Feminist MP Layla Moran admits to being the latest female perpetrator of domestic violence in Parliament

EricAllonde · 2019-03-24T11:02:02+00:00

Yes, such an obvious double standard:

"<MaleMP> spoke some words in a tone that made her feel intimidated. He's an abuser! Sack him! Shun him! Drive him out of public life completely!"

vs

"<FemaleMP> did nothing wrong. She merely slapped/hit/stabbed her boyfriend/husband. That's completely understandable. She is brave and an inspiration!"

Hmmm.

And these women are all feminists, too. But remember, guys: feminism is about equality. Honest it is.

Maito_Guy · 2019-03-24T10:48:37+00:00

Interesting read. It makes you wonder how much domestic violence policy is pushed by female perpetrators. Reminds me of the Jezebel article that Paul Elam satirised.

DJ-Roukan · 2019-03-24T12:30:54+00:00

Relax guys. It's ok. It's not like she was involved with another woman. She hit a man. They don't count anyway... /s

BlueOrange22 · 2019-03-24T15:14:04+00:00

It's so incredibly blatant, I can't fathom how people don't see it. Two self identifying feminists admit to committing domestic abuse against their male partners. Then, other feminists support them. Then, they advocate for gendered DV laws that would fail to recognize male victims. So they are literally guilty of doing the very thing they are trying to erase from view.

These are not "fringe" people, don't let people say "oh, feminism is about equality and men to you're just looking at extreme examples." No, these are publicly elected politicians, they are as mainstream as you can get. And they are making decisions to. It's insane.

5th_Law_of_Robotics · 2019-03-24T14:51:41+00:00

And she's called courageous.

Feminists?

NotSiZhe · 2019-03-24T19:09:35+00:00

Comments from r/libdem and from the libdem website with the news mostly recognise the injustice of not recognising or prioritizing DV against men, and are a hell of a lot better than her immediate supporters.

Top voted comments from r/libdem

If this was a man slapping his girlfriend because of a computer cable I doubt we'd have people telling him how courageous he is.

I can't puzzle out how you get from a slap in the face to the police being involved. I hope it's as simple as the people in the hotel room next called the police because of shouting and not because the worst of it has been left out of the story.

If a male MP who had ambitions at leadership "cleared the air" by admitting he had slapped his girlfriend in an argument, he (rightly) would not be considered fit to be leader. It should be obvious, however, that a woman slapping a man is not the same as a man slapping a woman; typically there is a significant size/strength/aggression imbalance. To call her courageous for this is certainly ... interesting

I'm conflicted about this one. It seems like a comparatively minor domestic incident. But on the other hand, would a male politician who admitted to slapping his wife be considered for a leadership position? Not a chance.

Title	Feminist MP Layla Moran admits to being the latest female perpetrator of domestic violence in Parliament
Author	JohnKimble111
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Date	March 24, 2019 8:09 AM UTC (7 years ago)
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