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Had Corbyn Or Any Other Man If It Comes To That, Made Such A Sexist Remark Towards A Female He Or They Would Have Been Lambasted.
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/// “Jeremy Corbyn’s minders can put him into a smart blue suit for an interview with Jeremy Paxman – but with his position on Brexit, he will find himself alone and naked in the negotiating chamber of the European Union,” she said. ///
/// As the audience of Tory activists laughed awkwardly, she added: “Now I know that’s an image that doesn’t bear thinking about. But actually this is very serious. ///
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/// As the audience of Tory activists laughed awkwardly, she added: “Now I know that’s an image that doesn’t bear thinking about. But actually this is very serious. ///
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It's not sexist in itself but I think AOG is trying to say that if Jeremy Corbyn had said it about Teresa May then it would have been viewed very dimly and there would have been implied sexual overtones since he is male, whereas because a woman says it about a man she is given more leaway and it's barely commented upon. I tend to agree with that too, but it's more double standards not sexist in itself.
It was lifted from Nye Bevan.
"The metaphor was originally used by Labour politician Aneurin Bevan in 1957 as a warning to unilateralists in his own party that stripping Britain of nuclear weapons would send a future foreign secretary “naked into the conference chamber”.
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Not in the slightest bit sexist - but re-hashing something from over 50 years ago that most people, unless they are very very heavily into the history of politics, would have no clue about, was pretty pointless.
She could have chosen a better metaphor, or better still just told the truth and stated that Corbyn is ill-equipped to negotiate on our behalf.
"The metaphor was originally used by Labour politician Aneurin Bevan in 1957 as a warning to unilateralists in his own party that stripping Britain of nuclear weapons would send a future foreign secretary “naked into the conference chamber”.
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Not in the slightest bit sexist - but re-hashing something from over 50 years ago that most people, unless they are very very heavily into the history of politics, would have no clue about, was pretty pointless.
She could have chosen a better metaphor, or better still just told the truth and stated that Corbyn is ill-equipped to negotiate on our behalf.
What's sexist is that people think it's a bit of fun when it's directed at a man, but would see it differently if directed at a woman. To reiterate AOG's point, here's how it sounds in reverse.
/// “Theresa May’s minders can put her into a smart blue dress for an interview with Jeremy Paxman – but with her position on Brexit, she will find herself alone and naked in the negotiating chamber of the European Union,” he said.
As the audience of Labour activists laughed awkwardly, he added: “Now I know that’s an image that doesn’t bear thinking about. But actually this is very serious. ///
Not so nice.
/// “Theresa May’s minders can put her into a smart blue dress for an interview with Jeremy Paxman – but with her position on Brexit, she will find herself alone and naked in the negotiating chamber of the European Union,” he said.
As the audience of Labour activists laughed awkwardly, he added: “Now I know that’s an image that doesn’t bear thinking about. But actually this is very serious. ///
Not so nice.
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