'He cannot abide the idea of women being his equal, even his superior.' soniapurnell via nytimes BorisJohnson Brexit
by a man shouting “Britain first!” and “death to traitors.” Since then, women say they have gotten an avalanche of threats for standing in the way of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal governing future relations — and all the dire repercussions that could cause., a Labour lawmaker, quoted a line of Mr. Johnson’s about preferring being “dead in a ditch” to delaying Brexit. “That is what will happen to those who do not deliver Brexit,” the threat to Ms. Phillips read.
Bridget Phillipson, a Labour lawmaker, said in an interview that women in Parliament routinely received vile messages calling them, among other things, witches. She said that while Theresa May, the former prime minister, had kindled some anger at lawmakers during her leadership, the mood darkened when Mr. Johnson took office.
His columns in the right-wing Daily Telegraph were full of intemperate language generally, but some were particularly aimed at women. “He doesn’t take criticism well, particularly from women,” Caroline Pidgeon, a London assembly member for the Liberal Democrats, said. “His default position is to mock and try to discredit you, rather than take down the arguments. It was just mock, mock, mock, and patronizing things as well.”
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