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Ouch! Feminist Tee Shirt Failcake
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Lucky for David Cameron that he chose not to wear one of those oppressive, slave labour tee shirts.
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It turns out they are made in some sweat shop where female workers are completely exploited.
"This Is What A Feminist Looks Like" ... Someone who wears a £45 tee shirt made by women who are exploited for 62p an hour.
One wonders if Harman, Milliband, Clegg etc, wish they could delete all the photos of themselves wearing the "we exploit women workers" tee shirts?
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It turns out they are made in some sweat shop where female workers are completely exploited.
"This Is What A Feminist Looks Like" ... Someone who wears a £45 tee shirt made by women who are exploited for 62p an hour.
One wonders if Harman, Milliband, Clegg etc, wish they could delete all the photos of themselves wearing the "we exploit women workers" tee shirts?
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You have to wonder if Cameron was aware of this when he refused to wear it.
07:04 Mon 03rd Nov 2014
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Possibly. Or perhaps he's smart enough to know that token gestures can sometimes come back and bite you.
Example ...
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Nicky Morgan "does her bit" for token gestures by setting up a £2m "fund" which supposedly helps protect and promote gay interests.
Which caused everyone to look back at the list of MPs who VOTED AGAINST the gays marriage equality Bill.
The MPs who voted against equal gay rights included ... reads, reads ...
... Nicky Morgan.
Example ...
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Nicky Morgan "does her bit" for token gestures by setting up a £2m "fund" which supposedly helps protect and promote gay interests.
Which caused everyone to look back at the list of MPs who VOTED AGAINST the gays marriage equality Bill.
The MPs who voted against equal gay rights included ... reads, reads ...
... Nicky Morgan.
I love stories like this.
When Cameron refused to wear one of the T-Shirts, I thought at the time that it was a wise decision, as inevitably at some point it would have come back to haunt him if he had.
This must Harperson's perfect storm - she's showing solidarity with her fellow wimmin (in a right-on but cheap and tacky gesture), but by wearing the T-Shirt she's encouraging the continued oppression of women workers.
Brilliant.
Milliband scores yet another own goal: I find it head-scratchingly astonishing that people genuinely believe this buffoon is capable of leading this country.
When Cameron refused to wear one of the T-Shirts, I thought at the time that it was a wise decision, as inevitably at some point it would have come back to haunt him if he had.
This must Harperson's perfect storm - she's showing solidarity with her fellow wimmin (in a right-on but cheap and tacky gesture), but by wearing the T-Shirt she's encouraging the continued oppression of women workers.
Brilliant.
Milliband scores yet another own goal: I find it head-scratchingly astonishing that people genuinely believe this buffoon is capable of leading this country.
I don't think there are many people who think Miliband is capable of leading this country. I am a life-long Labour supporter and wish that he had not challenged his brother for the leadership of the party. We might have had a chance with David in charge. As it is, he makes himself look foolish time and time again. Is there a way to get David back?
As I understand it, nobody was aware of this allegation of sweatshop labour last week, so dave can hardly be accused of refusing to wear one for that reason. Rumour has it that he didn't want to add to his wife's washing and ironing duties !
What I don't understand about all this is that as if these shirts are being sold at extortionate prices and all the money goes to a charity, why couldn't they have been made in this country by people paid a reasonable wage ? There would appear to be plenty of money available to do this.
What I don't understand about all this is that as if these shirts are being sold at extortionate prices and all the money goes to a charity, why couldn't they have been made in this country by people paid a reasonable wage ? There would appear to be plenty of money available to do this.
I expect the Camerons have someone else to do their washing and ironing.
Are there still factories in this country where clothes are made? It might not have been easy to set up a place to make the t shirts.
I'm not arguing with you btw, Mikey. I think we're on the same side!
I think someone got the right answer in a previous thread about this. He's too fat to wear the T shirt. He looks more like a glazed ham every time I see him.
Are there still factories in this country where clothes are made? It might not have been easy to set up a place to make the t shirts.
I'm not arguing with you btw, Mikey. I think we're on the same side!
I think someone got the right answer in a previous thread about this. He's too fat to wear the T shirt. He looks more like a glazed ham every time I see him.
Cloverjo...my remarks were meant ironically ( ! )
Do you read the Guardian ? Steve Bell has drawn dave rather impolitely for years. Here is a recent example, with Farage ::
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(bit nervous of this as my links are not always working recently...fingers crossed )
Do you read the Guardian ? Steve Bell has drawn dave rather impolitely for years. Here is a recent example, with Farage ::
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(bit nervous of this as my links are not always working recently...fingers crossed )
If David Miliband was incapable of beating his own brother in a 2 horse race, what chance would he have of beating Cameron?
Miliband hasn't really connected with the people, but to lump the whole problem on him is a mistake.
The rest of the party, from their lacklustre MPs to the clueless strategist are also to blame for their poor petformance.
As I said on the other thread, Labour should have far more important things to be devoting its time on than a feminist T-Shirt. It may go down well with the Islingdon set, but its core voters have far greater problems which they want Labour to tackle.
Miliband hasn't really connected with the people, but to lump the whole problem on him is a mistake.
The rest of the party, from their lacklustre MPs to the clueless strategist are also to blame for their poor petformance.
As I said on the other thread, Labour should have far more important things to be devoting its time on than a feminist T-Shirt. It may go down well with the Islingdon set, but its core voters have far greater problems which they want Labour to tackle.
One hates to kick Clegg and the Trots while they are down ...
(actually, that's not true ... it's great to kick them while they are down)
But ...
The Guardian has added a few little facts to this story.
1. Compagnie Mauricienne de Textile, the company that makes the tee shirts has a turnover of £125million.
2. They have 10,000 employees.
3. The wages paid to the women who make the tee shirts are below the "minimum poverty income" determined by the National Empowermant Foundation. The tee shirts are sold, remember, for £45 each!
4. The women workers have to sleep in a tiny room with 15 of them squashed in bunk beds.
5. One of the women who work in the sweatshop factory said "How can this tee shirt be a symbol of feminism?"
David Cameron's decision to not wear one of these slave labour tee shirts seems to look more sensible all the time.
What will happen now (one suspects) is that the posturing twits will now say ...
"Ah haa! This has brought an injustice to light, and we will do something to change things. Don't judge us by what we wear. Judge us by what we do."
Except they can't say that, because that is what David Cameron said last week.
In the meantime, look out for Milliband, Clegg and Harman wearing the shirts in the future. I mean, you wouldn't want to get only one wear out of a £45 tee shirt. That would just be extravagant.
(actually, that's not true ... it's great to kick them while they are down)
But ...
The Guardian has added a few little facts to this story.
1. Compagnie Mauricienne de Textile, the company that makes the tee shirts has a turnover of £125million.
2. They have 10,000 employees.
3. The wages paid to the women who make the tee shirts are below the "minimum poverty income" determined by the National Empowermant Foundation. The tee shirts are sold, remember, for £45 each!
4. The women workers have to sleep in a tiny room with 15 of them squashed in bunk beds.
5. One of the women who work in the sweatshop factory said "How can this tee shirt be a symbol of feminism?"
David Cameron's decision to not wear one of these slave labour tee shirts seems to look more sensible all the time.
What will happen now (one suspects) is that the posturing twits will now say ...
"Ah haa! This has brought an injustice to light, and we will do something to change things. Don't judge us by what we wear. Judge us by what we do."
Except they can't say that, because that is what David Cameron said last week.
In the meantime, look out for Milliband, Clegg and Harman wearing the shirts in the future. I mean, you wouldn't want to get only one wear out of a £45 tee shirt. That would just be extravagant.
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