The Home Office will look at hatred of women as one of the ideological trends that the government says is gaining traction.

Extreme misogyny will be treated as a form of extremism under new government plans, the Home Office has said.

Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, has ordered a review of the UK’s counter-extremism strategy to determine how best to tackle threats posed by harmful ideologies.

The analysis will look at hatred of women as one of the ideological trends that the government says is gaining traction.

Ms Cooper said there has been a rise in extremism “both online and on our streets” that “frays the very fabric of our communities and our democracy”.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    273·
    3 months ago

    You would like to think the primary target for an anti-misogyny policy would be football hooligans and biker gangs.

    But if you’ve got the MET police exclusively targeting Mosques, and rounding up anyone who fails that paper bag test as “high risk misogynists”, that could be a problem.

    I could also see this aggressively leveraged by the JK Rowling types to harass queer people.

    • sigmaklimgrindsetEnglish
      181·
      3 months ago

      I could also see this aggressively leveraged by the JK Rowling types to harass queer people.

      This is exactly what I was thinking, she and her ilk cry misogyny often while going after other women. Are they going to be held responsible under this policy? Or is this going to muddy the waters even more for “political points” while actually doing fuck all.

    • JovialMicrobial@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      JK Rowling is two K’s short of a klan.

      I’d love to see these laws work against her and her followers. Terfs are just as misogynistic as Tater Tot, it just looks different.

      “Oh no, we might be mistaken for trans, ban all trans women.” - Terfs.

      It’s no different than homophonic men being afraid of being mistaken as gay. It’s immature and pathetic.

      I guess it’s a matter of who is interpreting and applying the law though. Which sucks.