Thoughts After Question Time.

[carolegif]

Why are women such wimps now? Immediately after Joey Barton made his comment some women in the audience who was asked to respond to another question said how offended she was!
My generation fought for women's rights in the 1960's. The right to education, equality in the workplace, for our place in the world and we have achieved it for many women.
I look around now, and it seems now to involve copying the worst male attributes! Ie getting leg less on a Saturday night, swearing like a trooper, getting pregnant to get your own house, or even worse, getting so drunk not even knowing you're getting pregnant. Now we have whining women who complain at the least little slur! I am not talking about serious abuse here, and one of the good things about women having a voice is that they now feel empowered enough to speak out.
But really! Joey Barton is a 'bloke', not typical, he has a violent past and very outdated views (he is also a footballer). So come on ladies toughen up!

[Zeuhl]

If a female panellist had compared voting UKIP as being like 'picking the least ugly of 4 ugly blokes'

i doubt anyone would have made anything of it

[Old_Geezer]

Oh I see. Ah, well, they were probably all in the bar before the programme, topping up on the Dutch courage; and she didn't get picked ;-)

[Ken4155]

Just opened my email and read the results of a poll conducted by 'The Equaliser' (a stats based service to which i subscribe) and the question posed was; After his appearance on Question Time last night, where is Joey Barton at his best?
The result of the poll?

On political programmes - 8%
Twitter - 17%
Football pitch - 26%
None of the above - 49%