Neil Oliver’s ‘woke’ Glastonbury rant got the scathing responses it deserved
There was a time when Neil Oliver was a widely respected documentary presenter on the topics of archaeology and history. He now works for GB News, which is shorthand for ‘Developed extreme views and started using the concept of free speech as an excuse to spout conspiracy theories.‘
His latest icy plunge into the culture war saw him throwing around that favourite accusation of the Right – woke.
Twitter had quite a few thoughts on his rant, and these were the highlights of the set.
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Having been to Glastonbury many times I can assure former proper TV presenter Neil Oliver – who following a midlife crisis morphed into a 99p shop Charles Manson mixed with Jim Royal, that nobody is sitting around thinking about what some tragic old fuckwit said on failed GBNews pic.twitter.com/BvjwMQ6xTg
— Will Black (@WillBlackWriter) July 3, 2022
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Neil Oliver: ‘Music is woke. Not being racist is woke. Genders are woke. Sprouts are woke. Football is woke. TV is woke. Wood is woke. Chips are woke. Woke is woke. WOKE, WOKE and more WOKE’
— Not Supawooly (@MalcolmYoda) July 3, 2022
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Today's winner of: "What upsets folk who call others snowflakes"
– Neil Oliver with: People enjoying themselves at things I wouldn't enjoy.
Bring back national service! Blow up the Chunnel! Wear a cravat with an open shirt the colour of hangover piss! pic.twitter.com/mwT4LgIzuy
— Skew Spew Barmy Hairdo Curmudgeon Bigot and Smug (@SkewSmug) July 3, 2022
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Neil Oliver during lockdown. "I want my freedom to go out! We should be free to be who we are! "
Neil Oliver now "Look at those woke bastards going to Glastonbury in their hundreds of thousands! Who do they think they are
?!"What a total gland he's become.
— Russell Bloor (@MoonCat666) July 3, 2022
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The absolute state of this risible fucking helmet. As if anyone went there for any other reason than the music, the booze, the drugs, the sex, the food and Diana Ross. https://t.co/GuPtnmyUZJ
— Jason (@NickMotown) July 3, 2022
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Imagine Oliver in a shop:
Employee "Hi, can I help you?"
Oliver: "Help me? What is that woke nonsense? You think I need help? Are you one of these woke worker who knows better? Surrounded by woke food, woke toilet paper and woke floor, huh? SHAME ON YOU"
This guys needs help. https://t.co/U9xp7huvG1— Audrey (@AudreyMagel) July 3, 2022
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incredible this guy has his own show rather than just a stream of rejected applications for the Question Time audience https://t.co/KkdaLQqCEe
— Alan White (@aljwhite) July 3, 2022
