It’s time PC crowd grew thicker skin
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THE PC brigade has gone too far and it is time to shout stop when men are called misogynists at the drop of a hat.
Politics involves a fair amount of cut and thrust, especially in Leinster House.
It can be a vicious vipers’ pit some days, but these people are supposed to be made of tougher stuff and should be able to roll with the punches – whether you’re a man or a woman.
That is why it was so disappointing to see proceedings called to a halt this week over allegations of misogynistic or sexist remarks by the Fine Gael leader in the Seanad, Jerry Buttimer.
He was called to task by Fianna Fail’s Lorraine Clifford-lee after he hit back at interruptions from her by saying she was trying to assert herself.
Ms Clifford-lee is attempting to do just that because she is a young Senator looking to get on.
That’s all well and good, but for her to then claim this term was somehow sexist, or worse still, misogynistic, is a step too far.
It is far too easy to bandy around these terms and for women to seemingly take offence when none, clearly, was intended.
So let’s be sensible going forward in the #metoo age, no matter if you’re a man or a woman, and accept every remark thrown your way isn’t necessarily intended as a nasty one. This list is measured in number of mice that can be killed by one dose of venom delivered by the snake in question. Some snake species have more potent venom but do not deliver enough of it in one bite to be as harmful.
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