For the last few months Katie Hopkins has been making the headlines all over the UK and for all the wrong reasons. We've heard time and again about her opinions on such things as children’s names. Katie made it clear that if her children were in school with any Charmaines’, Destinys’ or Tylers’ they would certainly not be coming round for dinner and a play date. She even went as far as saying babies with ginger hair are harder to love! (Jeez! I’d hate to hear her opinions on disability!)
She clashed with Peaches Geldof when discussing Attachment Parenting, calling it ‘New age nonsense’ as well as stating her children’s birthdays sometimes have to be on hold if she is busy with work. (Way to go mum of the year!)
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| Attachment Parenting Discussion |
But Katie’s opinions don't stop on matters of children and babies, she also has plenty to say about how people look, including how fat people are lazy and anyone with a tattoo would never be hired by her, or do well in their careers. Former X factor contestant Katie Waissel, took on Katie H on the tattoo subject, and even when Katie H went off the subject and took sly digs at Katie W’s struggling marriage, Waissel stayed dignified and held her point.
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| Do tattoos really define who you are? |
Ms Hopkins continued to be extremely opinionated towards the end of 2013 and offended and upset millions of UK people, who have been wanting her off our screens and out of our newspapers for months; but to no avail. The issue being TV and Magazine Editors and Television Producers know her controversial style leads to millions of readers and viewers, so she was good for business.
However, it wasn't until Saturday 30th November when Katie Hopkins made an unforgettable and to many unforgivable tweet, forcing people to say HOLD ON, NO MORE!
“Life expectancy in Scotland based 07/08 birth is 59.5. Goodness me. That lot will do anything to avoid working until retirement.”
Was this just another controversial joke, another shock tactic, another way to get her name in the paper and on TV. Maybe. Only this time things were different.
Less than 24 hours previous, the night of the 29th November, tragically a helicopter crashed in to the Clutha Pub in Scotland, leaving dozens trapped and injured and also killing 10 people as of 12th December including the three people in the helicopter.
Obviously, her tweet sparked outrage at an already mourning Scotland, and on St Andrew’s day of all days, a time when the Scot’s should be celebrating. But it wasn't just Scotland who were outraged, most of the UK felt her tweet was just a step too far this time.
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| The Tweet! |
Katie apologised for the ‘timing’ of the tweet, not for the tweet itself, saying she was referring to a Scottish NHS document, after spending the week discussing Scottish Independence on the channel 5 morning talk show, ‘The Wright Stuff’.
Her tweet, my have very well been bad timing and unintentionally hurtful, but it was too little, too late. An online petition against her began, and people didn't hesitate to sign it. They wanted Katie off our screens and out of our newspapers. As of December 18th there were more than 90,000 names on the petition and I have eventually added my own. If Katie Hopkins had ‘sensible’ things to say, i’m sure most people, like myself wouldn't be so irritated by her and maybe we would embrace her controvertial manner. But what she does say is pointless, it’s all for a reaction. (Possibly some underlying self esteem issues in there somewhere!)
The petition must be working as, in responsive to all the publicity, ITV released a statement saying,
“We have no plans for Katie Hopkins to appear on This Morning at this present time.”
Even though, Katie may need to be mute for a while, until the ‘Scottish tweet’ controversy dies down, I wouldn't bet on it lasting long. It’s clear the woman thrives on the sound of her own voice and opinions, and loves to be controversial (Something she denies of course!) and she will be needing a ‘fix’ very soon.
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| The MORON herself .... Ladies & Gents Ms Katie Hopkins! |
And for those who think she would have learnt her lesson from this badly times tweet, I have a feeling she hasn't and her vile mouth will be full steam ahead when 2014 comes, possibly being even more shocking with her opinions than those we've already heard.
If you want to add to the petition, click below and sign away!
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