This took place in Ireland, where the laws clearly differ from our. Can you imagine if Americans were able to sue after being called racist? Liberals everywhere would be penniless. Entire swaths of the media would disappear, MSNBC would cease operation.Anyway, this babe had options and now she's cashing in.
A former Miss World has been awarded £70,000 in damages after suing no-frills carrier Ryanair for defamation.How on earth can anyone can imply she's racist for suggesting an Irish airline use more Irish models? Heck, if they look anything like her, they'd be negligent not to.
A jury at the High Court in Dublin yesterday ruled that publicity by the airline implied model Rosanna Davison, daughter of singer Chris de Burgh, was racist, xenophobic, jealous and narrow-minded.
The case centred on a press release posted on Ryanair’s website in November 2008 in response to remarks Miss Davison, 27, made the previous day in a newspaper.
Asked what she thought of the lack of any Irish women in Ryanair’s 2009 charity calendar of bikini-clad cabin crew, she said: ‘If I was (organising) it, I would have made sure Irish women were involved because it’s an Irish charity and Irish fundraising.’
The airline’s release said the comments by Miss Davison, who was crowned Miss World in 2003, ‘bordered on racism and demonstrated an elitist attitude against Ryanair’s international cabin crew’.
A barrister for Ms Davison told Dublin's High Court that under Ireland's libel laws her only options were to sue Ryanair or crawl under a rock.
'The damage is still being done,' said Declan Doyle SC, referring to the statement still on the airline's website.
'The fact the defendant still hasn't apologised is still out there.'
With RyanAir, it's ALL business... they apparently see PC crap as necessary to do business in the world today
ReplyDeleteBut it's insane to look for racism in what she said, and I'd bet most people would prefer another half dozen red heads in the calender as opposed to what ever 3rd word things he stuck in there
good for her.
ReplyDeletereminds me of what sarah palin and her entire family has been put through in our media. horrible trashy media.
one thing about sarah, is that the left is really scared for her to run in 2012, she is not full of political correctness, therefore, what she says always catches the media and lefties off guard, because they cannot guess what she is going to say and plan for their attack against her.
good for this girl, now someone may think twice about what they say about her.
More pictures of Ms. Davison please.
ReplyDelete"Can you imagine if Americans were able to sue after being called racist? Liberals everywhere would be penniless. Entire swaths of the media would disappear, MSNBC would cease operation."
ReplyDeleteUtopia awaits!