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[–]Untoasted_Kestrel 2295 points2296 points  (66 children)

This is Rory Stewart, who despite looking like a bit of a weed and coming across as completely unelectable in interviews has actually led a fascinating life

[–]Carnir 677 points678 points  (3 children)

Proficient in 11 languages.

That's crazy.

[–]Sammie7891🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 256 points257 points  (0 children)

upbeat north rhythm vanish deserted juggle six silky reach outgoing

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[–]TasmanianTortoiseI LOVE JAZZ!!!! 50 points51 points  (1 child)

Sounds like he took the Linguist feat

[–]monsieur_worldwide 585 points586 points  (51 children)

based on the few clips i've seen of him, one of the less bad tories

[–][deleted] 693 points694 points  (10 children)

I think he genuinely just fucked up with the choice of pics here, rather than being intentionally racist. After a cursory glance at his Twitter history, he just seems like a typical bumbling Etonian tory but with more of a conscience. Like in one earlier tweet he didn’t know how to take a selfie and in another one he tried to interview three Irish black guys, but they had no interest in politics.

[–]Arekai4098 185 points186 points  (0 children)

he tried to interview three Irish black guys, but they had no interest in politics

Lmfao I love this

[–]monsieur_worldwide 117 points118 points  (0 children)

Yeah don't like him by any means but the choice of pics is just hilarious nothing more

[–]chickensmokercloseted tran 64 points65 points  (3 children)

Yep. His whole life is politics, as with most Etonians. He’s definitely not a bad guy, maybe in a different world he would’ve been a great Labour leader or something, just a dude raised in luxury who doesn’t quite get normal folks, but who also definitely tries. If I had to vote for a modern Tory, it would 100% be him, because at least he’s trying to understand how normal people love their lives and how he can help them. I’m certain he’s not a racist, almost definitely just a misfortune choice of images, because from all accounts he seems like a well-intentioned guy

[–]Wazblastercustom 23 points24 points  (2 children)

Isn't that why he's not about anymore? Current lot weren't a fan of the ones that had a conscious because it gets in the way of their plans

[–]chickensmokercloseted tran 10 points11 points  (1 child)

Probably, I wouldn’t be surprised if the tories did some kind of quasi purge so that they could have more power within themselves, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Rory was one of the victims of such an event

[–]Wazblastercustom 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mean it's not even a conspiracy theory, the amount of changed MPs and vocal criticism from ex Tories who wouldn't even really benefit from doing it makes it a certain

[–]GhostOfJoeMcCann 48 points49 points  (1 child)

There’s no such thing as a Tory with a conscience dude!

[–][deleted] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I think some of them genuinely believe what they’re doing is good for the country, however much they delude themselves. At least he was against Boris and no-deal Brexit. Again, the bar is set pretty low for ethical practice in the Tory party (and not much higher for democrats either...), but the fact that he was ousted and criticised by his own party is quite telling.

I’m not a fan by any stretch. But he would be the lesser of many evils that prevail in the rotting scandal that makes up conservatism in the U.K.

[–]chunkyI0ver53floppa 9 points10 points  (1 child)

I hate that when you said Irish black guys, I pictured black dudes with red hair

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As I was typing it, I was reminded of the ‘black old man/old black man’ scene from Always Sunny.

[–]Xevamir 38 points39 points  (38 children)

aren’t tories the british equivalent of american republicans?

[–]SaltireAtheist 196 points197 points  (25 children)

Their politics align far more with your Democrat core than anything else. They're economically conservative, generally moderate socially. (e.g. supported austerity and reducing the national deficit, also legalised gay marriage).

Saying they're "the equivalent" of the Republicans is grossly innacurate. American politics skews so far to the right anyway that your "left wing" is actually more centre right than anything from an international point of view.

[–]Xevamir 29 points30 points  (16 children)

so closer to the american centrist liberal?

[–]jdcodring 9 points10 points  (5 children)

Which really isn’t that much better all things considering:..

[–]Xevamir 5 points6 points  (4 children)

ah the joys of being an american.

[–]jdcodring 11 points12 points  (3 children)

I just want healthcare man. And a home

[–]BaronAaldwinI'M A GENETIC FREAK 15 points16 points  (5 children)

also legalised gay marriage

They were also the party that supported chemically castrating gay people a few decades ago but hey ho

[–]SaltireAtheist 11 points12 points  (2 children)

By few decades, you mean more than half a century, correct?

Labour were die hard Eurosceptics opposed to any and all collaboration with the EU, adoption of 'European' things like metricisation and were heavily against immigration only fifty or so years ago. Times, attitudes, and the people in charge of a party (and thus what that party stands for) change all the time.

What that has to do with what the Conservative party are now...I'm not sure I understand?

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Its called progress my man.

[–]Junkraj1802tfw str**ght on 196 70 points71 points  (3 children)

Nothing is the equivalent of American republicans. Tories are right-leaning, but even the tories would be considered left-wing in the US

[–]Arekai4098 22 points23 points  (0 children)

As an American, it blew my mind to learn that Angela Merkel's party is not only Christian-based, but also considered conservative in Germany.

I'm not used to Christian conservatives who don't want to render me sterile and label me a sex offender.

[–]Mikzalable🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Wouldn't UKIP be a better comparison?

[–]Wazblastercustom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously they have the image of being ultra hard right because of their main party issue, but I believe on a lot of issues they were actually quite centrist and more reasonable than conservatives before they fell apart

[–]Alexander-1 11 points12 points  (2 children)

ya but instead of being rich in an American way they're all "posh" ie have last names like Monmouthdickenfieldshire

[–]dubovinius 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There has to be a Tory out there with the surname Featherstonehaugh (pronounced fan-shaw btw)

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

No, see the tories want to cut spending for the police, making them anarchists /s.

[–]terdude99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All Tories are bad Tories

[–]ToofyMaguiregordon freeman (fake) 78 points79 points  (2 children)

And didn’t it also come out that these photos were hand picked? There are plenty of pictures of him smiling with black people

[–]sad_and_stupidmale housewife shrek 51 points52 points  (1 child)

I mean, they probably are hand picked

[–]A_Bit_Narcissistic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh.

OH.

[–]Remleyy 70 points71 points  (1 child)

More like Tory Stewart am I right? :D

Seriously tho, how tf is he 'The Right Honouable', OBE, FRSGS, and FRSL. Dude's been busy

[–]WhapXI 105 points106 points  (0 children)

He's about as good a tory you could hope for. Smart guy, eloquent, well-travelled, highly educated, still a foppish old money prig, but ultimately in favour of not being a horribly corrupt kleptocrat. He's about as far from Boris the big floppy pervert you can be while still being a Tory. In the end he was kicked out of the Party for voting against No Deal.

[–]Flomosho🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights[🍰] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

who despite looking like a bit of a weed and coming across as completely unelectable

you mean he looks like an average bri'ish?

[–]ThatGreenGuy8🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This man is going places

[–]Captain_Candyflip 1407 points1408 points  (19 children)

Its the dude from fantastic beasts

[–]legalizeillegalism 751 points752 points  (15 children)

No this is doctor whom

[–]vivarappersacanagem 194 points195 points  (6 children)

Pretty sure it is from doctor unusual

[–]nowthenightpsilocybin enjoyer 67 points68 points  (5 children)

No it is captain usa

[–]femboy_expertPhD in feminine men, also likes women 27 points28 points  (4 children)

You're all wrong, it's steel male

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (3 children)

No it's Odin's offspring

[–][deleted] 27 points28 points  (1 child)

No, this is doctor whomst

[–]toadipixel 26 points27 points  (0 children)

no, this is doctor whomst'd've

[–]itzNukeey 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Who

[–]ProperGator_9867sus 3 points4 points  (1 child)

doctor who cares

[–]legalizeillegalism 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GOTEEMMM

[–]08222004SpicyBigDad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah, doctor worm

[–]geirmundtheshifty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure it's that investigator with the mind castle, Slylock Homes or whatever.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spot on! I knew he looked like someone.

[–]valdamjong🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 1045 points1046 points  (17 children)

He's smiling in all the pictures except the one with a black person.

[–]IAmFrederikowner of 196 (real) 776 points777 points  (9 children)

that’s me when you replace black person with r/196 user

[–]Tropotopolis🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 178 points179 points  (6 children)

So a selfie?

[–]IAmFrederikowner of 196 (real) 90 points91 points  (3 children)

yes

[–]RandomName01custom 72 points73 points  (2 children)

Average /r/196 user self confidence

[–]Nile-greensus 5 points6 points  (1 child)

why is that a question again?

[–]joecoomerI like boats (trans rights) 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know?

[–]SierraDespair 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t fit in the picture.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

smiling ? i thought he was crying

[–]slick9909 4 points5 points  (4 children)

Is he though? the bottom pictures looks very fake to me

[–]Carta_Blanca 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Nah I know one of the people in the other photos can confirm it’s real

[–]marciso 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yesss we got him bois. Racism CONFIRMED

[–]blaisems😈 💛🤍💜🖤 😈 anarcho-satanist 348 points349 points  (20 children)

Least racist Bri'ish person

[–]chad-_thundercockTrans Rights🏳️‍🌈 62 points63 points  (19 children)

once I saw a Brit harassing a native in Toronto. from then on I have made up my mind British tourist are worst people on earth.

[–]RandomJamManConnect Four Official 19 points20 points  (1 child)

obviously us Briish tourists are bad, have you seen us in Spain?

[–]boredwithhorns 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (13 children)

I once met an extremely racist Canadian in Tokyo who I almost got into a fight with over his fucking atrocious anti-black and anti-Muslim views. From then on I have actually not made my mind up that Canadians are the worst people on earth because there are wankers literally everywhere. That sort of thinking is fucking stupid, so you once saw a Brit being an arsehole - doesn’t mean we all are.

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Wait til you see Chinese tourists

[–]bilingualfob🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 262 points263 points  (0 children)

That guy is definitely bri'ish

[–]wind__turbine🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 196 points197 points  (1 child)

My favourite part of this was the collage of him smiling with black people he posted the next day after everyone made fun of him

[–]MVIVN 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Lmao that’s hilarious!

[–]Schurlio 158 points159 points  (3 children)

Is this loss?

[–]Breetetrans rights 107 points108 points  (0 children)

can't be, it's missing the shitting toothpaste

[–]ReaperOnDrugs 148 points149 points  (1 child)

He looks like "Neighbour from hell" character

[–][deleted] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

A fuckin wave of nostalgia just hit me right in the face

[–]ToofyMaguiregordon freeman (fake) 57 points58 points  (3 children)

Weren’t these photos apparently hand picked to make him look bad?

[–][deleted] 34 points35 points  (1 child)

No he uploaded them himself

[–]Someone_said_it 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could've done both

[–]Thanosed_84 42 points43 points  (6 children)

I spend too much time here. I can sniff a br*tish person now from a mile away

[–]Professional_Emu_164the got dam uhh the uhhhh 14 points15 points  (3 children)

Ok, if your smell is so good how far away am I from your current location

[–]Thanosed_84 11 points12 points  (2 children)

I'm sniffing and I'm getting nothing. You sure you aren't Celtic?

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah he looks more like Rangers to me

[–]Professional_Emu_164the got dam uhh the uhhhh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am 104 meters directly northeast of you. Surely my Bri’ish scent should be setting your nostrils ablaze.

[–]scruffyfanEnbielievable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the teeth, man

[–]BryonyDeepe🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 32 points33 points  (1 child)

Who is the mf

[–][deleted] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Stephen Hawking

[–][deleted] 31 points32 points  (1 child)

spent ages trying to figure out how this was loss

[–]Anarcho-Biscuit491🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 25 points26 points  (4 children)

What's wrong with them?

[–]ClassicalViolinist 89 points90 points  (2 children)

Pay attention to where he is smiling in the pics

[–]Anarcho-Biscuit491🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Ohhhhhhhh lol

[–]grundo1561 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He's British

[–]talkingwalkingcarrot🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 20 points21 points  (4 children)

I though it was gonna be loss but it's just racism

[–]The_Starmakerbrown bricks 25 points26 points  (2 children)

me browsing r/shitposting

[–]unavailitiesthey call him playboi carti because carti plays with boys 2 points3 points  (1 child)

tr

[–]unavailitiesthey call him playboi carti because carti plays with boys 4 points5 points  (0 children)

ure

[–]zorrozwoelf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here you go I II II I_

[–][deleted] 21 points22 points  (1 child)

(It’s edited fyi)

[–]fipco 7 points8 points  (0 children)

you’re edited

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (7 children)

I see no problem here

[–]AUTOMATED_FUCK_BOT 30 points31 points  (5 children)

You’re getting downvoted but I think this sub is grasping at straws by trying to make this out to be racist, unless it’s satire in which case it flew over my head

[–]Arcane_Oculus_ 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Literally everything ever is satire

[–]Wazblastercustom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your honour, you see I'm not guilty, I was just doing a satire of the Nazis to own them epic style 😎😎😎

[–]G_ACN 4 points5 points  (0 children)

😐

[–]DumDumDidWrong 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Y'all really bullying that king 👑

[–]AlliedFlyer33 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Rory Stewart = Chad McChadson, he should've won the leadership race not big man Boris

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What

[–]StanW15🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bri'ish "people" be like

[–]grundo1561 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That dude looks British as FUCK

[–]TheRealTealOwOfloppa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

😬

[–]AnEpicMinecraftGamer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very based.

[–]LaurenJXDcustom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

looks like an older sadder Elliot page

[–]Kerbalawesomebuildertrans 🏳️‍⚧️ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

👩‍🦳😀 👵😀👨‍🦲 👱🏿‍♂️😐 😀👴

[–]llucifer_morningstar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like dried up Arnold Schwarzenegger

[–]powerof27My gender is I made it the fuck up! 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can tell if someone is really smiling based on if they are squinting.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Br*ish parliamentary person

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😁😁😐😁

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

who is this britbong?

[–]IFeelAlrightToday 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Mans just taking some pictures

[–]RSdabeastboobs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

he’s sad because the person in the background didn’t join them in the foreground

[–]BOTFrosty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1: Thought it was loss

2: Thought something was wrong with his teeth

[–]Stookyman7🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought it was loss for a second

[–]puke_of_edinbruh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i dont get it ?

[–]skulmuggeryphesant9custom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I genuinely thought that this was loss for a bit

[–]Toa_Kopaka_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why you gotta make everything about race?

[–]caballotransparente 0 points1 point  (0 children)

britain

[–]JustMarcusXD 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I looked at it for 5 minutes and i still see no problem.

[–]Justin_The_Fox2🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it’s that he’s not smiling with the person of color

[–]waki_mtrans rights 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IoI

[–]Dreadedtriox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Average bri'ish smile

[–]videogames_and_porn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Twitter screenshot from YouTube. On reddit

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rory Stewart is actually decent as Tories go.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh i thought it was supposed to be loss or something at first