General Election 2024: Landslide Labour Win

[hackey lad]

3 minutes ago, Prettytom said:

Hmmm. Meanwhile, back in the real world. This is what is happening.

 

 

So it doesn’t happen the other way  ?

[butlers]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/26/abuse-is-virtually-constant-female-mps-speak-about-the-threats-they-face

 

God its depressing stuff.

When Diane Abbot was discussed on this very forum a  poster said to effect " how do we know she's not sending the ( threatening) letters to herself to get sympathy "

 

 

[hackey lad]

24 minutes ago, butlers said:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/26/abuse-is-virtually-constant-female-mps-speak-about-the-threats-they-face

 

God its depressing stuff.

When Diane Abbot was discussed on this very forum a  poster said to effect " how do we know she's not sending the ( threatening) letters to herself to get sympathy "

 

 

That is depressing and very one sided. 

[peak4]

25 minutes ago, hackey lad said:

That is depressing and very one sided. 

Did you read the two more recent links in my earlier post?
It's not got any better since 2019
 

 

11 hours ago, peak4 said:

 

I suspect not just left wing women, though that seems prevalent on here, but female politicians generally.
Today's Grauniad
Female UK election candidates report increased abuse
Politicians, activists and charities say online harassment is particularly bad, including hate speech and disinformation.

Abuse of female election candidates is becoming worse, say candidates, activists and charities.

One female Labour candidate in the north of England said “the harassment continues apace” in the build-up to the election, with online harassment being a particular problem.

As well as being subjected to hate speech and targeted comments online, she said she had also experienced disinformation being spread about her, and malicious complaints being made against her to public bodies.

“Some days you can put a good face on and go out and face it,” she said. “And other days you just think: ‘Why do I do this? Why do I bother?’

“Your family are saying: ‘It’s not worth it, step down’. And these conversations are happening up and down the country with candidates and their families, and people who are thinking about putting themselves forward think, ‘Well, do I want to open myself up to this?’ It’s corrosive to our democracy.”

Christine Wallace, the Conservative candidate for Lewisham West and East Dulwich, also ran in last month’s Greater London Authority elections.

“I had thousands of comments of people saying the most horrendous things to me,” she said. “I didn’t read them all, my team looked at a lot of them for me.”

Wallace said there would be more vitriol under her posts than those of male colleagues – an experience common among female candidates.

 

Zara Sultana has now overtaken Diane Abbott as the most abused MP online
Speaking Truth To Power: MP Zarah Sultana On Westminster’s Toxic Politics  Elle Magazine
'This is not what a functioning democracy looks like.'

From enduring heckling in parliament to receiving the most abuse of any MP on social media, in her own words, Zarah Sultana shares the harsh realities of life as a woman in Westminster, and how she's fighting for change.

I’m a woman, I’m young, I’m Muslim, I’m left wing.

When people attack me, it’s usually for one – or all – of those reasons. Ever since I got elected in 2019, I’ve received abuse and death threats.

Some have been investigated by the police. When the parliamentary authorities discovered I am the most abused MP on social media, I was shocked, but not entirely surprised.

There are 650 MPs; women and women of colour are disproportionately impacted, but for someone who’s only been in the job four years and never had a front-bench position, the authorities found it alarming.

I’m not naive. When I got elected, I knew I would get targeted for my race and religion. Unfortunately, that seems to be a theme in public life.

 

[Prettytom]

7 hours ago, hackey lad said:

So it doesn’t happen the other way  ?

Do you think that female candidates should just put up with stuff like that?

 

As we’ve seen on this thread,  you’re  quite happy to chuck insults around about female politicians. Maybe you could do a bit better yourself

[Prettytom]

 

[Bellatrix]

8 hours ago, Prettytom said:

Hmmm. Meanwhile, back in the real world. ...

 

And there it is.  Rather illuminating.  The Sonia Sodha article is useful if you'd like to attempt to get up to speed, particularly if you don't care for Smith's words.

 

I referenced in my post the Rosie Duffield statement you go on to quote.  From which direction does the abuse aimed at her come, I wonder?  Here's more context: The Labour Party has a woman problem, by Rosie Duffield.

[Al Bundy]

8 hours ago, Prettytom said:

Hmmm. Meanwhile, back in the real world. This is what is happening.

 

 

 

Terrible, we saw violent actions only this week towards a political figure didn't we.

 

Still, it was a bloke, and he is right wing so it's mildly amusing.

 

Are left wingers who demonised Patel and Braverman Misogynists?

[Delbow]

14 minutes ago, Al Bundy said:

 

Terrible, we saw violent actions only this week towards a political figure didn't we.

 

Still, it was a bloke, and he is right wing so it's mildly amusing.

 

Are left wingers who demonised Patel and Braverman Misogynists?

 

Clutching at straws there. Patel and Braverman both have some extreme views, Braverman could reasonably be described as anti-democratic and authoritarian, both want to significantly increase the state's level of control over the individual - it's perfectly reasonable to demonise them because both are a risk to our freedoms.

[TOM PEPPER]

14 hours ago, Prettytom said:

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Did you learn that at your school ?