Just bumped into an MP in floods of tears and distress about the sheer volume of abuse she's had this week. Hundreds of messages including "you stupid fat bitch." If this is you, then just know that you pollute our politics and make it a misery - that isn't how you get good MPs.
You don't think a significant uptick in abuse, in particular towards women, is something to worry about?
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Not really. The fact that many are women is irrelevant. Women are no less able to deal with abuse than men. Also, they're MPs. It's the territory. The spike's because of the ease of contact and the discourse of politicians and the media. Far worse things in society.
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You should condemn what's clearly wrong regardless. The fact that other people suffer is no reason to not empathise with the clear suffering shown in this case. It IS relevant that women are being abused as they are the ones stepping down due to such abuse.
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