Online backlash makes David Cameron alter view on being a feminist: " if that means equal rights for women, then yes. If that is what you mean by feminist, then yes, I am a feminist."

ProjectVivify · 2013-10-04T00:21:20+00:00

It would have been nice to see him stuck to his guns on this, but his initial evasion is obviously his true stance; egalitarianism.

tallwheel · 2013-10-04T01:18:49+00:00

That's like saying, "If being Canadian means liking maple syrup on my pancakes, then yes, I am a Canadian." (I'm not.)

Number357 · 2013-10-04T00:37:00+00:00

Ugh, feminists really need to stop pretending that everybody who believes in gender equality is automatically a feminist. In fact most people who believe in gender equality expressly don't identify as feminist, for very good reasons.

EDIT: And taking a second look at his quote... that's a pretty big "IF," so it seems he still doesn't identify as a feminist.

ThePigmanAgain · 2013-10-04T02:28:04+00:00

Another gutless politician.

actanonverba8 · 2013-10-04T03:04:20+00:00

I believe men and women should be treated equally.

You´re not a feminist Cameron.

2013-10-04T01:15:59+00:00

I had assumed that he was already a feminist with the whole sex-negative approach while trying to censor everything. I guess he could have just been a fundamentalist. So hard to tell these days.

StandsInRefuse · 2013-10-04T05:54:44+00:00

Thatcher had the guts to call feminism out for what it is -- poison!

windynights · 2013-10-04T02:03:36+00:00

David Cameron has more spaghetti in his posture than a big Italian dinner.

ThatCynicalCynicism · 2013-10-04T05:05:26+00:00

It doesn't matter what ideological angle a politician presents themselves as being, mainstream politics still remains a popularity contest, and consequently the people in those positions have to appease different pressure groups.

Whether Cameron is actually a feminist is somewhat irrelevant, because he'll take the feminist party line if feminists put him in a position to make him do so. This is why I don't associate myself with politics.

Sasha_ · 2013-10-04T09:13:02+00:00

You know, I'm going to make a point here both about Cameron and the recent case of David Gilmour, the Canadian academic who got in trouble for saying he taught authors he liked, and they were mostly 'white, hetrosexual males'.

If you're a man, and you've said something like this, and then you're in hot water, an apology or backtracking really doesn't help matters. All it does in practice is give your enemies traction, it's like putting blood in shark-infested water.

What you should do is 'agree and amplify'. When criticised, double up. 'I've read what my critics have said, and I'm more convinced than ever: Chick-lit sucks'.

2013-10-04T04:45:42+00:00

Fuckin' 'ell

C0CKPUNCHER · 2013-10-04T04:54:11+00:00

The process by which he makes decisions seems totally sound. (Not).

AloysiusC · 2013-10-04T05:52:31+00:00

Somebody who wants to exterminate all humans to achieve total equality must also be a feminist then.

Good to know.

2013-10-04T15:32:16+00:00

You know a movement has left the rails a long time ago, if they lose their shit if a political leader doesn't self-identify as one of them.

2013-10-05T00:37:59+00:00

This is really disturbing...

JohnKimble111 · 2013-10-04T05:03:23+00:00

Can we please not link to Guardian articles that don't allow comments, perhaps take a screenshot instead?

I can't see the point in giving them traffic, particularly if they aren't going to let people have their say and expose the truth.

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