R.I.P Brigitte Bardot

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Fined six times by the French government for inciting racial hatred.

 

[Accy cyclist]

RIP. Obituary here for those who might like to pay their respects by reading it.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/obituarie...of-sympathy-for-the-far-right_6748895_15.html

Yawn, yawn!🥱 😏

 

[Accy cyclist]

Fined six times by the French government for inciting racial hatred.

Yeah we've already done that bit!!🥱 😴

 

[winjim]

Yawn, yawn!🥱 😏

Indeed

The prosecutor said she was weary of charging Ms Bardot with offences relating to racial hatred and xenophobia.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Indeed

Which bit of 'no politics or religion' in The Cafe are you failing to understand?!

 

[markemark]

Which bit of 'no politics or religion' in The Cafe are you failing to understand?!

It’s not about either. It’s looking back at her life which includes being in ground breaking films, being a cultural icon, being a strong advocate for animal welfare and for being convicted for racial hatred.

 

[winjim]

It’s not about either. It’s looking back at her life which includes being in ground breaking films, being a cultural icon, being a strong advocate for animal welfare and for being convicted for racial hatred.

 

[Accy cyclist]

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Why don't you give it a rest eh!! You haven't once mentioned her wonderful contribution to animal rights and welfare! Which to me suggests you don't give a toss about animal rights and welfare!

 

[AndyRM]

Why don't you give it a rest eh!! You haven't once mentioned her wonderful contribution to animal rights and welfare! Which to me suggests you don't give a toss about animal rights and welfare!

That's just nonsense. If anything @winjim's post sums things up quite neatly I think.

Plenty to like and plenty to criticise, and there's nothing wrong with that.

 

[winjim]

That's just nonsense. If anything @winjim's post sums things up quite neatly I think.

Plenty to like and plenty to criticise, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Indeed. There is good and bad in everyone, and we learn to live when we learn to give each other what we need to survive.

 

[markemark]

Indeed. There is good and bad in everyone, and we learn to live when we learn to give each other what we need to survive.

We all know that people are the same whereever you go

 

[Poacher]

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How many pairs of leather shoes do you own, not counting any you may currently have on order from Oswin Hyde or Barkers?

 

[FishFright]

In all RIP threads this kind of debate has been shouted down and sent to NCAP. I think it's time to close this one.

 

[winjim]

In all RIP threads this kind of debate has been shouted down and sent to NCAP. I think it's time to close this one.

I think in an RIP thread it's appropriate, even necessary to acknowledge that the deceased was a flawed human being, which of course includes their political views. The frustration comes when somebody not only refuses to acknowledge, but actively denies those flaws, inserts their own political and religious views into the thread and then chastises others for supposedly doing the same.

I have no interest in arguing any particular political point with any individual in this thread, but I don't think it's unreasonable to take into account a person's flaws as well as their virtues when considering what they achieved and accomplished in their lifetime, and to ignore one or the other is somewhat disingenuous and worthy of comment, perhaps gentle pushback.

 

[FishFright]

I think in an RIP thread it's appropriate, even necessary to acknowledge that the deceased was a flawed human being, which of course includes their political views. The frustration comes when somebody not only refuses to acknowledge, but actively denies those flaws, inserts their own political and religious views into the thread and then chastises others for supposedly doing the same.

I have no interest in arguing any particular political point with any individual in this thread, but I don't think it's unreasonable to take into account a person's flaws as well as their virtues when considering what they achieved and accomplished in their lifetime, and to ignore one or the other is somewhat disingenuous and worthy of comment, perhaps gentle pushback.

If only it was like that