Stephen Fry quits Twitter after backlash against joke on his friend

The Professionally Offended are at it again.....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/12157533/Stephen-Fry-quits-Twitter-following-uproar-over-bag-lady-jibe.html

Shortly after the ceremony finished Fry responded to his critics saying: "So just a word to the tragic figures who think calling Jenny Bevan a bag lady was an insult. She's a dear friend and she got it. Derrr."
Another tweet said: "Will all you sanctimonious f***ers f*** the f*** off Jenny Beavan is a friend and joshing is legitimate. Christ I want to leave the planet."
He later posted a photo of himself posing with Beavan, captioned: "Jenny Baglady Beavan and Stephen Outrageous Misogynist Swine Fry at the #EEBAFTAs after party."

Reply 1

Ab12392

He's such a f*ing drama queen, that bloke. Totally dire, joyless presenting of the baftas too.

Reply 2

carlskep

OP

11

Original post by Ab12392

He's such a f*ing drama queen, that bloke. Totally dire, joyless presenting of the baftas too.

Oh yeah, people are up in arms over a harmless joke and he's the drama queen. :laugh:

Reply 3

blackdiamond97

13

That isn't worth quitting twitter over.

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Reply 4

Chief Wiggum

20

I am conflicted. I don't really like Stephen Fry, and I don't like the "perpetually offended Twitter brigade".

I think Stephen Fry seems more in the right in this case...

Reply 5

BaconandSauce

5

Twitter

The platform for idiots

Reply 6

Drewski

19

If your thought can be condensed to 140 characters it isn't worth much in the first place. Why you think other people should listen to you is baffling.

Reply 7

KimKallstrom

14

Original post by Ab12392

He's such a f*ing drama queen, that bloke. Totally dire, joyless presenting of the baftas too.

You mustn't say that. It's offensive to dramatists and monarchs. Also to gay people because of queen.

Reported. And may God have mercy on your soul.

Reply 8

Howard

5

Original post by carlskep

The Professionally Offended are at it again.....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/12157533/Stephen-Fry-quits-Twitter-following-uproar-over-bag-lady-jibe.html

Shortly after the ceremony finished Fry responded to his critics saying: "So just a word to the tragic figures who think calling Jenny Bevan a bag lady was an insult. She's a dear friend and she got it. Derrr."
Another tweet said: "Will all you sanctimonious f***ers f*** the f*** off Jenny Beavan is a friend and joshing is legitimate. Christ I want to leave the planet."
He later posted a photo of himself posing with Beavan, captioned: "Jenny Baglady Beavan and Stephen Outrageous Misogynist Swine Fry at the #EEBAFTAs after party."

I wish Stephen Fry would leave the planet too. He is such a bore.

Reply 9

KimKallstrom

14

Original post by Drewski

If your thought can be condensed to 140 characters it isn't worth much in the first place. Why you think other people should listen to you is baffling.

While a certain amount of arrogance is required to assume people want to listen to what is essentially your mutterings, I'd say in Fry's case it's justified given his hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers

Reply 10

Drewski

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Original post by KimKallstrom

While a certain amount of arrogance is required to assume people want to listen to what is essentially your mutterings, I'd say in Fry's case it's justified given his hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers

Its millions in his case.

But it goes both ways. My use of the word should was deliberate. Yes, people can, but that's not the same thing.

Reply 11

Andy98

20

Original post by Chief Wiggum

I am conflicted. I don't really like Stephen Fry, and I don't like the "perpetually offended Twitter brigade".

I think Stephen Fry seems more in the right in this case...

This. Although he was good on QI :yep:

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Reply 12

Captain Haddock

18

I don't think you can call people out for being professionally offended while throwing your toys out of the pram over a few negative tweets.

Reply 13

Dinasaurus

22

Original post by BaconandSauce

Twitter

The platform for idiots

Yikes aren't you edgy.

Reply 14

TimmonaPortella

21

Somewhat childish on all sides, but more so on the offended side.

Reply 15

ivybridge

6

Personally, I quite like Stephen Fry and I think the offence taken is ridiculous. However, he probably should have just remembered that he was speaking on national television... he wasn't saying it to his friend or a group of them where they'd all know the nature of their relationship and take it for what it was. Nonetheless, they didn't seem that fussed themselves so I probably would have just stopped complaining about nothing if the person who's supposed to be 'oh so offended' didn't actually give a monkeys.

Reply 16

Blondie987

17

It's definitely not worth getting upset over and I can't understand why some people would think it's sexist however it was quite a rude thing to say, obviously it all depends on whether the woman herself was offended, it makes no sense when people get upset on others' behalfs.

Reply 17

Howard

5

Original post by Andy98

This. Although he was good on QI :yep:

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He was good in Blackadder but beyond that I find him really tedious and ever so pompous. Not that I mix in such circles but he's the celebrity I'd least like to sit next too at a dinner party.

Reply 18

Little Popcorns

21

Do you know what at least above all else he's not Milo Yiannopoulos because if he had been he would have stood by whatever stupid joke he made and worse yet it wouldn't have been a joke he would have meant it

Reply 19

lustawny

6

Original post by Drewski

If your thought can be condensed to 140 characters it isn't worth much in the first place. Why you think other people should listen to you is baffling.

There was talk among the Twitter bosses about increasing the character limit to 10,000, quite recently. I'm not totally sure if this idea will be pursued, though.

Stephen Fry quits Twitter after backlash against joke on his friend

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