Victoria Derbyshire - Jeremy what?

[Gimpymoo]

She just said "Jeremy Cun..."

Live on air on BBC news.

Oh dear.

For anyone playing along at home, 10:23 on the time stamp if your watching on the iPlayer.

 

[200sols]

Who's Jeremy Cun?

 

[Freakbro]

Well, she's not wrong

 

[Hades]

Which one was she talking about? Jeremy Cun the Labour Party leader or Jeremy Cun the talk show host?

 

[Gimpymoo]

Which one was she talking about? Jeremy Cun the Labour Party leader or Jeremy Cun the talk show host?

Jeremy Hunt, the Conservative MP.

 

[Hades]

Jeremy Hunt, the Conservative MP.

Ah!

So pretty much anyone whose name is Jeremy could have a surname of Cun. They all seem appropriate.

 

[FortuitousFluke]

I believe Nicky Campbell did the same thing many years back. Nothing will beat his mispronunciation of the National Hunt, three times, in the space of 5 minutes though.

 

[robfosters]

Seems to be a thing. There’s a compilation on YouTube of loads of different people doing it.

 

[BowdonUK]

Another unprofessional idiot. She claims she doesn't normally say it. yeaa right.

 

[Merlin5]

It's on YouTube. Lol, she says it with such conviction. And then she makes it worse by being sexist and saying it's men that normally use that word.

 

[VincentHanna]

It's on YouTube. Lol, she says it with such conviction. And then she makes it worse by being sexist and saying it's men that normally use that word.

That's not sexist is it? That's just a fact. Of course some women do say it, but Men use it far far more.

 

[something daft already!!]

Good job his name isn't Mike.

 

[Merlin5]

That's not sexist is it? That's just a fact. Of course some women do say it, but Men use it far far more.

Yes, but she said the word and then immediately went on to say "I've never said that in my life, it's usually men who say that" as if to somehow excuse herself and make men look bad. Imagine the uproar from females if a man said something by accident and then said it's usually women who say that.

 

[jsmoke]

Quite a blooper.

 

[chroniclard]

Literally what everything thinks when his name is said, just a natural slip of the tongue.

 

[Em3bbs]

It does seem clear that people (especially on the BBC) are doing this on purpose now, and the lack of professionalism is pretty poor.

 

[darkgen]

Wow; that qualification for saying it is somewhat bizarre. Those three sofa attributions seem to have taken it on their chins mind.

 

[StriderX]

It does seem clear that people (especially on the BBC) are doing this on purpose now, and the lack of professionalism is pretty poor.

Why be professional when you're talking about very unprofessional people. Just plain speak about them because trimming the edges of what everyone already suspects is misleading and sanitised.

He is a ****, so why not say it.

I thought we had evolved to plain spoken "telling as it is" level of discussion? Are you now saying that's a bad thing?

 

[Em3bbs]

Why be professional when you're talking about very unprofessional people.

Because that's what they are paid by our license fee to do.

He is a ****, so why not say it.

I've come across many people I could describe as a **** over the year in my job, but guess what, I'm professional so I haven't done that.

I thought we had evolved to plain spoken "telling as it is" level of discussion? Are you now saying that's a bad thing?

The BBC are held to a higher bar of standard than that of an internet troll.

I can't stand Jeremy Hunt, but it doesn't mean I want BBC newsreaders talking like Donald Trump.

 

[doodah]

Hahahaha I have never said before - love it .