The PC and Perpetually Offended Brigade

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Literally the next thing she says provides the rationale:
https://twitter.com/HMcEntee/status/1348660071862034433?s=19

I.e. history suggests that enough men are guaranteed to apply already, no encouragement needed.

[Kurt Cocaine]

Literally the next thing she says provides the rationale:
https://twitter.com/HMcEntee/status/1348660071862034433?s=19

I.e. history suggests that enough men are guaranteed to apply already, no encouragement needed.

Gender and background more important then actual expertise in the law then? The correct legal term for that, Minister, is BULLSHIT.

The second comment....

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Some reactionary idiot was inevitably going to make that comment, so why not "Miller Jackson" with his 7 followers.

[astfgyl]

Literally the next thing she says provides the rationale:
https://twitter.com/HMcEntee/status/1348660071862034433?s=19

I.e. history suggests that enough men are guaranteed to apply already, no encouragement needed.

I did say the responses would be predictable!

You don't think then that saying something along the lines of "All qualified applicants are welcomed" covers it in terms of equality?

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Literally the next thing she says provides the rationale:
https://twitter.com/HMcEntee/status/1348660071862034433?s=19

I.e. history suggests that enough men are guaranteed to apply already, no encouragement needed.

I did say the responses would be predictable!

It's not a response though, it's the second part of the initial tweet. It's what is called a "twitter thread"; a single post spread across several tweets due to number of character limitations.

[Caomhaoin]

None of this kind of thing is surprising anymore. This story from a few years ago was simply astounding

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.9news.com.au/article/bee004a2-30dd-4d94-ac5f-126eec7d6237

[astfgyl]

Literally the next thing she says provides the rationale:
https://twitter.com/HMcEntee/status/1348660071862034433?s=19

I.e. history suggests that enough men are guaranteed to apply already, no encouragement needed.

I did say the responses would be predictable!

It's not a response though, it's the second part of the initial tweet. It's what is called a "twitter thread"; a single post spread across several tweets due to number of character limitations.

Indeed it is a twitter thread. And your response is still predictable. Do you think that in the interests of true equality she really needed to say that?

Would "All qualified persons are welcome to apply" really not cut it, or does everything have to be some sort of stealthy virtue signalling? Look how progressive we are. we employ (insert suitable minority group here).

I think as long as we treat anyone of any background as a separate group, the farther we will ever be from truly achieving equality. Any thoughts around that?

[Caomhaoin]

Of course! The narrative now is that white people are evil, white people suck, particularly white men, and if you disagree, you are a white supremacist and a misogynist. It's a confidence trick of gargantuan quality and efficacy.

[Kurt Cocaine]

Some reactionary idiot was inevitably going to make that comment, so why not "Miller Jackson" with his 7 followers.

Why is he an idiot?

[Eoin McLove]

Because he can't even spell his own name. It's Jiller Macksnon, you Nazi!

[Pedrito]

What's she doing on Twitter anyway? If a minister communicates it should be done in a serious and thought out fashion. Things should be explained and not need cutting down to bitesize chunks for illiterate mongoloids. And before anyone mentions Donald Trump-fuck off!

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Would "All qualified persons are welcome to apply" really not cut it, or does everything have to be some sort of stealthy virtue signalling? Look how progressive we are. we employ (insert suitable minority group here).

I think as long as we treat anyone of any background as a separate group, the farther we will ever be from truly achieving equality. Any thoughts around that?

Just 23 per cent of solicitor applications and 31 per cent of barrister applications in the last round in June were from women.

So, all they're doing is trying to encourage more women to apply. If they were simply going to choose any old woman who happened to apply, simply to meet a quota, then they'd have no problem with the fact that less apply, would they?

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Also, what you don't seem to realize, is that when it comes to Senior Counsel in Ireland, "diverse backgrounds" can mean literally anyone outside of a man who went to either Blackrock College or Gonzaga, etc., and then to Trinity.

[Trev]

I reckon though if a woman does get the job, after that tweet it'll be followed by constant allegations of only getting it because they were a woman and could undermine their work.

Whereas if it was just put out as something like astgjgyhjfyjl said and a woman still ended up in the position no one would bat an eyelid

[Caomhaoin]

This is it. Anything with a whiff of affirmative action or 'equalising' opportunity by the above means makes resentment and condescension inevitable.