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Joan Smith
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Joan Smith
@polblonde
Journalist. Author of novels & non-fiction, including ‘Misogynies’. ‘Unfortunately, She Was A Nymphomaniac: A New History of Rome’s Imperial Women' out now.
London
Joined September 2009
A Taylor Swift dance class. An Ariana Grande concert. These are attacks on GIRLS. Failing to mention the sex of most of the victims obscures the fact that this is MVAWG, not random violence. #MVAWG- The Greens are now led by a gay man who speaks complete nonsense about women having a penis & tells us to accept men in women's sports. The willingness of a political party to accept such arrogance towards women speaks volumes about the misogyny that pervades public life.
- Breaking: BBC & Sky reporting that Labour intends to remove the spousal exit clause that protects wives whose husbands apply for a GRC (BBC headlines at 7am). If this is correct, it confirms that Labour's priorities are trans-identified men, not women.
- On Monday, I argued on @BBCWomansHour that extreme misogyny should be regarded as a form of radicalisation. Now I’m reading that the perpetrator of a mass shooting in Plymouth was a misogynist, obsessed with guns & described himself as an incel. Not terror-related? Really?
- I don't think the NHS should employ people who don't know what sex they are.
- I have been to New York several times and never stayed with a convicted sex offender. If only someone had told Prince Andrew about hotels.
- I am so sick of hearing John Humphrys say ‘the people of Britain’ voted to leave the EU. The ‘people’ are bitterly divided and millions of us who want to stay are repeatedly erased on @BBCr4today
- When my mother was in hospital shortly before she died, three doctors filled out DNR forms without speaking to her or any member of the family. No one tried to ascertain her wishes or mine. Why would assisted suicide work any better.
- That’s me done. I wrote to @Keir_Starmer & spoke to him in person. I warned him about misogyny. He never replied. Labour has betrayed women with a raft of policies designed to appease trans-identified men. I don’t suppose Starmer cares, but I’ve resigned my membership today.
- Are you sure about that? You’ve always seemed pretty clear that Eve was a woman and everything was her fault.
- A&E is full of people having heart attacks, strokes and bearing terrible injuries. I’m just wondering if a big bloke who sobs when he hears a woman say hurty words should be working there.
- 18/05/22, this is me telling @Keir_Starmer about bullying of women in Labour who believe in biology. I told him about verbal abuse & smoke bombs. I challenged him to condemn misogyny in the party. I wrote to him (again) the next day. He still hasn't replied. I can't vote Labour.
- I don't want to leave the EU. I don't want a blue passport. I don't want a war with Spain. I want normal, sane people to be in charge again.
