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Breitbart on suspension of Labour activist for saying 'Women Don't Have Dicks'

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AssignedPuuurfectAtBirth · 27/01/2018 11:30

www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/26/labour-suspends-feminist-campaigner-saying-women-dont-dcks/

I hold no joy in sharing an opinion with Brietbart. But it's a good article and pro women and pretty balanced.

Fucking Labour party, I really despair of it now

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mimivanne · 27/01/2018 13:01

Assigned

I clicked on the link and had a full page warning that the site is unsafe

and a risk for personal information,credit cards etc

BetsyM00 · 27/01/2018 13:16

You just need to remove the 's' from the 'https' in the web address.

CunningOperative · 27/01/2018 14:02

The Labour Party has suspended a feminist activist who is campaigning to block ‘self-identifying’ transgender women from all-female shortlists because she tweeted that “women don’t have dicks”.
According to a tweet from Jennifer James‘s Twitter account, she has been suspended pending an investigation “due to activity on social media” which breaches party rules, writing: “I’ve been suspended from the Labour party for saying women don’t have dicks.”

Breitbart London reported last week that Ms. James and fellow feminist Labour members were branded “fascists” and “vile human beings” by trans-activists after crowdfunding a campaign to fund legal challenges against men who identify as women from being included on positive-discrimination all-women shortlists which aim to increase the number of female MPs.

In discussions with trans-activists and ‘allies’ who claim that men who have not legally changed their gender are women if they ‘self-identify’ as such, Ms. James repeatedly tweeted in response: “Women don’t have dicks.”

She added: “Truth is hateful. Biology isn’t bigotry. Women don’t have dicks. This is a morally neutral fact. Which, deep down, you know. Don’t be afraid to speak the truth. Ever.”

However, it would appear that women are frightened to “speak the truth”, as following her suspension, Ms. James noted there were women who support her but remain “silent” in fear over losing their position in the party. She urged “those who can” to contact her to add their names to the signatories, adding: “It’s risky but it won’t kill you.”

It has also been alleged by Ms. James that one of the signatories of the crowdfunding campaign has also been suspended from the party, with one other signatory tweeting to the feminist activist that “a letter clearly sent to many has been sent by two people to my CLP [Constituency Labour Party] Secretary complaining about my being a signatory”.

Another tweeted in response: “Jesus. Informants.”

Feminists who campaign for retaining female spaces, such as toilets, changing rooms, and hospital wards, for biological women only are deemed TERFs (Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists) by trans-activists and have been physically attacked.

One 61-year-old grandmother attending a discussion at Speakers Corner on implications for women of proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act was punched and kicked by transgender militants, one of whom had bragged on Facebook about wanting “to f* some terfs up”.

The Labour Party confirmed to LGBT activist news website Pink News on Wednesday that all-female shortlists are open to ‘self-identifying’ transgender women.

“At the NEC yesterday it was confirmed that all women shortlists are and always have been open to all women, which of course includes trans women,” a party spokesman said.

The spokesman added: “The Labour Party recognises the vital importance of self-definition for the Trans community, which is why we are calling on the Government to reform the Gender Recognition Act and the Equality Act 2010 to change the protected characteristic of ‘gender reassignment’ to ‘gender identity’ to support self-identification.

“If the Conservatives fail to do so, Labour will make it law once we’re in government.”

AssignedPuuurfectAtBirth · 27/01/2018 14:22

mimivanne
I have every blocker and site checker going. It's fine, honestly

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mimivanne · 27/01/2018 14:25

Cunning

The last five lines are chilling

KnittedBobbleHat · 27/01/2018 14:28

If the Conservatives fail to do so, Labour will make it law once we’re in government.”

I will never vote Labour again if this is their view

SchrodingersFrilledLizard · 27/01/2018 14:33

Women don't have dicks. A basic biological fact.

The Labour party is a joke.

TeaEnjoyingRadientFeminist · 27/01/2018 14:50

If the Conservatives fail to do so, Labour will make it law once we’re in government.”

I will never vote Labour again if this is their view

Im inclined to agree with this. I live in one of the safest Labour seats there is so it's unlikely to change anything, but I can't in any good conscience vote for a party that has such a blatant disregard for half of the population.

Popchyk · 27/01/2018 14:55

“If the Conservatives fail to do so, Labour will make it law once we’re in government.”

Erm, that's gonna be never, mate.

AngryAttackKittens · 27/01/2018 14:56

At least if they keep this shit up. Is never getting elected again the goal or what?

emmcan · 27/01/2018 15:00

The Labour Party has been taken over by men, oppressing women and the rights of women.

OddBoots · 27/01/2018 15:05

I never thought I would be glad that Labour didn't win the last election, mind you who do we have left? Lib Dem any good for women?

AngryAttackKittens · 27/01/2018 15:10

At this point it's starting to seem like if we put a bunch of hamsters in charge they'd end up doing less damage.

SchrodingersFrilledLizard · 27/01/2018 17:15

I recently received a brochure from the Labour Party asking me if I had registered to vote. I couldn't bin the brochure quickly enough. Never will the LP get my vote.

Totallymyownperson · 27/01/2018 17:41

Why do so many men these days want to be a woman, can't think of any woman wanting to be a man. I will have to find a party that doesn't want to make self ID law.

BeyondWitchbitchterf · 27/01/2018 17:44

Does this link work?
www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/26/labour-suspends-feminist-campaigner-saying-women-dont-dcks/

BeyondWitchbitchterf · 27/01/2018 17:49

Very well written article. Shows how well journalists are reporting this outside of the bubble, doesn't it. Can't argue with anything in there, there isn't even the vague "ouboros" feeling that a lot of RW articles have had.

FancyNewBeesly · 27/01/2018 17:51

The terrifying part is that labour are the only hope of getting these evil fuckers out, and they're throwing that chance down the toilet with this. I'm so fed up that we can't even have a discussion about this without being branded bigots. It's so polarising.

BiglyBadgers · 27/01/2018 17:54

Breitbart is not a site anyone should ever call news. I am pretty shocked to see a link to it put on mumsnet in all seriousness.

flapsDentata · 27/01/2018 17:55

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5319953/Labour-female-activist-suspended-party.html brill piece in Mail too. No mention of Madigan.

BiglyBadgers · 27/01/2018 17:55

I am even more shocked to see it linked in the feminist part of the site considering it is the voice of the alt-right, which is anything but interested in the rights of women.

BeyondWitchbitchterf · 27/01/2018 17:56

Oops - ouroboros

Bigly, did you read it?

mimivanne · 27/01/2018 17:58

BeyondWitch

No probs with the link you posted,thanks

BeyondWitchbitchterf · 27/01/2018 18:00

Flaps, shame the headline isn't entirely accurate Hmm

BiglyBadgers · 27/01/2018 18:00

What it says is not the point. I am generally supportive off the feminist views on MN and the conversation about trans rights. However, I just can't see how we can condone something as abhorrent as the wider views of Breitbart even if they have a brief moment of looking like they share our concerns. I assure you they do not. The extreme right has a tactic of coopting feminism for its own gains and condoning them by giving them positive responses simply applies a veneer to credibility to a whole misogynistic media outlets.

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