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Literally the only people trotting out Magic Grandpa were centrist dads with #FBPE in their Twitter handles. YMMV, of course, but for me, it was the common parlance of that constituency. Actual Tories or right wingers just used to say 'Corbyn'. It was only the 'trying to be clever' mob who insisted on Magic Grandpa and 'Corbynista', both of which meant you'd already lost the argument in my book.
Keith is funny. It's funny because it nails Starmer as a boring cunt, it's funny because his fans are riled about it without really knowing why and it's funny because it takes the piss beautifully without being offensive. Something centrist dads never quite managed in their four-year campaign.
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Keith is funny.
It's not though. It's a shit joke. It's not offensive, but it's not funny. And anyway, every joke/meme which undermines Sir Kier and Labour is playing into the hands of the Tories and prolonging the current shitshow which is having a real effect on people's lives.
That's inexcusable, so fuck off with the 'UH KEITH ITS SO FUNNI LOL'.
(And no, I'm not a centrist Dad, I never called Corbyn 'Magic Grandpa' and I don't have #FBPE in my Twitter handle. Calling me a Keir fan would be a stretch too.)
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I know this thread moves fast but the people I've heard loads of people say "Magic Grandpa" irl and all are older, none are centerist dads, lots are small c-conservative, and lots have been DM readers.
I've searched stonehedge's posts for Magic Grandpa, and returned no hits. /dropsmic
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I don't think that's a centrist-dad thing to say at all. Quite the opposite.
It just sounds like one of those gash things Americans do like calling Trump "45", or referring to Democrats as DemoCROOKS.
There is obviously a slightly small c- onservative streek running through all centerist dads, so Keith or whatever, hits two tender points; 1. Gash Americanisms, and 2. unsporting conduct. (maybe 3. having to Google who Keith is, and then still not understanding and then feeling old and out of the loop once someone does explain it).
Just call a cunt a cunt, rather than something reminiscent of a teenager fake coughing while saying dick.