Meet the Ukip donor who thinks women shouldn't wear trousers

Businessman and Ukip donor Demetri Marchessini tells Channel 4 News women should be banned from wearing trousers and gay people are not capable of love.Sign up for Snowmail, your daily preview of what is on Channel 4 News, sent straight to your inbox, here: mailing.channel...
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[@HaniiPuppy]

I want to get this man a Tumblr account. It would be hilarious.

[@lyeslassouani298]

HaniiPuppy 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sicario1375]

A Tumbler account???? I want this idiot as prime minister. The news headlines would be hilarious.

[@lw3646]

Horny Greek man seeks woman. Must be heterosexual and wear skirt.

[@jledragon]

Russell Howard brought me here

[@lithuanianv9847]

Hahahaha same!!!!

[@lewisholman8528]

Same! Lol

[@eliseduxon3358]

Me too

[@DanB-sh3wt]

me too

[@paparika2095]

Same

[@graffitijunkiejfk]

He's Greek. The ancient Greeks were famous for their homosexual relationships...

[@graffitijunkiejfk]

They saw homosexuality as the higher form of relationship. That's why Ancient Greek art and sculpture is more often than not of men and not women...

[@graffitijunkiejfk]

In classical antiquity, writers such as Herodotus, Plato, Xenophon, Athenaeus and many others explored aspects of same-sex love in ancient Greece. The most widespread and socially significant form of same-sex sexual relations in ancient Greece was between adult men and pubescent or adolescent boys. Think we'd consider it something very different these days...

[@graffitijunkiejfk]

Last place you'll get an education is at school. I'm not sure how old you are but as you get older you begin to learn that history is not much more than a lie...

[@graffitijunkiejfk]

Jane Christensen Ah I see. Best advise I can give you is to question everything especially when it comes to history and politics. And be careful on KZbin as it's full of crazy horrible people...

[@annathew4831]

im actually blown away that a person can have views like this

[@defaultdefault812]

why?

[@sicario1375]

Show some fucking respect. He is absolutely 100% correct. Women today are just not lady like.

[@stuartbritton4811]

You think he should have feminist views and values similar to yours. Anything else blows you away.

[@MrKoiking1]

This doesn't even make me angry because it's so ridiculous I've seen people say less ridiculous things as satire.

[@stuartbritton4811]

He's right. There's nothing ridiculous about being honest, truthful and sincere. Speak your mind and you'll be hated.

[@DylanVole]

“What a man of the people”

[@johncelikkaya2492]

"if women keeping trousers then men will stop fucking them" - Him "that's why men take them off" - Me

[@eliseduxon3358]

Omg, that made me giggle.

[@cheese1792]

if he likes skirts so much then why doesnt he wear one

[@DORKSIDE616]

He's quite cute though ! - Do you really think the interviewer gives two hoots about this mans opinions. They are just trying to get one over on Farage.

[@biggusdickus6504]

Susan, with respect, I'm gay and his comments are awful and disgusting

[@DORKSIDE616]

@@biggusdickus6504 Don't take him seriously then.

[@biggusdickus6504]

@@DORKSIDE616 It's kind of hard to not pay people like that attention when they make up a significant amount of this country's population

[@1peter1180]

he is absolutely crazy and a bit of a pervert if he thinks women shouldn't wear trousers

[@richardsandwell2285]

Peter Hutchinson He is not perverted, he just believes in maintaining a distinction between the sexes.

[@1peter1180]

Richard Sandwell well in that case we men should were a skirt if its not perverted

[@richardsandwell2285]

It may sound like I am being sexist and old fashioned, but I am not, I just believe women should be women and men should be men. If I was going to wear a skirt, I would go the whole way and become a Transvestite. Nothing wrong with Transvestites either, if that's what they want to do. But the word Transvestite also applies to women who wear the clothes which pertain to a man. So women who wear trousers are also Transvestites. If it were the done thing for men to wear skirts, I would absolutely love the freedom of wearing a short skirt in summer when its so hot and sticky. The fact that women still walk around in Jeans and Trousers in hot foreign countries and indeed in the Uk when it gets hot and sticky is beyond me. It screams to me that their personal hygiene is poor. Anyhow, because I am a man and unless I chose to do the whole cross dressing thing. I would probably look very out of place in a short Summer skirt. So I have to make do with some short shorts and a vest top. Never would I show up to a date with a woman wearing a skirt. I always try to look nice and Masculine. But the same goes for the woman, I do not expect her to show up in trousers. I expect her to look feminine. And if she did show up in trousers, it does not matter how intelligent she is, and how gorgeous looking she is, she would not get a second date. Women who wear the trousers around me just get friend zoned. It maybe an old fashioned way of thinking, but that is just my humble opinion. I want a date not a mate. Only under very exceptional circumstances are trousers really applicable for women to wear. Maybe a woman welder would be a good example.

[@1peter1180]

Richard Sandwell woman has the right to were what they like it's called freedom you know that thing what we were fighting for in iraq and afghanistan

[@richardsandwell2285]

By wearing trousers women are actually abandoning one of their freedoms.

[@cloruske]

This man is not well.

[@lucyelle3120]

Arguing with this guy would be the most hilarious thing ever

[@payno20]

So although he states that his views are nothing to do with ukip and that his friend who is the treasurer asks for money from him...ukip are still at fault here?

[@jackmullen3109]

They aren't suggesting this is directly UKIP's fault, but keep in mind that the party could just refuse his payments. It has been done countless times in the past with organisations and charities that don't want to affiliate themselves with a particular person because of the resulting negative PR.

[@Channel4News]

[@raulmiranda7419]

he sounds battered to me.

[@PhilipCampbell]

UKIP is using the same tactics as used by the Conservative party in most elections.During elections the Conservative have one of their candidates make an outrageous statement on race or some other controversial issue,then disowns the remarks.However the remarks have been made and supporters of the views expressed vote Conservative.

[@jodyread6288]

Philip Campbell were going back to the 70's

[@JeanLouisBourdon]

Philip Campbell The difference, is that he is NOT a candidate. At this rate, any idiot who want to go on national tv news just need to spend more than £5k, give money to a controversial party, and make any statement. hardly news. How about I give £6k to labour and be vocal that I want all companies in UK nationalised. same. What happened to impartial journalism? why does channel 4 has to take side in anyway. As far as I know, this is YESTERDAY's news...

[@JeanLouisBourdon]

Anyway, thankfully women can look as sexy in trousers or skirts. some women don't look good no matter what they wear, some do. and the cut plays too. I would have rather he said: stop buying from Bangladesh (nothing against Bangladesh, just one of many distant country manufacturing cheap clothes under dubious conditions)

[@Miriammmmmmm]

Imagine having to interview him and trying not to burst into laughter. That is a huge challenge since this man is either mad or just senile.

[@denholmrobert528]

wow... it baffles me that people like this exist

[@stuartbritton4811]

Because you are narrow-minded and bigoted. Anyone who isn't like you baffles you.

[@crazyjasmine3952]

it was impossible to get angry because his accent was hilarious.

[@winstonwolf5706]

I love this guy. He should be in the cabinet.

[@DannyBoi2112]

Well he’s dead

[@mollyirvine8404]

His biggest concern is whether men find women attractive because he's concerned about the reduced birth rates. He does know about this major issue we're facing called emm....OVER POPULATION?!!!?!!!?!!

[@stuartbritton4811]

The overpopulation in England is due to excessive immigration rates.

[@Mysticprima]

I consider myself to be a feminist, but his reasons for saying why a woman should not wear trousers is so utterly absurd that my only reaction is to laugh. I am not condoning a single thing he says, but I agree that he's just a senile old man who is being exploited in this video.

[@stuartbritton4811]

So you don't like old men, unless, of course, they have feminist views such as yours. Old men, you know, can't help the way they were born. We are all equal before God, and unequal before men, whether you like it or not.

[@ellis9505]

Nigel Farage behaved disgracefully in this interview. As party leader it's part of his job to take responsibility for the party's actions and be a spokesman for everything which occurs within the party rather than shifting the blame to someone who he was supposedly meant to be overseeing. Also it's hard to believe that Farage had never heard of and knew nothing about a man who had been giving thousands of pounds to his party, especially when there had already been significant media coverage on the matter. A lot of journalists are corrupt idiots, but trying to use that angle every time he's given a question he doesn't want to answer is nothing more than a cheap avoidance tactic, hiding his incompetence with bravado.

[@tiagovazkez9356]

This man has my respect. Smart man

[@bloodmoon1269]

This guy is my hero.

[@lyeslassouani298]

Blood Moon 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@swinerazor4075]

Yeah coz both of you are fucked up

[@klcudyx_1140]

ew

[@centeristextreamist1037]

wtf does that have to do with ukip?

[@katenoble5302]

they took money from this man who displays extremely sexist, homophobic and racist views. It has everything to do with UKIP considering their political views on: Women: scrapping paid maternity leave; making it legal for employers to discriminate because of gender; considering women "worthless" if they choose to become a mother; they are against equal pay for women etc. Homosexuality: "I do not support the idea of same-sex marriages, all the while we’re under the auspices of the European Court of Human Rights." - Nigel Farage. Racism: Nigel Farage is the co-president of the EFD which is a group of far-right European parties, which has made extremely racist statements such as "long live the Whites of Europe, long live our identity, our ethnicity, our race… our blue sky, like the eyes of our women. Blue, in a people who want to stay white" - Mario Borghezio. Despite obvious fascism, Farage remained co-president. UKIP taking money from a man like this is a frightening affirmation of their already bigoted and discriminative parties.

[@katenoble5302]

and what's even MORE hilarious is that the man being interviewed doesn't even realise the irony of being an immigrant UKIP doner. All pretty a) relevant and b) hilarious.

[@katenoble5302]

Good thing I'm not labour then isn't it! "Good try, see ya" - saying that doesn't invalidate my argument haha, it's real facts and policies from UKIP.

[@katenoble5302]

Mate I'm not Tory either hahaha

[@katenoble5302]

Don't see what my political stance has to do with the fact that you asked what this had to do with UKIP, and I gave you an answer. If the only response you have to that is "scrub" (come on dude we're not online gaming) then I think I've made my point.

[@stuartbritton4811]

He's wrong about women that want to get married. I was in Russia for eleven years trying to find a woman who wanted to get married. I never managed it. If I couldn't manage it, what chance do the rest of you have?

[@kennythefrog1]

Ah yes it was just last night that I a homosexual picked up 5 to 15 partners for the night. The exhaustion nearly killed me, but I'll pick up another 5, 10 or 15 for tonight as well. And I'll do it all whilst wearing trousers, after I finish work.

[@optimusprime4090]

Lol

[@stuartbritton4811]

​@@optimusprime4090what do you mean by lol? What does lol mean?

[@jasonoldy69]

I don't get it. UKIP don't carry Demetri's views, so what's the harm? The money is going towards a party we should be voting for, who cares about the nutcases it comes from? No better than the corrupt businessman "donating" to the other parties.

[@Matt-hx3hd]

Surely it is important to address these issues because if they are elected to the European Parliament, they will be in a position of power. If you agree with them that immigration should be tightened and that we should leave the EU that's fair enough, but you have to take into account the stability of the party and it's members. This may feel a bit like a smear and it may very well have that intention, I only found the part in which the treasurer and the crazy racist were friends quite disturbing and if it is true that the treasurer is asking for money from a man whom he clearly knows the racist views of, it is idiotic and I would not like to have a party representing us in the European Parliament, which contains key party members that are stupid enough to take money from racists, when they are consistently accused of racism themselves.

[@itsnotmyhouse5189]

This person is not a UKIP official, and does not represent them in any way . So what is the problem ,, maybe Labour can explain their links with PIE , and the Liberals Cyril Smith .?

[@Matt-hx3hd]

Why don't you try reading my comment thoroughly before you go off on a tangent? At no point did I claim he was a member.

[@stefancelmare21]

God i feel sorry for him. I hope I wont be like that when i get old .

[@StarstormAnimations]

Why am I not surprised he's a UKIP donor?

[@animetiddies4238]

I don't really think this something to be mad at. I don't agree with it but it's some crazy guy who is arguing about pants, he's some guy who has some really stong opinions about who should wear pants. And that's it. And his views on gays are really gr8 too m8, good ol' irrational homophobia, can't beat it.

[@stuartbritton4811]

So you like the poofters, do you?

[@edmund184]

I've known women who don't think men shouldn't wear lipstick or have long fingernails. Let's hope none of them donate to UKIP.

[@edmund184]

incidentally when men dress up in skirts like Lilly Savage it's generally thought to be comical.

[@DiamondCutlass]

Sounds like a 15 year old smoker

[@joughin88]

LMFAO he is off his head! ...............still voting UKIP.

[@katedunkley4747]

I for one am glad this man won't be attracted to me if I wear trousers. Trousers for everyone!

[@stuartbritton4811]

Why should people wear what you want them to wear? Let them be free.

[@letiggo1448]

How the hell do people take UKIP seriously? Just how?!

[@bolatsabikhan8127]

Me and some people watch this by searching the keywords not because of recommendation.

[@bob-td8vd]

So one of the biggest donors is actually foreign? And then also has these views? UKIP is hilarious!

[@chris77777777ify]

I suspect c4 thinks he's racist againist trousers

[@richardcurry4912]

What a hero.

[@harsimaja9517]

This guy is ridiculous but Farage was right. If the guy gives them £5000 and they take it they aren’t responsible for everything he says. We can dig crazies up who have given to every party. And what answer is the reporter expecting for accounting for what happened to it? Does he think it was given in notes specifically marked with felt tip pen and tracked? It was a number added to a big number electronically at a bank. Addition is commutative. What does he mean what happened to “those specific £5000”? It’s a stupid question if it were cash but in the modern world it isn’t even meaningful.

[@MishasMonkeyHat]

I can't stop laughing

[@willscomix]

Isn't this Dapper Laughs' new character?

[@xtraspecialmango]

This guy should have his own show! So funny.

[@Crouchy232323]

Hit piece. Again.

[@Aymiikeeganmelb]

ten thousand pounds gets u this folks ... sure ban women from pants but ban the balding comb over too ! he got no clue ...

[@Blu3Dynastic]

Wtf is he a Nazi ?!

[@Aymiikeeganmelb]

Naomi Lewis he has major problems that for sure !!

[@Justin-Theobald]

Surely he can't be married

[@markwalker9625]

What an odd little man. Fits right in with UKIP

This is some handmaid’s tale sh*t

[@DrKildem]

So what if he has views different to yours? So what? You find them repulsive? So what?

[@sdgvscrwogs2483]

He has a point

[@HowlUnderTheMoon]

YES NIGEL FARAGE. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BECOME AN ACCOUNTANT

[@hoppi4954]

Nice way to have a potshot at UKIP lol

[@Harvester236]

Eh, they give us plenty to laugh about.

[@cloenka1340]

Does this man still exist

[@lets_all_love_lain]

probably a fossil by now

[@Goreface69]

This guy's a hoot!

[@Luulaascott]

Is he actually backwards? can't believe people actually have these views

[@floofer7404]

Ah yes. The king boomer

[@1peter1180]

somebody crazy then Katie Hopkins that is some achievement LOOOOL

[@michelleduncan3141]

What are trousers? lol

[@chris77777777ify]

i dont like an interview edited cut & paste & shit like that

[@Michelle_Schu-blacka]

I suspect/somewhat hope there are young relatives of his who very literally died of embarrassment. I've seen similar back in the day when I'd meet relatives of white friends who say something racist and my friend just looks like they want the ground to open up and swallow them.

[@blondecyborg1794]

15 partners in one night lol

[@Microbex]

He is a re-fart.

[@ellatmg2632]

The population of the world is growing, not falling! Maybe he should give UKIP money to try and sort that out, not trousers!

[@BlameSocietyBSP]

This guy speaks the truth that noone else will stand up for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thegreatNEb]

nigel 1, channel 4 grunt 0

[@sumof8952]

He seems to know a lot about cruising.

[@thezeitgeist3997]

This guy is hilarious haha

[@lyeslassouani298]

The Zeitgeist 😂😂😂

[@marcburman]

another channel 4 hit piece on UKIP with Micheal Crick leading the charge.......................YAWN

[@richardsandwell2285]

Its time someone stood up to the destruction of femininity and womanhood. If all men started wearing skirts and dresses, women would soon be moaning about the lack of real men. Equality is a very good thing, but lack of sex distinction is bad. Also medical reasons exist for women not to wear trousers, yeast infections being one. All trousers say about women, is they cannot be bothered to look nice, and they have no respect for their femininity or womanhood. The sexual attractive factor between the sexes is being destroyed by corporate sponsored social engineering. Its not sexist to complain about this desecration of womanhood.

[@namakulak.9953]

I love this man 😁

[@shughes0589]

3:00 to 3:15 LMFAO

[@dan2tone]

Keep voting UKIP people.

[@ericjackson930]

He’s hilarious, he’s old school.

[@TheTheddi]

Meet the average Brexit supporter

[@paztizzi2719]

TheTheddi Meet your average lefty soy boy. A hideously ugly virgin who hates women who aren't feminists.

[@LogicalGamingUK]

You are as deluded than this man by believing this.

[@moo8403]

Non of this is true

[@Millie_Mayyyy]

Women act like it would kill them to dress feminine .

[@pabloalonso1925]

I find this absolutely hilarious

[@scott_crow]

propaganda all of it the bbc, channel 4

[@Millie_Mayyyy]

It’s clear this man isn’t a Christian , still he makes some very valid points

[@paultyrer1682]

Legend

[@szlachta1alek]

hahaha.. what a funny gentleman :D

[@jeremiahdavidmichaelgraham7777]

This guy is great I want more people like him in the world!!!

[@Ome99]

Obviously this guy doesn't know about yoga pants! If anything, trousers can further highlight the female figure. From the title, I thought he was making the more traditional pants are unfeminine and distorts the traditional female role argument.

[@honey2101]

Hilarious! lol

[@simonetta53logan]

Hilarious!

[@jeff7762]

this guys got it right...read a bible