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[-] stephan262@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago

If the government has even the smallest modicum of dignity, he'll resign or be sacked. It's one thing to enjoy crass and offensive jokes, I certainly do, but there's a time and a place for such humour. I mean he's the Home Secretary for fucks sake! How in the world did he think that that kind of joke would go down well?

I've seen first hand the aftermath of someone's drink being spiked... It's not something I ever want to deal with again. Though I'll bet it was far worse for the unfortunate victim of it.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

I mean he’s the Home Secretary for fucks sake! How in the world did he think that that kind of joke would go down well?

And this assumes it was a joke....if I were his wife, I'd be looking for a way to tell if I've been drugged or not.

[-] Lmaydev@programming.dev 7 points 9 months ago

He reportedly added that the secret to a long marriage was to ensure your spouse was “someone who is always mildly sedated so she can never realise there are better men out there.”

It 100% was a joke. Just a very inappropriate one.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

Yeah,

There’s definitely a non-zero chance that he’s doing exactly that. Abusers frequently joke about abusing their partners; they see abuse largely as normal, and that’s why it’s okay to joke about it. If it plays poorly, everyone just thinks they have bad taste in jokes until the partner turns up dead.

Then it’s “we had no idea…”

It’s a glaring red flag, and it should be treated as such.

[-] EatATaco@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Holy shit, imagine thinking a self deprecating joke that basically implies his wife is too good for him is a huge red flag that he's an abuser and actually drugging his wife. Lol your arrogance and presumptuousness is extremely impressive.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 9 months ago

He's a total moron so I doubt he'd pull it off.

[-] EatATaco@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

If you were his wife and you took that joke as a threat rather than a compliment, you'd be incredibly dumb.

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