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Bloody hell - women only carriages AGAIN

60 replies

whoputthecatout · 23/08/2017 09:09

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41020179

And what would happen when a woman gets assaulted in a mixed carriage - why didn't you use the "ladies" carriage? The transport equivalent of wearing a short skirt and asking for it.

Let's restrict women rather than demand men act like decent human beings.

F off Labour MP

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LottieDoubtie · 23/08/2017 10:25

And if you were a bloke who likes targetting vulnerable women wouldn't you be quite likely to look in a women's only carriage late at night when there's hardly anyone around?

Bloody stupid idea.

TheFaerieQueene · 23/08/2017 10:20

Can you imagine the uproar if you substituted women for black,Asian, Irish etc. Fucking unbelievable. Though in a world where trump is elected as POTUS I'm less and less surprised.

SpaghettiAndMeatballs · 23/08/2017 10:16

Ah, Queen - I see you already said it in a much less ranty way.

SpaghettiAndMeatballs · 23/08/2017 10:16

Why do I always have to hide from men - honestly, is no-one really thinking about this except us? Why not a fucking men's carriage, all the men who can't be trusted can go in there and leave the other carriages to those of us who can be trusted not to sexually assault girls on trains.

QueenLaBeefah · 23/08/2017 09:58

Why can't they have one crappy carriage where all the men sit? Why is it even a suggestion that women remove themselves from society because men (NAMALT) can't behave themselves?

Let's address male violence. The world would be a far better place.

DamnDeDoubtanceIsSpartacus · 23/08/2017 09:38

@stellscreasy is tweeting against this.

FeedMeAndTellMeImPretty · 23/08/2017 09:35

It's a terrible idea, it basically makes all the other carriages men's ones and like a PP said, anyone who gets assaulted and isn't in the women's carriage will be questioned about why they were there.

However, it might at least have highlighted to those who don't believe it, that there is a problem with male violence that needs solving somehow.

I imagine it's probably a religious/cultural decision rather than anything to do with male violence actually. I don't know what the rules are about certain religions and mixing men/women, but I do think that being squished up against a man's armpit is probably frowned upon for women who are supposed to be segregated.

chickendrizzlecake · 23/08/2017 09:29

It does nothing, NOTHING to tackle the actual problem. Shame on anyone suggesting it.

Thelilywhite · 23/08/2017 09:28

Totally agree - its a terrible idea. It normalises male violence.

TheGirlOnTheLanding · 23/08/2017 09:12

Yep, I saw this yesterday and thought the same - surely the reasons why this is a shit idea were well rehearsed the first time?