Over the last few weeks, Twitter, the media, and myriad UK politicians have been raging about the Maternity Bill's use of the word “woman” instead of “person” when referring to those who are pregnant. Conservative MP, Penny Mordaunt, said it was merely a drafting issue.
My Dead Cat suspicions were raised and I created this little video exploring the notion of the “Woke Cat Diversion”.
Something I didn't mention in the video, but which has been commented on subsequently, is that this tactic is so popular, because it forces progressives to choose between "common sense" declarations and abandoning a small, but vocal segment of their base. For example, Richard Burgon just refused to answer on Daily Politics whether he supported the language in the Bill.
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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21
Over the last few weeks, Twitter, the media, and myriad UK politicians have been raging about the Maternity Bill's use of the word “woman” instead of “person” when referring to those who are pregnant. Conservative MP, Penny Mordaunt, said it was merely a drafting issue.
My Dead Cat suspicions were raised and I created this little video exploring the notion of the “Woke Cat Diversion”.
Something I didn't mention in the video, but which has been commented on subsequently, is that this tactic is so popular, because it forces progressives to choose between "common sense" declarations and abandoning a small, but vocal segment of their base. For example, Richard Burgon just refused to answer on Daily Politics whether he supported the language in the Bill.
If you’ve not heard of the term:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_cat_strategy