[Crimson Dynamo]

Ruth Davidson‏Verified account @RuthDavidsonMSP Jun 30

Right, I'm off for a fortnight. In the mean time, here's @GillianA just sitting round the house in stilettos & seamed stockings. As you do.

https://twitter.com/RuthDavidsonMSP/...30019253227521


SCOTTISH Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has triggered a social media sexism row after she posted a provoactive picture of actress Gillian Anderson on Twitter.. Ms Davidson posted the image of the X-Files star in lingerie before she jetted off on holiday for two weeks. Ms Davidson is a lesbian woman.

Alongside the picture, the openly gay politician wrote: “Right, I'm off for a fortnight. In the mean time, here's @GillianA just sitting round the house in stilettos & seamed stockings. As you do.”

SNP politicians were quick to condemn their Holyrood rival’s post, which has been liked more than 4,000 times.

James Dornan, the SNP MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, called Ms Davidson an “eejit”.

Gillian Martin, the SNP MSP for Aberdeenshire East, asked if Ms Davidson's constituency office was “like the inside of a 70s building site Portakabin with Page 3s cello-taped to the wall”.

There were users who suggested that if a man had uploaded the same picture it would have been deemed unacceptable.

One Twitter user replied: “Not questioning Gillian Anderson's right to be photographed. However, imagine for a moment Alex Salmond or John Swinney etc had tweeted this.”

The author Yvonne Ridley, who once herself sued The Islam Channel for sexual discrimination, said: “I just can't believe the leader of a political party who wants to be taken seriously would be so demeaning to women.”

The tweet came less than a week after Ms Davidson publicly challenged the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to drop its opposition to gay marriage.

Last month, the Conservative politician said that she had received assurances over gay rights from the Prime Minister before the Tories agreed a deal with the DUP.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/823...llian-Anderson




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sexism?

[Calderyon]

Gillian looks very hot.

[Kazanne]

I love Gillian Anderson one of my fave actresses

[smudgie]

It's a photo, simple, posed for public viewing by the look of it.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by smudgie

It's a photo, simple, posed for public viewing by the look of it.

and if say Alex Salmond tweeted it?

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by smudgie

It's a photo, simple, posed for public viewing by the look of it.

Yeah, I don't get it at all. I was staring at the tweet trying to figure out how it was sexist.

The complaints seem to be along the lines of 'well what if it was a man who tweeted it?', noone's actually saying why it was bad that Ruth tweeted it it's people getting offended by a hypothetical situation... crazy.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Jamie89

Yeah, I don't get it at all. I was staring at the tweet trying to figure out how it was sexist.

The complaints seem to be along the lines of 'well what if it was a man who tweeted it?', noone's actually saying why it was bad that Ruth tweeted it it's people getting offended by a hypothetical situation... crazy.

if trump had tweeted it you would be on your 5th post by now....

[Withano]

Not sexist in the slightest lol. Who are these people who got insulted? Do they actually exist.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Withano

Not sexist in the slightest lol. Who are these people who got insulted? Do they actually exist.

James Dornan, the SNP MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, called Ms Davidson an “eejit”.

Gillian Martin, the SNP MSP for Aberdeenshire East, asked if Ms Davidson's constituency office was “like the inside of a 70s building site Portakabin with Page 3s cello-taped to the wall”.

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I find it helps to read what is posted?

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

if trump had tweeted it you would be on your 5th post by now....

Trump didn't tweet it, neither did Alex Salmond, these people have nothing to do with Ruth tweeting a picture of Gillian Anderson, saying something like that is simply diversionary (and pointless, am I to post 'no I wouldn't' just so you can post 'yes you would'.)
The 'issue' here seems to be from the responses, a desperate attempt to try and highlight a hypocrisy amongst people who would normally call out sexism when it happens, but that only works if Ruth's tweet is actually sexist and so far I can't see that anyone has explained how it is... can you?

[Marsh.]

I don't get it? What's the problem?

[Withano]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

James Dornan, the SNP MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, called Ms Davidson an “eejit”.

Gillian Martin, the SNP MSP for Aberdeenshire East, asked if Ms Davidson's constituency office was “like the inside of a 70s building site Portakabin with Page 3s cello-taped to the wall”.

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I find it helps to read what is posted?

Im just not as pc as you

[Shaun]

It's a pretty fair point. If a male politician had tweeted a random saucy picture of a celebrity he'd be decried as lecherous, creepy, sexist, perverse... and worse.

It may not be implicitly sexist but it's a bit sad and pathetic.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Jamie89

Trump didn't tweet it, neither did Alex Salmond, these people have nothing to do with Ruth tweeting a picture of Gillian Anderson, saying something like that is simply diversionary (and pointless, am I to post 'no I wouldn't' just so you can post 'yes you would'.)
The 'issue' here seems to be from the responses, a desperate attempt to try and highlight a hypocrisy amongst people who would normally call out sexism when it happens, but that only works if Ruth's tweet is actually sexist and so far I can't see that anyone has explained how it is... can you?

explain why she posted it and for what point?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Shaun

It's a pretty fair point. If a male politician had tweeted a random saucy picture of a celebrity he'd be decried as lecherous, creepy, sexist, perverse... and worse.

It may not be implicitly sexist but it's a bit sad and pathetic.

imagine if Nigel had done it?

[Marsh.]

The "But if a male politician posted it..." doesn't make sense. Even if they did, it wouldn't be "sexist" then. Depending on the context they posted it in, it could be pervy or whatever. Sexist? Nope. Man or woman, it's not sexist.

And a male politician hasn't posted it so scoring points over what people would or wouldn't post in a situation that hasn't actually happened is both pointless and bordering on trolling.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

The "But if a male politician posted it..." doesn't make sense. Even if they did, it wouldn't be "sexist" then. Depending on the context they posted it in, it could be pervy or whatever. Sexist? Nope. Man or woman, it's not sexist.

And a male politician hasn't posted it so scoring points over what people would or wouldn't post in a situation that hasn't actually happened is both pointless and bordering on trolling.

why did she post it?

what was the reason?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

why did she post it?

what was the reason?

I'm afraid I don't have her on kik so I can't ask her?

I imagine she's a fan?

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

explain why she posted it and for what point?

Because it's twitter and it's inane and I guess sometimes people post pictures of celebrities they find attractive... honestly who cares and how is that offensive or sexist in any way? I notice you avoided answering my question.