Quote Originally Posted by Snakey View Post
Look mate, respect isnt just given but it is earnt. I dont like Larry Merchant, ive heard him give Kostya Tszyu a hard time who is one of the nicest blokes around. He goes out of his way to try and piss fighters off. Fair enough ask the hard questions but dont make the whole interview a negative tirade. If an 80 yr old man i barely know just starts putting shit on me about something he has never done or wasnt any good at, im sure as hell not gonna stand there and take it. 80 yrs old, 70 yrs old, 40, 30, 20, 16...etc, what ever age, if you want to have a go at somebody expect for them to act accordingly. If my grandfather had a go at me of course im going to bite my tongue, hes my grandfather, he has earnt my respect because hes been one hell of a good bloke.

Being old doesnt entitle you to respect, being old and a good person does. Larry is a cunt, the end.

Yeah this is the alarming thing I guess. I mean I'm almost 40 and in my day being old did entitle to you respect.

People would no sooner go off on an old person than they would hit a woman.

I just didn't realise society had fallen that far.

I remember when celebrity Big brother was on a few years ago and Sly Stallones mum as on it. Some of the other housemates hated her and I can remember Lisa I'anson openly telling her she thought she was a witch.

I was shocked and appalled, I mean how could you say that to an old woman, let alone the mother of a Hollywood legend. And all because she had to make her a cup of tea.

People today just have no respect for their elders I guess.

The idea that respect is earnt and that it's justifiable to tell an elderly tv institution he's shit live on air is just amazing to me, but it seems it's a pervalent view amongst the young these days.

Sad times imo.