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MP Mhairi Black has revealed the torrent of misogynistic abuse she has received online, during a debate in Parliament yesterday.

Vile online trolls have called the Paisley politician “a dyke, a s**t, a w***e, a scruffy bint”.

The MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South told Parliament she is regularly dubbed “a wee boy” and that she wears her dad’s suits.

A parliamentary debate on misogyny sparked the revealing speech from Black, where she claimed the abuse was part of “everyday common language”.

She said: “I could soften some of this by talking about the C-word but the reality is there is no softening when you’re targeted with these words and you’re left reading them on my screen every day, day in, day out – she needs a kick in the c***, guttural c***, ugly c***, wee animal c*** – there is no softening just how sexualised and misogynistic the abuse is.

“I’ve been assured multiple times that I don’t have to worry because I am so ugly that no-one would want to rape me.

“All of these insults have been tailored to me because I am a woman.”

Admitting she felt uncomfortable reading the insults aloud, the 23 yearold argues that people “feel comfortable flinging these words around everyday”.

She added: “When it goes unchallenged it becomes normalised – and when it becomes normalised it creates an environment that allows women to be abused, ranging from a whole spectrum.”