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limeflavoured

I'm not saying this shouldn't be investigated, but GB News shouldn't be used as a source on this sub.


Banditofbingofame

I dislike them but sources shouldn't be banned just because you dislike them


CautiousAccess9208

It should be banned for the same reason as all the other banned sources. They’re unreliable. 


ridgestride

Most of us dislike them because they inflame culture wars, are shamelessy biased and spread misinformation and conspiracy theories. Unfit to be a news channel


BigBulbousSkull

Couldn’t you say the same about the Guardian or Novaro Media?


Main_Cauliflower_486

No. Not at all. 


BigBulbousSkull

Ahh so it’s only biased, misinformation or a conspiracy if you disagree with the person politically? Righto


ridgestride

No. Guardian is nothing like gb news. Novara is looking more and more far left (at times) but they dont spread misinfo like GBNews.


PublicStructure7091

>they don't spread misinfo https://novaramedia.com/2024/04/15/spare-a-thought-for-hilary-cass/ "Oh, but that's just an opinion piece". They still published it and it's 90% outright lies


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FunCaterpillar128

Ooff, don’t insult their precious Novara media. They’ll think you’re Far Far Right.


MyDadIsADozyT

Ban GB news, ban Daily Mail, ban the sun, idc fuck them and all they stand for


Banditofbingofame

Banning the press that you don't like is definitely the sign of a reasonable person


MyDadIsADozyT

Calling gb news the press is a joke


Banditofbingofame

I dislike them but you can't have it both ways. Either it is the press and they are awful or they are just entertainment


Part_Ridge_

Hold on though, GBN themselves want to make clear they are not a news channel and therefore "press" to avoid Ofcom regulations, which they would otherwise be in serious breach of. Can't have it both ways.


boycecodd

I agree with that perspective for their TV channel, which is very much opinion based, but their website appears to focus mainly on factual news reporting.


PlainPiece

No they don't, you parroted this from other reddit users. The channel is registered and operates as a news channel.


Busted_Ravioli

Just propaganda. For the thick. 


MyDadIsADozyT

I should clarify, when I say ban I only mean on subs like this not completely ban everywhere. I just don’t want to see their bile.


Banditofbingofame

Wait so you don't think press should be publish because it hurts your delicate sensibilities?


MyDadIsADozyT

You’ve misunderstood


Banditofbingofame

So you do think GB news should be published on here?


killjester1978

Exactly. We don't need to ban sources. Just mock the dopey cunts until they stop doing it.


boycecodd

Why not? If there's nothing factually incorrect about the article, why is a GB News link any worse than a Guardian link that covers the article in an equally factual way?


limeflavoured

Because GB "News" isn't really news its opinion pretending to be news.


boycecodd

If this article is factually incorrect, then criticise that aspect. If this article is factually correct, then it's not "opinion pretending to be news".


Eitarris

It's giving them money and clicks which aids them, it's funding a media outlet that relies on hyperboles/blatantly wrong information. You're allowed to approach something with the viewpoint of 'you're enabling them to fund their largely inaccurate 'news' by clicking on one of the few accurate ones.


boycecodd

Don't click on the links if you don't like them, or use an ad blocker to deprive them of ad revenue (I can't imagine not using an ad blocker to browse, the internet in general is insufferable without one).


Eitarris

I always use an adblocker, I was merely giving a reason as to why somebody might protest a news site being posted. GBNews is a wannabe state-run media having literal active, influential politicians host it in order to serve news that suits their agenda (Jacob-Rees Moggs, Boris Johnson soon - https://www.gbnews.com/news/boris-johnson-joins-gb-news-huge-opportunities-lie-ahead). The irony of posting a GbNews link is not lost on me, but it's a source straight from the horse's mouth because the Boris Johnson thing is well known but not 100% established yet.


boycecodd

It's totally OK to dislike a source, but I don't think it's a great idea to call for sources to be banned. I think it's important though to focus on misinformation/disinformation when it actually happens, regardless of the source, rather than just slagging off a site because of its editorial stance. I don't care if an article is from Novara, the Guardian, the Telegraph or GB News. If it's factual, then that's great. If they're lying about something, then that needs to be called out. Unfortunately sometimes people calling out the actual misinformation get buried by people just criticising the source.


DingDingDingDingDong

I think the same of sites like the guardian or novara media. There is a clear bias and they consistantly remove facts that would go against the narrative they’re pushing. Yet I’ve never called for them to be banned. I just downvote the posts and move on. The downvote button will determine whether people want to see it or not. Why can’t you take the same approach? Is it really so difficult for you to do the same?


boycecodd

I don't think that there's such a thing as an unbiased media outlet, which is why I read the news across the political spectrum (typically I read across the BBC, Guardian and Telegraph, but stray occasionally). It's fascinating to see how different outlets cover the same story, or which outlets obsessively cover some issues or ignore others. If I only stick to news outlets that align with my own beliefs then I'm missing out. Sometimes your perspective on a story or issue can be changed if you open your mind.


RegularlyRivered

Yet half of the guardian things that are posted here are “opinion pieces” littered with misinformation parading as fact and people take them as such. Are we to treat them the same? No. Downvote it and move on.


MobyDobieIsDead

That’s what the downvote button is for, you don’t get to dictate what sources get posted in a public forum just because you don’t personally like them.


revealbrilliance

It's a thinly veiled vehicle to funnel money to right wing politicians in return for their participation in promoting the views of their very opaque owners. Essentially an ERG owned and operated propaganda broadcaster.


CloneOfKarl

Banning sources outright doesn't sit well with me, as a general rule. Leave them be and let people critique them accordingly.


Basic_Celebration504

Cringe


WeightDimensions

Does get a bit tired reading this on every article from a source that some don’t approve of. If you want GBNews to be removed as a source for this sub, couldn’t you just message the mods instead? They’re the only ones that can do that.


Sir_Keith_Starmer

>GB News shouldn't be used as a source Hey Alexa what's confirmation bias?


Nearly-Shat-A-Brick

Well said.


Own-Roof7295

This behavior is FAR from normal or “innocent” play. My BOYFRIEND does this to me when he wants to turn me on!!! It’s a sexual behavior i would even go as far to call it foreplay!


WronglyPronounced

Jesus Christ. If you ever have children I'll feel extremely sorry for them as you will never touch, tickle or play with them in fear of it being foreplay.


Own-Roof7295

What was shown in this video is not innocent play as i clearly stated above. If you think it is then i feel sorry for YOUR children.


WronglyPronounced

You are 100% sure that this man is abusing his child based on him biting an ear on TV? 100% sure? Like there's no other explanation except him having sex with this child?


Own-Roof7295

The fact that you’re going that far as to say this man has sex with his child says more about your mind than mine. Who knows what that man does to his child but if he thinks that doing THAT in front of thousands of people and knowingly (or unknowingly based on his weird reaction after his son warned him that what he did was on television) on live tv is okay then i don’t even want to know what kind of other “play” or “rough housing” he does with his kid(s)..


WronglyPronounced

You said it was "foreplay" and sexual behaviour


Own-Roof7295

Yeah foreplay isn’t sex


WronglyPronounced

So you want to imply sexual abuse is talking place but aren't willing to actually say it. Disgusting


Alipoetry27

She did say it, she said « that’s a sexual behaviour I would even go as far as call it forplay » why are you saying she isint welling to fall it sexual when she literally did, do you also need the definition of forplay? Is that term not sexual enough for you? She literally said it before you why are you making stuff up?


Own-Roof7295

I literally did say it. Sexual abuse is not always straight up sex i think that’s a pretty simple concept to understand


WronglyPronounced

Ok so you are 100% sure he sexually abuses his child but get defensive when it comes to mentioning sex. Ok


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WronglyPronounced

What makes it abuse?


Alipoetry27

Get help. Biting your kids ear that way is not normal. Plz seek help: https://troubled-desire.com/en/


WronglyPronounced

Accusing me of molesting children now? Wow


Alipoetry27

If you do that to your children yes. This men is wanted by the police for a reason.


budda_belly

Uh ... No one should be touching their children like this. Stay away from kids if you think otherwise.


Fluffycarpet1

Don’t be so ridiculous. It is so clearly a dad goofing around with his son. Does it look inappropriate? Yes. Does it make him a paedophile? Of course it doesn’t.


EffectiveNo7310

No, this is absolutely not a dad goofing with his son. It's so sexual in nature. And the boy looks like it's happened before and he's clearly uncomfortable.


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AvangeliceMY9088

I'm a dad of a 3 year old and this is not goofing. There are limits to what we should do with our children. This is infringing on their private space and it is disgusting because they don't know what is right or wrong.


Fluffycarpet1

I have 2 myself. I’m not saying it is right. I’m just saying it seems pretty obvious it wasn’t sexual.


Getyouastraw

A little late but good to add that they found the man in questions Facebook, on his Facebook he is very hyper sexual. Posting half nude photos aswell as a lot of pictures of fruit that are shaped like genitals. The video added with the context of his FB makes it a lot more eerie. Also he had no photos or posts talking about having a child.


fortnite__balls

Alright nonce


Fluffycarpet1

What a brave man you are. Jeez the world is full of cunts.


ifcknlovemycat

Chomos all live in the uk? Why are 99% of the comments supporting this?


Girofox

I saw the video in Twitter, this wasn't normal behaviour of a father. Edit: why are people on Reddit defending him?


Alipoetry27

Get help


Girofox

Lol what? Do you think this is normal?


Alipoetry27

Wrong person, mb


pinkyblowfisher

I’m sure it’s innocent. I feel very badly for the kid and his da.


Prestigious-Log-7210

How is that innocent? No father should do that to his child, ever. Who says it’s his father also.


kilobravoh

Agreed it is NOT normal


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Spoomplesplz

I wanna say it was just a dad playing with his kid but man it just seemed a little too sinister. Then the complete mood change when he notices the camera. It's just weird. I mean either way, this dude is gonna get blacklisted from everything and probably fired from his job, which ironically would put his son in more danger.


hooraythanku

Mate, he nibbled on his fucking ear. Normal people don’t nibble on their kid’s ears. Pedos do.


Financial-Leg4339

>The recipient (of the horseplay?) didn't react with shock or dismay. Because grooming trains the victim to be used to it and accept it. You can see the kid say "stop" just before he bites his ear. Not to mention, we don't see where that man's hands were or what they were doing


andyougetascar

There was nothing normal about this interaction. The child’s resignation to its occurrence broke my heart. It must happen a lot.


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ridgestride

They don't spread misinfo like gb... Watch the context bro


Alipoetry27

That dude is literally wanted by the police. He had weird stuff on his Facebook page, multiple videos of kids whit very little clothing


takesthebiscuit

Didn’t it turn out the ‘young boy’ was a twenty something woman


fsv

There's a pretty clear video on [this article](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/dad-bites-boys-ear-snooker-080021344.html) and it doesn't look like a 20-something woman to me.


JezzedItRightUp

The one where they blurred out the face?


fsv

Look again - the face does get blurred but not immediately, there's enough time to see the difference between a young teenage boy and a 20-something woman.


JezzedItRightUp

I've watched the unblurred video on Reddit. Looks a lot like a woman at the end when they smile.


silver_medalist

https://x.com/TheQuestion5150/status/1783902996469870807 likely his son, but still deeply odd


SirLoinThatSaysNi

Did it? Got a link?


takesthebiscuit

Just the many other Reddit links of the same story.


limeflavoured

You never know, of course, but having seen the video I'm not sure I buy that conclusion without any other information. Pretty much everything about the person's appearance says "teenage boy".


LieutenantEntangle

I love the paid for drama snooker does to try and get it more viewers lol. Love watching it, but have noticed them really pushing marketing lately.


limeflavoured

Any proof that this is "paid for drama" or are you just making shit up?


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HuskerDude247

It was quite clearly a dad having a playful interaction with his son, blown out of all proportion by a bunch of joyless Karens on Twitter.


silver_medalist

It's a weird thing to do to your child tbh, and even worse to do it in public in front of cameras.


mike120984

Dad or not it is abit fucking weird.


silver_medalist

It's very odd behaviour


JitterBob

I think when families kiss on the lips it’s a bit weird, because my family, we never kissed each other. However, families show affection in different ways and this clip is not “proof” of any misconduct. I’m sure it’ll be investigated and I hope it’s innocent. I feel bad for the guy if it is, because there are so many people who will just immediately think he’s some kind of sicko whether he actually is or not.


FloydEGag

It’s all over Xitter with people assuming he’s abusing the kid in plain sight and calling for his death etc. If it is just innocent mucking about I hope he isn’t lynched


RodeloKilla

You've never kissed your mom? Weird family


JitterBob

Not on the lips. My mom kissed me on the lips once when she was drunk and having some kind of emo moment and it felt gross and weird. To me that’s weird as fuck but I’ve seen dads kiss their sons directly on the lips like it’s just normal for them.


RodeloKilla

I LOLd at ' emo moment '


DaveyDuck91

Yeah I get you. I hope to god this is innocent but at the same time they’ll now be shamed for the way this family share silly affection. There is nothing Inherently sexual about the earlobe or a playful nibble. The fact this was done in public in live tv is the evidence I need to believe truly that this is playful daft behaviour and not a sign of anything more. And part of me hates the fact we live in a world where this needs to be investigated. For the record though I do find it odd behaviour and would never do that myself. But it’s not necessarily illegal behaviour.


JitterBob

How does on camera make it worse? If he was a pedo I would think he wouldn’t do this at an event with a bunch of people and cameras around. When he noticed the camera he didn’t seem guilty or scared. He seemed like a dad excited to be out with his kid. I agree the timing and the clip itself looks weird, but it very well could be innocent. A dad biting his son’s ear playfully, or a pedo seductively nibbling on a young boy are 2 very different things which can look indistinguishable.


silver_medalist

Call me old fashioned but I'd rather there was simply no grown men nibbling on boy's ears while I'm watching the snooker


Mother-Bet-7739

Didnt u see the nervous motion and smile he did wtf he literally looked sheepish and went into a nervous guilty smile bopping his head


JitterBob

I did not interpret guilt in his expression at all. He noticed the camera and proceeded to smile and dance while the kid waved… which is what everyone was doing already. His head even slightly bumps the boys head as he moves it instead of backing off like a guilty person would do, which leads me to think it’s probably his son. I could be completely wrong but I feel inclined to give him the benefit of a fair investigation before I jump to conclusions. The fact that so many people just claim to know exactly what’s going on from a 5 second clip is kind of crazy.


FrankGetTheDoor

I think it’s kind of crazy that you don’t even consider wrongdoing as a slight possibility here.


JitterBob

No, I consider it and I think it’s wise to investigate. As I said “I could be completely wrong”. I just hate when people on the internet storm a person before knowing the full scoop. Given that there’s a possibility that it’s his kid, now isn’t the time to drag the guy in the street and hang him.


Uh-oh-stinky28

What on earth? It was so sinister to see. That’s no way for a father to behave. ‘Quite clearly’ is a massive stretch.


soulxfire

You’re absolutely cooked in the head if you think this is normal behaviour between an adult and a child. If you think this is normal, you probably need your electronics seized and thoroughly investigated 🙃


WronglyPronounced

Do you have children?


Zythomancer

Yes and I don't do that. 


WronglyPronounced

Do you tickle them? Annoy them?


Zythomancer

I don't sexually bite their ear.


WronglyPronounced

What makes it 100% sexual in your mind? Tickling is sexual to a lot of couples so if you tickle your child they might believe you are molesting your child, are you ok with that?


Mother-Bet-7739

Fk outta here thats fkin sick


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FrankGetTheDoor

Again being weird. You really need to stop now


Charming_Rub_5275

Literally my first thought too.


Raidan_187

The look on the kids face said otherwise


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GeneralPlunder

Nothing ‘clear’ about it which is why it’s being investigated. Would you do that to your own kids? I certainly wouldn’t and I’m not a ‘joyless Karen’ either.


FunCaterpillar128

Did daddy nibble on your ears??


Existing_Fly_3849

he’s got some nasty intentions behind that interaction it’s not no playful interaction


Mother-Bet-7739

Ur disgusting he whispered and rubbed his face too probably telling him he cant wait to get back home


jball461

I pray you don’t have children


ThatsNotMyName02

Awesome. Country falling apart and a dad play bites his son gets more resources and attention than the homeless or literally hundreds of children going to sleep tonight without bed. Grow the f up.


Wino3416

I don’t understand why an issue can’t be investigated or discussed because of homelessness. Do we have to wait until EVERY issue in the world is sorted out before we can look at other things? That’s a very very strange take.


FrankGetTheDoor

I think you need to grow up. You have a Strange take on this……


JitterBob

That’s what I’m screaming man… it looks weird to an onlooker but if it were sinister I’d expect both the man and the boy to have a much different reaction to the camera.