MEDIAWATCH: Just when you didn’t think Sean Plunket could top his Down syndrome insult…
Sean Plunket, Cam Slater in nasty argument over Down syndrome dolphin comments
Rival internet provocateurs Sean Plunket and Cameron Slater are engaged in an online war of words over Plunket’s recent derogatory comments around people with Down syndrome.
The controversial The Platform broadcaster apologised on Wednesday for comments he previously made in response to a SailGP race through a marine sanctuary being delayed due to a dolphin sighting.
Plunket stated Māui dolphins were “like the Down syndrome kids of marine mammals. They’re cross-bred and they deserve to die.”
In response, Slater – the former the Whale Oil blogger best known as a key player in New Zealand’s ‘Dirty Politics’ era – called Plunket a “pig” in a tweet.
Plunket hit back with several replies including saying Slater’s parents were first cousins and referring to him as “dolphin boy”.
Slater responded: “So, let’s this straight. You compare Māui dolphins to Down syndrome kids, say they should be killed, cop negative pushback, then you issue an apology that you prefaced with an attack on me and others, essentially saying you are only sorry you got busted… then after you do the apology you come back here and call me ‘dolphin boy’ clearly implying I’m Down syndrome too… yeah, you aren’t sorry at all.”
In his video apology about his Down syndrome comments, Plunket lashed out at the “pile on” and “trolling” he had subsequently received, as well as regretting his “dumb” statements.
…as a general rule of thumb, if you are EVER in a fight over ethics with Cameron Fucking Slater AND HE’S WINNING, it’s time to tap out.
We all thought there was no way in the world for Sean Plunkett to top his Down syndrome insult over at his culture war revenge platform…
…well, he just did…
…ummmmmm.
Wow.
He’s saying staff at Stuff are paedophiles?
How large is his defamation insurance?
There’s edgy, there’s funny, there’s insulting and then there’s just down right defamation.
Wow.
Why is Chippy still going on this media?
This is the new normal now?
The new media landscape without actual news and just malice?
The fall of a civilised society happens so much faster than you suspect.
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I think Karen Plunket is spending a little too much time drunk typing.
Bob the first is in love with Sean Plunkett, says it all really.
Let them fight. Bring out the cage – only one walks out alive. Also bring out the popcorn.
Funny isn’t it how right-wing people managed to temper their obnoxiousness when they work for radio New Zealand, but it bubbles to the surface after they leave. These guys are so full of shit I wish I could think up a metaphor for them. You’d think that Plunkett would have the common sense stop to make stupid comments like that? Or is it all in the cause of free speech? I’m not particularly impressed given the number of right-wing websites I’ve been banned from, including Slater’s. For a very mild criticism of his received ‘wisdom’ I might say. The comment began “Well the science actually says …”. Slater must be a spineless prick if he can’t stand a bit of contradiction.
For that reason alone I’ll put my money on Plunkett.
Elon Musk normalised calling people Pedos in the media quite a while ago now.
Sean was a bumptious know it all when on RNZ–albeit sounding back then like a reasonably skilled interviewer. Sadly the intervening years have seen him become an insensitive “Shock Jock” in thrall to right opportunism and Trumpism–what a supreme wallace and embarrassment.
Two washed up losers desperate for attention.
If Slater washed up, greenpeace will have him back floating in no time.
The both of them ARE capable of sinking lower, AND we should leave them to it. We haven’t seen the worst of their allies yet either. They’ll either double down, or try to re-invent the history in “the space” in which they allowed us all to “consume” their wisdom
But when they do sink lower into the abyss, PLEASE don’t buy into their portrayals as their being VUKTUMS of the cistern. Fuk ’em, and all who CHOSE to sail in them.ally really start geting restless
Or if you do, don’t be surprised when a few natives really do satrt getting restless
Media ain’t what it was and times are changing RAPIDLY.
What a wanker
Even Plunkets name sounds like he’s a moron.
And yet the Platform get more you tube hits than Stuff. Maybe the election reflects reality and the left are just flat earthers
Look, the Augean stables that are the Pratform need to be put to sleep. Boycott their advertisers and the Wright companies that provide this alt-right echo chamber with its financial teat and end this sorry parody of journalism, news and current affairs once and for all. It doesn’t deserve to survive and it needs to be surgically removed from the media landscape like other right-wing pustules of yesteryear- Ian Wishart’s Investigrunt comes to mind from the Key era, for instance.