This week during Prime Minister's Questions, the Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, was accused of calling the Prime Minister a 'stupid woman' at the end of their heated exchanges and I want to respond to the debate and matter.
If Jeremy Corbyn did call the Prime Minister a stupid woman, then of course, it is not acceptable language to use in the House of Commons, however, it is ironic for the Tories to use this to champion women's rights, but at the same time defending policies that hurt women across this country such as the rape clause, the bedroom tax and their awful austerity policies have hit women the hardest.
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/feminism/2017/12/budget-s-cuts-fall-mostly-women-we-need-numbers-fight
Last year, David Mundell, swore at Yvette Cooper after she asked the Prime Minister a question during PMQs and I do not remember a huge deal being made about this.
I believe this whole situation has been blown out of proportion from the Goverment to distract us from the fact that Brexit is less than 100 days away and they have completely failed to come back to parliament with an acceptable deal that would command a majority from all sides of the house.
The Tories are no feminists and cannot pretend to be when it suits their agenda to launch attack on attack on the Labour party to distract us from their own failed record over the last eight years in power.
I find it highly concerning that parliament are continuing to use time debating comments that Jeremy Corbyn may or may not have said, all the while, Brexit is less than 100 days away and that should be the main concern right now.
The entire thing was used as a distraction, not only from the mess of Brexit but the 85 million worth of cuts they just passed through. But again, that doesnt negate the problem with misogyny, both in politics and in society. It does need to be addressed.
I don't believe Jeremy Corbyn is misogynistic but I do believe that misogyny does exist in politics and it should be addressed.
