"Do these protesters not understand the irony here? Do they not understand how hypocritical it is to fight against a woman’s right to choose while simultaneously fighting for their own right to do whatever they like? Do they not understand how you can not possibly be “pro-life” if you’re flouting lockdown laws to participate in dense protests that could cause a surge in coronavirus cases?
It’s always been clear than anti-abortion extremists aren’t actually pro-life, they’re just pro-controlling women. They have always been shamelessly hypocritical. However, their hypocrisy has become particularly brazen during the coronavirus crisis. On Monday, for example, Dan Patrick, the virulently “pro-life” lieutenant governor of Texas, called for the reopening of the country, saying there are “more important things than living”.
‘PPE is made for a 6ft 3in rugby player’
Health professionals and trade unions in the UK are warning that female healthcare workers’ lives are being put at risk because of ill-fitting personal protective equipment. “PPE is designed for a 6ft 3in bloke built like a rugby player,” one NHS worker said. While PPE may be designed with men in mind, 75% of workers in the NHS are female.
Tara Reade deserves to be heard
Joe Biden still hasn’t directly addressed the allegations that he sexually assaulted Tara Reade in the 1990s. “Whether you believe Reade or not, it’s hard to justify the media’s refusal to give her a hearing,” Katie Halper, who published the former aide’s accusations when other outlets ignored them, writes in the Guardian.
Google Translate addresses gender bias
Google has introduced a new artificial intelligence model that tries to weed out bias in its translation tool. Previously Google Translate would reinforce sexist assumptions. For example, when translating phrases from English from Turkish (which has gender-neutral pronouns) o bir muhendis would become “he is an engineer”. Meanwhile o bir hemsire would become “she is a nurse.”
