sexism
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WTF Megxit Special
Hallo Readers, This week, Britain was horrified to learn that an American TV star had beguiled a boyish Old Etonian into abandoning his obligations towards an elderly Head of State. But that is enough about Donald Trump and his attempt to lure Boris Johnson into turning on… Continue reading
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WTF Mugabe Fall from Grace Special
Hallo Readers, In 1980 Robert Mugabe, a clever, educated, erudite, passionate, man who had spent much of his life either in prison or in exile, was elected as Zimbabwe’s first black Prime Minister. The country’s fertile soil then produced an abundance of maize, cotton, soybeans, wheat,… Continue reading
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WTF Sweet Home Alabama Special
Hallo Readers, Here are some good things about Alabama. Nat King Cole. Emmy Lou Harris. Coretta Scott King. Harper Lee. Joe Louis. Jesse Owens. Rosa Parks. Hank Williams. And here are some bad things about Alabama. Jeff “I can’t recall” Sessions. Roy… Continue reading
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WTF Spreadsheet of Shame Special
Hallo Readers, Last week, we had allegations against Labour MP Javed O’Mara who was suspended for all manner of discriminatory comments and yobbery. This week it got much, much worse. Bex Bailey, a respected Labour activist, complained that she had been raped… Continue reading
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WTF Jared Special
Hallo Readers, At the start of 2017, Jared O’Mara was a 35-year-old, Ed Sheeran lookalikey who ran a nightclub in Sheffield called West Street Live. WTF’s advice is to stay away for reasons that will become apparent as you read on. O’Mara… Continue reading
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WTF Weinstein Special
Hallo Readers, WTF never knew that onanism with an ornamental plant was an actual thing, whether with or without others present. It certainly gives a new meaning to the word tosspot. Be that as it may, it is more evidence that Harvey… Continue reading
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WTF The Son in Law Also Rises Special
Hallo Readers, It is surprising that Donald Trump can sit down to discuss his new Cabinet at all. Even perched on one of those gilded chairs littering the gilded salon at Trump Towers, he must be in some discomfort, given that our… Continue reading
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WTF Life On Mars Special
Hallo Readers, A goes out with his mate B in the small Welsh town where he was born. A was a footballer playing for a big club, B a footballer playing for a minor club. Much alcohol is taken. B picks up a very drunk girl… Continue reading
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WTF Trumptapegate Special
Hallo Readers, On Tuesday, post-Trumptapegate, there was a shameful interview on Radio 4’s Today programme. Sneery presenter Justin Webb asked Everyday Sexism’s Laura Bates whether men were still allowed to say they fancied women. Bates tried to explain that this… Continue reading
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WTF Connubial Bliss Special
Hallo Readers, WTF always thought that the marriage of thespians Johnny Depp, 52, and Amber Heard, 30, was unlikely to go the distance, but at 15 months, it came in seriously under budget. Last week, the relationship did not just… Continue reading