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Soph0571

(9,685 posts) Wed Oct 6, 2021, 05:00 AM Oct 2021

Twitter is amused, I am not

The UK Justice Secretary on the BBC this morning said this:

“Misogyny is absolutely wrong, whether it’s a man against a woman, or a woman against a man”

Link to tweet

Much mocking of the hideous human who has been foisted on us by little englanders has ensued, but this is not funny, and he did not say this in error. This is the Deputy PM and Justice Secretary. In a world of systematic misogyny, the chap in charge of the reform of the justice system is doing whataboutery. It is the equivalent to the #NotAllMen crowd. It is on purpose. It is sending a message to the women and girls of the UK that their very valid fears and concerns matter not one jot to the men in charge. He has trivialised the lived experience of millions of women and this is the exact message he intended to send. Twitter saying he is an idiot, and mocking his stupidity, allows the patriarchy to do what it does best, again. Nothing funny about that.

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Twitter is amused, I am not (Original Post) Soph0571 Oct 2021 OP

A "woman against a man" would be misandry, not misogyny. sop Oct 2021 #1

It does exist, though likely quite rare bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #9

Since women do not have the systematic power as men do, it really does not exist. LizBeth Oct 2021 #12

and the closest cross-gender term might have been to just say "sexism." n/t thesquanderer Oct 2021 #11

We can't fix stupid but we certainly don't have to elect it to office! nt abqtommy Oct 2021 #2

Hear Hear! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Oct 2021 #6

Sounds like 45 disease is now in GB. marble falls Oct 2021 #3

Like the OP states: it's intentional what-about-ism Alice Kramden Oct 2021 #4

Augh! wendyb-NC Oct 2021 #5

Inigo knows... markbark Oct 2021 #7

We laugh at the stupidity but it is a serious issue. tetedur Oct 2021 #8

We are not amused. We are appalled, but unsurprised. niyad Oct 2021 #10

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sop

(11,535 posts)

1. A "woman against a man" would be misandry, not misogyny.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Wed Oct 6, 2021, 05:23 AM

Oct 2021

bucolic_frolic

(47,520 posts)

9. It does exist, though likely quite rare

Reply to sop (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 6, 2021, 07:20 AM

Oct 2021

from the psy's that have arisen to explain all narcissism in the post-Trump era, it's really more about narcissism, people who are totally unaware of anything but themselves and haven't a clue there are differences of opinion about most things.

Narcissistic rage, abuse, narcissistic supply are terms all over the place.

LizBeth

(10,887 posts)

12. Since women do not have the systematic power as men do, it really does not exist.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 6, 2021, 08:19 AM

Oct 2021

The whole point of misogyny is the systematic power in patriarchy.

thesquanderer

(12,393 posts)

11. and the closest cross-gender term might have been to just say "sexism." n/t

Reply to sop (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 6, 2021, 08:00 AM

Oct 2021

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

2. We can't fix stupid but we certainly don't have to elect it to office! nt

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Wed Oct 6, 2021, 05:42 AM

Oct 2021

OldBaldy1701E

(6,555 posts)

6. Hear Hear! (n/t)

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 6, 2021, 06:24 AM

Oct 2021

marble falls

(62,457 posts)

3. Sounds like 45 disease is now in GB.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Wed Oct 6, 2021, 06:02 AM

Oct 2021

Alice Kramden

(2,423 posts)

4. Like the OP states: it's intentional what-about-ism

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Wed Oct 6, 2021, 06:03 AM

Oct 2021

Not stupid - while the mockers are re-tweeting, they are amplifying his evil message

wendyb-NC

(3,880 posts)

5. Augh!

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Wed Oct 6, 2021, 06:14 AM

Oct 2021

Why is he in the position that he holds? He's practicing misogyny as he speaks. The GQP, over here, in the USA, is pretty much in sync, they do all they can to control what and how women pursue rights and freedom in our democracy.

markbark

(1,596 posts)

7. Inigo knows...

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Wed Oct 6, 2021, 06:40 AM

Oct 2021

tetedur

(1,094 posts)

8. We laugh at the stupidity but it is a serious issue.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Wed Oct 6, 2021, 06:43 AM

Oct 2021

It's as if we shrug off what these people do with humor, but they are damaging civil discourse. Why has this guy been elected? To give voice to absolute idiocy. Instead of debating other more pressing issues, we stop to turn the spotlight on him as if what he said is important. Twitter has provided a place for every idiot with something stupid to say a soap box to get attention. The more outrageous the better.

niyad

(120,591 posts)

10. We are not amused. We are appalled, but unsurprised.

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Wed Oct 6, 2021, 07:45 AM

Oct 2021

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