tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post8572463877242968554..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Twit/Tw*t/Twitter Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-76678639724672850882019-01-19T08:46:42.453+00:002019-01-19T08:46:42.453+00:00why is something so banal even discussed. pathetic...why is something so banal even discussed. pathetic low iq individuals Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-48387451210406447362018-05-07T22:10:14.828+01:002018-05-07T22:10:14.828+01:00I meant I agree with Craig, it means twit to me ge...I meant I agree with Craig, it means twit to me generally.stewgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223073927227101097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-57067042108039842082018-05-07T22:06:30.933+01:002018-05-07T22:06:30.933+01:00yep saved me writing
except I'll add the BBC ...yep saved me writing<br /><br />except I'll add the BBC never found it offensive cos they used the word at 8pm in the classic Fawlty Towers joke.stewgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223073927227101097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-82848439600978600512018-05-07T21:02:00.496+01:002018-05-07T21:02:00.496+01:00That you, Ms Darcy?That you, Ms Darcy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-66930773420337832352018-05-07T02:25:45.716+01:002018-05-07T02:25:45.716+01:00It was twat/twit and fanny*/King Canut in my local...It was twat/twit and fanny*/King Canut in my locality . I hope that is clear enough! :) <br /><br />* A source of constant confusion for Americans of course. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-25860170411104774702018-05-06T14:09:46.569+01:002018-05-06T14:09:46.569+01:00Agreed.
Growing up on the East Midlands we kids t...Agreed. <br />Growing up on the East Midlands we kids thought of it as a more modern or less Woosterish version of twit. It was only much later when feminists started banging on about it at a London college that I was aware of any suggestion of a sexual aspect.JohnSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-12545745011371785572018-05-06T13:25:51.619+01:002018-05-06T13:25:51.619+01:00Er...I know it does and wasn't suggesting othe...Er...I know it does and wasn't suggesting otherwise. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-61808136143943014302018-05-06T06:35:47.943+01:002018-05-06T06:35:47.943+01:00If you think this post / article is Bias Anon abov...If you think this post / article is Bias Anon above, what as they say, a Twat you are!Clockworkorangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538039281226245073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-68676312509030173472018-05-06T06:33:27.971+01:002018-05-06T06:33:27.971+01:00When exposed as an idiot play the victim card.When exposed as an idiot play the victim card.Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-3256887028267566312018-05-06T02:14:40.855+01:002018-05-06T02:14:40.855+01:00Not half as biased as this articleNot half as biased as this articleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-52310858700871456582018-05-06T00:17:30.799+01:002018-05-06T00:17:30.799+01:00Quite. In my (Northern) neck of the woods it's...Quite. In my (Northern) neck of the woods it's also long been used (including in my school days) to mean 'a twit' (albeit a 'complete and utter twit') and I never heard it used as synonym for ladies' whatdoyoucallthems either until later in life. The idea that Michael Fabricant meant 'female genitalia' is something that the BBC should be quietly correcting young Darcy over (as it's nonsense and she needs to understand that) rather than amplifying spurious Twitter OUTRAGE over it.<br /><br />This BBC article shows how low the BBC website is sinking.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-26152489179903472002018-05-05T23:56:30.800+01:002018-05-05T23:56:30.800+01:00It means both:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/...It means both:<br /><br />https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/twat<br /><br />But there is regional variation. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-76921455404490482632018-05-05T23:55:15.879+01:002018-05-05T23:55:15.879+01:00It's funny when the BBC gets on its high horse...It's funny when the BBC gets on its high horse it's "foul language". When it's a matter of their own programmes it's "strong language". <br /><br />In this case twat is of unknown origin and does indeed mean the same as twit (as well as the other more offensive definition) - particularly in the south of England where I grew up. As a child, although we used all kinds of very offensive words, I don't think I ever heard it used as a synonym for female parts. It was more or less the same as twit/idiot/fool/chump, just a bit more aggressive. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-44369722743948689572018-05-05T23:54:05.334+01:002018-05-05T23:54:05.334+01:00It sounds like the sort of excuse someone caught o...It sounds like the sort of excuse someone caught out would come up with but as it's Fabricant, I can well believe that he did think it meant twit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com