Julie Bindel savages “gender goblin” Laurie Penny

Just published. The piece reminded me of a number of things:
  • The estimable Rod Lonsdale publicly bollocked Penny Dreadful at Speakers’ Corner in 2018, here.
  • Professor David Starkey’s publicly bollocked Penny in 2012, it remains a favourite on our Comedy Channel, here.
  • Around 11/12 years ago, before Penny wrote a libellous piece in the New Statesman following an interview with me, I was sat on a bench on London Underground. A young woman in a short tartan mini-skirt and black DM boots (always a firm favourite combo with straight men) sat next to me. I did a double-take and said to her, “Hi, you’re Kat Banyard, aren’t you?” She said, “No, but Kat’s a friend”. It was Penny, of course. We had a fairly uncomfortable exchange.
  • In 2013 Kat Banyard won our inaugural ‘Lying Feminist of the Month’ award after claims she made in an interview with Jon Snow, the infamous Channel 4 mangina. The award is here, the video here. I doubt there’s a connection, but I haven’t encountered the damnable woman’s name since.

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2 thoughts on “Julie Bindel savages “gender goblin” Laurie Penny

  1. I wonder what a not “silenced” Julie Bindel would look like? Its becoming the biggest joke of all. Meanwhile as feminists fight the patriarchy by hurling insults at each other, perhaps the rest of us can get on with real life.

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  2. I do hope “Suzy” Eddie Izzard does get the Labour nomination. Replacing the snotty feminist Green MP would be reason enough but even better will be the apoplexy of Ms. Bindel and many feminists in Labour’s ranks. The resultant Terf ways really would be woorth breaking out the popcorn and extra large Coca Cola.
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12373023/Eddie-Izzard-makes-latest-attempt-elected-MP-comic-bids-Labours-candidate-Brighton-Pavilion-seat-kick-Greens-Sussex-city.html
    Though someone could tell Mz. Izzard, mini skirts never a good look on the over 60s.

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