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Observer columnist Julie Burchill has been condemned by former equalities minister Lynne Featherstone for condemning the condemning of her fellow writer Suzanne Moore on Twitter for condemning the fact that women are condemned to fulfilling unrealistic stereotypes – a position which has been roundly condemned by everyone.
Posting on Twitter last night, Ms Featherstone attacked Ms Burchill’s attack on the attacks on Ms Moore’s attacks in a tweet which referred to the attacks as an attack on the transgender community – many of whom have been attacked for attacking the attack despite themselves feeling under attack.
A Guardian News & Media spokeswoman said:
We acknowledge the strong reaction to Julie Burchill’s piece published in The Observer and we can assure our readers that we plan to issue an unreserved apology to anyone who may have been offended by anything offensive which may have been written in response to someone who has been offended by anything offensive that may have been published in our newspaper or elsewhere. This will happen as soon as we’ve managed to work out what the f**k is going on. We think.
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sgtpepperspray said:
Ms Featherstone is deranged. Seems like she has been on too many common purpose courses. Either that or the knee jerk reaction is kicking in after the 300 thousand plus pro normal marriage march in Paris went ahead yesterday.
Bet she was spitting tofu and fairtrade coffee over the guardian this morning after realisng that third of a million frogs said enough is enough (plus a few brits including. Nick Griffin.
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bobchewie said:
The whole item should be condemned ..to the bin.
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Harry said:
The Germans have a word for it: “Shitstorm”.
Can you imagine my shock and horror at seeing the phrase in a headline in the Die Zeit?
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bobchewie said:
No
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Harry said:
Well, Bob, it was a bit like smoking Meth while unicycling around the globe.
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guy fawkes said:
I’m amazed your brilliant site does not attract more avid readers and posters Tom Pride!
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guy fawkes said:
political correctness truly has gone mad.
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Tom Pride said:
Thanks for the comment Guy. You’d be surprised – there are a couple of thousand readers a day. Most don’t like to comment though.
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