Jack Monroe #403 It’s hard to believe anything Jack Monroe says anymore

[jenny2603]

The squigs are unimpressed with Jack's working class credentials.

 

[ElbiePickle]

With the exciting news that Grifty Kitchen has a release date, a few Fraus in the previous thread suggested they might buy it for the entertainment value. Please, I urge you all, DO NOT GIVE THIS LYING GRIFTER ANY OF YOUR MONEY!! There will be plenty of opportunities to take the piss when copies inevitably turn up in charity shops and libraries.

 

[sleepingsatellite]

Don’t come for the tech bros, Jack.

 

[Jelly Bean]

Lastly, I'm sharing this with you, not so you can laugh at me - although I'm sure some of you will. I'm sharing this with you to show that the tide is turning.

Nobody here would laugh at you.
If her grift was entirely obvious to a lot of people she would have been seen through years ago, and there would be about 2 threads on her here.
It is only once your eyes are opened it becomes blatant and you can't see how others are still falling for it.
And yes the tide does seem to be turning.

 

[TbilisiPeach]

Hello Canal,

I've been MIA as it's school holidays here in Oz and we've been on a mini-break. I wanted to say hello properly and why I'm here. I'm just going to type, to see where it goes. Am also happy to answer questions too.

When Jack first appeared on the scene, I was sad to read about how hard she had it. The pictures of her looking miserable, SB being wheeled out for photos, the missing father, the list went on.

I was a bit ambivalent about it all, she was someone I followed on twitter, but that was about it. When she decided to become they and start on testosterone, I started following her closer, as I am also gender fluid and knew how hard it was to be one thing, but visually present in another way.
I sent some money over PayPal, and joined Patreon; because as a business model for artists, it works, providing artists deliver from their end. The kickstarter for the book too, I ordered two, requested one to be donated to my old senior school. Still not received either.

At the time; my partner and I were struggling financially, so I stopped paying. I then randomly received the aforementioned sh!t-house onion in April 2020 and the other three postcards. Which must have crossed over between me cancelling my subscription and Jack pulling her finger out of her arse to Do. Something.

I hadn't really kept track of what I'd sent over until I found you lot, (via Sali Hughes), started lurking and reading my way through. Then, I went back and was horrified to find it was just over £600. Needless to say, I feel stupid.

I came off twitter in the middle of the pandemic, as the stupidity of people was driving me mad. When AM published her article, I rejoined in August to cheer her on and be another voice in the crowd of 'It happened to me too. As I believed some of the BS and gave her the benefit of the doubt too often.'

Some things never added up:

1. I remember looking at the mirror tiles in the kitchen thinking, 'You can't be that skint, none of the 'breadline' housing where I'm from has anything nice in it'. It's all functional. Then we got told that as she's renting, she didn't choose them etc.
2. Moving miles away from SB's school.
3. The illness(es) and miracle cures of honey and vinegar.
4. The alcoholism, but being absolutely vicious on twitter to anyone faintly contradicting each her.
5. The endless dragging furniture around, while being too sick to move.
6. Why her family apparently did nothing to help her.
7. Why the father of SB did apparently nothing to help her.
8. Why the fricking hell she veers from 'LOOK AT ME!, LOOK AT ME!' to 'LEAVE ME ALONE, I just want to live a small life. I'm so mentally damaged, but can't shut the hell up.'

I also own that while I had a few 'Hmmms?' going, I try to believe people are who they say they are. I'm ashamed at how much I donated, how much I drank the Kool-aid. I know I'm not getting the money back, but I want to know where it went.

Lastly, I'm sharing this with you, not so you can laugh at me - although I'm sure some of you will. I'm sharing this with you to show that the tide is turning.

Thanks for your honesty. Your money went directly to John Lewis and the cotswold company. It must feel shit and I'm sorry.

Your post is a good reminder to never donate to individuals unless you are happy for them to spend it on whatever they please, including middle-class curtains and maize snacks. #notinmyname

 

[Brian Butterfield]

 

[Brian Butterfield]

 

[LennyBriscoe]

Ah yes, then there was Marcus Rashford's later work with Tom Kerridge which Jack tried to undermine with false allegations about Tom Kerridge stealing her work. Thankfully Jack is such an insignificant pea brain that hardly anyone noticed and the campaign was unharmed by her malicious tantrum.

I think Fingers Kerridge and That Man have played a blinder ignoring Jack. She was desperate for them to bite back so she could run to Twitter and tell on the meanies. Between them not playing into her hands and people laughing at her Twitter, we’re seeing her desperately cling on as she’s losing control of the narrative.

 

[SnowyCal]

So the twitter squig who is saying that Jack’s FM have found her works business & left horrible reviews…
I’ve looked at her twitter acc, there isn’t much there to identify who she is/where she works. However Jack will know her real name via Patroen, so is it Jack who is leaving the reviews??

 

[flightofthealligator]

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Well Catherine Cookson wrote fiction, and you’re going to write about being a ‘working class woman’. At last I see why you might have been asked.

YOU UTTER GOBSHITE.

Is one of the barriers middle class women appropriating working class stories then refusing to share their platform for anything than self promotion or to promote other women?

 

[jenny2603]

I think the keynote speech is shaping up to be the aneurysm for whole swathes of left wing twitter.

 

[FrankReagan]

A bit of light relief from a squig with An Idea…

 

[jenny2603]

This is beautiful. I’m going to print it out.

I'm getting a full back tattoo of it.

 

[Rekyavikgirl]

TRADE UNION BACKGROUND

 

[waffle maker]

If Jack stopped her antics I would go to my reserve tattle topics: Mrs Hinch, RBK LOVES, Sallie axxll, russincheshire, maybe Stephen Bear . The slimming world lady. Possibly I’d deep dive into the chateau business.

Basically we would all move on if Jack went on the straight and narrow.

 

[MoistenedGussets]

Does it look like an old account? I assumed she started this new profile after the attacks etc

If it's the account I looked at, no it's pretty old. She does tweet a hell of a lot.of personal stuff. Pictures of herself, dogs, car, parents etc. She may have also had a different bio when she was traced.


I'm sure there's a way to hide screen shots behind spoilers. Dang it

Edit: my basic forum skills are getting as good as Jack's Triangulation skills.

Spoiler: Facebook

 

[Cucumberthunder]

I have sent an FoI to the NHS re the healthy start voucher claim as I believe that is bollocks.

I am planning to send one about her "consultation" on the government food strategy at some point, just need to check which department to send it to and make sure the wording is good.

Still waiting on the BBC to reply to my FoI re her interview with Boris Johnson. Should hear back by mid October on that one.

 

[Brian Butterfield]

This is from the squig that Jack was engaging with last night.

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Superdrug respond.

 

[Veronicaaa]

Dickhead

 

[Veronicaaa]

Tweet about trickle down economics. Don't know why it reminded me of Jack