Is it offensive to call ruddy-faced middle-aged Tories 'gammons'? - News Summed Up

Is it offensive to call ruddy-faced middle-aged Tories 'gammons'?


The lunch meat has found new life as a political insult – but an increasing number of people have taken issue with itName: Gammon. Appearance: Like a nice pub lunch, albeit a really angry pub lunch that won’t shut up about the will of the people. As soon as you call someone “gammon”, you’re shutting down the discussion in an overtly unhelpful way. GAMMON GAMMON GAMMON. Do say: “Always punch up, never punch down.”Don’t say: “Unless the guy below you looks like pub meat, in which case punch away.”


Source: The Guardian May 14, 2018 09:58 UTC



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