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to ask if you are a 'big girl's blouse' or a 'girly swot'?

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chomalungma · 06/09/2019 19:46

Looks like Johnson is at it again.
Called Corbyn a 'big girl's blouse'
Described Cameron as a 'girly swot'.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/06/boris-johnson-calls-david-cameron-girly-swot-in-leaked-note

It looks like Johnson has a problem with women.

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Pinkypurple35 · 06/09/2019 19:50

Yes I thought this after the blouse comment.
I’m just even less impressed with him than I was before.

BrokenBrit · 06/09/2019 19:51

He is misogynistic, openly racist and a proven liar.

Disgusting behaviour from our disgraceful PM.

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chomalungma · 06/09/2019 19:52

After he got called out in PMQs last week for his comments on Muslim women , I am looking forward to someone calling him out next week on these comments.

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andbreathenormally · 07/09/2019 12:41

The trouble with Boris, well one of the troubles, is that he has never grown up from the culture of the prep and public school, and calling people girly swots, or big girls’ blouses is typical. In fact, as any fule no, he sounds more like Nigel Molesworth than a prime minister.

Sn0tnose · 07/09/2019 12:45

It looks like Johnson has a problem with women.

A rich, privileged, posh, white Tory man having a problem with women? But that’s so unlikely!

PositiveVibez · 07/09/2019 12:47

I started a thread about this earlier but not much response.

He is a fucking prick and to use these words as an insult to males, is downright fucking rude and extremely unwise.

He is the epitome of a nincompoop.

I cannot believe he is leading our country.

Breathlessness · 07/09/2019 12:48

Grin Sn0tnose

Grinchly · 07/09/2019 12:50

Trump minorGrin

kalinkafoxtrot45 · 07/09/2019 12:51

Is he straight out of the Beano? What a twonk.

TodoDoingDone · 07/09/2019 12:53

He makes me so AngrySadBiscuit.
I don't live in the UK, and have had to explain twice this week why these are insults...it wasn't easy!

SunnivaGunne · 07/09/2019 12:53

He makes me realise how dignified and professional the Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar-Not-Murphy, behaves. I was not a huge fan of Leo initially but I am becoming one if only for the fact that he takes his role seriously and represents us with respect for his position.

How badly mannered is Boris Johnson?! Not a good ad for his expensive education.

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chomalungma · 07/09/2019 13:08

He has a massive problem with lots of people. I think his phrase was "He uses colourful language, and if some plaster comes off the ceiling, so what"

I wonder what Parliamentary language exists for calling someone a racist and a mysoginist?

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NoBaggyPants · 07/09/2019 13:09

He's playing to his audience. I want to give them (his supporters) the benefit of the doubt, but when they actively applaud behaviour like this, it tells you all you need to know.

PalindromicUser · 07/09/2019 13:10

I am a girly swot and proud of it. I also have a number of blouses which, owing to my inability to resist a bacon sandwich, are larger than they might otherwise be.

So sue me.

andbreathenormally · 07/09/2019 13:34

I have always been a girly swot too, and proud to be, but now I know from Boris that Cameron is one, I am not so proud.

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