I couldn't believe anyone could be so utterly inappropriate and tasteless when I heard the news report last night about the Conservative Party activist who had planned to attend a New Year's Eve fancy dress party dressed as Madeline McCann (the still missing child) and posted it on Facebook. His outfit was intended to be "a blonde wig, pink pyjamas, a teddy bear and a vial of fake blood" - the clothes she wore when she went missing. Someone else at the party went as Baby P, the toddler who was in the news recently for his death following months of horrific abuse, a 'fancy dress' outfit I find even more tasteless than the McCann one.
It's not as if they're uneducated, as that activist is apparently studying at the University of London. He was listed as the Branch Chairman of Staffordshire Conservative Future organisation, though has now been removed from that post. I have a fairly black sense of humour on the whole, but that incident seems rather twisted to me and I can't see how it could be considered either entertaining or funny. Are these men really the future of the modern Conservative party - people with absolutely no idea about what matters, is appropriate behaviour or is actually amusing to large sections of the general public?? Don't you have to be 'in touch' with the people you want votes from??? David Cameron will have his work cut out to portray a new caring Conservative party if there's many like that bubbling away in the background.
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Sorry to disagree but....I reckon this irriot IS typical material for a politician!
He just strikes me as a typical self-serving tory toff twat. Not that I mean to lump all tories into the self-serving toff twat lable...but funily enough...it just seems right somehow.
I agree with you both actually, not sure what I was ranting about now lol!! The idea of these sorts of people possibly having any political power disturbs me. It does sound more appropriate behaviour for a Tory toff than someone from Labour or even the BNP though, which I find a bit weird.
I'm just astonished. He spent time chosing the "outfit". He probably spoke to friends about "what are you wearing?". He got dressed and checked himself in the mirror. At no point did he think "Hmmm maybe this isn't a smart move".
Absolutely. I don't know whether it annoyed me more as I assumed they were public school educated (may be wrong obviously)but I can't think what class and money should have to do with it really.
I hadn't heard about the Baby P outfit part - that is even worse, although both are in very poor taste. It doesn't surprise me though.
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