Mr Bairn Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/the-depressing-reality-of-white-male-supremacy-in-the-uk-has-just-been-mapped-out-9880133.html This stuff is really starting to wind me up. Does the author of this article realise that people aren't voting for male candidates simply because they're white and male? It just so happens that, in the majority of constituencies, the voters have deemed a white male to be the most suitable person to represent them. In their fantasy "representative" parliament you have the opportunity for "better" candidates to be overlooked in order to put token representatives in there to make up the numbers. Ugh, rant over. Kick them all in the pie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 In before the Mumsnet rage causes the thread to be locked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Feminists are all stupid bitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Thread needs more Swampy imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 You know who's really under-represented in Parliament? Dead people. I propose at least one dead candidate for each constituency, and a minimum of 2 dead MPs in the House of Commons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 You know who's really under-represented in Parliament? Dead people. I propose at least one dead candidate for each constituency, and a minimum of 2 dead MPs in the House of Commons. I know right, dead people make up over 99% of the people to have ever set foot in the UK yet they've never had a representative in the commons, what an outrage!!! Is Margo MacDonald technically a dead MSP since she was never replaced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingrodent Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/the-depressing-reality-of-white-male-supremacy-in-the-uk-has-just-been-mapped-out-9880133.html This stuff is really starting to wind me up. Does the author of this article realise that people aren't voting for male candidates simply because they're white and male? It just so happens that, in the majority of constituencies, the voters have deemed a white male to be the most suitable person to represent them. In their fantasy "representative" parliament you have the opportunity for "better" candidates to be overlooked in order to put token representatives in there to make up the numbers. I suppose it's possible that half of the constituencies in the land have never been presented with an appealing candidate who wasn't a white guy. Although the idea that the electorate keep returning "the most suitable person to represent them" is probably flawed, given some of the chancers, crims and no-marks who have sat in parliament over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 If women could actually take a wee break from spending all their time telling each other how horrible men are and actually stood for election there would be a lot more female MPs. The proportion of women standing almost exactly matches the proportion of female elected MPs. So it's clearly their own laziness and sense of entitlement holding them back, the electorate votes on merit, not gender. The final column of the following graphs proves it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_blue Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 feminists are fannies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Maybe white middle aged men are just better than everyone else.* *I should confess my status as a white middle aged man here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adolfo Rios Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 "It’s something that, in my experience, you don’t really notice until you notice it" If ever a sentence deserved a "fucking duh!" response, this is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingrodent Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 It's interesting to note here - it'd also be true to say e.g. that Celtic have won so many league titles because they've consistently had the best team in the division, and quality will tell over a season. And yet, I imagine some people will automatically - and rightly - put much of this down to structural inequalities in football, while still refusing to believe that any such inequalities could exist elsewhere in public life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 The white heterosexual male is the most victimised person in this country. It's time we did something about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamdunk Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_blue Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 The white heterosexual male is the most victimised person in this country. It's time we did something about it. fs mate you missed out proddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I agree with everything mentioned on this thread, even posts by Clarkston and Mr Bairn I was listening to radio Scotland yesterday morning where this feminist lady got the smack down from some Tory boy (who I was cheering on ) about why there are more male politicians than woman politicians. She got absolutely owned before proceeding to haver the same shit over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 The white heterosexual male is the most victimised person in this country. It's time we did something about it. Add able bodied to the discription, and we have the average Sun reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Thread needs more Swampy imo No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamdunk Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 This topic is titled feminists. Is it really feminist to point out inequality and a lack of diversty in parliament? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboMikey Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 There are a ton of issues faced by women in society that need tackled and are a just cause imo. However, some of the current stuff this internet/twitter/blog type feminism seems to fixate on is absolutely ludicrous nonsense. That scientist wearing a shirt that they deemed offensive after they landed that satellite on the comet and then having to give an apology being the worst recent example. Some of the articles you get are total heads gone stuff, particularly anything written by Jessica Valenti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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