Nottingham pub The Old Angel cancels 'Bag a Slag' Valentine's Day speed dating event
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[QUOTE]COUNCIL officials have stepped in to protect the city’s reputation after a “Bag a Slag” night sparked outrage.
The Old Angel, in Stoney Street, Hockley, found itself at the centre of a media frenzy yesterday after it advertised the “alternative” speed dating night on Valentine’s Day using the slogan “bag a slag, grab a hag”.
The event was pulled by the pub last night after the city council’s licensing team said its licence could be taken away if it used “inappropriate promotions”.
A spokesman said the event could “bring the city into disrepute” and that the pub eventually “saw sense”.
The move comes after the city’s drinking problems were highlighted on a national stage as recently as October in a Channel 5 documentary called Hens Behaving Badly, showing women drinking to excess.
The Post understands that a licensing officer from the council visited the pub yesterday afternoon after five people complained about the content of the posters.
The pub said it was told it could lose its licence if the event was not cancelled.
But Lydia Hunt, a barmaid at the pub who designed the poster, said she did not see what all the fuss was about.
The 21-year-old added: “There are people who say the word ‘slag’ is offensive but I would say it’s empowering really to take it back.
“It’s all a bit of fun really. I didn’t mean to offend anyone with it.
“I’d call myself a feminist and just think that people need to take things a bit less seriously. It’s not meant to offend – it’s meant to promote a speed dating night.”
However, after the Post broke the story on nottinghampost.com yesterday morning, readers got in touch on social media, with the majority condemning the use of the word “slag”.
Rachel Cooper, a 19-year-old politics student, of Lenton, said: “It’s a bit shocking but I suppose that’s what they’re after.
“But slag is a bit strong – it’s not a word I like hearing.”
Sarah Camplin, 41, from Stapleford, said: “I don’t agree that the poster is reclaiming the word and when I saw it at first I thought the poster was quite misogynistic.
“You’ve got the ‘Die Die My Darling’ [on the poster] and the use of the word ‘slag’ and it just made me feel uneasy.
“Judging by the reaction on the internet, I wasn’t alone.”[/QUOTE]
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Are people seriously going on with that "reclaiming a word" hype? You can't just pull that shit and expect to get away with it.
The real crime would be not requiring people to dress up as pirates
[QUOTE=gokiyono;43808788]The real crime would be not requiring people to dress up as pirates[/QUOTE]
Or bring Iron waste materials in giant metal caskets and get people to literally bag slag in plastic bags.
Lol caskets what the fuck am I on about I meant those giant bowl things.
Sounds about right for Nottingham
[QUOTE=Indyclone77;43808915]Sounds about right for Nottingham[/QUOTE]
sounds about right for trent tbh
[quote]A spokesman said the event could “bring the city into disrepute”[/quote]
Bit too late for that considering Nottingham's already regarded as a shithole.
[QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;43808936]Bit too late for that considering Nottingham's already regarded as a shithole.[/QUOTE]
it's not really a shithole, the giant pile of manure outside my campus is above ground.
Why is it always the politics students that make the most complaints
[QUOTE=viperfan7;43809605]Why is it always the politics students that make the most complaints[/QUOTE]
They have a lot of spare time that they need to fill with something.
[QUOTE=viperfan7;43809605]Why is it always the politics students that make the most complaints[/QUOTE]
They gotta practice being disconnected from reality.
I go to Nottingham Uni, and I can vouch for the fact that Nottingham is a shithole.
All this disrespect for Nottin'ham i'm gonna have to set my Stanns boys on you innit.
[editline]6th February 2014[/editline]
But srs Hockley is the main alt area so i'm not surprised that they tried this shit. Too many fucking goth pubs.
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"I prevented fun!"
[QUOTE=lazyguy;43811737][img]http://www.nottinghampost.com/images/localworld/ugc-images/276368/Article/images/20565952/5773930-large.jpg[/img]
"I prevented fun!"[/QUOTE]
But that is the person who made the poster
Inner city Nottingham ain't bad, although I did see some guy get tackled for stealing from Sports Direct
"COUNCIL officials have stepped in to protect the city’s reputation"
No one would have heard about this, a few locals and nothing more. They have done more damage by making a big deal about it than helped in my opinion.
Nothing wrong with 'Die Die My Darling', bit of Misfits. Not so sure about the 'bag a slag' thing, or 'grab a hag' for that matter.
[QUOTE=Lukeo;43811814]Inner city Nottingham ain't bad, although I did see some guy get tackled for stealing from Sports Direct[/QUOTE]
I love the performers that play on that street, once there was a full on big band jazz group.
and then a few meters down there's an old guy with a tiny electric keyboard...
I like the old man with a saxophone and eye patch who hangs out near Broadmarsh.
[QUOTE=Goodthief;43813923]I love the performers that play on that street, once there was a full on big band jazz group.
and then a few meters down there's an old guy with a tiny electric keyboard...[/QUOTE]
Xylophone Man nvr forget.
[QUOTE=DrKukri;43809814]I go to Nottingham Uni, and I can vouch for the fact that Nottingham is a shithole.[/QUOTE]
There is more than just me? Shit homie what do you study?
[QUOTE=sambooo;43814939]There is more than just me? Shit homie what do you study?[/QUOTE]
There's quite a few of us actually, bunch of people from FP joined this year (according to the what uni are you going to thread)
I like live 20 meters from that pub.
Can confirm for slags
Nottinghams main cultural export
[QUOTE=squids_eye;43814574]I like the old man with a saxophone and eye patch who hangs out near Broadmarsh.[/QUOTE]
he's got nothing on the beeston face-tat trike guy
What about summer time reggie trolly man in market square?
So many nottingham icons
Anyone up for a bumming?
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