"Can someone tell me what is happening here?"
I present Jeremy Vine with something he can't ignore.
Jeremy Vine’s obnoxious pretence of not understanding the gender debate, usually expressed through the faux-innocent question that heads this piece has become something of a running joke among feminists.
Angry people in my area — the same ones campaigning to have the new family cycle lane torn out — say these bright colours “will cause horses to bolt.” I haven't seen a horse on this street for more than ten years.
Jeremy Vine @theJeremyVine
I have no idea what is going on with these poor horses but the bright colours seem to be *stopping* them from bolting
Maya Forstater caught it, and Jeremy responded with this.
A man comfortable in his career chuckles at a woman who lost hers because she refuses to ignore the many disgraceful scandals that accompany gender ideology. Vine has made a conscious decision to pretend to know nothing of such scandals as trans-identified rapists in women’s prisons; lesbians coerced by trans-identified men, and, most unforgivably of all, the mutilation of gender non-conforming children.
So I replied with this, thinking it would be hard for him to ignore.
He has become one of the most obnoxious Men on the tv and radio. His shows are dreadful and only serve to promote himself. Vacuous and puerile.
Regarding the LGBT crossings, I have no problem with the messaging. I live in Camden and want everyone to feel welcome and to be able to live in the community free from harassment and abuse.
But I live with a visual impairment and every time I cross them the coloured lines cause a visual disturbance. I wrote to Camden council and the person who responded said he would make a note of my complaint but that no one else had complained about their accessibility, only their messaging. I would feel exactly the same way if the coloured crossings were to celebrate Disability Pride. It's not the messaging that bothers me, it's the accessibility.
I looked at the Equality Impact Statement and it showed that Transport For London's disability advisory group and the RNIB had both raised concerns about disability access. Seems this was ignored.