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”
suchmehclit
There are 100,000 of words which are related to males and mean both men and women… So one word with the word FEM and you throw your dummies out the pram.
Its mainly cause the cause was made by women! You see the first ever author was a women… yet why is it later on in life women had to put “Brothers” or there initials to even have anyone read there books cause if they had a feminine name… nobody read them.
As for the person moaning about medical funding for women… Did you know almost ALL medicines are based around male autonomy ? So most studies are based around… yes men? So when I get ill and medicine dose not work, the dose is wrong its usually down to that.
Yes very privileged females…
Feminism means equality for genders… That means that a man or women can do any job and not be ridiculed… A man would be able to sit at home do the cleaning and care for children and a women can go be a game designer and nobody batter an eyelid… and it also to be fine the other way around. A women to not be ridiculed to being a housewife ether! Its all about choice of both parties and to be able for anyone and everyone to do what they want and not be judged over whats between there legs.
To have male contraception, is a feminist issue. Alot of what the MRA go on about has been deceased with feminist groups for decades because what ever effects womens equality also liberates men (a good example of this is boys were once not allowed to cry) I can list many ways men have benefited from feminism. However as your too lazy to do some research yourself… I suggest you go read a book and find out.
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I’ve done research on the subject for 15 years and am probably one of the country’s civilian experts thereon, hence why I know what feminism is. It’s a supremacist movement. And I know quite a lot about etymology and your claim about male words is drivel. Oh and I can spell. Common sense for the win!
Call feminism what you like; it will be judged on its actions and not the strained definitions of its brainwashed adherents. It’s done nothing but destroy, as it was designed to do.
suchmehclit
*Cclaim?* ^.^
Spelling isn’t common sense… etymology of the word girl used to be unisex… men used to mean human and women used to mean married women…. Which is why in some countries you call all women girl or you can offend them by basically saying there old. I love etymology and I find it fascinating because men are a default word, He is a default word… So why is feminist having the word FEM in it such a big deal? It was created to gain equality for women by women.. however it has stretched on such a wider scale now. Feminism is there to make you question gender roles… to discuss what is right and what is wrong. Why (Wo)men do xyz. What effects this has on men and women.. there are tons of books on masculinity written by feminist women and the woes of men. Also why is it that I find no matter what I have to always talk about men before I can even discuss female issues… did you even look up about how bad medical treatment is for women on a whole? A more recent post for example…. Like what are they doing really?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/women-are-excluded-from-clinical-trials_5637ad65e4b0c66bae5d36ba
Again Anarcho Feminism for the win.
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You’re really not worth the effort, sorry. You can’t spell, write coherent sentences, you quote the HuffPost (which is pretty much now run under the rule of feminist tenets) and have no idea how brainwashed you are. The Dunning-Kruger effect was named for people like you.
I hope one day you can loosen your grip and lean a few things. Until then, you’re just another sock-puppet who has not a clue what feminism or anarchy are. They are mutually exclusive for a start.
suchmehclit
Learn*** 😉 Lean?.
“Can’t spell” Yeah pot calls kettle. You sir have never met me… So how exactly do you know if I am aware if I am a anarchist or a feminist. Who are you to tell me what an ideology means? I am a feminist who believes in peace and equality. Let me ask you what exactly have you done to think your some how of higher intellect than me when all you have done is said I can’t spell when you spell things right yourself? Only pulled away from points I have made and not provided anything to make me want to agree empathize or other wise with you. Don’t put words in peoples mouths and make assumptions it makes the world a little better.
Also as someone who brushes someone off for being dyslexic as stupid. I can hardly believe you are a supporter of equality when you disregard someone with a disability. So screw you.