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.
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398 Responses to “He thinks feminists are ‘obnoxious bigots’: meet the new justice minister”
Rex
There’s a video of her on YouTube speaking about it all, addressing other students. She’s clearly very racist with a massive chip on her shoulder. Which makes it even more disappointing that our society would allow her to continue spreading her hate while a genuine contributor to humanity gets the boot. Shows our gynocentric values to a tea tho.
fmf
Oh no a gay? A woman? Emotional? All of these things are awful and unforgiveable things to be, shame on me.
Rex
There’s nothing wrong with being gay. I am gay myself. There’s nothing wrong with being a woman. I have lots of lovely female friends. Being emotional is ok.. but there’s a time and a place… melodrama is never appreciated of course. Neither is neediness or matyrism.
You have big issues you clearly need some help in resolving. I pray that you seek it and find peace.
fmf
wow your insult game is really strong then if you’re using neutral terms as insults…good job there.
thanks for your judgement, I totally needed that Rex.
Rex
LOL… if you don’t wanna be judged, don’t act like a needy whiney ninny on a public forum.