Ash Sarkar

[DeRigueurMortis]

I don't know what's worse, the statement or how many likes it has garnered.

I'd say more but I'm likely to violate talk guidelines

The problem was Julia Hartley-Brewer’s tweets. Ash Sarkar was being sarcastic. You should read the whole thread. Julia is disgusting

Sarkar is being sarky.

Or do you mean Harley-Brewer?

JHB is always very dismissive of women who claim to have been inappropriately touched or harassed. Because she's able to deal with it she thinks any woman who isn't is a wimp. Lack of empathy.

JHB is a nightmare.

Sorry both of them if I'm honest.

JHB's comments are far worse, but I don't think sarcasm plays out very well here from Ash.

Ash is a feminist and very against domestic violence. That you don’t get sarcasm is no reason to defend your ignorance. The only wrong post on that thread was Julias

Yeah I can't stand Ash Sarkar, or her brand of "feminism" ( or her brand of leftism, for that matter), but I don't see anything wrong with this tweet. Clearly sarcasm.

Yeah I can't stand Ash Sarkar, or her brand of "feminism" ( or her brand of leftism, for that matter), but I don't see anything wrong with this tweet. Clearly sarcasm.

My feelings exactly.

HB is always very dismissive of women who claim to have been inappropriately touched or harassed. Because she's able to deal with it she thinks any woman who isn't is a wimp. Lack of empathy.

So she's the right wing version of the left wing women who don't have a problem with men in women's spaces.

Yup agree with the above, I’m not a fan of Sarkar at all, but it seems clear she’s being sarcastic there.

JHB is devoid of empathy on this sort of topic. She's a strong, plain speaking woman, and like many women with that kind of personality, she doesn't always take the sympathetic route. I disagree with her very strongly on this issue.

Sarkar is, however, also tremendously selective about which woman's boundaries she is prepared to defend, so I'll be with holding fulsome praise for her tweet.

I'll fully admit I'm not a fan of either person here.

I'm not lacking the ability to understand sarcasm - as I said I didn't think it appropriate (but obviously others don't agree).

Agree FloralBunting

And I do get where you're coming from DeRigueur, it could have been phrased better.

This is the second time recently I've been pointed to the output of Ash Sarkar and found, to my great confusion, that she wasn't being a complete idiot.

Sunset yes you're right I could have been specific.

Well you were trying to hold onto your temper, DeRigueur

It's confusing, innit, nauticant? But I find a lot of lib fems are like that: they 'get' certain things, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of joined-up thinking, unfortunately.

I thought her sarcasm highlighted why what JHb said was so shit.

Yes I was trying to hold my temper after the tweets from JHB....

I really should have referenced her in the title to be fair - I just read the response from Ash and that was in my head.