Someone asked why feminists are conflicted about Margaret Thatcher – 15 brutal responses

BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour tweeted a question about how feminists feel about the late Baroness Thatcher, given that she was the UK’s first woman prime minister and clearly found a way through the political glass ceiling.

Margaret Thatcher was the UK’s first female PM. Why did so many feminists feel conflicted about her? #UK1stfemalePM 👜 Tell us what you think 👉 https://t.co/PRZmOeeWKK pic.twitter.com/Abm7jgqedr

— BBC Woman's Hour (@BBCWomansHour) May 1, 2019

But there was no evidence of any conflict in the responses – there was a sweeping accord.

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https://twitter.com/stavvers/status/1123510340858331137

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https://twitter.com/CHIMPSINSOCKS/status/1123517125090582531

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Same reason family GPs feel conflicted about Harold Shipman. https://t.co/gnHo7V751n

— Sam Whyte (@SamWhyte) May 1, 2019

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Not really a debate here….
She destroyed whole communities.
Most feminists found her policies abhorrent.
She was no friend to women.
Only a foolish feminist would champion a genuinely terrible woman. https://t.co/8yJeXl9CNa

— Ruth Ibegbuna (@MsIbegbuna) May 1, 2019

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I don’t understand the idea that to be a feminist you should stand up for or thank Margret Thatcher. As a man no one is expecting me to stand up for Stalin or Genghis Khan.

— Neil Friday McGourty (@Mcgourty22N) May 1, 2019

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https://twitter.com/CelticAnarchy/status/1123649028846247936

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https://twitter.com/leninsgf/status/1123508497025589248

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https://twitter.com/ThisisKiyemis/status/1123509458976550912