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Is the term "weather girl" derogatory and sexist?
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| Jayx1 |
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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| loca |
| Wow some women really take it too far... idiot:whip: |
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| Abercrombie |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
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LOL |
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| Jem_hadar |
Jesus Christ, shes ing retarded. Ugh.
Such dumb stuff. |
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| Irishaddict |
| Climatologist, bahahaahah |
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| rabbitjoker |
| My scrot is sexist. |
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| Jem_hadar |
| Labia are sexist. |
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| Xavier Moriarty |
| quote: | | minister responsible for the status of women from 1999 and 2006 |
ahahahahahahahahaha.
on a more serious note how the would you call "weather girl"??
weather person?
she who gives us forecast??
on a totally serious note, when asked what he thinks about all this weather dude replied "dude...."
| quote: | "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."
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its insulting to call girl A GIRL ????
i dont know what age are we living in but its scary. the line between normal and like this is getting really blurry |
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| nacarter |
| This is really stupid... I could understand (somewhat) if he called her the 'Weather Biatch', but 'Weather Girl'!?! Damn woman, get a grip! |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by Xavier Moriarty
its insulting to call girl A GIRL ????
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I suppose it depends on context and the connotative tone. |
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