To recognize sexist behavior

I think I see a bit of tension looming. The Guardian tells us:

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has invested £1m in a new education toolkit, which is to be made available to all secondary schools in the capital to help pupils recognise and call out sexist and misogynistic behaviour.

Really!? That’s a thing? Those are things? Sexism and misogyny exist?

“We must put the onus of responsibility on men and boys to change the way they perceive, treat and talk about women if we are going to truly fix the problem of violence against women and girls and build a safer, fairer London for everyone,” said Khan.

I’ll be darned.

But…what if the boys all decide to be girls? Where will the onus of responsibility go then?

The mayor’s initiative will help pupils understand the impact of sexist and misogynistic behaviour on women and girls, as well as support them to identify and call out misogyny and help prevent VAWG.

Unless, of course, the pupils being called out for misogyny identify as girls. In that case the girls will be punished.

“In London and across the country we face an epidemic of violence against women and girls,” the mayor said. “As well as taking action against the perpetrators of violence, I’m determined that we do more to prevent and end the violence and misogyny too many women face on a daily basis.”

Then start with yourself, Mr Khan. Start with the fact that you booted Joan Smith out of her role as Co-Chair of the London Mayor’s Violence against Women and Girls Board after eight years of unpaid service, without a word of explanation, and you ignored her requests for an explanation. Start there. Start explaining to us how that’s not sexist as well as rude and boorish.

Go on then.

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