British PM David Cameron lays out his plan for pacifying England’s forest animal population. Wait, what? Sexism?
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Calm Down David!
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I’m assuming he said it to a woman? What a condescending prick.
I gathered it was to a woman in the first row.
cant tell if stupid or just trolling. he talking to her like that to make her look stupid , therefore he wins the debate.
There are many ways to make others look stupid in the House of Commons without being sexist. Tony Blair managed to do it for 10 years without resorting to stealing lines from a car insurance advertisement starring third rate directors who can’t find jobs. So not only was he sexist, Cameron showed himself to be unimaginative and a thief.
its inventive by any politicians standards. and remember he is a politician not a stand up comedian
Being a politician doesn’t stop him from being witty and clever. Cameron was neither and if he can’t be either he should stick to what he knows best. How did he think stealing a line from an advert would look good?
I don’t see anything wrong with calling a woman ‘dear’. Now if it was a guy, there would be a problem.
He did once call David Milliband dear during a debate so he’s definitely a patronising, chauvinist twat.
He said “Calm Down, Dear!” to Angela Eagle in this video.
He also was ordered to apologize for it…
If that had happened in Canada, he’d have been FIRED and/or sued…
Oh he apologised. John Bercow is excellent.
In america, he’d be roasted on the press, left pretty much alone, and then cash in on the next term’s sexist voter population.
Erm yer, what’s the problem with saying Calm down dear? It’s just a phrase we use when people get over excited. Nothing condescending about it, or sexist to be honest.
Just because your not used to the phrases used often by the English doesn’t mean it’s sexist or bad.
I guess I’m now not allowed to say “Mornin Lass” as that’s sexist? Holding doors for ladies, not thats sexist aswell….. as is using the term ladies. :p
Seriously chill.
as much as i dislike the tory, i suspect he was using it in the same sorta way as the esure adverts a few years back. remember them? the ones with micheal winner. Had the same sort of tone, posh git.
Certain words have slightly different connotations to them when spoken in other places. For example, saying “buddy” outside the U.S. is condescending and offensive. Similarly, if you mentioned “the N word” in Australia, most people would have no idea what you mean since it’s not a swear word. Perhaps “dear” is more acceptable in England.
“Calm down dear” is the catchphrase from a UK commercial. It is little more than a funny that wasn’t funny.
Me no get it. Why bad?
Apparently it’s sexist to say “calm down dear” to a woman now. That’s why.
According to my Math Teacher, it’s racist to say “Okie Dokie”
This is proof that political correctness has gone too far.
That’s racist.
You’re racist
You wanna take this outside punk?
Yeah! There’s not much else to do, so we might as well.
After you sir *holds door*
Why thank you sir.
Oh please, it’s the least I could do. Any good Gentleman would have done it.
Hmmm. Indeed.
What were we talking about again?
I don’t remember. Would you like a lager?
I’m underage but what the hell. Beer me!
*Passes Lotisque a Speights*
Here the drinking age is 18, or 17 with adult supervision. And since I’m 19…
AWWWWWW YEEEAAAAAAAH
It’s not the statement by itself but the ideas and assumptions it plays into and draws upon. As Cath Elliot puts it:
“Calm down, dear” is what women hear when we’re allegedly being “hysterical” or “overemotional”. It’s that tired old gender stereotyping, the sort that implies that if we can’t even keep our emotions in check, then we obviously aren’t cut out for the more serious male world of politics and debate.
DEATH TO THE FALSE EMPEROR!!! er, I mean gender stereotypes
Grrrr..I hate those things. There the reason why I’m *obviously* masturbating when I’m in the bathroom more than 5 minutes. Or that I’m *obviously* going out in gangs or drugs or illegal sex when I’m just going to the library often BECAUSE MY LAPTOP BROKE.
Oh and the fact that he ripped it off from a car insurance advert that stars the director of the Death Wish movies. Tony Blair used to destroy his opponents in the Commons without stealing from adverts. Cameron came across as a child pretending he’s a grown up, like a boy playing with his father’s razor and cutting himself very badly.