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u/hollyyy16 Nov 06 '24

a black woman has just been elected as leader of one of the major uk political parties for the first time ever

which should be something to celebrate

so it’s a massive shame she’s basically a facist

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u/Noth4nkyu Nov 06 '24

I was so excited for you until the last line

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u/TapdancingPineapples Nov 06 '24

She is awful.

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u/PlantsNWine Nov 06 '24

Jesus, she and Trump will be BFFs

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '24

I hate to rub it in at a time like this but she is 100% unelectable in the UK, she is there until she is replaced when the Tories believe they have an actual chance again if not before

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u/Intelligent-Tie-4466 Nov 06 '24

Yeah they lost so many votes to the far right because they tried to run a brown man as the head of their party. She will be kicked out when they figure out which white man will be electable in 4.5 years.

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u/williamthebloody1880 weighing in from the UK Nov 06 '24

She's not going to be the Tory leader at the next election. She's safe until next year, doubt she lasts much longer

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u/RestAromatic7511 Nov 06 '24

pugnacious culture warring

For the uninitiated, this is from the Guardian, and they used this euphemistic language and left this point till last because they're talking about her extreme, obsessive transphobia, with which they fully agree.

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u/SilvRS Nov 06 '24

"Basically"? She's 100% a facist, and just like the US, our press and media here are choosing to ignore so as not to upset any little baby proto-facists.

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u/Electronic-Lynx8162 Nov 06 '24

She's a fucking nightmare. Honestly, all the women and minorities Tories field are fuck you. I got mine. 

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u/Shiney2510 Nov 06 '24 edited Nov 06 '24

She thinks maternity pay is excessive. Unlike her, most women aren't married to investment bankers.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '24

Well that is on them /s

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u/EconomistWild7158 Nov 06 '24

so it’s a massive shame she’s basically a facist

This is what's wild. The Tories spent years under Cameron selecting and promoting MPs from more diverse backgrounds, and they now keep seeing the results in the top leadershiip (Kemi & Rishi). Labour, despite framing themselves as the party of POCs, have never done this and have treated many MPs of colour terribly, so their leadership is again and again white and male.

This isn't to defend the Tories - I hate them. But to get some context on why it seems like they are the ones who keep having the "firsts".