Girlys, wot?
Prepare to be astonished: Boris Johnson is a sexist boor.
Boris Johnson referred to David Cameron as a “girly swot” in a recent cabinet paper, an unredacted version of court documents has shown, prompting condemnation of the prime minister for sexist insults.
During his inaugural prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, Johnson seemed to call Jeremy Corbyn “You great big girl’s blouse” in relation to the Labour leader’s refusal to back an immediate general election.
The other reference dates back to 16 August, appearing in a handwritten note about the idea of suspending parliament for five weeks.
Well you know, girls – they’re weak, they’re dumb, they’re useless. Also they’re too good in school. (Swot is Molesworthish slang for nerd, one who studies too hard.)
The revelation of the latest insult prompted scorn from Labour MPs. The party’s deputy leader, Tom Watson, tweeted: “It’s like this particular cohort of Bullingdon Club and Old Etonians hit their emotional plateau before graduation from Oxford. Johnson and Rees-Mogg in particular see politics as a game.”
Well said Tom Watson. (I like him. We have a mutual friend in the much-missed Maureen Brian.)
big girl’s blouse
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-big3.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Girl%27s_Blouse
It seems like many of the prominent world leaders these days are sexist boors. Hating women seems to be in style. It’s almost like it’s a plus in getting elected (or appointed) to things.
And yet this jackass — who got his position thanks to going to a (supposedly) good school but jeered at those who were actually smart as “swots,” or in other words, has no merit except the status he inherited — has the unmitigated gall to pose as the champion of the unwashed masses against the “elite” who want to stand in the way of, you know, completely self-destructive nonsense.
Trump, of course, is cut from the same cloth. He’s coasted on nothing but inherited wealth and a talent for self-promotion, yet poses as some self-made success story.
Fuck them both. It’s happy hour and this “elitist” is off to have a really fucking good martini.
When I called him BoJo the Clown, my mom figured that made him sound sort of endearing.
The thing is, the clowns I grew up with were the likes of Pennywise and The Joker.
I do call Trump Bozo now and then. I hope it doesn’t sound too endearing…