"International Women's Day: Newry council defends male keynote speaker" - it's that time of year again!

Of course, men have traditionally found it difficult to be included and to share their inspiring and empowering thoughts....

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And he's going to talk about women's images, and the wimmin do need to know men's thoughts on this vital (to men) issue.

Surely out of the 3.5 billion women on the planet, they could have found one or two decent candidates?

But he's wearing a pink T-shirt, so must be in touch with his feminine side at least.

Well it's all about inclusivity ( is that even a word?)

So it's about inclusiveness?

It's about fuck all really if it's not about women and women's voices.

How very meta 2024. It doesn't even need to be a trans identifying male any more.

Brushing up my slogans for IWD:

Gender shouldn't be a barrier... if you're a bloke.

Really? A man that speaks for women on this d a y.

No words.

No, for the type of (wo)man you were expecting you need to go to the Inspiring Women being championed by UCU (Universities and College Union) for IWD - Kuchenga Shenje

Wow I clicked this with preconceived ideas.

But he seems to be a man who identifies as a man!

Never assume eh.

The decision to invite a male speaker emphasises our commitment to inclusivity,

Hmm...inclusivity...sounds good.

Now who could we invite to be a keynote speaker on International Women's Day, who would be able to talk on inclusivity and be an inspiring role model for women?

I know - a man!

🤦🏻‍♀️

How about Tanni Grey-Thompson or Emma Nicholson? Women with disabilities, phenomenal successes in traditionally male fields, articulate, interesting speakers, philanthropists.

Oh, so sorry, silly me - wrong sort of inclusivity.

He's the wrong type of man to be accepted by the BBC as an international women's day speaker.

"The decision to invite a male speaker emphasises our commitment to inclusivity, encouraging a collective understanding that gender should not be a barrier to shared inspiration and empowerment."

😂

It seems you can have such a strong commitment to inclusivity that you forget who you were were meant to be including.

International Women's Day is about the difficulty of making sure that women are included. Maybe that's been fixed now or maybe we just don't care any more (if we ever really cared at all)

'Women, the most inspiring speaker on women is..... a man."

I'm just in a permanent state of 'oh fuck off' now.

It's not 'inclusive' it's just extreme end woke batshittery.

Indeed. Without a man to lead on IWD, women won't have a clue what to do or say. 😑

From the BBC article:

In a statement to BBC News NI, the council said: "Mr Dixon has consistently delivered compelling and insightful presentations that have captivated audiences by his content and delivery of his message, and we recognised the potential to resonate with a diverse audience and contribute meaningfully to the theme of Inspire Inclusion.
"Our goal for this International Women's Day Conference is to foster an environment where minds and hearts are open to embracing everyone as equals.
"The decision to invite a male speaker emphasises our commitment to inclusivity, encouraging a collective understanding that gender should not be a barrier to shared inspiration and empowerment."

So, remember wimmin, it's important for men to be included as keynote speaker on IWD in order to be inclusive and to show that "gender" isn't a barrier to shared inspiration and empowerment.

Of course, men have traditionally found it difficult to be included and to share their inspiring and empowering thoughts....

This council have also fallen for the private company called IWD that is pushing their own theme of "inspire inclusion", when the UN's theme is 'Invest in women: Accelerate progress”.