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Stephen Gately Of Boyzone Dead At 33 Page 11

PCC to investigate Jan Moir's article in The Daily Mail

And Charlie Brooker's reaction to the article...

Why there was nothing 'human' about Jan Moir's column on the death of Stephen Gately

One day Charlie Brooker will say something I don't agree with.
But it hasn't happened yet!

Quote: zooo @ October 19 2009, 3:11 PM BST

One day Charlie Brooker will say something I don't agree with.
But it hasn't happened yet!

Well, according to the interview with him on Loose Ends a couple of weeks back, he even says things which he doesn't himself agree with.

I'm surprised to see Charlie Brooker getting involved with this guff fest over Jan Moir. Her article was pretty average nasty petty Daily Mail ranting, which although quite high on the Daily Mail vileness scale is not quite up there with creepy Richard Littlejohn's views on murdered prostitutes.
Ironic to see the Mail swept up in a hysteria campaign though.

How sad.. first Gately and now H from Steps...

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Quote: Nil Putters @ October 23 2009, 10:35 AM BST

How sad.. first Gately and now H from Steps...

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:D

Quote: youngian @ October 20 2009, 2:55 PM BST

I'm surprised to see Charlie Brooker getting involved with this guff fest over Jan Moir. Her article was pretty average nasty petty Daily Mail ranting, which although quite high on the Daily Mail vileness scale is not quite up there creepy Richard Littlejohn's views on murdered prostitutes.
Ironic to see the Mail swept up in a hysteria campaign though.

But the great - and unique - thing about Brooker is that he's one of the few liberal columnists that can match the right-wingers in terms of bile and vitriol. And, unlike them, be bloody funny while doing it.

Quote: Nil Putters @ October 23 2009, 10:35 AM BST

How sad.. first Gately and now H from Steps...

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Laughing out loud Laughing out loud Laughing out loud

Quote: Nil Putters @ October 23 2009, 10:35 AM BST

How sad.. first Gately and now H from Steps...

Haha! I shouldn't laugh. Last time I made a joke about someone dying they died. Poor Swayze.

Quote: EllieJP @ October 23 2009, 12:19 PM BST

Last time I made a joke about someone dying they died.

Could you make a joke about Harriet Harman or Richard Littlejohn please, Ellie?

*waits*

Quote: Nil Putters @ October 23 2009, 10:35 AM BST

How sad.. first Gately and now H from Steps...

Laughing out loud

Quote: EllieJP @ October 23 2009, 12:19 PM BST

Haha! I shouldn't laugh. Last time I made a joke about someone dying they died. Poor Swayze.

Murderer!

:(

Jan Moir apologises for the timing of her article, but not it's contents

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1222246/The-truth-views-tragic-death-Stephen-Gately.html

Quote: EllieJP @ October 23 2009, 1:37 PM BST

:(

You knows it!

Quote: Moonstone @ October 11 2009, 9:24 PM BST

Forgiven Chappers we now know the Charleston dance-for-bring-many-buffalo is more your era ;)

Laughing out loud Laughing out loud Laughing out loud Laughing out loud Laughing out loud Laughing out loud Laughing out loud Laughing out loud

Quote: roscoff @ October 12 2009, 11:48 AM BST

I'm no more sad that he passed away than any other 33 year-old holiday maker that I don't know. It's not like he won an undeserved Nobel Prize for Peace or anything.

Quote: chipolata @ October 12 2009, 12:04 PM BST

:)

Or a UN Goodwill Embassador. Because they don't hand those things out to anyone either.

:D

Quote: chipolata @ October 13 2009, 12:36 PM BST

I've never posted drunk. Considering what my posts are like sober, I dread to think what they'd be like inebriated.

Drunk with lust, however...

Quote: Kevin Murphy @ October 16 2009, 4:43 PM BST

According to the Daily Mail, he died of gay.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1220756/A-strange-lonely-troubling-death--.html

That's not actually what the article says though, is it? :)

Quote: Tim Walker @ October 19 2009, 3:00 PM BST

And Charlie Brooker's reaction to the article...

Why there was nothing 'human' about Jan Moir's column on the death of Stephen Gately

He can be a bit of a tit at times.

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