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Tommy Robinson Has Promised To Donate His Mep Salary To Victims Of Sexual Abuse If He Is Elected In The North-West Of England.

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anotheoldgit | 12:52 Tue 14th May 2019 | News
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/13/tommy-robinson-sexual-abuse-victims-european-elections

But apparently the co-director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition says it doesn't want his money.

/// This messaging simultaneously makes the safety and very bodies of women and girls of colour invisible – because it is seemingly only white girls’ bodies that need protection, even though black and Asian girls have been significant among child sexual exploitation victims. ///

Where has Tommy Robinson suggested anything like this, and why can't Far-Right people also show concern for women's safety regardless of their colour or race?

I think that this woman has a very large chip on her shoulders and is a disgrace to 'ALL' women who have unfortunately been abused.

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The lady said "he makes lies about the sexual abuse of girls his main campaigning and recruitment message."

I'm sure she knows the truth behind sexual abuse of girls and i'm sure she knows what TR is saying in his main campaign.

For us, who are not in the loop of that kind of circle can only guess what the real situation is.
sanmac at 15:19 totally agree.
spath, a lot of people know the truth but are reluctant to acknowledge it.
And i'm sure the truth is, in cases of sexual assault, grooming gangs probably amount to about.. 5% tops? So why donate money to such a minority when the sector is huge. (sexual assault that is) Or does Tommy think grooming gang sexual assault is more serious than the other many forms of sexual assult? (i'm sure he's not)
He's not donating to a specific sector. He's donating to organisations that claim to care and work for victims of sexual abuse.
He’s not donating anything at the moment. And with 43 women’s organisations against him doing so, it’s likely he never will (aside from the fact he won’t be voted in). I’m glad women are seeing thru his facade.
Naomi, i thought it was "grooming victims" he was hoping to donate his money to?
"child victims of sexual grooming" Is very different to "Child victims of sexual assault. "
"I think that measures should be taken to oust this woman with her asinine opinions from her position."

Easily achieved. Devote your life to fighting for victims' rights, get yourself a reputation as someone who will stick up for the vulnerable, get elected to the board of the charities, and instigate your policy.

I don't see anything in the article in defence of grooming gangs, but they are not responsible for the bulk of abuse of women or children anyway. While TR is doing his best to cause mistrials by ignoring clear advice from the police and courts, his focus is on a minority of offenders. The groups represented are focused entirely on victims, survivors, people at the sharp end. They might be doubly disadvantaged by being outsiders even before they are assaulted and abused, sometimes by traditionalists and woman-hating louts.

I have no way of knowing TR's position on victims of crime, but donating money he doesn't have, and might never have, is a hollow gesture. He wants to free UK from foreign control and religious fundamentalists. To achieve that, he is funded by religious fundamentalists in the US.
spath, I don't see him saying that. According to the report he's offered to donate his money to 'victims of sexual abuse', which I think is commendable. But .... even if he had offered to donate specifically to "child victims of sexual grooming", so what? Sounds fine to me. Do you have a problem with that?
JF 85 She is silent when it comes to the biggest scandal in decades - why?
JF85, people working for organisations such as these shouldn't allow their personal political opinions to influence them. They are working for a reason - and that reason is not political.
"She is silent when it comes to the biggest scandal in decades - why?"

Sorry, I thought I had covered that. She is not silent on anything; she is focused on victims of crime, not perpetrators. That stays the case whether the offenders are part of a gang or, far more likely, a family member or friend. Pointing out that a small minority of men who abuse women and children are followers of one faith does nothing to protect other women or children. It is not ignored; it is irrelevant.
I don’t see how you can be a member of such organisations (especially anyone in a public facing role) and not be political.
JF 85 - She's been silent on the victims of those crimes too - female - children, for the most part - but usually NOT from minority ethnic backgrounds (I think that's the real issue).
"Do you have a problem with that?"

No but evidently the charities actually do, so if i have a problem or not is moot. There is a problem, fact.
"people working for organisations such as these shouldn't allow their personal political opinions to influence them"

I am struggling here. People working for organisations to protect and support women and children are just as entitled to have political views as anybody else. Possibly more so, since they accept much lower pay to fulfil a role that governments can't be bothered with.

That is not the case here, however, which is why I am struggling to work out if you were being serious. The work of the 43 groups continues under any colour of government and regardless of election campaigns. The people who are politicising it are TR and, dare I say it, you?

TR has already been warned off giving away free food as a possible breach of electoral law. Are any of us certain that "Vote for me and I will hand over my personal income to charities in which I have never previously expressed an interest" would not be construed as a bribe?
...and they are not 'a small minority of men who... are followers of one faith'. They are quite a large minority of that faith.
It's sort of a moot point ( don't get to use that word much:)) anyway isn't it? He has, I would think, very little chance of winning; he's merely making a 'political' statement. However, so is she also making a 'political' statement as she also probably thinks that he's not going to win. But, consider this, what would she do if he DID win? Refuse the well-needed money?
Anyway, the situation reminds of of:
"Mummy, do all fairy stories begin with 'Once upon a time?'"
"No, dear, some begin with 'I promise that if I am elected.'"
I think his chances are much higher than you imagine. We said this kind of thing around the trump elections.

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