a very cool kid wrote: » Were Sinn Féin supporters not calling Joan Burton a witch not so long ago?
Deleted User wrote: » Oh you can bet none of them noticed that at the time and werent involved and dont condone it now Like porcupines, their spikes only run in one direction
FrancieBrady wrote: » It's a NATIONAL newspaper blanch and that distinction has not been lost on those representing women's interests making the complaints. Another effort at dilution with a bit of look over there.
blanch152 wrote: » I think a political candidate for mayor indulging in misogynistic, racist and homophobic comments is far worse than a newspaper, but that's just me.
FrancieBrady wrote: » Now you are excusing it. Just awful performance here.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » Perfectly valid performance , depicts SF exactly as they are doing- stirring the pot and doing nothing to help our country out of its numerous problems. Then they run crying when someone fingers them for what they are actually doing, trying to turn it into a gender issue. A blind poster could see through the deflection there. That cartoon was the truest depiction I have seen of SF for yonks. On. The ...... Button
FrancieBrady wrote: » So you just ignore the criticism of it from more than SF (if SF have officially commented on it even?) Ok. Women may put up with this in national newspapers for a while longer so.
blanch152 wrote: » https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/news-analysis/rhi-scandal-arlene-foster-is-tough-but-shes-not-immune-to-horrific-online-abuse-35342735.html A pity that this wall mural hasn't been taken down in a SF-controlled area. It kind of shows up the blatant hypocrisy of the party. I am sure that you and other posters on here like maccored who have complained about the Mary-Lou depiction were the first on here to raise the issue of the wall mural depicting Arlene Foster as a witch, weren't you? The cartoon crossed a line, just barely, but the sustained abuse by SF supporters of women like Arlene Foster, Mairia Cahill, Breege Quinn and others means that the complaints sound very hollow.
FrancieBrady wrote: » How are the Women's Council of Ireland being 'hypocritical' exactly blanch? Again your attempts to dilute this are disgraceful.https://www.newstalk.com/news/deeply-sexist-mary-lou-mcdonald-cartoon-could-put-women-off-politics-nwci-1168434?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1616404776
markodaly wrote: » I would imagine the Womens Council of Ireland would have condemmed Paddy Holohans comments last year as well, while many SF supporters back in the day, stood fast in their defence of him. Now today, they are all feminists. Hypocrisy is Sinn Fein.
jm08 wrote: » Wasn't Holohan disciplined by SF. I recall Mary Lou being interviewed on RTE 5-7 live strongly criticising him for it and saying that he would be disciplined. Its up to the leadership of these parties to set the tone. Fine Gael need to have a word with some of its leaders about this route they are going down.
markodaly wrote: » A few weeks suspended and that was it.
markodaly wrote: » Oh dear....!https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1373962923610112004?s=20
FrancieBrady wrote: » What sanction would you propose for the Indo editorial team?
FrancieBrady wrote: » Completely missing the difference between a supporter (supporters of all parties make disgraceful comments on SM) and a national newspaper. No wonder it is impossible to stamp this kind of dinosaur behaviour out. As I said, women must be in despair at this 'look over there' dilution and excusing.
Bubbaclaus wrote: » Did he actually suggest to simply delete the tweet, as if that makes it ok? Surely a misquote.
markodaly wrote: » Are you equating the cartoon with Paddy Holohan's comments on women? You defended those misogynist comments to the hilt when they came out.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » Absolute rubbish, this is not an Islamic state. These kind of ‘cartoons’ have been published in national newspapers for yonks.Ask the people behind Kerrigans weekly attack on the govt. The SINN FEIN President is female, she was depicted as Sinn Fein are acting, doing nothing but stirring the pot. It’s getting no traction, just the usual ‘outraged drones’ who are looking for something to be ‘outraged’ about . These people will try to ‘platform’ every thing like this once it doesn’t impinge on their agenda. Spare us the pseudo affrontery lads, cuts no ice here.
FrancieBrady wrote: » More lies. I criticised Holohan's stupid comments mark.
markodaly wrote: » You said they were stupid, but never said they were homophobic, xenophobic or misogynististic. In fact you went on at length to defend him against those type of comments from others.
markodaly wrote: » Pretty much. There wasnt a 'Were are sorry for past comments', it was a call to arms for those to clean up their past online, not their act. Says it all about SF to be honest, if you can excuse and whatabout murder of children, all for the cause, then calling a woman to be burned at the stake is small fry, no pun intended.
FrancieBrady wrote: » I still don't think his comment was homophobic. I do think he was misogynistic.
markodaly wrote: » Ah ok, he was refferring to Leo not being 'a family man' is just for the craic, nevermind about his 'Indian blood'... We had some gay people on that very thread state that his comments were homophobic, yet you still maintain the 'He didnt do wrong' line. You are loyal I must say. Chickens, roost and all that... that thread has not aged well at all for some.https://www.boards.ie/mobile/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058046008
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