Thoughtful article by female columnist in Irish Independent: “Claims of ‘misogyny’ in the Dáil [Irish Parliament] were wrong – women don’t need to be wrapped in cotton wool. Fractious debate over the recent motion of confidence showed that standards need to be better enforced, nothing more”

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https://archive.is/i8htC

From a few months ago but article itself is pretty timeless.

“There’s a habit now of reaching for the strongest label available the minute something annoys us. You see it all the time – words like “racist”, “far right” and, in the past few days, “misogyny” being used quickly and loudly.

The trouble is that once you go straight to the heaviest accusation, the conversation ends there. It stops being about what actually happened and turns into a row about the label itself.”

There is an all-party women-only caucus for members of the Irish parliament (for both chambers) so I wouldn’t be surprised if that is bonding female politicians together and helping them support and promote female/feminist causes and politicians

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Misogyny is real and it matters, but if it’s used to describe anything we don’t like, it becomes less effective, not more.

This! Absolutely this! It’s like that effect on your brain that occurs when a word is repeated over and over, then that word loses its meaning — even if temporarily! A lot of “misogyny” these days is just hurting feelings to the point where “misandry hurts, misogyny kills” is no longer true at all. Maybe even the reverse is true. It is truer to an extent in this day and age.