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Rosie Duffield quits as Labour MP with attack on Keir Starmer (www.bbc.com)

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

she just have wanted to spend more time at home denying the holocaust

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

Do you have any source for this? From what I read of her, it seems she's criticized Labour for what she perceives as antisemitism. (Edit: She's also very transphobic though, apparently; that sucks, but it still has nothing to do with Holocaust denial. Edit 2: okay yes it does. What the fuck.)

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

it was pretty much linked with transphobia when she was agreeing with someone who said trans people weren't targetted in the holocaust

https://nitter.poast.org/AyoCaesar/status/1639197486924398592

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Ah, yup, that'll do it.

What the fuck, Rosie.

[+] Jackthelad@lemmy.world -11 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Katy is one of those hardcore trans activists who think that literally everyone wants them dead.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

~~So I'm not understanding specifically what she said that's problematic in relation to the Holocaust? Did she say that trans people were killed during the Holocaust? Because that was a real, actual, systematic component of the Holocaust; saying that would be the opposite of denial.~~

~~Also, hardcore in what way? What's wrong with being pro-human rights in a "hardcore" way, however you're defining that? And where did she say everyone wants trans people dead? And again what does that have to do with the Holocaust?~~

Wait, I read this as Rosie. Who's Katy?

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 4 points 4 hours ago

My experience of Katy is an incredibly intelligent and balanced person. I can't speak to their history of antisemitism or trans activism one way or another though.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 11 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I'm glad people are speaking up against Starmer turning Labour into the New Conservatives.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

Lol, Rosie usually flanking from the right. A transphobe and not a nice person. Love it when they trash take themselves out. One of the few Labour MPs worse than Kier

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

It's kinda funny I had all these people telling me it will be better under kier

I know they can't turn ut around this quickly but based on what I have seen from him hrs not even in the same room as the steering wheel.