13-03-2023, 06:42 PM
The joke was obviously intended to be about ‘virtue signalling’ rather than one aimed at the gay community. The trouble is unlike a faceless corporation that are often using the rainbow flag symbol to look good rather than having any particular affinity to the cause, Brighton obviously has quite a large LGBTQ+ contingent amongst its fan base, so it comes across as attacking that community in this instance. Which I don’t think the intent of the cheap joke was.
But that’s the problem with Christy‘s in particular, he comes across as an over excited salesman who swallowed a glossary of right wing media cliches. With someone like Colin Brazier, although I disagreed with most of what he came out with, you believed he’d thought about and believed what he said and it sounded like intelligent conversation most of the time.
I’m not saying there isn’t an audience for what he does, I just personally find it less watchable than some of the other programmes which have their moments.
Again, the Lineker and migrant stuff in general I don’t like along with excessive Megan and Harry talk I find tedious so I tend to avoid the Channel when those are the main talking points. But obvious it must work for them to keep milking them.
But that’s the problem with Christy‘s in particular, he comes across as an over excited salesman who swallowed a glossary of right wing media cliches. With someone like Colin Brazier, although I disagreed with most of what he came out with, you believed he’d thought about and believed what he said and it sounded like intelligent conversation most of the time.
I’m not saying there isn’t an audience for what he does, I just personally find it less watchable than some of the other programmes which have their moments.
Again, the Lineker and migrant stuff in general I don’t like along with excessive Megan and Harry talk I find tedious so I tend to avoid the Channel when those are the main talking points. But obvious it must work for them to keep milking them.