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Ian Duncan-smith says unmarried men are a problem for society

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QuentinSummers · 04/10/2017 08:01

m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/uk_59d3b8f9e4b04b9f92054af5
Seems to me there are undertones that women should be controlling men better.

Also quite a lot of blatant sexism such as men who aren't married develop "low value for women" which suggests to me that the value women hold is intrinsicly linked to their chastity/marriageability to ID'S

Interested to hear what others think because I'm being a bit inarticulate on this.

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TheFallenMadonna · 04/10/2017 08:30

Another way of looking at it is at these men are unmarried because their lack of respect for women makes them unattractive partners. Maybe.

makeourfuture · 04/10/2017 08:28

IDS is out of his depths here. A familiar position.

Thelilywhite · 04/10/2017 08:26

quentinsummers
No i disagree - you are not being inarticulate.
I scarcely know where to begin with this idiots pronouncements. Yes sexist definitely. Also assumptions that cohabiting is 'unstable' compared to marriage. How many marriages end in divorce these days 2 in 3 is it? ' Family breakdown ' to blame for societies ills - we've heard it all before. Poverty is at the root of many of the issues hes spouting off about.( universal credit anyone) As for his 'evidence ' the centre for social justice' is a right wing think tank. !

Anyway tbh hes a knob so why take any notice of what he says ...