[arista]

[62p An Hour: What women sleeping 16 to a room get paid to make
Ed and Harriet's £45 'This Is What A Feminist Looks Like' T-shirts

Feminist T-shirts worn by politicians are made in 'sweatshop' conditions
Migrant women in Mauritius are making the £45 tops for 62p an hour
They say: 'We don't feel like feminists. We don't feel equal. We feel trapped'
Machinists sleep 16 to a room and earn less than average wage on island
T-shirt is sold in Whistles in aid of activism group The Fawcett Society
Deputy chief executive of the charity Dr Neitzert said they had originally
been assured the garments would be produced ethically in the UK
When they received samples they noted they had been made in Mauritius
She added that if evidence emerges Whistles will have to withdraw range
Harriet Harman wore shirt on front bench of the Commons during PMQs]


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3HtuH6Ntw



Well Done the PM for not wearing these Criminal T-Shirts

[Vicky.]

Erm..I find it hard to believe that these politicians knew about the conditions the women are under tbh. Something I wear regularly could easily turn out to be made like that

[Jake.]

'It's hard out here for a prick' (8)

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Erm..I find it hard to believe that these politicians knew about the conditions the women are under tbh. Something I wear regularly could easily turn out to be made like that

Sure but the whole point of this t-shirt
is its for Womans Rights.


Now it looks Evil that these MP's wear them.


Harman - the woman MP who had it on
at PM's Question Time
is a Outright Fool.



Sign Of The Times

[joeysteele]

I think the message is what is important and if through wearing them this other issue has been brought to light too then all the better.

The only reason David Cameron wouldn't wear one is likely because he doesn't believe in the cause.
He is however always happy to be seen supporting anything as to The Sun,that is far more worrying for me than Miliband, Harman and Clegg sporting T shirts in this cause.

[arista]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I think the message is what is important and if through wearing them this other issue has been brought to light too then all the better.

The only reason David Cameron wouldn't wear one is likely because he doesn't believe in the cause.
He is however always happy to be seen supporting anything as to The Sun,that is far more worrying for me than Miliband, Harman and Clegg sporting T shirts in this cause.

You can not guess that.

He is the PM
not some stupid Labour Pillock

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by arista

You can not guess that.

He is the PM
not some stupid Labour Pillock

I think most politicians could get a really good education as to how to act being a pillock just from watching and listening to David Cameron.
He is a superb master at being one of,if not 'the' best of being one.

[Kyle]

I'm currently undergoing the design process for my new collection of t-shirts.

This design here with the slogan



This is what a politician looks like

[arista]

You Stupid Cow


[The workers paid just 62p an hour:
Machinists at the CMT factory in Mauritius
with one of the 'feminist' shirts it would
take nearly two weeks' of their wages to buy]

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3HuX2zW7L

[JoshBB]

It's not about how they're made, Ed & Nick obviously didn't know that. It's the message the wording on it says, and you know it. Stop digging for reasons to blame them.

[arista]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

It's not about how they're made, Ed & Nick obviously didn't know that. It's the message the wording on it says, and you know it. Stop digging for reasons to blame them.

No I will
as they kept saying the PM should have one on.
They are to blame

They are MP's not sandwich boards

[Northern Monkey]

It is pretty embarrassing tbh wether the message is good or not.Even if the message was nothing to do with femenism and it was another subject it would be embarrassing but the fact that it is about femenism gives it an unfortunate irony.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by arista

No I will
as they kept saying the PM should have one on.
They are to blame

They are MP's not sandwich boards

Perhaps it is time they were more like sandwich boards and stood up for causes like the general public do and advertise that fact as on these T shirts.

Get down with the real people of the UK and not hide away in their ivory towers, dictating things as to peopels lives that they have absolutely no comprehension of.

Just maybe. 'sandwich board' MPs would turn out to be better MPs for the whole of the UK and not just privileged sections of the UK.

Cameron likely wouldn't wear one because he doesn't believe in the cause.Give him a free loads of courses dinner and he would then likely wear anything, clearly there was nothing for him in this one.
Then again, as the Sun said after his conference speech, the Conservatives had adopted all the Sun's policies, so the Sun likely dictates what he wears or advertises too.

[Tom4784]

I couldn't tell you if most of my clothes were made in sweatshops or not so it's pretty unfair of The Mail to use it as an excuse to smear the message that Milliband and the other politicians were putting across.

[user104658]

I think less of him for trying to score points with mindless, directionless pop-feminism (a massive distraction from the truth for anyone seeking true universal equality). That's the problem here. Not how they were made. The fact that people will adorn themselves with any old "activist crap" because it's trendy and not because they have given any meaningful thought to the message.

Modern feminism is sexist, bigoted and destructive. Any politician who truly supports it immediately has my approval withdrawn.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I think the message is what is important and if through wearing them this other issue has been brought to light too then all the better.

The only reason David Cameron wouldn't wear one is likely because he doesn't believe in the cause.
He is however always happy to be seen supporting anything as to The Sun,that is far more worrying for me than Miliband, Harman and Clegg sporting T shirts in this cause.

True, the story has been spun into tory gold though hasn't it? :/

[arista]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I couldn't tell you if most of my clothes were made in sweatshops or not so it's pretty unfair of The Mail to use it as an excuse to smear the message that Milliband and the other politicians were putting across.

If they never got it
Then the Telegraph would do it.

Its No Smear
Dezzy

[bots]

Its not like its a small seedy back street factory where people are being forced to work. It looks like a very professional environment. So quite honestly, the amount people earn making the tee shirts is completely irrelevant. World markets dictate prices and earnings in these circumstances. People are trying to make a sensational story where it is just the norm across the globe. Is it better to having a thriving factory employing lots of people at 69 pence an hour, or for them to be priced out of business in the world market with wages of £5 an hour. I find it very amusing that people jump on their high horses at a sensational headline, when there is much more to the underlying issue.

[arista]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Its not like its a small seedy back street factory where people are being forced to work. It looks like a very professional environment. So quite honestly, the amount people earn making the tee shirts is completely irrelevant. World markets dictate prices and earnings in these circumstances. People are trying to make a sensational story where it is just the norm across the globe. Is it better to having a thriving factory employing lots of people at 69 pence an hour, or for them to be priced out of business in the world market with wages of £5 an hour. I find it very amusing that people jump on their high horses at a sensational headline, when there is much more to the underlying issue.

You what!

its sold for £40
and the point of T-Shirt is to Protect Women
not pay them 62p a hour.

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by arista

You what!

its sold for £40
and the point of T-Shirt is to Protect Women
not pay them 62p a hour.

Let's be honest here, the only reason you're "angry" is because it's Ed Miliband. You normally don't give a flying crap about feminism.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Milliband is a total joke and will never win power

he is what is wrong with politicians

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Milliband is a total joke and will never win power

he is what is wrong with politicians

How's that then, what irks you so much about him?

[MTVN]

It is a dumb t shirt wherever it was made tbh

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

How's that then, what irks you so much about him?

Its all summed up with him going passed that Romanian gypsy begging and then thinking about his image and going back and giving her 2p whilst not even looking at her.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by MTVN

It is a dumb t shirt wherever it was made tbh

I agree, you shouldn't need a £40 t shirt to advertise you're a feminist.