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[Violet_0]

the intense amount of ridicule of Ed Milliband's appearance seems more than a little anti-Semitic at times.

I'm not from the UK, didn't know he was Jewish. The man just does magnificent face expressions. Oh, and I suppose part of the reason people like to mock him stems from the fact that he's a conservative move along

 

[Zantetsuken]

Bizarro Keanu Reeves.

I like his last name though. It sounds like a new wireless spectrum.

 

[markot]

I'm not from the UK, didn't know he was Jewish. The man just does magnificent face expression. Oh, and I suppose part of the reason people like to mock him stems from the fact that he's a conservative

He is labour/liberal.

 

[EdibleExplosives]

He is labour/liberal.

To be fair, they're not much different.

 

[Violet_0]

He is labour/liberal.

oops, I feel stupid now. Please ignore my previous post

 

[ultratruman]

with an imagination like yours I doubt much surprises you at all.

Milliband is being made a mockery of based on his appearance, which in itself is disgusting, but I see no anti semitism at all.

Then you don't know what anti-semitism is. Look at the first page of this thread, people using terms like 'non-person' and posting cartoon characters with big noses. It's not overt, it's not orchestrated, but the notion that Ed can't be trusted because of his 'otherness' is anti-semitism.

 

[ultratruman]

yeah no, that's not the reason red ed is ridiculed. it's the way he came into power, it's his nonexistent policies, the weird faces he makes and the gaffes. that guy is in way over his head and it's hilarious.

if David Miliband would have won the election Labour would actually have a chance and be taken seriously.

and I think you're forgetting how people used to make fun of Gordon Brown. it's not anti-semitic anything.

If you think attacks on Gordon Brown centred on his appearance and mannerisms nearly as much as the attacks on Ed Miliband then you have a very selective memory.

David Miliband was never the party leader so we can't say for sure how he would've been treated, but the most famous picture of David is a much ridiculed photo of him awkwardly holding a banana.

 

[Masquerader]

Happy new Year from Ed.

Let's hope it's a victorious one for him, so we get more pictures of him.

 

[Polari]

I think anti-semitism is off the mark. I actually like Ed, but he is not at all photogenic and is woeful at the media. The combination of those two was always going to end in him getting a whole lot of stick.

 

[Brakke]

"not at all photogenic"???

:lol

 

[Bumpers]

Courtesy of BBC News today.

 

[dapperbandit]

 

[Masquerader]

Greatest speech of our time: 'Uh' by Ed Miliband

 

[Vol5]

The man is trying to be the first Jew prime minister since 1880, and every attack on him seems to be centred around the idea that he is different and weird. Of course there is legitimate criticisms of his leadership, I'm voting SNP myself.

However, the intense vilification campaign to de-legitimise him as a potential candidate is almost demented. That's because, whether people realise it or not, Miliband-bashing resonates with a poisonous sentiment that has been lurking for centuries in Europe. Compare Ed to the homogeneous origins of the men who lead the other main parties who suffer none of this defamation and are routinely hailed for their ability to seem like 'ordinary blokes'.

Anti-semitism isn't just bashing Jews, it's the concept of the parasitic outsider and it stems from the ethnocentric nationalism and nativist clichés that are currently experiencing a big resuscitation in modern European politics.

Da fuq is this? He back-stabbed his own brother and with Balls as his wingman, shat on the labour leadership to get into power. He comes across as sleazy because that's exactly what he is. Jewish or not.

 

[leadbelly]

The man is trying to be the first Jew prime minister since 1880, and every attack on him seems to be centred around the idea that he is different and weird. Of course there is legitimate criticisms of his leadership, I'm voting SNP myself.

However, the intense vilification campaign to de-legitimise him as a potential candidate is almost demented. That's because, whether people realise it or not, Miliband-bashing resonates with a poisonous sentiment that has been lurking for centuries in Europe. Compare Ed to the homogeneous origins of the men who lead the other main parties who suffer none of this defamation and are routinely hailed for their ability to seem like 'ordinary blokes'.

Anti-semitism isn't just bashing Jews, it's the concept of the parasitic outsider and it stems from the ethnocentric nationalism and nativist clichés that are currently experiencing a big resuscitation in modern European politics.

http://youtu.be/9EtnkXyGi0Y?t=4m27s

Maybe it isn't nice, but the reason it is centred around him being different and weird is because he kind of looks a bit weird. It has nothing to do with him being Jewish. Of course it isn't something people would say if it was just some guy down the road, but the truth is, people tend not to look at politicians as human beings. They're public figures, so for some reason people see that as a license to make jokes and criticise them.

The funny thing is, if it was David Miliband, people wouldn't be making those jokes because David Miliband is a good looking guy.

 

[Palculator]

Greatest speech of our time: 'Uh' by Ed Miliband

Is it bad that, as a non-Brit, the only impression/coverage I get about Miliband is through this thread and Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe? Or is it actually the best?

 

[MrBadger]

Is it bad that, as a non-Brit, the only impression/coverage I get about Miliband is through this thread and Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe? Or is it actually the best?

It's probably worse that as a brit, I'm in the same boat

Like...I couldn't tell you anything about Ed Miliband except that he has a goofy face

 

[caramac]

 

[Masquerader]

 

[APZonerunner]

It's amazing to me that he and David were shot from the same gun because they're quite visibly brothers and yet David is the type of politician that charms because he's quite a good looking bloke while Ed honestly does look a little bit like Mr. Bean.

Not true, David is almost as unphotogenic as Ed, hard as it is to believe. The infamous banana eating pic followed him around for ages.

I dunno, even the face he's pulling in that banana pic, his infamous worst, is better than 90% of the photos taken of his brother.

 

[War Peaceman]

The funny thing is, if it was David Miliband, people wouldn't be making those jokes because David Miliband is a good looking guy.
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Not true, David is still quite unphotogenic. The infamous banana eating pic followed him around for ages.

 

[| Praxis |]

It looks like he crawled out of a Bubba Gump shrimp factory.

No offence Ed.

 

[ultratruman]

http://youtu.be/9EtnkXyGi0Y?t=4m27s

Maybe it isn't nice, but the reason it is centred around him being different and weird is because he kind of looks a bit weird. It has nothing to do with him being Jewish. Of course it isn't something people would say if it was just some guy down the road, but the truth is, people tend not to look at politicians as human beings. They're public figures, so for some reason people see that as a license to make jokes and criticise them.

The funny thing is, if it was David Miliband, people wouldn't be making those jokes because David Miliband is a good looking guy.

David looks less semitic, but he was still the target of physical ridicule when he was in the cabinet,

Imagine if Ed Milliband was black and people were making fun of how his nose is wide or his lips are thick. Imagine if they posted mocking pictures of him eating a watermelon, instead of a jew eating a bacon sandwich. It would not stand.

60 members of the Milliband family were killed in the Holocaust, in the US that would be a story people would respect. In the UK, he's constantly derided for having 'no compelling personal story'.

 

[Jackpot]

David looks less semitic, but he was still the target of physical ridicule when he was in the cabinet,

Imagine if Ed Milliband was black and people were making fun of how his nose is wide or his lips are thick. Imagine if they posted mocking pictures of him eating a watermelon, instead of a jew eating a bacon sandwich. It would not stand.

60 members of the Milliband family were killed in the Holocaust, in the US that would be a story people would respect. In the UK, he's constantly derided for having 'no compelling personal story'.

this anti-semitic conspiracy only exists in your head. The vast majority don't even know he's Jewish, nor does he possess any "semitic features" that aren't present in all anglo-caucasian groups.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

This "people don't like him because he's Jewish" is dumb. I have never heard that brought up in relation to him at any point, except for the people accusing others of anti-semitism.

 

[Mr. RHC]

David looks less semitic, but he was still the target of physical ridicule when he was in the cabinet,

Oh look, it's you again. Have you not been proven wrong before in this very thread?

 

[daviyoung]

in the US that would be a story people would respect. In the UK, he's constantly derided for having 'no compelling personal story'.

let me play along with you, in the US Ed and Dave's dad would have been locked up under McCarthyism

 

[ultratruman]

this anti-semitic conspiracy only exists in your head. The vast majority don't even know he's Jewish, nor does he possess any "semitic features" that aren't present in all anglo-caucasian groups.

Then why aren't the other leaders ridiculed for their looks? It doesn't matter if people know he's really a Jew or not, the point is his genes are different from the homogenous origins of virtually every other political leaders in modern Britain. As a result, he looks distinctly different and has thus become a phenomenally popular target thanks to the growing nationalist sentiment in this country. If we was arab or black, behaviour like this would be frowned upon.

I don't expect many people to listen to me in this thread, you are having too much fun ridiculing this guy's appearance to see what you're encouraging.

 

[Mr. RHC]

Then why aren't the other leaders ridiculed for their looks?

lol

It doesn't matter if people know he's really a Jew or not, the point is his genes are different from the homogenous origins of pretty every other political leaders in modern Britain.

wat

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Then why aren't the other leaders ridiculed for their looks?

Because David Cameron and Nick Clegg aren't goofy lookin', and Nigel Farage doesn't have a shot at becoming PM.

Also, you would not believe the amount of time and money go into trying to make those leaders photogenic. Whether you like it or not, looks has become very important in democratic societies when choosing a leader.

The man is goofy lookin', and never looks comfortable.

I mean, just look at this picture:

Looks like David Mitchell in a skit.

 

[Saiyar]

this anti-semitic conspiracy only exists in your head. The vast majority don't even know he's Jewish, nor does he possess any "semitic features" that aren't present in all anglo-caucasian groups.

This "people don't like him because he's Jewish" is dumb. I have never heard that brought up in relation to him at any point, except for the people accusing others of anti-semitism.

is-ed-miliband-the-victim-of-anti-semitism/
and that is from the Telegrpaph, hardly the most sympathetic newspaper when out comes to Miliband. Talk about whether or not anti-semitism has played a part in the attacks against him started after the Daily Mail ran the piece about his father.

 

[Jackpot]

That sick Jewish caricature.

Then why aren't the other leaders ridiculed for their looks?

lol.

his genes are different from the homogenous origins of virtually every other political leaders in modern Britain. As a result, he looks distinctly different

What racial group do you think Saved by the Bell was attacking here?

a phenomenally popular target thanks to the growing nationalist sentiment in this country

you would flip your lid if you saw what Spitting Image, 2DTV, Bremner Bird & Fortune, Dead Ringers, Newswipe, etc, etc had said about the looks of other political figures.

 

[ultratruman]

lol.

They're nowhere near the demented obsession with Ed Milliband's appearance and you know it.

The flippancy with which you treat this subject reveals how little you actually care to understand, so I won't waste anymore time with you.

 

[Jackpot]

They're nowhere near the demented obsession with Ed Milliband's appearance and you know it

We've never had a leader as un-photogenic as Ed and you know it.

 

[DECK'ARD]

Ed is the awkward, uncharismatic, unphotogenic brother who was never meant to be leader and was out of his depth the minute he got it.

He's the duck out of water of British politics, there's nothing more to it than that. He put the spotlight on himself and never managed to change the narrative.

Spitting Image would have had a field day with him, and it would be nothing to do with him being Jewish.

 

[Arials]

Then why aren't the other leaders ridiculed for their looks?.

Not familiar with:

David Cameron gets mocked with pictures of him as a condom because he look plasticy/slippery, Ed Miliband gets ridiculed for looking weird like Wallace (the most white British cartoon character in existence) because he looks weird like Wallace, Gordon Brown was mocked for being robotic and impersonal because he was robotic and impersonal, John Major was repeatedly portrayed as wearing his underwear over his trousers for (as far as I can remember) no reason in particular.

No one agrees with you for a reason (and it's not because everyone else is anti semetic).

 

[Impotaku]

He reminds me of Dan from Alan Partridge lol

 

[FortuneFaded]

Courtesy of the BBC:

We need a statue of him somewhere.

 

[Frog-fu]

This thread has been nothing but a delight.

 

[CyclopsRock]

It's been emotional.

 

[Broken Joystick]

It's been emotional.

Ed Miliband bout to drop the hottest album of 2015.

 

[DECK'ARD]

 

[Ravensmash]

Wow at the discussion surrounding the nature of people ridiculing his facial expressions.

British politics has a long standing tradition of this and it's absolutely not linked to racial heritage.

Farage looks like kermit the frog though.

Basically, when it comes to stuff like this - we do literally see past race. Most people wouldn't even know Miliband is from a Jewish background anyway.

Also, the bacon sandwich thing had no connotations to that either. It was actually because he looked so bloody awkward with it.

 

[FortuneFaded]

The reign of Prime Minister Miliband will be long and glorious. All hail our leader.

 

[infi]

Farage looks like kermit the frog though.

.

I always thought he looked like Sam the Eagle without the bushy eyebrows.

 

[Billy_Pilgrim]

Wow at the discussion surrounding the nature of people ridiculing his facial expressions.

British politics has a long standing tradition of this and it's absolutely not linked to racial heritage.

Farage looks like kermit the frog though.

Basically, when it comes to stuff like this - we do literally see past race. Most people wouldn't even know Miliband is from a Jewish background anyway.

Also, the bacon sandwich thing had no connotations to that either. It was actually because he looked so bloody awkward with it.

I'm all for having a laugh at his rubbery faced expressions, but I draw the line at saying 'THIS MAN CANNOT LEAD US BECAUSE HE IS UGLY'.

Besides, if we've learned anything in recent weeks it's that the man is a world class swordsman of Errol Flynn stature.

Plus Ed is going to be a legendary PM. Ed bants in downing st are gonna be off the chain.

 

[Masquerader]

The reign of Prime Minister Miliband will be long and glorious. All hail our leader.

I'll be honest, what started as a slight joke towards a politician I sort of liked has evolved into a genuine hope that he'll become PM. It's very possible, and I'd be very upset if he doesn't get in.

 

[Ravensmash]

I'm all for having a laugh at his rubbery faced expressions, but I draw the line at saying 'THIS MAN CANNOT LEAD US BECAUSE HE IS UGLY'.

Besides, if we've learned anything in recent weeks it's that the man is a world class swordsman of Errol Flynn stature.

Plus Ed is going to be a legendary PM. Ed bants in downing st are gonna be off the chain.

Oh I agree. I'd like to think that's where most draw the line.

 

[the_firewithin]

Is that stevie from eastbound and down?

 

[faridmon]

The man is trying to be the first Jew prime minister since 1880, and every attack on him seems to be centred around the idea that he is different and weird. Of course there is legitimate criticisms of his leadership, I'm voting SNP myself.

However, the intense vilification campaign to de-legitimise him as a potential candidate is almost demented. That's because, whether people realise it or not, Miliband-bashing resonates with a poisonous sentiment that has been lurking for centuries in Europe. Compare Ed to the homogeneous origins of the men who lead the other main parties who suffer none of this defamation and are routinely hailed for their ability to seem like 'ordinary blokes'.

Anti-semitism isn't just bashing Jews, it's the concept of the parasitic outsider and it stems from the ethnocentric nationalism and nativist clichés that are currently experiencing a big resuscitation in modern European politics.

I didn't even know he was a jew...

What are you on about?