Comparing Tories to domestic violence

[crispysausagerolls]

Saw this posted on FB today. Is this not a bit much/tasteless/disrespectful as an analogy? Can’t wait for this election to be over!

Hmm, I can kind of see what they mean.

I can see what they meant.

Because domestic violence is a joke! Ridiculous 😡

I mean 🤷🏻‍♀️ - people will say the most controversial things in order to shock though right? It comes down to whether or not a FB list by someone silly will change your mind, which I suppose was this persons intention. Domestic violence is not something to be so callous nor used in a political context. Strange.

Yes, I am not an idiot; I understand the analogy they are making. I just think it’s tasteless and inappropriate.

This election has made people pathetic!

It will be our turn next year and you can.all make popcorn. 😊

@ajandjjmum

Yes!

OP, it’s offensive. But hey. The Labour Party and their media acolytes are so pro women...

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3766866-Little-OJ-supports-a-pro-woman-t-shirt

Boris has said worse, on multiple occasions

Hmmmm. Let's minimise DV and make a joke out of it
What kind of wanker does that?

pootroll
What has Boris said that's worse?

Having been a victim of DV both as a child and an adult, I think it has a point.

Certainly not offended.

Having my ribs broken, now that was offensive...

@pootroll

My post isn’t about Boris. It’s not about JC. It’s not about justifying bad behaviour because other people have behaved badly! It’s about this one Facebook post and me thinking it’s fairly outrageous and being annoyed at how normal people are behaving

Surely that ilk of propaganda only serves to bolster the position of those who have already decided how to vote? Surely those who intend to vote for another party will simply ignore it? Meanwhile, floating voters wouldn't be floating voters if they could be easily swayed by such emotional hyperbole?

And I'd say this to the Tory bots too and their drama lama lamenting of being plunged into a communist state - just fuck off.

Stick to the policies that you intend to deliver and stop patronising voters.

As a sufferer of Domestic Violence for 20 years ( thankfully long gone) I agree to actually take the fact the man I was married to pushed me down the stairs and threatened to cut my face off to stop men looking at me, smashed my head into wall and similar things and say that is like the Tory parties behaviour.....That's incredibly belittling of what I suffered on a daily basis.
To use Domestic Violence as anything other than an analogy for torture is absurd.

I can see what both of you mean. It isn't particularly tasteful, but at the same time that is what they are doing - they have made some people's lives a living hell through austerity and now that they need our vote, suddenly the magic money tree has been found. They could have used a different analogy though.

Seems a very good analogy to me

Although I don't get why people assume that a Labour associate has written that. It could be written by anyone who doesn't like the Tories, which let's face it, is nearly all of the other parties.

@araiwa as someone who had my skull fractured and ribs broken in an assault from domestic violence. I can tell you it most certainly is not a good analogy!

Some people, honestly...

Really? ajandjmum, I haven’t got a spare year or two to recount all of his offensive bumbling.

I think some people dont know what an analogy is

Its completely apt

I’m very sorry to hear of people’s experience with DV.

There are surely less offensive analogies available to people. I would say the same if any party used this btw - I just happened to see it today and was a bit 😳

dv shouldn’t be used as analogy. The Conservative and Unionist party have caused starvation, misery and death. It should be simply stated as it is. @crispysausagerolls

@pootroll

I agree completely. People should make the point they are trying to make (with facts to back it up). Dragging DV into it leaves a very unpleasant taste in the mouth.