Twitter Election Trouble
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/scotland/8610934.stm
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Twitter can be used to help MPs this election to reach out to voters, however, for Labour PPC Stuart MacLennan his Tweets have caused offensive and calls for him to resign.
"Stuart MacLennan's tweets included "God this fairtrade, organic banana is shit. Can I have a slave-grown, chemically enhanced, genetically modified one please?", "Made my connecting train. No first class it would appear. Sitting opposite the ugliest old boot I've ever seen too" and "Lots of chavs at Stirling station"."- The Guardian
In an apology MacLennan stated he now realises the tweets were offensive and silly. Yet in the Guardian article they state surprise that no other Labour MPs advised MacLennan against such tweety language.
http://waugh.standard.co.uk/2010/04/labour-ppc-jokes-re-slavery-attacks-chavs-on...
[Update] MacLennan's been sacked.
In another political offensive langauge case a UKIP chair was caught and suspended after sending a offensive rascist post on a Community Care website.
"The remarks focused on Muslims, Romanian Gypsies and African and Caribbean communities."-BBC. Full story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/england/8609891.stm
"Stuart MacLennan's tweets included "God this fairtrade, organic banana is shit. Can I have a slave-grown, chemically enhanced, genetically modified one please?", "Made my connecting train. No first class it would appear. Sitting opposite the ugliest old boot I've ever seen too" and "Lots of chavs at Stirling station"."- The Guardian
In an apology MacLennan stated he now realises the tweets were offensive and silly. Yet in the Guardian article they state surprise that no other Labour MPs advised MacLennan against such tweety language.
http://waugh.standard.co.uk/2010/04/labour-ppc-jokes-re-slavery-attacks-chavs-on...
[Update] MacLennan's been sacked.
In another political offensive langauge case a UKIP chair was caught and suspended after sending a offensive rascist post on a Community Care website.
"The remarks focused on Muslims, Romanian Gypsies and African and Caribbean communities."-BBC. Full story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/england/8609891.stm
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deathvoices
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Surely that's common sense? Stupid man...
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deathvoices
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skunkatoras
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jokes!
- 2 years ago
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skunkatoras
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smurph25
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Now that's an embarrassment and a "Twitter Election FAIL" for @stuartmaclennan
- 2 years ago
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smurph25
