Runner "...stuffed families..."?
What do you mean by that?
How do you know what sort of family she has?

What a terribly UN-Christian comment to make from one who puts himself out there as a holy cut above the rest of us...

runner, a large proportion of the population, including many males, are feminists, so it's pretty hard to make a case for them being overrepresented. As for lesbians, maybe they are overrepresented on the ABC (they do tend to make a lot of noise) but in this instance Miriam's comments had nothing to do with her sexuality.

The poison dwarf Miriam Margolyes is a bigot.

However, she has learnt well that if you choose the right people to be racist about, and support the politically correct causes, you won't be prosecuted under section 18c, but will get a large coterie of left whinge air heads fawning over you.

I'm always intrigued how RWNJ's present themselves as somehow a cut above the rest.

Here's runner and SM critiquing a person who doesn't agree with their politics - and what are we presented with?

"...Usually they have come from stuffed families and now expect everyone to listen to their spew."

Lovely stuff, runner...you're a class act.

And from the irrepressible SM...

"The poison dwarf Miriam Margolyes is a bigot."

Yes, folks, if you want to get down in the gutter on a forum, just engage a few select righties - and pretty soon that's exactly where the rhetoric will be heading.

How's it going for you, SM? It can't be easy having your dream govt turn out to be such a shambolic joke.

Did you hear the latest? The LNP are set to commemorate International Women's Day by holding it at a "men only" club in Brisbane.

Which is obviously provocative and purposeful (or it could just be dense, but I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt).

I watched Q&A the other night, and although Miriam Margolyes comments were forthright they were not extreme, and at the time I could not see any problem and still can't. Then again it might depend where on the political spectrum one sits, with some of our Forumites sitting well to the right of Genghis Khan, any comment might be interpreted as "leftwing". Hi Runner, hi Shadow.

Steele - you don't know diddily squat about me, my background, my political thinking, religion, or anything else. You are so wrong on so many counts, you have no idea.

Who keeps track of when the word hate is expressed? Haven't you noticed how many on your side of the fence hate Abbott obsessively? Don't you hate Tony Abbott? There are other ways of expressing hate without using the word and you are being dishonest in expressing displeasure over my use of the word. I also don't hate many people in this world but if I do hate someone that's my prerogative and I have every right to share those feelings if I feel the need.

If it's possible to love at first sight why do you think it's farfetched to feel hate for someone within minutes of gleaning their personality, demeanour, self righteousness, and appearance. Miriam Margolyes completely turned me off, she disgusted me, she angered me, and I couldn't stand watching her. Okay I could have chosen another word than hate, I don't know what that word might be, but I went for shock value and you took the bait hook line and sinker. You can have her.

You and I have different points of view on most topics but from your posts to me, I don't see how you're behaving any differently to what you accuse me of.