Keir Starmer webchat

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Can we work together to create a question that includes as many key points as possible, so that we don't get locked out of the discussion as we did on the Jess Phillips one?

Jess ignored my "what is your definition of woman?" question, I don't know if KS would dare answer it either.

No I have to say that I've seen the last couple of webchats and I really don't see the point of them. Pre-curated questions and no live engagement means they're not actually webchats.

What would be the difference between this and sending in a list of MN questions in advance and just uploading the Q&A?

I guess there's the slight thrill of thinking that an actual live politician might respond to you, Clymene? Except they don't. So yes, I don't understand the point of it being 'live'. The politico could just email a list of biscuits directly in.

Agree with Binterested s post on page 9.

While I am still annoyed / frustrated / disheartened by MNHQ's approach to the webchats (ha, typed webshats the first time, seems appropriate!) it does seem that they've let more GC questions through on these last two than on the Jess Phillips one, didn't the hammer come down after three on that one?

So, small progress. Obviously the politicians will dodge the questions but I suppose that's what they do.

Wishing for a Paxman-style live interview with the question "but what is a woman" is repeated over and over until they have to answer!

It's very strange. Webchats have become more and more curated over the years. In the beginning it was about giving politicians the chance to woo the all important female vote.

Now that we know there's no such thing as being female, or being a woman and that we're all an idea in the mind of someone male, the tables seem to have turned and it seems to be MN that has to bend over backwards to keep politicians happy. As though politicians were the ones whose votes were being courted by the uk's most popular website.

I prefer the term controlled to curated. Because that's what's actually happening.

Controlled, yes. Who does this help ? Not the women asking questions, certainly, but also not the politicians - surely they need to know what people are feeling ? Why do they think they lost places like Wrexham ? Very, very stupid to not engage properly with the electorate.

Yes, we can be forced to be silent, but sorry, we can't be forced to vote for you.

@MrsSnippyPants

Thanks - good idea - what was the response from the MP?

plus @ScrimshawTheSecond

What about four Ss:

Speech
Safeguarding
Spaces and
Stonewall...?

weasel-weasel side-step side-step.

ThinEnd, it's such a large topic, with so many arms and legs, and all apparently tangled up together. One could easily go off on one of many directions. I'm trying hard to narrow it down and stay focussed. I think I'll start with my most simple and straightforward concerns.

And the banned S
Sex

Maybe we should campaign for its removal entirely. If you want to get pregnant you should have gender regularly.
Bill "did you engage in gender intercourse?"
Might help to make tje point

@ScrimshawTheSecond yes you are right!

@Stealth. Sex - the entire issue in one word!

Gender, Drugs and Rock n Roll.
The Gender Pistols.
Gender and the City.

Your gender is on fire

Would punk have happened if the Kings Road store had been called Gender?

Blood sugar gender magik

I want your gender

Doesn't work, does it?

Genderal Healing?

Anyone old enough to remember the Two Ronnies skit where they were newsreaders replacing words with 'sex' in them with 'thingy' (ie Middlethingy'.

Oh how we laughed

Do you think I’m gendery?

@Lordfrontpaw who would have thought the Two Ronnies would be such cultural trailblazers way before their time!!!

"DuLANGMondeFOREVER

Do you think I’m gendery?"
Too gendery for your shirt
So gendery it hurts

And monty python
And red dwarf

Let's talk about gender baby

Genderal Healing.