Everything you need to know about this stupid Easter Egg row including the best 11 bits of piss taking
Idiots. It’s world of idiots. Where to even begin with this story?
It’s been brewing for weeks, a bubbling row over whether the word “Easter” is on Easter Eggs anymore, the truth is it often is, but not all eggs however this has been true for pretty much ever.
Some eggs are marketing without Easter branding and some aren’t.
End of story – we’d hope.
But this has been seized upon by The Telegraph (and other forces on the Right) to demonstrate Islam is turning the UK into some kind of SHARIA HELL.
Today’s version is that people are criticising Cadbury’s and The National Trust for not including Easter in the branding for their egg hunt promotion.
But… This just isn’t true.
As @rudemrlang writes, “The address of the website for this Cadbury egg hunt thing is literally http://easter.cadbury.co.uk and this is the very first thing on it.”
And as @DanRebellato points out, it’s clearly in the graphics too.
Yes the National Trust have ERASED the word ‘Easter’ from their egg hunt and it isn't, for example, LITERALLY THE BIGGEST WORD ON THERE. pic.twitter.com/9TRktFKaJI
— Dan Rebellato (@DanRebellato) April 4, 2017
And so the Telegraph literally had to crop out the word “Easter” to make their story stand.
Talk about fake news.
And then the Prime Minister waded in. We’re exhausted even trying to tell you this stupid story.
Have you got that? Our Prime Minister is condemning something that isn’t true.
Anyway. Here’s 11 bits of the best incredulous mockery:
1.
A safe pair of hands pic.twitter.com/VbkPDrMqI6
— Jon Stone (@joncstone) April 4, 2017
2.
Good, tho', that PM said removal of Easter from Egg Hunt was "frankly ridiculous" whilst in a country where women aren't allowed to drive.
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) April 4, 2017
3.
Just took 93yr Mum to buy an egg, she's registered blind. In a very loud voice she said, "Which box for easter?" A cheer went up from waitin
— Easter Ed Jefferson (@edjeff) April 4, 2017
4.
I'd love to see a good Venn diagram analysis of "People outraged about chocolate egg packaging" and "People who go to church at Easter"
— Martin Belam (@MartinBelam) April 4, 2017
5.
"The Gibraltar thing was good, but some bits of the world still aren't laughing at us."
"Ok let's try going nuts about a chocolate egg"— rachel shabi (@rachshabi) April 4, 2017
6.
We never did egg hunts when I was a kid. Root around in bushes where I grew up & you'd be more likely to find a used johnny or a dead body.
— Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) April 4, 2017
7.
The Easter Egg doesn't represent birth and life. Like the Twitter Egg, it symbolises angry men arguing about what they think is right.
— Thundercock (@fatherwoIand) April 4, 2017
8.
My fave bit of the Easter story is when Peter, talking with Jesus in th Garden of Gethsemane, pauses briefly to unwrap his Cadbury creme egg
— Felicity Morse (@FelicityMorse) April 4, 2017
9.
It's almost like May is using Gibraltar and fake Easter egg stories to distract us MASSIVE WELFARE CUTS from something the tories are doing
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) April 4, 2017
10.
Former Tory leader casually mentions war with Spain.
PM: no response."Easter" to be removed from an egg hunt.
PM: "absolutely ridiculous"— Law and Policy (@Law_and_policy) April 4, 2017
11.
Livestream from Cadbury HQ: pic.twitter.com/JkxGTaZWXz
— The Guyliner (@theguyliner) April 4, 2017
Seriously. This is all bullshit and we’re ashamed to be part of the media.
Peddling lies as distraction or to get a few clicks to a shitty website.
What a world.
Burn it all down.
