Phillip schofield

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.

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.

Doodledog and Callistemon, what did Martin Frizzell say?

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

I’m sure you didn’t mean to use Gays in any way other than positively Annie. It just rang bells when I heard eg USA military, dismissing the gays who fought as hard as everyone else in their wars

LGBT

Maybe it's just quicker? Language usage changed usually are.

Same here.

Iam64

So do I fanny.

Yes, it’s grim.
I’m a white
I’m a fat
I’m a straight
I’m an old

Not good

So do I fanny.

I don’t know if it’s just me, but I find the word ‘gays’ used as a noun really distasteful

Anniebach

Gays have only been allowed in the armed forces since Jan 2000

But that’s something to celebrate isn’t it. It means they don’t have to hide their sexuality, live in fear of being found out or just not join the armed forces.

We can sit here and say how wrong it was before, but that won’t change anything.
I’m more concerned about the potential for bullying that still exists despite being allowed.

Anniebach

Gays have only been allowed in the armed forces since Jan 2000

And?

Gays have only been allowed in the armed forces since Jan 2000

GrannyGravy13

Blossoming

GrannyGravy13
A messy bob is on trend at the moment

Maybe Holly Willoughby should try a messy bob instead of the current mess.

I have to disagree with you Blossoming in my opinion HW always looks fabulous

That's irrelevant, I know but HW is an attractive woman and I think her hair is great.

Back to the point in question.

My grand-mother lived with my mum for several years and could not walk that well, so a friend of my mothers got the local priest to call in to see my grand-mother once a fortnight.
My mother was at work and I was home as I had a six month old baby so I had to be there to let him in the house.
My God he was new to the parish and still in training he was young and absolutely handsome as you could find.
I would make tea for my grand-mother and the young priest and go into the other room with my little one.

I would have to go to confession for having thoughts that one shouldn't have especially for a priest.
I could imagine the headlines young mother seduces young priest (of course I would never have done that)
One thing I have never felt is being drawn to someone the same gender as myself. It does happen to many though live and let live I say.

That vicars wife is just one of many who hid their sexuality from those around them, and tried to hide it from themselves by doing what was expected, getting married and having a family

As did many vicars.

Smileless2012

That vicars wife is just one of many who hid their sexuality from those around them, and tried to hide it from themselves by doing what was expected, getting married and having a family foxie .

I wish those things for PS unless he has committed a crime, and his family too as well as the young man involved.

Indeed and it was very common in the past and even now for young people, it can be difficult. For people in the public eye, it must have been much more difficult.