PT 2 of Who the F**K still thinks voting Tory is a good idea?

[Zonder]

Would be such a shame not to continue the discussion.

Crispin Blunt confirms that he is the Conservative MP who was arrested yesterday accused of rape.

He claims 'extortion' is involved in the allegation and vows to clear his name.

x.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1717586024920948947?s=20

A number of posters on that board do not identify as feminist. GC =/= feminist, just ask KJK

A number of posters express things like "I'm GC - would never have thought I was feminist"

And of course, as is traditional with FWR there are a number of male posters hanging around who are definitely not feminists.

You're wrong. Quite a few are neither GC or feminists. They've said so. But there are some feminists and some women new to feminism.

What's more, they are very reluctant to look at, nevermind acknowledge the damage done to women by the Tory party, preferring to bleat "But Labour". Its the only feminist space I've ever known where criticism of the government is discouraged.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke 🙄
Eastern you'll be familiar with him as one of the Conservative TRAs

Ah. Well, Crispin is unlikely to be sexually interested in women.

https://sex-matters.org/posts/updates/crispin-blunt-mp-ordered-to-apologise-for-breach-of-parliamentary-rules-over-attempt-to-make-secret-deal-on-self-id/

Is KJK posting? Which poster is she?

I’ve seen loads of ‘I’m as GC as they come but…’

Not your version

Male posters sure. FWR does a decent job there

She's banned as you know. She used to be an extremely regular poster until then. That's where her name "Posie Parker" came from. You can probably still find her posts if you search.

So why do you find her relevant now?

She’s not even posting anymore

The person you are referring to regularly pops up on these threads cutting and pasting "But Labour..." references rather than engaging with the defects of the Conservative party. However, she does it in a fairly good-humoured way and is treated likewise. Also at the end of that thread she was blatantly and openly aiming to bring the thread to an end by filling it with very short and largely meaningless posts (hence this one). She will certainly be back, and clearly doesn't feel herself to be a victim as she's happy to give as good as she gets.

Good on her. She comes off well.

If you want your point to be taken seriously, it makes sense to post the evidence anyway when someone queries the basis for it, not to impose some sort of "Are they asking nicely enough?" barrier. In this case the request was along the lines of "Who's saying that? A link would be nice" which is hardly impolite.

Just as a contrast here's an old FWR thread...started by Posie herself

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/1023813-Is-it-easier-to-be-a-feminist-if-you-are

Anyway all a good laugh/nostalgia for the old times, back when feminists talked about shit like the patriarchy and mens misogynistic behaviour...

I’m long past thinking anyone on these threads actually reads counter information

I posted the Law Commission below. Nothing.

If you are interested.. google it’s not hard.

Yes sad times FWR isn’t what you want. Perhaps blame your party for not standing up to scrutiny not the posters.

I was thrilled when even my dad, who is the thickest kind of racist, long-standing Tory voter, told me that he had had enough of them and hadn’t voted for them in the recent by-election. That’s brilliant I said, who did you vote for? He replied…UKIP 🤦‍♀️. I honestly despair but at least his vote is effectively wasted now.

There were at least two links posted yesterday evening.

Do you go onto FWR and read what’s going on? Or is it more these types of threads with majority Labour

You've linked a few below where? There are no links in your post.

Quote from the Law Commission in pp

Nothing. Of course skipped over.

Posters are not receptive beyond Labour posts. That’s why these threads fill up as they do. Do you go on threads where majority are not automatically Labour, say FWR?

As the chain demonstrates, I'm talking about this thread. It may surprise you to learn that, in accordance with normal custom, I wasn't expecting you to search every thread on MN on which someone posted yesterday evening.

Blunt has lost the Whip. At this rate the Tories will lose their majority before the GE.

I haven’t searched anything.

It’s a general question. Do you post on FWR or read it to see what’s happening

Nope, no quotes or links on this thread. Two short purported one sentence summaries.

My goodness people are dedicated

Post with Law Commission