Joey Barton: #BenefitStreet Residents Should Have ‘Breeding License’
Controversial footballer Joey Barton has sparked a Twitter storm after saying the stars of Channel 4’s Benefits Street should be banned from having children.
Barton, who plays for QPR, sent a string of shocking tweets saying residents should only have kids if they get a licence.
In a tirade of tweets on the social network site, he wrote: “Strong evidence to support the breeding licence theory. What chance do these kids have?
“World is f****d sometimes. Surely you should have to pass a test or at least show you are capable of looking after kids. Surely?
“They don’t even keep their own homes clean. I didn’t grow up in the best place but people cared about their homes and the way they looked.
“These people don’t give two f***s. Pile rubbish up in the street. Houses are manky.
“They expect the council to sort everything for them. Clean the street up.
“Don’t sit on walls all day drinking white lightening or sit on the couch moaning. Get to work on your house. That’s a start.”
He also hit out at Romanians who appeared on the show and blasted: “Romanians. If you don’t like it here. You know what to do. Imagine me going to Romania trying this sh*t on? Interesting they all have cars, gold chains, mobile phones, a roof over their heads and are fat. Can’t be that bad now can it.”
And yesterday morning, Barton sent another tweet refusing to backtrack on his comments.
He tweeted: “Really interesting how #benefitstreet polarises opinion. Slept on it. Still as sickened as before.”
A number of Twitter users hit back at the footballer.
A woman called Cia tweeted: “Joey Barton kicks a ball for tens of thousands a week and is outraged that some people get £50 a week off the government #legit”
Local councillor Chaman Lal was appalled by Barton’s comments
He added: “These are sickening comments and absolutely disgusting.
“To say people on benefits shouldn’t have children is outrageous. People fall into benefits for many different reasons but it is everyone’s human right to have kids. This Joey Barton is just a joke.”
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This is exactly what the government wants, so they can carry on and get away with what they like while we all argue amongst ourselves.
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I know from personal experience that the amount of time needed to train and become a ‘top footballer’ often results in no time left for school work. This comment and a numerous other ill-informed opinions made by footballers seeking celebrity status – especially when the football career is coming to an end – provides strong support for this hypothesis. More worrying is why these people think that making their opinions public will help (or at least not ruin) their hoped for celebrity careers. We are in very dangerous times for those who have a disability or if you are one of the 2.4 million unemployed or low-paid workers who need benefits to top their inadequate wage.I think what needs to be pointed out to the 30 million or so other voters is that at some point in their life they too are quite (may be most; the facts are not easily obtained, which is part of the problem) likely to fall into one of those categories. .
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However much publicity automatically comes his way just because he’s a celebrity, nobody would take any notice of him if he said something sensible. Why do morons get the most attention?
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