Saturday 16 November, 2024

Here's why John Waters is 'trending' in Ireland today

An interview in today’s Sunday Independent has generated much debate.

FORMER IRISH TIMES columnist John Waters is once again the water cooler topic of the Ireland’s internet this morning..

The publication of an interview he gave to the Sunday Independent – his first since the Pantigate controversy – means that he is now one of Ireland’s trending topics on Twitter.

Images like these are what has helped him to trend…

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And tweets like these…

John Waters doesn't think depression exists. Anyone know if he believes in cancer?
— Geoff Shorts (@geoffsshorts) April 13, 2014

Geoff Shorts / Twitter

John Waters is afraid to go out at night, can't sleep, has lost loads of weight but he doesn't believe in depression. http://t.co/DLX3t448ON
— Colette Browne (@colettebrowne) April 13, 2014

Colette Browne / Twitter

John Waters is perfectly entitled to work to change Irish society into the nightmare he craves. We are entitled to object.
— 🏳️‍🌈 Izzy Kamikaze 🏳️‍⚧️🦕🦖 (@IzzyKamikaze) April 13, 2014

Izzy Kamikaze / Twitter

In many ways, John Waters is right. The intensity of the hypocritical abuse heaped upon him by the mob, mostly on here, has been nauseating
— Mark Paul (@MarkPaulTimes) April 13, 2014

Mark Paul / Twitter

“They don't want to engage,” says #JohnWaters, who refused a right to reply from RTE, from his hideaway in Sligo.
— Philip O'Connor (@philipoconnor) April 13, 2014

Philip O'Connor / Twitter

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John Waters has no more responsibility to agree with you people about depression than about anything. Whinging proves his point.
— John McGuirk (@john_mcguirk) April 13, 2014

John McGuirk / Twitter

Waters’ Sunday Independent interview also details the fallout following the Pantigate controversy and Waters’ €40,000 financial settlement from RTÉ.

The payment was made after comments from Rory O’Neill – aka Panti Bliss – on The Saturday Night Show on 11 January.

In today’s interview Waters says that if the issue had gone to court he could have received a much higher payment from RTÉ – €4 million.

Panti is among those tweeting about the interview today:

Man who claims gays out 2 "destroy" Irish "society" also thinks he could have got 4M from RTE. We should b grateful only took 40K apparently
— Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera (@PantiBliss) April 13, 2014

Panti Bliss / Twitter

He doesn't believe in depression but I do and I hope John Waters takes some time out. The Indo and Village pieces make me uncomfortable.
— Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera (@PantiBliss) April 13, 2014

Panti Bliss / Twitter

RTÉ stands by its account of Panti events, says Waters’ apology was ‘unacceptable’>

Catch up on all of the Pantigate coverage here>

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