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Parliamentary committee Joanna Cherry SNP MP & QC challenge to Twitter representative about abuse of women / 'terf' / why sex is not protected characteristic

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R0wantrees · 01/05/2019 17:45

Human Rights Committee - EXTRACT
Wednesday 1 May 2019 Meeting started at 3.16pm, ended 4.52pm

parliamentlive.tv/event/index/0364bfc3-5adc-4aef-99bd-48c68daacc38?in=15:27:30&out=15:50:30

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R0wantrees · 01/05/2019 18:43

Nah. I think she was completely aware and decided her only recourse in the face of such superb questioning was to play dumb.

The full extent isn't realised.

The tweet which has triggered this is very recent. Helen Lewis etc may also only be partially aware.

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Wearywithteens · 01/05/2019 18:39

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donquixotedelamancha · 01/05/2019 18:39

My god that was brilliant. Joanna Cherry was superbly analytical.

I love the way that at every point where a video could be maliciously edited, she comments that she condemns abuse of trans people.

It seemed likely that the representative from Twitter was completely unaware of the degree to which Twitter has been weaponised against women

Nah. I think she was completely aware and decided her only recourse in the face of such superb questioning was to play dumb.

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R0wantrees · 01/05/2019 18:35

thread discussing Penny Mordant MP (Defence Secretary) capabilities in answering MN members' questions about Women's Rights & Safeguarding:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3533532-Eleanor-Scott-article-Did-Mumsnet-Just-Hand-Penny-Mordaunt-Her-Arse

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StillLostinEdinburgh · 01/05/2019 18:34

She's my MP and I voted for her. So pleased!

Michelleoftheresistance · 01/05/2019 18:31

I bet it's become like the Northern Ireland brief used to be - the one everyone pleads and begs not to have to do.

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R0wantrees · 01/05/2019 18:29

Is dear Pen taking women And Equalities with themselves or is someone else going to be assigned that particular stink bomb?

When it was announced on R4 they didn't even bother to include Women&Eq, just mentioned dear Pen had been Minister for International Development!

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R0wantrees · 01/05/2019 18:27

It seemed likely that the representative from Twitter was completely unaware of the degree to which Twitter has been weaponised against women trying to discuss the conflict to sex based rights & Safeguarding.

Where does this leave mass 'terf blockers' & the deliberately targetted reporting of important voices such as MRKTAKE2, Posie Parker, Venice Allan, Miranda Yardley, Maria Maclachlan etc ?

I think there are threads on FWR as well as Twitter collecting lists of names.

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Michelleoftheresistance · 01/05/2019 18:27

following Gavin Williamson's sacking, Penny Mordant has moved to Defence.

God help the defence ministry, they've got a chocolate teapot and a half there.

Is dear Pen taking women And Equalities with themselves or is someone else going to be assigned that particular stink bomb?

Michelleoftheresistance · 01/05/2019 18:25

Thank you for sharing that. A couple of points of Joanna's I don't agree with (women not in public life shouldn't be any more targets than women in public life) - but very well put indeed. Exposes the double standards very clearly, asks to know why sex as a protected characteristic has been replaced by gender and gender identity, and is only getting incoherent wittering from whoever is answering on behalf of Twitter. Although they are absolutely not going to say the word sex. At all. Or admit anything.

QuestaVecchiaCasa · 01/05/2019 18:21

In other politics news I see that following Gavin Williamson's sacking, Penny Mordant has moved to Defence. Wonder whether the ROGD investigation will be completely forgotten?

NowtSalamander · 01/05/2019 18:20

Very interesting, Ro. Watched the whole thing - hopefully twitter will sort themselves out. Clear moderation bias.

FermatsTheorem · 01/05/2019 18:05

Joanna Cherry is my new hero.

youllhavehadyourtea · 01/05/2019 18:05

Hope you got my card today Joanna!

QuestaVecchiaCasa · 01/05/2019 18:03

Thank you Joanna. How I wish I could vote for an MP as brilliant as you.