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#womanwednesday is a thing now

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SwearyG · 22/05/2018 10:14

At least in Basingstoke.

In standing as Women’s Officer at his CLP David is showing just how easily abused self ID can be when parties or organisations don’t have any gatekeeping.

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Pratchet · 23/05/2018 18:32

Thank you Rowan

R0wantrees · 23/05/2018 16:21

Article about David Lewis' suspension and wider issues by James Kirkup:
(extract)
"A proper debate about self-ID would surely consider the possibility of the sort of abuse David Lewis stands accused of. If anyone who says they are a woman must be accepted as a woman, what’s to stop men with bad intent obtaining the legal status of a woman for malign purposes?

The people who accuse David Lewis of bad faith should reflect on the fact that if he had not chosen to speak to a journalist about his actions, the Labour Party would not have had grounds to suspend him. If he was a bad man trying to subvert the rules, he could have simply stayed quiet and remained a candidate for a job that the rules reserve for women. I don’t believe David Lewis is a bad man with malign intent. But I do believe that such men exist."
blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/05/the-catch-22-of-labours-gender-policy/

Pratchet · 23/05/2018 15:54

How did it go on vine

R0wantrees · 23/05/2018 13:17

It will be the next subject discussed on Jeremy Vine show.

hopethisworks · 23/05/2018 11:35

Jeremy Vine is discussing on Radio 2 this lunchtime!

Pratchet · 23/05/2018 10:21

Brave of miley!

ToeToToe · 23/05/2018 10:15

Saturday Night Live are having good bash at it:

BuntyII · 23/05/2018 09:41

This is being discussed on the wright stuff now

Bowlofbabelfish · 23/05/2018 09:24

We need Chris Morris, or a worthy successor.

That would be delicious

It’s the ultimate POMO shit, I’m sure he’d shred it :)

R0wantrees · 23/05/2018 09:21

Was David really suspended over this?

Thread here with updates from David. She (as its Wednesday) has confirmed her suspension:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3256772-Guess-how-I-got-suspended-from-the-Labour-Party?pg=2&messages=100

Ereshkigal · 23/05/2018 09:17

We need Chris Morris, or a worthy successor.

EBearhug · 23/05/2018 09:04

^Please someone, write a comedy show about this.&

But it would all seem so far-fetched...

AncientLights · 23/05/2018 08:48

Love it too, shame people only listen when blokes do it but no surprise there. Also love watching the ridiculousness of the sham that is the current Labour party get its knickers in a twist. Please someone, write a comedy show about this.

MinervaMermaid · 23/05/2018 08:38

Was David really suspended over this??? Seriously what mad mad mad world are we living in???
Absolutely loved that article. Well done David!

TerfsUp · 23/05/2018 08:30

I am sorry to hear that David was suspended. It just shows the hypocrisy of the Labour Party and its hatred of women.

TerfsUp · 23/05/2018 08:28

The transphobic bigot should be banned.

What would the original women's officer do with their time then? Grin

Babieseverywhere · 23/05/2018 08:18

I am confused.

How can Labour accept him as a candidate and then suspend him for the same thing ?

boatyardblues · 23/05/2018 08:14

I enjoy the full womanness of my beard

Don’t we all? Perimenopause: the gift that keeps on giving...

CountFosco · 23/05/2018 08:08

" I enjoy the full womanness of my beard"

I particularly loved this quote. Well done David, woman of the day!

TransplantsArePlants · 23/05/2018 06:18

God, Twatter is like wading through treacle. No wonder nobody understands anything, when they've got so few words and so much visual clutter to contend with.

Ineedacupofteadesperately · 22/05/2018 23:58

Thank you David.

Pratchet · 22/05/2018 23:48

Absolutely spontaneous. Labour thought it was all fine until the women approved. It wasn't what he did. It was the fact the feminists approved which made them think 'we can't have this!'

EmpressOfSpartacus · 22/05/2018 23:42

So he was suspended for making Labour's self-ID policy look daft? But Labour were doing a good job on that already.

spontaneousgiventime · 22/05/2018 23:36

We may have applauded Pratchet but LM didn't like it so out he goes.