Dominic Raab is no more keen on the Equality Act than he is on the Human Rights Act
Esher and Walton MP Dominic Raab has just been made justice minister alongside Michael Gove.
Raab is a longtime critic of the Human Rights Act – this appointment looks like David Cameron’s way of saying he is serious about scrapping it. In January 2014 Raab voted to allow human rights grounds to be used to prevent a foreign criminal being deported only in cases where there would be a breach of right to life or the right not to be tortured.
In 2013, he voted to remove the duty on the Commission for Equality and Human Rights to work to support the development of a society in which people’s ability to achieve their potential is not limited by prejudice or discrimination.
And in 2013 he also voted against making it illegal to discriminate on grounds of caste.
Raab also took an unusual stance on gender equality in 2011, when he expressed his fears that ‘from the cradle to the grave, men are getting a raw deal’. He attacked the ‘obnoxious bigotry’ of feminists and complained that men work longer hours than women (no mention of pay gap etc).
“While we have some of the toughest anti-discrimination laws in the world, we are blind to some of the most flagrant discrimination – against men.”
Seeming to have fallen at the first hurdle – assuming that feminism is anti-men – Raab also suggested that men start ‘burning their briefs’, presumably as a long- overdue retaliation against the feminists of the sixties (who did not, in fact, burn their bras.)
Raab’s diatribe continued:
“Britain’s not perfect, and we will never eradicate all human prejudice.”
This is especially true when we do not understand that prejudice. Another interesting choice from David Cameron.
Ruby Stockham is a staff writer at Left Foot Forward. Follow her on Twitter
398 Responses to “He thinks feminists are ‘obnoxious bigots’: meet the new justice minister”
Steven
Not my fault you’re willfully ignorant.
Rex Duis
#HowtospotaFeminist – Spends one line agreeing mutilating a child is heinous. Spent the paragraph underneath explaining the inevitable ‘But’ that didn’t have to follow her initial statement, talking about how basically it’s worse for women. BIGOT!
“Bigot – a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance”
Jean-Marc Bessette
All it is, it’s a list endless of lie and misandry. They say they want equality but for all theire work for is privileges, like $, kids, free vagina pass, work less for same money, etc… Geee or you’re a stupid count yourself or you’re completely brainwash. Maybe even both without the brain !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnUwxxijr3g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALvVJjSCdoQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlLlFtqedNM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VAZx07rOKU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vagVf5cf-V0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iaCChZ8WLI
There you go free education !!!
Also check if women would be in power the world woukd be peacefull. Heuuu check out the white feather campaing, Tatcher work, the amazon, Rwanda genocide, Hitler supporters, etc…
DannyZeta
Like being called a cunt because he doesn’t agree with you. Nobody is automatically afforded respect and you don’t deserve it because you are a very horrible person.
trudatness
LOL a white knight appears strawmanning any criticism of feminism as inherently sexist. Gee where have we heard that before?