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Scarf in Suffragette colours not allowed in Scottish Parliament.

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grannydarkhair Tue 15-Nov-22 12:11:37

During stage 2 hearings of the GRR Bill in the Scottish Parliament, women are being asked to either remove scarves knitted in Suffragette colours of green, purple and white or leave. At least one woman has chosen to leave. And yet quite a few of the MSPs are wearing Rainbow lanyards.

twitter.com/obsolesence/status/1592447547263844352?s=61&t=2RGtdfWK_cUWRQG6nAtdXw

Esspee Tue 15-Nov-22 12:13:24

A bit of colour prejudice showing here!

Esspee Tue 15-Nov-22 12:17:06

I have voted SNP all my life but lately I am beginning to wish there was an alternative. I am embarrassed at the woke nonsense going on since they had to get into bed with the Greenies.

Rosie51 Tue 15-Nov-22 12:40:29

As someone said on Twitter the headlines will be "Votes For Women Colours Banned By Scottish Parliament" Who ordered the removal of the scarves and by whose authority?

J52 Tue 15-Nov-22 12:47:09

How ridiculous. Back in the day Suffragette’s wore jewellery with white, purple and green stones as secret signals of support. Time for the beads, broaches and earrings?

grannydarkhair Tue 15-Nov-22 12:48:11

This tweet explains.

twitter.com/obsolesence/status/1592450442406944768?s=61&t=px0ylO12tEk3tl4y2upcGw

grannydarkhair Tue 15-Nov-22 12:49:00

Above was in response to “Who ordered the removal, etc.”

fairfraise Tue 15-Nov-22 12:49:04

But purple and green look quite good together. Just because you're wearing it doesn't make any political statement. Nonsense news.

volver Tue 15-Nov-22 12:50:47

This is another trans thread, isn't it? 🤦🏼‍♀️

Mollygo Tue 15-Nov-22 12:51:14

Probably to do with Women Won’t Wheest. Can’t have anything that supports female rights in the Scottish Parliament then? They’ve actually called more attention to it by banning it then they would have done if they just left it.

grannydarkhair Tue 15-Nov-22 12:51:43

J52 Someone has tweeted that tomorrow they’ll wear purple, green and white clothes. She wonders if she’ll be asked to strip?

volver Tue 15-Nov-22 12:53:01

Esspee

I have voted SNP all my life but lately I am beginning to wish there was an alternative. I am embarrassed at the woke nonsense going on since they had to get into bed with the Greenies.

Quite frankly, people who use words like "woke" and "Greenies" are probably not suited to voting for a social democratic party anyway.

Lathyrus Tue 15-Nov-22 12:58:53

A rational explanation of why one set of colours-rainbow- is permissible but another set -women’s rights - is not ?

Oreo Tue 15-Nov-22 13:10:39

I don’t think there is one Lathyrus
The SNP are showing themselves to be ridiculous.Hope the women all attend meetings in suffragette colours in the future.

Lathyrus Tue 15-Nov-22 13:12:05

It’s the seeds of a totalitarian government where only approved viewpoints are allowed.

Rosie51 Tue 15-Nov-22 13:13:13

volver

This is another trans thread, isn't it? 🤦🏼‍♀️

No I think it's a thread about excluding women from wearing an inoffensive scarf. You're happy for women's dress to be so regulated? The suffragette colours stand for the women who campaigned for us to get the vote. You have an issue with them?

grannydarkhair Tue 15-Nov-22 13:13:45

Somebody has just tweeted that the colours of theScottish Parliament tartan are purple, green and white but in muted shades. How ironic!

After private discussion, apparently the Suffragette colours are political.
twitter.com/russellfindlay1/status/1592480700271583232?s=61&t=8G1E2JPJn5X-Pb18IfuPWA

Lathyrus Tue 15-Nov-22 13:15:26

Oreo

I don’t think there is one Lathyrus
The SNP are showing themselves to be ridiculous.Hope the women all attend meetings in suffragette colours in the future.

It would be good if some of the men could turn up in something of those colours too.

Thinking back to when the Norwegians all wore the yellow star.

Rosie51 Tue 15-Nov-22 13:16:41

Sometimes the colours are acceptable it would seem.

Lathyrus Tue 15-Nov-22 13:19:37

Political?

This is a Parliament 🙄😂😂😂😂😁

Oreo Tue 15-Nov-22 13:22:25

Maybe they should rock up in Scottish Parliament tartan, both women and men, that’d show em.

Smileless2012 Tue 15-Nov-22 13:30:13

I wonder what would have happened if the woman who left had refused to remove her scarf and stayed. It's a pity that they all didn't refuse to comply.

JenniferEccles Tue 15-Nov-22 13:35:15

The SNP is fast losing all credibility isn’t it?
Independence? I don’t think so.

Rosie51 Tue 15-Nov-22 13:42:55

Lathyrus

It’s the seeds of a totalitarian government where only approved viewpoints are allowed.

This. And it's scary how many are happy to be led along the path.

volver Tue 15-Nov-22 13:43:41

Rosie51

volver

This is another trans thread, isn't it? 🤦🏼‍♀️

No I think it's a thread about excluding women from wearing an inoffensive scarf. You're happy for women's dress to be so regulated? The suffragette colours stand for the women who campaigned for us to get the vote. You have an issue with them?

Ah, such innocence...

Real or feigned?

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