Daily Fail - at it again.
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Cool story
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I thought it was funny but I wasn't laughing with the Daily Mail but laughing at it. But then again they do really well for themselves so who are the real jokes?
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The Guardianistas are frothing at the mouth 
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Lol at the claims of sexism from JC. The respective leaders dressed themselves and presented for the photos.
They could have worn trousers, they didn't and a bloke runs to their defence of something that doesn't need defending.
They could have worn trousers, they didn't and a bloke runs to their defence of something that doesn't need defending.
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It sounds like you're saying they brought this on themselves by daring to wear a skirt?
It's sexist in the sense that a similar meeting between David Cameron and Alex Salmond would have been unlikely to provoke such a headline (although to be fair, is they'd been wearing dresses it might have!). But mainly I just find it depressing that people are more interested in who wore what than the potential break-up of the United Kingdom. The Daily Mail is the UK's second most popular newspaper. The first? The Sun.
In what way does this suggest it isn't?
Crying sexism over harmless jokes in this day and age indicates a liberal agenda.
Aren't they just reporting that there's been a bit of heat over the whole issue?
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Have you bothered to read the article?
Two leaders meet to discuss the very serious prospect of ****ing up their respective countries, and the DM talks about their legs. It's not about what they're wearing. It's about their legs. When was the last time a paper commented on who's **** looks bigger in their trousers when Obama, Cameron etc. met?I thought that was pretty funny (probably surprises no one here), sexist? Not a chance.
It's a load of nonsense from the DM. It's like they're doing it on purpose.
EDIT: I didn;t read the article, why would I. It's the headline that's ridiculcous.
It's not a harmless joke when two leaders have their meeting reduced to the level of playground sniggering because of their sex. Wouldn't have reporting on a meeting between 2 male leaders reduced to jokes about the amount of leg on show.
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Is just standard gutter "journalism" from the Mail. Their entire raison d'etre is click bait. There is no useful news in it/on it.
Failing to see any bias on that BBC article, its just news.
Failing to see any bias on that BBC article, its just news.
Simply highlighting this non-issue is proof enough.
I'm sure the PM will cry herself to sleep tonight because people looked at her legs.
And the shouting about it being sexist is sexist in the sense that the Daily Mail has often placed undue emphasis on the appearance of male politicians without attracting anything like the same condemnation from the same people.
It's the same sort of thing (though less extreme) as the ranting about United Airlines not allowing people wearing spray-on "LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT MY ARSE!" posing clothing to travel for free as representatives of the airline unless they put a jacket on over the top. The rules are the same for people regardless of their sex, but the people complaining about the rules are vehement in their strident consideration for only people of the "right" sex and their never-ending demands for preferential treatment for people of the "right" sex.
I find the sexism and hypocrisy more bothersome, though not by much. Perhaps most people are being realistic in acknowledging that there's nothing they can do about anything important. Probably not, though.