Just as nobody has cynically weaponized anti-Semitism accusations against their political opponents more than UK Labour, they're also the group that has most cynically imposed the standard that female politicians are too weak to be criticized and cowardly groups like this submit:
Just as nobody has cynically weaponized anti-Semitism accusations against their political opponents more than UK Labour, they're also the group that has most cynically imposed the standard that female politicians are too weak to be criticized and cowardly groups like this submit:
Such a grotesque tactic to elevate women, LGBTs and people of color as status-quo-defending politicians, then bar any criticisms of them on the ground that it's racist, homophobic or misogynistic. AOC compellingly explained to me how this works in 2018:
@ggreenwald I'm certainly open to critique of new groups who attain political influence, but I'm also open to the idea that members of said groups may receive hostility disproportionate to their numbers and actual 'sins.'
@ggreenwald The aggressor is almost instantly victimised, when any valid criticism overwhelmingly challenges them. Nobody supporting trans rights agrees with abuse or threats of violence, hence fighting for the rights of others. And yet the focus becomes this, as if that’s the issue.
@ggreenwald “At an annual far-right fundamentalist event, The Values Voter Summit, Transphobia was actively discussed as a tactic to be deployed, because rallying against homosexuals wasn’t as effective as it once was” Brave speech by Scottish MP Mahari Black x.com/mhairiblack/st…
@ggreenwald “At an annual far-right fundamentalist event, The Values Voter Summit, Transphobia was actively discussed as a tactic to be deployed, because rallying against homosexuals wasn’t as effective as it once was” Brave speech by Scottish MP Mahari Black x.com/mhairiblack/st…
@ggreenwald Criticism is fine, threats of violence are not fine.
@ggreenwald You're way off here @ggreenwald - Rosie Duffield can't even attend her party's conference this year because of threats to her physical safety. I agree with much of what you say regarding ID-pol shields so to speak, but that's not the issue here imo.
@ggreenwald Rape and death threats are a bit more than critique and disagreement. Are you serious with this??