Posted on 01/22/2020 10:12:20 AM PST by Red Badger
A man in South Wales was shut down by Facebook for appreciating a butcher's faggots and posting a review of it on the platform.
“If you're not buying Thomas's Of Morriston the butchers on Morriston Cross' faggots on a Tuesday are you even a monkey?” wrote Paul Lynch, a 55-year-old resident of the Morriston area of Swansea, South Wales.
While the comment posted by Lynch was merely a compliment that was intended to encourage the community residents to visit the butchers, Facebook misinterpreted the comment as a rather offensive one and banned his account stating that his post went against the community standards on so-called “hate speech”.
It is worth noting that the residents of the Morriston community are commonly known as “Morriston monkeys”, which is what Lynch simply referred to them as. The name is derived from the large number of monkey puzzle trees that once existed in that area.
Faggots is a traditional British dish and has long been popular in the Midlands of England as well as the Mid and South Wales.
On the subject of his banned Facebook post, Morriston said that the faggots were very popular among the community's residents. “The faggots he sells are famous to many Morriston residents – especially older residents. He makes them every Tuesday and if you go early enough they are still hot and absolutely delicious,” said the meat lover.
Lynch stated that he was initially under the impression that a Facebook bot might have banned his account as he used the controversial word “faggot.” But then, even after appealing for a review, the account suspension was held, stating that he was guilty of hate speech, causing great bewilderment to the 55-year-old.
“Clearly, therefore, it's not the words that cause abuse, it is the context they are used in. With that in mind, I think Facebook telling me I'm guilty of hate speech is highly offensive and morally wrong.”
“This is absolutely barmy. I recently posted here about Thomas's the butchers on Morriston Cross' famous f@ggots, but it got flagged up as hate speech,” Lynch wrote on Facebook. “I asked Facebook to review the decision as I guess it was an algorithm which flagged it up but, even so, Facebook has since confirmed it as hate speech. Bonkers!”
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The bassoon looks like a bundle of sticks, which is why the Italian term for bassoon is faggotti. You can see that in any orchestral score.
I especially like their grape jam...................
“George Orwell told us..........................”
Yes, and the real beauty is that WE’RE the bigots because every common word WE use reminds THEM of race. So elegant!
FascistBook doesn’t have community standards, they have censorship standards. Liberals can post all the lies and smears they want while conservatives get banned for telling the truth.
“While you’ve a lucifer to light your fag, Smile, boys, that’s the style.”
fake book... destroying human interaction one page at a time...
My wife does a great toad-in-the-hole, but it’s hard to find proper bangers here — gotta make do. She’s working on Scottish eggs now.
That sounds like the place in Whitehall I used to go to, like you back in the ‘80s. It proved there is a Divinity and He loves us very much. ;) The guy there scolded me something fierce for trying to put tomato sauce on them before I tried them. He was wise beyond human understanding.
I’m a southerner, too, but found there was enough deep-frying going on I was pretty much to home, especially when I ended up in Sutton Coldfield (outside Birmingham). Food in Birmingham was more flavorful to me.
The good ol’ days. ;)
he talking about lighting a cigarette with a match. Dear God! How stupid are people these days?
There goes FB again, being niggardly.
I always like this(Brit,)expression, my Canadian friend said, when leaving a group!
“keep your pecker up” BRITISH, INFORMAL
If someone tells you to keep your pecker up, they are encouraging you remain cheerful in a difficult situation. This phase will soon pass; keep you pecker up, be careful and think hard. Note: You can also say that someone keeps their pecker up if they manage to remain cheerful. The Scot was doing his best to keep his pecker up. Note: `Pecker’ was a slang term for the nose, comparing it to a bird’s beak. If someone is unhappy, they tend to look downwards so that their nose points towards the ground.
See also: keep, pecker, up
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
A Facebook group I was in also had a problem with discussing those...meatballs. I thought Facebook was oh so culturally sensitive and treasured diversity!
Regarding the faggots -”if you go early enough they are still hot and absolutely delicious,” said the meat lover.
Paging mayor Pete!
I’m there the week after Thanksgiving, getting unusual, usually European but some Asian treats as stocking stuffers for the littles in my circle.
I’m sure he just loves hot faggots!..................
They butcher homosexuals in Wales?
Who knew?
I can be an impulse buyer in places like that where exotic items are sold, and really have to exercise self-control there, lest I incur the wrath and whithering eye of She, The Evil One. (Or offset my purchase with enough Nutella Go packs for her to vegetate in front of the TV with. She can be bought. LOL)
Well then someone should tell the cigarettes here that they can’t get married.
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