Filthy Piece of Toerag
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About
"Filthy Piece of Toerag" is a viral video of a woman in United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson's constituency insulting Johnson.
Origin
On October 5th, 2019, Sky News in England aired a segment in which citizens in Johnson's constituency in Uxbridge, London were asked for their feelings on Johnson. One woman responded, "Don't you ever mention that name in front of me, that filthy piece of toerag." That day, Sky News' Sophy Ridge shared the video on Twitter. Within three days, the video received more than 2 million views, 6,500 likes and 2,100 retweets (shown below).
.@SophyRidgeSky travelled to Boris Johnson's constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip where there is lots of support for the prime minister.However, not everyone is a fan…For more, head here: https://t.co/he13TZULGf pic.twitter.com/vQ1jsytmJD
— Ridge on Sunday (@RidgeOnSunday) October 6, 2019
Spread
That day, Twitter user @Haggis_UK shared the video with the caption "Don't you ever mention that name(Boris Johnson) in front of me… that filthy piece of toerag." Within three days, the video received more than 8 million views, 51,000 likes and 15,000 retweets (shown below).
Don't you ever mention that name(Boris Johnson) in front of me… that filthy piece of toerag.#Ridge #marr pic.twitter.com/aE7jTNJNf7
— Haggis_UK #FBPE 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) October 6, 2019
Many reacted positively to the video. For example, Twitter user @oneofthosefaces shared the video with the caption "good morning to the baddest bitch living." The tweet received more than 69,000 likes and 13,000 retweets in three days (shown below).
Several media outlets covered the video, including Mashable, [1] The Guardian,[2] The Independent,[3] Metro,[4] HuffPost[5] and more.
good morning to the baddest bitch living pic.twitter.com/OUrLmL2tFN
— G (@oneofthosefaces) October 6, 2019
Various Examples
BREAKING: Uxbridge locals celebrate local hero #FilthyPieceOfToeRag pic.twitter.com/CRzW8amabm
— The Agitator (@UKDemockery) October 6, 2019
“Filthy piece of toe-rag” is the new “Please leave my town”. #FilthyPieceOfToeRag pic.twitter.com/HyIOL0ucyg
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) October 6, 2019
Search Interest
External References
[1] Mashable – Boris Johnson will need some ice to recover from this woman's ruthless burn
[2] The Guardian – 'Filthy piece of toerag' video of Boris Johnson critic goes viral
[3] The Independent – Boris Johnson dismissed as 'filthy piece of toerag' by woman during TV interview in his constituency
[4] Metro – Woman sums up mood of the nation and calls Boris Johnson a ‘filthy piece of toerag’
[5] HuffPost – Woman In Boris Johnson's Constituency Calls Him A ‘Filthy Piece Of Toerag’ And Goes Viral
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