People were proud to have met Hilter, Stalin and the like.I knew a man that met Hitler, he admired him at the time he told me and was carried along with the fervour of the time. I suppose this could be moved to an "I've met someone famous/infamous" thread. No matter what, Thatcher will go down in history unlike most politicians. Though I wouldn't describe her on mudcat in the words that have caused so much upset.

(I personally have always wondered who decided on my behalf that certain words should be deemed as offensive.) So I put it another way

According to the compact Oxford English dictionary; Margaret Thatcher was/is an "unpleasant stupid person". Of course if you are Austrailian....

Cunt (IPA:/kʌnt/) is an English language vulgarism referring generally to the female genitalia,[1] specifically the Cleft of Venus. The earliest citation of this usage in the Oxford English Dictionary, circa 1230, refers to the London street known as "Gropecunt Lane".

"Cunt" is also used informally as a derogatory epithet in referring to either sex, but this usage is relatively recent, dating back only as far as the late nineteenth century.[2] The Compact Oxford English Dictionary defines "cunt" as "an unpleasant or stupid person", whereas Merriam-Webster defines the term as "a disparaging term for a woman" and "a woman regarded as a sexual object"; the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian English defines it as "a despicable man".

I myself spent quite a long time in the company of Sir Isaac Heyward an altogether much better and caring person than the group of tory toadies led by an "unpleasant stupid person".

As for Cllr, some time ago we crossed swords over something similar to this. I'm happy that you met someone you admired and there is no slurr upon you as far as I am concerned.