Greens leader accused of ‘misogyny’ after sharing insulting blog on MSP

The leader of the Scottish Greens has been accused of sharing a “vile” and misogynistic” online blog that referred to a female SNP politician as a “w **** r”.

Patrick Harvie retweeted the pro-independence blog A Thousand Flowers, which had posted an article declaring Joan Mcalpine as its “Weekly W **** r” for her views on the rights of women and transgender people. Mr Harvie was deluged with outraged responses on Twitter after sharing the tweet link0 Patrick Harvie is under fire for sharing a blog

ing to the blog, which read: “If the SNP wants to be a safe and supportive place for trans and gender non-conforming people, they have to squarely take on those trying to prevent trans people having the same rights as anyone else”. The post was accompanied by a photo of Ms Mcalpine on which a badge with the words “Weekly W **** r” had been Photoshopped.

Mr Harvie did not answer whether he thought “w **** r” was an abusive word, but said: “It’s disappointing that Joan Mcalpine and a few others in the SNP have promoted anti-trans rhetoric in recent months.” The blog’s author, Juan Mac, said: “Trans rights are, and will always be, human rights so we will unapologetically hold to account those who oppose them.”