Katherine Zappone Envoy Gig

You think that was by accident?

It is used the same way you use your anti-sexism posts.

You'd love to see it but FG's hold is too strong.

It's going to take a GE, the electorate telling them yet again, they are not wanted in government.

I am not sure you know what a lot of things mean. Re:mansplain - I know where it originated. Before it was determined a sexist phrase, Solnit etc.

But how it was used after it grew legs, was whenever any man spoke to a lady even if he was correctly pointing out something. It became an irritant among many, including yourself. And that is how you use the term sexism or sexist.

Maybe now you can 'follow'.

First of all, did you assume I was a man?

2nd, there are no actual rules to using the term. Like there are no rules that same sex couples cannot have a sexual relationship.

Mansplaining is a man explaining something to somebody he assumes doesn't understand something. It is entirely irrelevant what the sex of the person he is explaining to, is.

It is definitely you that doesn't understand this. It is a made up term. It has been adopted and abused. There is no longer a 'correct' way to use it, if there ever was.

Fwiw, it wasn't that you 'pointed out' that somebody's comments were sexist. You went into detail and linked to some EU graph. But it was that you decided to explain a comment about a hairdo if I am not mistaken. Choking on your own medicine?

Do we know who was at the Merrion yet? Seems as it is forgotten about, and not relevant, that the secrecy surrounding it would have gone and anyone who attended would admit it.

But that doesn't appear to be what's happening.

I am referring to what Micheal Martin is doing. It is a form of abusing the system. It is there to protect them also. But it doesn't seem the abuse of it atm is correct.

But so be it. I call I'm tired, and 'I was mistaken' .And apparently we all learn from them and get cured.

I don't mind being the one to have to break this to you. But 'Mansplaining' is simply a 'man' and that he is 'explaining' something, whether or not Charlie from the BBC decides to put up a graph, or Miranda states it's good for the dictionary, it is a man - explaining something. I'm not about to look through that graphic or the dictionary. But I did see in your own post:

So it is exactly as I said. According to your post.

I said:

However, I did notice you ignored the relevant part (to this thread) of my post.

Any answer on that? Get back on topic.

Everything Leo says of late is either an apology of sorts or deflection, it's got to the stage we're few if any take anything he says seriously. His credibility was shaken quite some time ago, now it's just gone 😏

It's neither about growing, it's clearly not about the actual topics at hand, some pretty outlandish claims and insinuations made, some quite personal.

I'm clearly not alone in being quite disturbed by an obsession on others posts and rarely have I seen an objective argument put forward to argue the subject matter of this thread, instead resorting to baseless assumptions on a posters character, as someone said earlier, it demeans the argument.

I admitidly enjoy a bit of tounge and cheek, I don't think I've been intentially malicious towards any particular political or public figure on this Thread albeit there are times some politicians are insufferable.

I've been critical of FF, FG, Labour, SF in the past. I base my critism of facts rarely contradicted or proven false. I'm not a political junkie, just a citizen who sees what's occurred as being appalling and frankly disgusting. I also freely admit Leo Varadkar in particular has proven himself to be quite Devious generally and the contempt he has shown over many years followed by fake Empathy and empty apologies are frankly gauling.

Of course people on here entitled to have varying opinions and argue their points but it should never get personal towards another poster and clearly a line was crossed here, I don't believe by me.

I propose a Truce, get back on topic, as I've explained I'm not going to respond directly and I respectfully ask you do the same, agree to disagree without being so personal. Is it really necessary or productive, Honestly.

Morning, I wonder will the list of attendees ever be released, its clear there is a list. Whatever about personal attendees, my interest is in serving Politicians and Current Civil servants.

I get a sense certain, normally vocal TD'S have been somewhat silent and this only leads to obvious suspicion.

Perhaps someone waiting for Dail privilege to disclose details 🤔

How dare you preach about sexism to anybody.

Nobody called you out because the casual and targeted sexism about certain women is routine here. I have reported it before but no action was taken that was evident.

Nice how you use that as some kind of weird justification. 'I didn't get caught so that makes it alright'.

Morning Francie 😏

Surely the Taoiseach's office has been caught covering up here?