Jan Moir should be sacked for her homophobic comments in the Daily Mail
I am signing this petition to get Jan Moir sacked due to an article that appeared in the Daily Mail on the 15th October 2009, simultaneously online, updated online 16/10/09.Original headline "Why ther... continue reading »
"The woman should not be in journalism."
"As a gay man I found the article offensive. It drew irrelevant connections between sexuality and accidental death, implying some moral tone. The connection drawn between the death of Kevin McGee and Gately implied that McGee's death had some bearing on th"
"Not impressed !!!!!"
"No place for outright bigots like Moir in our national press"
"The Daily Mail consistantly makes use of the freedom of speech act, however Jan Moir's article clearly contravenes the PCC's code of practice on numerous points. Her thinly veiled homophobic rant could be seen as an incitement to hatred. Address Belfast"
"Crass, insensitive and bigoted journalism"
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"i find the she made absolutely disgusting and she should be sacked"
"i find the in this report most disturbing and unsubstantiated as the government of this country, id expect in these circumstances you to step in and stop what is clearly homophobia if you require to contact me for any further thoughts please email me at "
"Deeply offended (personally) by the made. Utterly disgusting."
"It is the article that is sordid, intruding into a family's gief, with salacious speculation about things (like sexuality) that could have no bearing on a young man's sudden death"
"If people can get sacked for using the N or P word, and rightly so, Jan Moir's offensive and homophobic should call for immediate sacking."
"off with her head"
"stephen was a good man and god bless his soul x"
"I found Ms. Moir's hateful and entirely inappropriate."
"Sack it."
"Speechless and outraged by that homophobic filth"
"I am disgusted by Jan Moir's about Stephen Gately in teh Daily Mail, I can't understand how the article made it to print. Young men die tragically of heart attacks everyday, This articles belittles the pain their families feel and insiuates that if a tra"
"for too long the Daily Mail has got away with being hateful. Let's make an example of Jan Moir."
"Horrible, awful"
"She has to be sacked immediately - this cannot and will not be tolerated - she needs to be careful and take responsibility for the pain she has caused..."
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"Completely disgusted by this journalist's homophobia and appalling insensitivity to the feelings of the family. Will be advising all I know to boycott the Daily Mail immediately."
"Jan Moir should be ashamed of herself. This is a disgraceful piece of journalism, albeit typically of the Daily Mail."
"the feelings of close family were not considered. Jan is entitled to an opinion but should think before she puts things in print."