Today’s witch burning - Rosie Duffield MP

The repeated harassment needs to be addressed surely. It is not by constituents, not by individuals of the public. This harassment is being perpetuated by Labour Party sub groups and party members and officials.

Not much support for their silly little letters, and pretty much all by men which simply makes them look like a bunch of misogynists. I don't think she's got much to worry about, although this constant sexist harassment must be draining.

I haven't followed this thread though aware of what has been happening.

But felt reallly grim when I saw the Pink News headline goading people to attack her and thought what a dispiriting example of how under Ofcom this hate speech aganst women (as they will be taking their guidance from Stonewall) will just be brushed aside, but a well thought out considered article (without any personal attacks) about questioning transition for those underage will now be censored.

The quote Duffield gave Penis News is a thing of beauty:

“You may have noticed that we are in the middle of a pretty serious pandemic and my constituency is currently suffering from a very high rate of infection.
Our hospitals are under enormous pressure, Brexit has already started to impact East Kent and worried school staff are facing the return of pupils shortly.
I’m sure you’ll understand that these issues are of slightly greater importance to me as an MP than your latest click bait non-story sourced solely from the weird world of Twitter.”

The latest is a letter being sent to Starmer by various Labour groups.

twitter.com/lancslabourclub/status/1346091258364747776?s=21

As per penis news.

twitter.com/lgbtlabour/status/1346089042329423877?s=21

They won’t stop til she is suitably cancelled, will they?

George Aylett is an idiot. A Corbyn fanatic who spends his time criticising and making anti Starmer broadcasts.

That is a fine ratio on the twitter feed. The public's eyes are well and truly open.

What a lovely, intelligent, not-at-all-unhinged man George Aylett seems to be.

And it’s over Eddie the Lesbian!

Uh oh, Rosie Duffield's been found guilty of liking the wrong tweets again

I see her persecutor George Aylett is in a group called Compassion in Politics -- not for women, eh George?

And yet the Labour Party has no idea why it is so unpopular it actually managed to lose its traditional rock-solid bastion of support in the north of England last year.

Uh oh, Rosie Duffield's been found guilty of liking the wrong tweets again:
twitter.com/GeorgeAylett/status/1344041433301446664

Keep going Rosie! Don't let the bastards get you down!

Someone on twitter says - "only women have a cervix" or words to that effect. Rosie Duffield likes that tweet, because it is true, irrefutably true.
Then the accusations of transphobia are hurled at her, calls for her to be booted out of the Labour Party.
The bar for "transphobia" is so low that it no longer exists. In the new World we live in, any word or action can "identify" as being transphobic.

[quote andyoldlabour]So, there I was last night, surfing through the TV channels and I stumbled upon this little gem from KMTV the Kentonline channel. As you will see, the standard of journalism is very shoddy.
I bet the majority of people listening to this will wonder WTF is happening.

www.kentonline.co.uk/kmtv/video/calls-for-canterbury-mp-to-be-sacked-after-becoming-involved-in-transphobia-row-32451/[/quote]
Particularly since the majority of people in the UK aren't even on twitter.

I know Arabella : it's really embarrassing.

So, there I was last night, surfing through the TV channels and I stumbled upon this little gem from KMTV the Kentonline channel. As you will see, the standard of journalism is very shoddy.
I bet the majority of people listening to this will wonder WTF is happening.

www.kentonline.co.uk/kmtv/video/calls-for-canterbury-mp-to-be-sacked-after-becoming-involved-in-transphobia-row-32451/

Ah, dear. I can't believe this nonsense is threatening to bring down the Labour party. What a waste.

It'll never be enough

"The Labour Party is institutionally transphobic.

@OwenJones84

@Keir_Starmer

@RosieDuffield1

@MarshadeCordova

@LGBTLabour

#TransRightsAreHumanRights"

"The last thing you need is people debating whether you're valid or not"

Sounds deep until you remember that Rosie Duffield was scolded for suggesting that only women have a cervix.
Ffs, get a grip Labour.

twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1313385461281419269?s=20

"When I see what's been happening on social media in terms of the debate around women's rights and trans women's rights it's been toxic."

@AngelaRayner
says MP Rosie Duffield should '"reflect" on comments she made about transgender people.

#KayBurley trib.al/9SDi8RV

Is anyone else waiting for the 'we are a broad church' speech from Keir, when he is at last forced to say something about this? Don't forget, the TUC is in favour of self i-d, (often thought this was because lots of these old guys have probably wished for the chance.......)

Good one Errol, that's how I feel whenever I hear the valid talk.

www.jesusandmo.net/comic/valid/

'validate

To validate is to prove that something is based on truth or fact, or is acceptable. It can also mean to make something, like a contract, legal.'

• from vocabulary.com

So it seems to 'validate' someone is to agree that they are correct, acceptable, no matter what? It's an odd idea. Is everyone able to be validated? For everything? Does this mean criticising someone or disagreeing is seen as 'invalidating' them?

I am more concerned at the lack of gravitas. A deputy leader waffling on about how we must make everyone feel "valid".

Valid point but after the great JC with his enthusiasm for validation - I don’t think I notice anymore!

Never mind the sisterhood, I am more concerned at the lack of gravitas. A deputy leader waffling on about how we must make everyone feel "valid".