Why If The Labour Party Is The Party For Equality

[-Talbot-]

Are there all thes photo's of gender segregation at the Oldham west by election?

Furthermore if you question Jim McMahon on twitter about the situation he does not address it ... he just blocks you!


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3339241/Fury-Labour-s-segregated-rally-Sexism-row-men-women-segregated-party-rally-ahead-key-election.html

Yes I know there are a couple of (defiant?) white women in amongst the men but the pictures on twitter say it as it is.

opinions please.

[VHG]

Sadly by letting in so many Muslims we have taken sex equality back 100 years and religious intolerance back 500 years.

Disaster for the country.

[Svejk]

http://twitter.com/SaveTameside/status/667832556125990912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[Baldric]

Bit of a mention here yesterday

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1459649.html

[EDDIE51]

already discussed
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1459649.html

[fiction-factory]

I struggle to see how the ultra right views in respect of homosexuality and sex equality lead to an affiliation with the Labour party

[Svejk]

Temporary marriage of convenience, ff.

[IggyB]

the events organisers don't seem to have taken any steps to control where people sit - if they have chosen to sit like that what do you want them to do go pull people up from their chairs and drag them to more photo friendly spots? Or would we be complaining about stage managing labour events if that was in the papers instead?

[-Talbot-]

Thanks, Balders & EDDIE (I did look to see if it had been covered)

It smacks of misogyny to me even if this is as naomi says
'because that's what they do'

If people are scared too scared to discuss it there will never be a change to it.

[ichkeria]

My question would be rather: if our party is the party of equality, why are we hell-bent on demonising a large section of it with talk of purges etc. If we cannot accept diversity within our own parry how can we expect to create harmony within society at large

[Old_Geezer]

They cause their own problems. If the women were left at home cooking in the kitchen, as God intended, there's be no fuss at the rally.

[naomi24]

//It smacks of misogyny to me even if this is as naomi says
'because that's what they do' //

It is misogyny, but it's so ingrained that it's the norm so no one minds. It is what they do. I have no doubt that the seating arrangements at this meeting had nothing to do with the organisers.

[jourdain2]

Why do we still persist in trying to treat their ideas as of equal value to ours? What is it that is stopping us from saying 'No, that's not right, change your ideas and ways.'? It is something which we very much need to do - and now would be a good time!

[Peter Pedant]

// What If The Labour Party Is The Party For // .... spineless pinko lefties ?

actually I agree with Jeremy C about the uselessmess of aerial bombing.

Yeah there has been a lot of comment on the photo from Oldham and the two sides of the conference hall

hey what about the voter outside the mosque... "If you stigmatise us and make us unemployed is it surprising we get radicalised ? "

[jourdain2]

PP The voter outside the mosque needs to be told to go back a stage and to understand why they are stigmatised in the first place. E.g. such minor issues as female equality.