AIBU to think a Labour leadership contest like this feels tokenistic and even sexist?

[JoyousOpalLemur]

Labour are tonight going to discuss if they will have a contest for leader - Burnham versus a woman (as yet not identified), according to a correspondent at Downing Street.

This is so that it doesn't look like Burnham will just be imposed as PM, to give him an opportunity to talk to the electorate via TV debates and ... so that there's a gender balance!

There is no suggestion that the woman could win and every single leader of the Labour Party in its history has been a man.

AIBU to think, if this happens, that this is just tokenism and actually comes across as quite sexist?

They could just stick him in a frock. Job's a goodun 👍

Tulip Siddiq MP just confirmed on TV that this is her plan and she's trying to find a female Labour MP to stand against Burnham.

She said she wants Burnham to be PM but she wants a contest with a woman, that the woman would be all but guaranteed to lose, to show how fair Labour is.

That is the most Labour thing I’ve ever heard. It just sums up their doublethink perfectly.

He doesn’t need to do any of that. He could just hold some press conferences and let journalists put him through his paces.

I’d give him the role whatever the hell he chose to wear frankly.

I'm going to assume the woman's happy to do it 🤷‍♂️

Interesting there’s never been a female Labour leader. I think they have a problem with women . The Tories have had 4 now

Boring, embarrassing and silly are the words I’d use.

This is embarrassing.

She wants a woman just for the sake of it.

What a joke.
Critise the consevatives all you like but look at their leaders !