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Scottish Greens being sexist again

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fromorbit · 12/04/2025 11:38

With Sparkles no longer a member other male Scottish Greens have had to step up to continue their terrible reputation. They are doing their bit.

Scottish Greens council candidate claimed JK Rowling was a Holocaust denier and said trans rapist Isla Bryson was a woman
Exclusive: Eryn Browning has been chosen by the Scottish Greens to contest a by-election in Clydebank Waterfront but offensive historic posts have resurfaced.
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/scottish-greens-council-candidate-claimed-35039831?int_source=nba

There is hope the Scottish Greens might plunge into civil war after their conference. Patrick Harvie is standing down as leader but Slater is standing again and there is opposition over her elitist behaviour.
https://archive.is/ESYZg

Scottish Greens council candidate claimed JK Rowling was a Holocaust denier

Exclusive: Eryn Browning has been chosen by the Scottish Greens to contest a by-election in Clydebank Waterfront but offensive historic posts have resurfaced.

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/scottish-greens-council-candidate-claimed-35039831?int_source=nba

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fromorbit · 12/06/2026 09:05

Manivannan is a posh bloke who likes talking down to women. A tale as old as time.

Susan Dalgety

Marginalised identity? He’s a hugely privileged young man who has post grad degrees from two leading universities (Trinity College Dublin and St Andrews) and is now a parliamentarian in a country where he is not (yet) a permanent resident. How many working class women are hidden in the “quiet corners” with no voice?

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ArabellaScott · 12/06/2026 08:42

Manivannan is essentially speaking on behalf of big Iris. The pair of them are providing a really helpful illustration of the issue.

Scottish Greens being sexist again
ArabellaScott · 12/06/2026 08:39

'TRANSGENDER MSP Q Manivannan has called for biological males to be able to use Holyrood’s ladies’ loos – flouting the law on single-sex spaces.
The politician dismissed women’s fears of being sexually assaulted – bizarrely insisting men should be banned from men’s toilets as they can also assault each other.'

https://archive.ph/uMlWx

ArabellaScott · 12/06/2026 08:38

The headlines in the Scottish Sun today are excellent.

'Controversial Scots Green trans MSP calls for biological males to be able to use women’s toilets in Holyrood'

So clear.

Scottish Greens being sexist again
fromorbit · 12/06/2026 08:23

Someone interviewed the sexist guy and it showed him being sexist. Manivannan is a useful asset for our side.

Manivannan urges Holyrood bosses to lift trans toilet ban
https://archive.is/AVnLA

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ArabellaScott · 08/06/2026 17:23

'Environmental consultancy firm Ricardo has called for more regulation around the use of solid fuel burners in homes,'

Oh, look, a report from a company that sells various fuels.

https://www.ricardo.com/en/news-and-insights/campaigns/sustainable-fuels-and-chemicals-advisory

'Our vendor‑neutral value chain insight spans from renewables and electrolysis to ammonia, methanol and fuels:'

https://www.ricardo.com/en/products

Products | Ricardo

https://www.ricardo.com/en/products

ArabellaScott · 08/06/2026 17:19

Oh ffs, not again.

Igneococcus · 08/06/2026 12:18

RoamingToaster · 31/05/2026 23:03

Urgh so frustrating to listen to him and also funny that the presenter decided to give it a go and still messed it up as it’s just so dumb 😂

Oh feck, what has he promised them for that?

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RoamingToaster · 31/05/2026 23:03

WhereYouLeftIt · 31/05/2026 14:56

Patrick Harvie was being interviewed on Times Radio today, and got very sniffy about the interviewer Adam Bolton using male pronouns for Q Maninvanan. Harvie ended up threatening to terminate the interview if Boulton continued to use male pronouns and Boulton sounded very grumpy by the end.

https://www.thetimes.com/radio/show/20260531-33726/2026-05-31 Starts at 1:31:15.

Urgh so frustrating to listen to him and also funny that the presenter decided to give it a go and still messed it up as it’s just so dumb 😂

FlirtsWithRhinos · 31/05/2026 15:15

WhereYouLeftIt · 31/05/2026 14:56

Patrick Harvie was being interviewed on Times Radio today, and got very sniffy about the interviewer Adam Bolton using male pronouns for Q Maninvanan. Harvie ended up threatening to terminate the interview if Boulton continued to use male pronouns and Boulton sounded very grumpy by the end.

https://www.thetimes.com/radio/show/20260531-33726/2026-05-31 Starts at 1:31:15.

It is such a fucking power play.

"I refuse to talk to you about this controversial issue unless you use language that presupposes the issue is resolved in my favour."

And young trans people actually believe they don't have any political or establishmental power!

WhereYouLeftIt · 31/05/2026 14:56

Patrick Harvie was being interviewed on Times Radio today, and got very sniffy about the interviewer Adam Bolton using male pronouns for Q Maninvanan. Harvie ended up threatening to terminate the interview if Boulton continued to use male pronouns and Boulton sounded very grumpy by the end.

https://www.thetimes.com/radio/show/20260531-33726/2026-05-31 Starts at 1:31:15.

Adam Boulton with Sunday Mornings | Times Radio | The Times and the Sunday Times

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https://www.thetimes.com/radio/show/20260531-33726/2026-05-31

DuesToTheDirt · 31/05/2026 11:17

So we have an MSP who may not get a visa for the duration of the parliament, wants Scotland to pay reparations to Palestine (WTF) and now wants men in women's toilets (does he not know the history of the GRR bill? Does he not understand the law?).

I wonder if he'd have got voted in if we didn't have PR. Well, perhaps he would. Many people just see "Scottish Green Party" and think, yay, let's save the environment.

ArabellaScott · 31/05/2026 07:49

'For if the guidance, as it claims to be, is gender inclusive, then surely then venues must have funding in order to create gender inclusive facilities, if it is, as it claims, not exclusionary, then there must be specifics of what it means for someone to be challenged based on their gender or not, in particular toilets or venues or infrastructure settings or forums.'

Just stay out the women's loos, Q.

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TWETMIRF · 25/05/2026 10:37

It makes you wonder what dirt she has on people. She's a woman so naturally someone the greens are against and yet she seems to be able to see off any challenge.

guinnessguzzler · 25/05/2026 10:06

It's almost impossible to keep up with all this, although the take home message does seem to be Maggie Chapman getting complaints from all sides.

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 25/05/2026 09:12

ArabellaScott · 24/05/2026 22:07

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Nice Adam’s apple Esme! FFS, how many of these men are there in the Green Party?

Waitwhat23 · 24/05/2026 22:04

I swear, I'm at the point of promising to kick the next woodburner I see as long as we don't get yet another homily about woodburners on threads which are nothing to do with twatting woodburners.

SionnachRuadh · 24/05/2026 22:01

I could have warned you @ArabellaScott mentioning woodburners is like saying Beetlejuice three times

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 24/05/2026 20:26

ArabellaScott · 24/05/2026 19:13

Cheeky fucker.

Well done to the Ed director, though.

'The letter — sent from Mr Greer’s office last September — claimed it was “strange” that the local authority concluded it had a “legal obligation” to provide single-sex toilets.

The Greens boss also raised the case of a mum whose child had been “excluded” from a primary school’s sports day due to competition rules.

He asked the education boss: “Do you consider egg and spoon races to be competitive sport?”

Mr Ratter replied that schools had to “balance the right to participate” with expectations of “fairness in competitive sports”.

He also told how the council had a “legal obligation to maintain single-sex facilities”.

Mr Ratter added: “Our schools provide inclusive or gender-neutral toilets for pupils who have the protected characteristic of gender reassignment.”

Mr Greer insisted: “There are parents afraid to send their children to school because of the hate they face for being trans. We want every child to feel safe.”

So when the girls want to race without boys, Greer sneers at it as not competitive, but when the boy is excluded he's saying its 'hate'? Or is racing with the girls supposed to be some kind of consolation?

All children should feel safe in school and be cared for without bullying.

That includes girls being entitled to their own sports and single sex changing rooms.

Ross Greer is a misogynist weirdo.

No, no, no, @ArabellaScott - you have made the classic mistake of thinking that women’s and girls’ safety and dignity matter as much as those of men with Special Lady Feelz. We boring females do not matter to the Greens.

ArabellaScott · 24/05/2026 19:37

Toootss · 24/05/2026 19:26

Seems blatant sexism - can she sue?
edit -the female student who was told by the greens she couldn’t run

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Good point. I'm sure she could, but not sure she would.

Toootss · 24/05/2026 19:26

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 20/05/2026 19:15

Quelle surprise.

Seems blatant sexism - can she sue?
edit -the female student who was told by the greens she couldn’t run