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Is the term "weather girl" derogatory and sexist?
I hope this guy wins his lawsuit. Time to put an end to mindless political correctness
| quote: | Liberal MLA Mike Murphy has slapped Tory Margaret Ann Blaney with a slander suit for accusing him of making a sexist remark in the legislature.
Murphy, a lawyer, filed the action in Fredericton court Wednesday morning. Blaney was served with the suit in a back corridor of the legislature soon after.
"These is a line in the sand and she's crossed it," the Moncton-area MLA said. "It was an innocuous statement and she knows it."
Blaney, who represents Saint John Kings, told reporters that Moncton North MLA Mike Murphy referred to female weather broadcasters in a derogatory way during Question Period last Friday.
"He was talking about the budget," she said. "He said, 'I want the minister to tell me what proof he has from any district engineer,' very professional term, 'any departmental official,' again, professional in approach, 'any climatologist' professional 'or any weather girl,' " she said, recalling Murphy's comments. "You know,
we've moved on to the 21st century. I thought it was derogatory and I thought it was inappropriate and I thought it was the kind of language we shouldn't be employing in the house."
Murphy said he is outraged that Blaney, who served as minister responsible for the status of women from 1999 and 2006, interpreted the statement in that way.
He said he never intended the term "weather girl" to be offensive. "This is a slur against my family name. This is a slur against my wife, this is a slur against my children - of the five of them, two are teenaged girls and this is an insult to them."
Murphy is seeking general and special damages, and costs. He says he will drop the suit if Blaney apologizes for the accusation. So far, she has refused. |
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