@LwsMidlands What time was this ? Would have loved to have supported you! I was there at 10am , maybe too early for the TRAs ! Well done and thank you!
It is the day after #GigglevTickle and I havenβt woken up believing that men can be women. You can try & punish me for not believing it, but you can never make me believe it.
Men cannot be women.
@BradfemlyWalsh@SamaHoole Birds custard powder created the elixir of the gods ! With sliced banana for a proper treat. The right side of yellow history !
@BradfemlyWalsh Iβve never smoked - tried but it hurt my lungs π (Marlborough reds arenβt a beginners brand, should have gone menthol) and stunk like an ashtray after nights out clubbing in nottm, but Iβd take that first light of a cigarette smell any day over the fug of a fruity vape! π·
You may not agree with me, but you will always know where you stand with me.
Today in Billericay, a heckler tried to shout me down as I spoke about the normalisation of hatred towards Jews. I did not back down, because it needs to be said. British Jews are being targeted and too many people are pretending this is the same experience of other minorities. This lady implied Muslims are being similarly targeted. This is simply not true.
Let's be honest about what is happening. Certain groups (in particular but not solely Islamic Extremists) are creating a climate of fear and intimidation that is normalising Jew hatred. I will never stand for that. Governments have spent too long hand-wringing, making excuses and hoping it would go away. It is time to call this what it is: a national emergency in our attitude, our urgency and our response.
I will always engage with people who disagree with me. That is politics. But there is a difference between argument and intimidation. Shouting does not make a bad case good. It's done to silence others. And it certainly does not change the truth.
The truth is that British Jews have been made to feel less safe in their own country. Our country. They are being singled out, threatened and harassed in ways that should shame everyone in public life. If we do not stand up now and stop this rise in antisemitism, then why bother saying "Never Again" at Holocaust Memorial Day? Because this is how it starts.
I am not prepared to play along with the pretence that this is normal, or manageable, or just another example of tension between groups. It really is not. It is targeted hatred and it is getting worse.
So my message is simple. Not here. Not in Britain. And not on our watch. We need to stop the hand-wringing and start doing the right thing. That means standing with British Jews openly, unapologetically and without fear.
@sharrond62@RulesVagina To be fair, i went to M&S for a bra fitting after losing 3 stone and the amazing woman there looked at me and said you need xx (not sharing my bra size!) and she was spot on.
The ladies who have worked in that department with REAL womenβs bodies for years have that experience
@JournalistJill@DearRebelAda Absolutely shocking, yet not surprising after my own experience 16 years ago. Itβs disgusting that things havenβt changed in the years since then
@LilyLilyMaynard@TfL I always read this as an intervener to insert oneself in a less risky way . Like a fuck off mate , youβre not wanted here , Iβm going to talk woman to woman . I wouldnβt use this advise to talk to someone harassing myself tho !