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Ed Davey of the Lib Dems - Women can 'quite clearly' have a penis

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ArabeIIaScott · 23/05/2023 16:30

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/women-quite-clearly-can-have-penis-ed-davey-says/

Sir Ed said: "The truth is, Mary, the vast majority of people whose biological sex is a woman when they were birthed - they feel they're women. "They feel they're gendered the same as at birth but there is a very small number of people who don't feel like that, and the law has recognised them for over 20 years now."
He added: "There's a small number of people who, actually, they have a tough time. They're harassed, they're discriminated against; real, serious mental health issues, and I think we need to debate this...with a bit more maturity and a bit more compassion."
Pressed further by LBC's Nick Ferrari on whether women can in fact have a penis, Sir Ed responded: "Quite clearly."

Women 'quite clearly' can have a penis, Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey tells LBC

Leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey has told LBC that women "quite clearly" can have a penis.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/women-quite-clearly-can-have-penis-ed-davey-says

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MagpiePi · 23/05/2023 16:56

Any talk of women having a penis always puts me in mind of Loretta Bobbit.

Does ‘I think we need to debate this...with a bit more maturity and a bit more compassion." actually mean ‘You’ve been told a million times that TWAW, so just STFU and accept it.’

MagicSpring · 23/05/2023 16:55

"There's a small number of people who, actually, they have a tough time. They're harassed, they're discriminated against; real, serious mental health issues, and I think we need to debate this...with a bit more maturity and a bit more compassion."

Dear Ed,
There is also a very, very much larger number of people who have a tough time because they are female. They are harassed and discriminated against and they do NOT have the option of identifying out of that. Could you kindly debate that with some of your maturity and compassion?

Because 'women may or may not have a penis, and please pretend you haven't noticed' is a really childish way of doing this sort of discussion.

dropthevipers · 23/05/2023 16:52

same as Keir "saying only women have cervixes should not be said" Starmer then. Can someone explain to me what difference there would be between that and going on national broadcast shows wearing a tin foil hat saying "I'm completely fucking mental, me"?

Crapatoa · 23/05/2023 16:52

"Debate it with more maturity and compassion."
Excuse me while I go and bash my head repeatedly on a brick wall.

EdgeOfACoin · 23/05/2023 16:45

Well, they're owning the ridiculousness of it.

The next question is: what makes someone a woman, if not biology?

A love of pink clothes and make-up? Giggling lots? An inability to park? A passion for cooking? A talent for dealing with toddlers?

What policies will the LibDems have to help women in a way that doesn't discriminate against women with penises?