As You Were: Mitchell Says He Was Being an Ironic Sexist Pig
Channelling Michael Winner when being accused of sexism? It’s as if Austin Mitchell was trying to make it worse
Calm down dears.Irony may be a low form of wit but it's clearly above my level.And yours.So my wife has banned me from tweeting today—
Austin Mitchell (@AVMitchell2010) October 29, 2012
Austin Mitchell just told me his 'good wife' tweet mensch 'wasn't a bit of sexism', describes it as 'supremely witty…cleverly ironic'.—
Robin Brant (@robindbrant) October 29, 2012
He doesn't say when asked if he feels the need to re tract or apologise.—
Robin Brant (@robindbrant) October 29, 2012
The other A Mitchell should have used the I was only joking line…
UPDATE: Labour say:
“Austin Mitchell has made clear the tweet was a joke not a serious comment. It is not funny, understandable people find it offensive, and it is not the view of the Labour Party.”
Its Labour: Its not fascism / sexism / racism or bigoted when they do it.
What is Ed Millionairebland doing today?
Oh yes, calling for the heads of those who belittle others in public.
But as ever tribal Labour will close ranks around Mitchell – sexist Old Labour jerk.
Yes Labour make their own rules. How many millions does Ed Miliband have again?
Austin Mitchell is still alive? Christ on a bike. He belongs to the Tony Banks era of Labour: loud and obnoxious but zero substance or intellect. Actually, come to think of it, that’s Labour now as well.
If he wants to tweet, let him do so without censorship. If you don’t like what the guy stands for, vote him out. If you are in favour of free expression, then don’t try to close him down because he has dissed one of Cameron’s ex A listers.
We are not amused.
Dont worry, am sure Ed Miliband will call for a independent judge led inquiry into this!
Good point mate, but I bet he doesn’t ask
If this had been a Tory tweet we would have been demanding his resignation.
I never had sex with that woman
This is all Tony’s fault.
Whereas Mensch feels Mitchell isn’t important enough to apologise on his own, she wants an apology from someone he knows who didn’t tweet, to enhance her sense of self-worth.
supremely witty…cleverly ironic
Even if by accident, that is a first for Austin.
it was blatantly a joke – I hate labour like any sane person, but it’s silly and dangerous to have a go at them for being ironic.
I would refer the honourable gentleman to my remark of even time to his.
Labour are the masters of irony.
They even call themselves the Labiuor Party – when none of their workshy MPs have any known experience of the means of production.
Yeah , leave the comedy to ed millionaireband in the HoC
That’s proper stand up
Never met any socialist who could be said to have a sense of humour
One could make a case that Ed Balls must be a supreme practitioner of irony as what he says at any juncture does not stand examination, even when set against his previous statement.
There is a hole in the fabric of time and space, Captain, and I keep falling through it looking for the end to boom and bust.
We don’t do irony.
Call in the Irony Police.
It….is……like…….rain…….on………your…………wedding…………day
Slow day, Guido?
Tell your good lady to make lunch early.
Labour have enough trouble attracting the womens vote anyway with Miliband and Balls as their pin ups.
Mitchell is the true face of Labour when it comes to attitudes towards women.
And remember – Lady Thatcher was PM over 3 decades ago – Labour STILL have not even considered a women leader.
Scandalous. I have been in the front line of the Labour Party for some years now and I am far better looking than any other front bencher in my party.
Why am I not leader?
Oh go away Jack.
Barbara Castle was the female front runner in British politics for decades before Thatcher – in effect she paved the way for women in politics, including Thatcher.
Mitchell should realise Mensch has no humour. She would need some brain cells first.
Who is this Robin Brant pussy?
He was clearly making a rightie (i.e. unfunny) joke.
Is this The Guardian? Let’s all jump on the silly “I am so outraged!” bandwagon for a tweet that was clearly ironic. Get a life, people.
Why do idiots waste their time on twitter? Is it cos they are all twats with too much time on their hands? Bunch of tossers!
Is Comrade Milliband’s appealling on behalf of the mentally handicapped or is he just appealing to those who are mentally handicapped?
A sexist male labour mp – I’m flabbergasted,
Oh dear. I do this all the time, Austin. I forget that the recipient of my jibe lives in another dimenschion. Shouldn’t she be in NY, anyway? I’m told the weather is lovely this time of year.