That Corbyn fella...

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miro_o in reply to @William.

Niether, it's about abuse of power by men directed at women, a centuries old problem. "people" is not denigrating a particular person on the basis of gender. Wierd that this needs explaining.

#friday

'Stupid' is the abusive bit. 'Woman' is not an insult. Weird that this needs explaining.

To get excited over this is being over-sensitive or genuinely sexist (if you think women need special, less critical treatment).

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mashton in reply to @miro_o

Stupid' is the abusive bit. 'Woman' is not an insult. Weird that this needs explaining.

"Stupid woman" is the insult, not one word or the other.

As a phrase and an insult it has much more depth, history and charge than "stupid man" or "stupid people" would have. Because, you know, centuries of chauvinism.

C.f:

"You disgusting homo" vs "You disgusting hetero"

"Black bastard" Vs "White bastard"

Weird that this needs explaining.

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