Iriswatch

Jul. 21st, 2008 12:03 pm
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Yes, our new favourite MLA and MP, Iris Robinson is at it again.

Not content with declaring homosexuality an abomination - and one that can be cured by a lovely psychiatrist she knows - she's gone that little step further and now stated IN PARLIAMENT that homosexuality is more vile than child abuse -
“There can be no viler act, apart from homosexuality and sodomy, than sexually abusing innocent children.”

Tho of course it's not just Teh EVIL GAYS she has it in for, she's pretty keen to keep women back in the their place too, when tackled on why abortion remains illegal in N.Ireland. And why? Because GOD says so and it goverment is there to do what GOD wants. Not, you know, the people who voted for them.
“The government has a responsibility to uphold God’s laws morally.” .

Now, she's welcome to believe whatever the hell she wants in the privacy of her own insane head. But to be spouting such manic vitriol and insanity in her position as a public representive? Or using her beliefs or interpretation of 'morals' to control laws and services that could affect my life? That, not so much.

She does seem to be getting increasingly rabid tho, so maybe she's on her way out; it can't be making life easy for her (equally, but more quietly rabid) husband & First Minister.

She's not hatemongering tho! OH NO! She's saying it OUT OF LOVE.

So. Who DOES one write to these day to get rid of an MP?

ETA And the backpeddling begins"
She MAY have been misrepresented...

ETA 2 An exercise in comparison. Two quotes from the lovely Iris, one to the paper when they first got hold of this, the 2nd from her official press release on it all.
See if you can spot the difference...

1 - "I cannot think of anything more sickening than a child being abused. It is comparable to the act of homosexuality. I think they are all comparable. I feel totally repulsed by both ... I am trying to reach out to people."

2 - "...what I clearly intended to say was that child abuse was worse even than homosexuality and sodomy... At no point have I set out to suggest homosexuality was worse than child sex abuse. There can be no comparison between the two. "

Both taken from here

Date: 2008-07-21 01:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] caramel-betty.livejournal.com
That would be sodomy, surely?

Date: 2008-07-21 02:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellison.livejournal.com
Not if she's doing it to herself? Tho that's probably Disallowed too.

OTOH 'Special In the Arse' may be my new favourite phrase.

Date: 2008-07-21 02:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] caramel-betty.livejournal.com
Well, historically, sodomy just meant unnatural sexual practises. In the past, it could mean things like oral sex and stuff too (and this is the root of some very silly laws in some of the stupider American states). I think auto-erotic-head-fisting would probably count.

Date: 2008-07-21 02:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thipe.livejournal.com
AHF was one combination of words I did not expect to read today.

Also, yeah I was wondering about that. Obviously she only does things only to create children.

Date: 2008-07-21 02:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] adelpha.livejournal.com
Is it Paisley she's married to? That may explain the whole anti-sex thing.

Date: 2008-07-21 02:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] caramel-betty.livejournal.com
No, she's married to Peter Robinson, the new First Minister. He replaced the good Doctor.

Date: 2008-07-21 02:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellison.livejournal.com
Ah, see we'd come to the conclusion in work that what they meant was No Bottom Fun for Anyone.
Frontal Different Gendered Fun = Permissable; Bottomnal Enjoyment = BADWRONG

So I guess auto-erotic-head-fisting (or, heading?) would be out. Unless she stuck it up her FRONT bottom. Or would that make her a lesbian?

Date: 2008-07-21 04:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hellison.livejournal.com
And THAT would be a link I'm not clicking at work!

Does that come under the heading of 'gentle activities for ladies'?

Date: 2008-07-21 04:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thipe.livejournal.com
It's kind of like stroking kittens, only... not.

Date: 2008-07-21 07:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] adelpha.livejournal.com
I read that as stoking kittens. Is that where the head comes in?

Date: 2008-07-22 09:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thesme-01.livejournal.com
WAH! CEASE AND DESIST IMMEDIATELY!

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