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Priti Patel

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VeganFeminism · 12/06/2020 14:23

I'm not sure if feminism is the right place for this, but, at the same time, I think that the treatment of Priti Patel has a lot to do with her sex, so...

Firstly, i'm not really a fan of Patel's politics. Whilst I am politically homeless, I am not a Tory.

However, I find the treatment of Priti Patel to be quite unique, and not in a good way. A few months ago, there were countless stories about her being a "bully". I'm not sure if she is or not, but i do know hat her male counterparts rarely get the same insults thrown at them.

Yesterday, she received a letter from several Labour members (twitter.com/pritipatel/status/1271075607955288064). The letter criticises the way that Patel has discussed her experiences of racism in the UK. It asks her to reflect on her words and impact. I found this letter incredibly patronising. Again, I doubt it would have been sent to her if she were male.

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1forsorrow · 12/06/2020 14:33

I think plenty of male politicians get criticism it isn't unique to her. John Bercow got accused of bullying and I can't remember many people sticking up for him.

Apollo440 · 12/06/2020 14:31

She is the wrong sort of asian. Heresy for not playing the victim card. Funnily enough I'm of asian heritage and get funny looks from left wingers for not having the 'right' views. Although I'm pretty left wing I find right wing people far more accepting of me. Strange world.

Inmyownlittlecorner · 12/06/2020 14:31

I was coming on to say the same thing OP.

FFSFFSFFS · 12/06/2020 14:29

I posted along these lines on this a while ago and got howled down....

I agree with you.

I think she's awful. Very awful. But I also think many many many male politicians are also as awful, if not more so. And don't get the same shit. I also think that a certain amount of how she acts is because she is a minority woman - the shit she must have gone through to get where she is would have required some ovaries of steel.

I'll be interested to see how your post goes.

Sandybval · 12/06/2020 14:26

Nope it wouldn't have been sent if she male, and her 'bullying' would have been put down to being ambitious and doing what it takes to progress. Not that that's right in itself, but men should be equally called out for it. Same as Theresa may, I wasn't a fan, but she was essentially bullied out by a load of blokes. Look how that turned out though, she's at home not having to deal with this shitshow, karma is a bitch.

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