Michael Gove: sexist, racist, homophobic and divisive – from his own lips
Michael Gove: One wonders how Chelsea FC and its fans feel about having this racist, sexist, homophobic hater of the North as a fellow supporter.
It shouldn’t be a surprise. After all, he did think rape was funny.
Michael Gove apologised for his comments about Harvey Weinstein’s bedroom…
Going into the studio is “like going into Harvey Weinstein’s bedroom – you hope to emerge with your dignity intact” Gove on #Todayat60
— Nick Robinson (@bbcnickrobinson) October 28, 2017
… but it turns out he has been making similar comments in public since at least 1987, according to The Independent.
The newspaper has listed sexist, racist and homophobic comments from 1987 and 1993 – all of which should have disqualified him from ever being considered a suitable candidate for a Parliamentary seat.
He was elected into Parliament in 2005. Presumably some Tory sponsor thought he had lived down his words after 12 years. Little did they know what would happen 12 years later… or, indeed, now.
And what has happened now?
Well, we’ve found out what he said all those years ago. Probably the most offensive part – to the most people – is the classist statements (below):
Michael Gove celebrates 'stamping on toothless face of northerners' in resurfaced speech pic.twitter.com/ANWGBPydYT
— The Independent (@Independent) September 13, 2021
Yes – it’s worse than the sexism and racism because the North will hate being pigeonholed so offensively and the South will hate being assumed to hate the North.
At the very least, it’s not good for sales.
The real question about this scandal is what Boris Johnson will do about it.
Gove is currently Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which doesn’t mean a lot. But he’s tipped to become either Foreign or Home Secretary in a mooted Cabinet reshuffle.
If Johnson goes through with the alleged plan to give Gove a more high-profile job, after these revelations came to light, he’ll upset millions of people…
… and show that he couldn’t care less about the feelings of the “happy” South (ha ha) or the “cruel, dirty, toothless” North. Electoral suicide.
Source: Revealed: Michael Gove’s sexist jibes, racist jokes and homophobic slurs | The Independent
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Humm last time I checked I live in the unhappy south. Unhappy to still have a scumbag Tory government! ;(