I merely explained. I didn't comment .

I merely explained. I didn't comment
I know, and I meant to add a too.