MSP quits over "attractive girl" remark

[grim_tales]

This seems OTT - I know this guy has to be professional as an MP but still.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/10332299.stm

I mean all he said was the girl was attractive, good looking etc?! If I was the girl I'd be flattered to be called attractive.
Seems to be going to far to resign over it. Maybe it was because he said "Put in a good word for her" at the end and this could be seen as doing it BECAUSE he thought she was attractive. Also using the word dusky was suspect

[bradavon]

He resigned over an off the cuff remark, which wasn't even insulting! WTF!

[grim_tales]

That seems stupid to me - all he said was (AFAIK) she was attractive! Jeez (!)

[Yi-Long]

He should have said she looked like a pig, and everything would have been ok...

[grim_tales]

I think the controversy was it turned out he was talking to the work experience girl or something, but he didnt know she was still at school (I think!!!)

[bradavon]

So she was under age, big deal. He didn't know she was still in school and all he said was she was attractive.

[grim_tales]

Seems fair enough.