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Mulvaney & Nike: excellent article on the mockery of women

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JFDIYOLO · 14/04/2023 12:31

Article in The Critic well worth reading

Running like a girl
The ridiculing of women’s bodies is a barrier to their health and happiness

Victoria Smith
13 April

https://thecritic.co.uk/running-like-a-girl/

Running like a girl | Victoria Smith | The Critic Magazine

Recently a friend shared an unpleasant experience she’d had while on a run. As she passed by a group of young men, one started running alongside her, imitating her supposedly “girly” movements while…

https://thecritic.co.uk/running-like-a-girl

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TheirEminence · 14/04/2023 14:27

Victoria Smith is consistently great on any issues affecting women: incisive, clear and really getting to the heart of the matter. She’s also never needlessly cruel.

Of course she’s right, Mulvaney’s shtick is about mocking and humiliating women, and it’s not a victimless crime.

EllenLRipley · 14/04/2023 14:15

Tinysoxx · 14/04/2023 14:00

To be fair Katie Hopkins has a brain injury that I think is obvious leads to personality/opinion problems. I know she’s had a brain surgeries. Doesn’t mean her opinions are to be excused but it just puts into context.

Yes, I have some sympathy for Hopkins after I read that she has serious health problems, autistic DC and is the main breadwinner for the household with huge financial pressures. She has made appalling grim statements repeatedly and Allsop follows the same 'shock' tactics to remain in the public eye. Brainless nitwits!

Tinysoxx · 14/04/2023 14:00

EllenLRipley · 14/04/2023 13:33

Allsop has serious problems with thinking, logic and fairness. In the past few years she has said young people could buy homes if they quit coffee and netflix and some nonsense about parents who don't want to spend hours making 'fun' world book day costumes are not fit to be parents. She is a clueless imbecile of the Katie Hopkins school of idiot and does not deserve a iota of respect.

To be fair Katie Hopkins has a brain injury that I think is obvious leads to personality/opinion problems. I know she’s had a brain surgeries. Doesn’t mean her opinions are to be excused but it just puts into context.

WinterTrees · 14/04/2023 13:51

It's a great article, thanks for sharing.

I also clicked the link to the DM article about the video and was pleased to discover that UB40 singer Matt Hoy has tweeted his support of women. Nice to have some balance to the odious Bragg.

Surprised at Kirsty Allsopp. She's fairly unpleasant, but I thought she prided herself on Speaking (what she sees as) The Unpopular Truth. I didn't have her down as an appeaser.

lifeturnsonadime · 14/04/2023 13:45

I think this is an excellent article.

I remember the criticism that Chloe Kelly was subjected to after taking her top off. Disgraceful.

The whole sport thing IS disgraceful. My daughter is part of a county cricket squad, those girls wear sports bras, it's dreadful that Nike have picked Mulvany to represent their sports bra. It's taking the piss out of the girls who wear them. I won't forget this.

EllenLRipley · 14/04/2023 13:33

Allsop has serious problems with thinking, logic and fairness. In the past few years she has said young people could buy homes if they quit coffee and netflix and some nonsense about parents who don't want to spend hours making 'fun' world book day costumes are not fit to be parents. She is a clueless imbecile of the Katie Hopkins school of idiot and does not deserve a iota of respect.

EndIessTea · 14/04/2023 12:55

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TheaBrandt · 14/04/2023 12:55

Great article spot on. Thanks for sharing.

nilsmousehammer · 14/04/2023 12:49

NurseCranesRolodex · 14/04/2023 12:46

Kirsty doesn't have a problem with this man because Kirsty also profiteers from pushing sexist, outdated bullshit based on happy women, wearing floral aprons in a mish mash sprawling weekend farmhouse, quilting, feathering and cake decorating for fun.

Also Allsop has to be a major bekinder.

And by doing so, Kirsty is demonstrating that she does not in the slightest believe that a male person turns into a female one: just that she gets to virtue signal how lovely and sweet she is by patting a male person on the head and patronising them.

She doesn't treat women like that.

NurseCranesRolodex · 14/04/2023 12:46

Kirsty doesn't have a problem with this man because Kirsty also profiteers from pushing sexist, outdated bullshit based on happy women, wearing floral aprons in a mish mash sprawling weekend farmhouse, quilting, feathering and cake decorating for fun.

Also Allsop has to be a major bekinder.

Thelittlekingdom · 14/04/2023 12:32

Someone needs to send this to Kirsty Allsop. She doesn’t have a problem with Dylan. She could do with opening her eyes a bit.