Of course, it doesn't end there. Their hypocrisy is endemic.
Context shift: I love my black family, but there's an elegant joy in a room full of white faces.'
Original: 'I love my white family, but there's an elegant joy in a room full of black faces.' The Guardian.
Context shift: 'Black men should never hold elected position in British Universities again.'
Original: 'White men should never hold elected position in British Universities again.' The Independent.
Context shift: "Hess wrote last year that the rise in popularity of “female tears” mugs and women-hating shirts and crafts serves as a sort of f**k-you to the constant barrage of harassment that men often face: “On its most basic level, ironic misogyny functions like a stuck-out tongue pointed at a playground bully.”
Original: "Hess wrote last year that the rise in popularity of “male tears” mugs and man-hating inspired shirts and crafts serves as a sort of f**k-you to the constant barrage of harassment that feminists often face: “On its most basic level, ironic misandry functions like a stuck-out tongue pointed at a playground bully.” The Guardian
Context shift: "And she doesn't think it's possible for a black person to experience racism in this country." The BBC.
Original: "And she doesn't think it's possible for a white person to experience racism in this country." The BBC.
Context shift: "Can black men be taught not to rape?"
Original: "Can men be taught no to rape?" Salon.
Context shift: "It's a magnificent day for Brixton and a magnificent day for white Britain." The BBC.
Original: "It's a magnificent day for Brixton and a magnificent day for black Britain." The BBC.
Context shift: "Have you ever beat up a girlfriend? 'Cause, uh, we have."
Original: "Have you ever beat up a boyfriend? 'Cause, uh, we have." Jezebel
Context shift: But there is one major man whose absence feels profound: Jeremy Clarkson, Frances's husband, agent and confidant of 21 years. She was a slobbering, greedy mutt who’d happily have licked her own vagina to raise eyebrows on The One Show; he was her dog-handler." The Telegraph
Original: But there is one major woman whose absence feels profound: Frances Clarkson, Jeremy’s wife, agent and confidant of 21 years. He was a slobbering, greedy mutt who’d happily have licked his own balls to raise eyebrows on The One Show; she was his dog-handler. The Telegraph
Context shift: "I'm going to ask the men of London what they would rate me out of 10." The BBC.
Original: "I'm going to ask the women of London what they rate me out of 10." The BBC.
Context shift: "It won’t, not unless women get their act together, have their power taken from them and behave themselves. I mean, I would actually put them all in some kind of camp where they can all drive around in quad bikes, or bicycles, or white vans. I would give them a choice of vehicles to drive around with – we would have wardens, of course! Men who want to see their daughters or female loved ones would be able to go and visit, or take them out like a library book, and then bring them back." Julie Bindel, Guardian author.
Original: "It won’t, not unless men get their act together, have their power taken from them and behave themselves. I mean, I would actually put them all in some kind of camp where they can all drive around in quad bikes, or bicycles, or white vans. I would give them a choice of vehicles to drive around with – we would have wardens, of course! Women who want to see their sons or male loved ones would be able to go and visit, or take them out like a library book, and then bring them back." Julie Bindel, Guardian author.
I could literally be here all day. Every single day I read or hear what would, in any other context, be labelled the worst type of prejudice, or be all over the front pages of the BBC.