Interesting choice of phrase to start. '...not homophobic as i was born and bred in brighton myself...'. Of course, there are no homophobic Brightonians, are there?
Anyhow, bollocks, it's perfectly acceptable to categorise - this is NSC. Us fine, upstanding people who know how to spell will...
I don't think he's neanderthal nor homophobic.
I think he's just sticking up for Scousers who, famed for their quick ready wit, and deep, insightful philosophical outlook on life, have had enough of this 'thieving bastards' tag.
Or they would have had enough of it if some thieving Scouse git...
It's not men FROM Brighton who are shirt-lifters - it's men who re-locate to Brighton because of the reactionary, small-minded petty-valued environment they come from where anything that deviates from the 'norm' (e.g. nuclear family living, slobbish habits, wife-beating, lager-farting...