Anne’s Lesbian Shame
‘BITCHY ANNES LESBIAN BUST UP, shrieks the Sun.
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No, its nothing to do with the tireless royal charity worker. This is Anne Robinson, the scourge of hapless contestants on TVs The Weakest Link.
Anne is in the Prince Philip class when it comes to upsetting people, having famously outraged the Scousers and the Welsh with her sweeping generalisations concerning their supposed characteristics.
Now shes had a pop at the female prison officer community, and the sisters are up in arms.
Annes mistake was to make certain assumptions about a 47-year-old screw Louise who appeared as a contestant on the show.
Are you gay? asked Anne, by way of introduction, and Louise replied that she was not. But you ARE a prison officer? insisted Anne, to which Louise riposted: Not all prison officers are gay.
Another presenter might have let the matter drop at this point, but not Robinson. You have short hair and no eye make-up! barked the red-haired harridan.
She returned to her theme later, when Louise admitted that she enjoyed swimming.
So you swim, you dont wear eye make-up, you have short hair and you are a prison officer and you are heterosexual, sneered Anne. Thats correct, replied Louise, to which Anne snorted Come on!
In these days of hate crime, we cant help feeling that Robinson is sailing close to the wind. She has already been threatened with prosecution over her anti-Welsh prejudice, and now shes upset the lesbians, she could find herself in hot water again.
Lets hope for her sake that she doesnt get herself locked up for her latest outburst. Deprived of make-up, and with her short hair, the potential for misunderstanding doesnt bear thinking about.’
Posted: 4th, April 2005 | In: Tabloids Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
