Iris Robinson’s at it again!
The Northern Ireland politician caused a scandal earlier this year after suggesting gay people would benefit from ex-gay “reparative therapy.” She later “clarified” that remark by saying gay people are not ill. We’re just sinners.
Not big on learning from mistakes, Robinson used a Parliamentary discussion last month to equate child abuse with sodomy, of which she strongly disapproves.
When confronted with her comments, however, the lawmaker insisted she’s being misrepresented:
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The First Minister’s wife told the House of Commons, during a debate on the assessment and management of sex offenders, that “there can be no viler act, apart from homosexuality and sodomy, than sexually abusing innocent children”.
When contacted by the Belfast Telegraph Mrs Robinson said that homosexuality was “comparable” to child abuse and that she feels “totally repulsed by both.”
“I cannot think of anything more sickening than a child being abused. It is comparable to the act of homosexuality. I think they are all comparable,” she said.
Later today however, she issued a fresh comment via the DUP press office stating: “I clearly intended to say that child abuse was worse even than homosexuality and sodomy … at no point have I set out to suggest homosexuality was worse than child sex abuse.”
An official transcript of the exchange, however, suggests otherwise.
M Shane
What a Cunt! Those Protestants should have been run out long ago. They’re the Predecessors of our southern “red necks”:the white fundies.
Adrien
When will this She-Beast be laid off ? What kind of civilized country lets her say such vile things, oh, Northern Ireland. Quelle surprise !
mark
Totally repulsed right back at ya, Iris.
You are going to get all wrinkled around your mouth with that condecending unattractive puss-face.
M Shane
What a Cunt! Those Protestants should have been run out long ago. They’re the Predecessors of our southern “red necks”:the white fundies.
Considerably more reason for the IRA to taker up arms.
Imelda
I think she’s sweet.. In an aborted fetus kind of way
CHURCHILL-Y
Awww, well I’m sure she will be first in line if those who are encouraging Obama to visit Ireland in his FLIP-FLOP world tour get their way,to greet Obama over there. I mean what would be better for MR. Expanding Bush’s FAITH BASED initiative program than to be seen with a Protestant bigot. It will only reseal his hold on the 98% Protestant/homophobe black community and take in some votes from the general American religious right-wing. A win-win situation.
mds
You know Churchill-y, I was at one time thinking of sitting this vote out because of my disappointments with Obama but the more I read your posts the more I am compelled to vote for him. You just forever remind me of the nasty energy America has lived under the last 8 years and the scum mentality that got us here. Before its over Obama might be thanking you for helping him get elected, so
keep it up and keep reminding us of just what we don’t wish to be.
M Shane
Obamas’ faith based initiative is pretty much of a pisser for all the religious folks since he specified that thier practices had to be secular, which makes the whole thing meaningless politics. Besides I doubt that he wants to get into her crazed politics, which his have no relation too.
Sinn Féin issued a warning and her husband the 1st minister even contradicted her.
CHURCHILL-Y
“and keep reminding us of just what we don’t wish to be.”
You mean a double talk panderer and associate to Homophobes who has no problems with shifting as I and others predicted to the center more close to the right even before he enters the White House. By all means honey if you think that by voting for him you’re hurting me more than the GLBT community and yourself go ahead, it’s a free country(for now). Four years after you’ll find yourself in the same place and regretting it because this guy is in it for the whole 8 years unlike Grandpa McCain and he will end up giving William Jefferson Clinton a run for his money when it comes to backtracking on issues pertaining to us. He already has.
mark
speaking of TOTALLY REPULSED => Churchill-y
tallskin
M Shane, with all due respect you are a complete ignoramuss
I think the protestants in NI are mostly a mix of misunderstood and utter slime.
But to advocate that the fucking murdering IRA should take up arms is madness – this is the same IRA who used to take out gay kids and shoot them in the knees for not being “proper Oirish”.
Or doesn’t that matter to you?
Praenomenal
Tallskin, watch your own bias. Yes the Provisional IRA were extreme but they were a branch, not the tree. Not every Orangeman is evil either. But they have their own share of blood on their hands.
Ryan
Adrien, despite Northern Ireland being home to the She-Beast Northern Ireland has extremely good standards on gay rights compared to many other “civilized” countries.
With civil ceremonies allowing couples all the rights associated with marriage, an interesting point is that the first partnership registered after the usual waiting period was in Belfast, there are strong anti discriminatory legislation if employment and in the provision of goods and services and equal ages of consent regardless of sexual orientation.
How many countries can claim that?
tallskin
Sorry Praenomenal, but what bias is that?????
My bias, is to exclude all considerations except for that of gay issues, gay equality.
I really am not interested in anything else, except insofar as anything else effects gay issues.
Adrien
I may have exaggerated my comments because of anger as it’s not the first time this shrew has managed to get away with it after saying such things.
PJ
This nut case is North Ireland’s version of Jesse Helms. Let’s face it, they are everywhere.
B Nesbitt
M shane says…. “What a C**t! Those Protestants should have been run out long ago. They’re the Predecessors of our southern “red necksâ€:the white fundies.
Considerably more reason for the IRA to taker up arm”
You sir are an idiot! imho
I have lived in the US and NI, I have worked with both protestant and catholic churches in NI, homophobia is everywhere, a Protestant is just as likely to be gay a as Catholic, and the same goes for homophobia. Due to a family move I ended up living for a while in poor small town america, I have seen red necks, and those who worked, worked for my father, NI is not comparable to this, even as a child I felt threatened in this environment, and I enjoy NI’s relatively Liberal ways.
I can assure that most people in NI do not sure the views of Mrs Robinson, and many think she should step down, her outbursts would be more at home at a meeting of the BNP, but truth be told she will probably get away with it, had she compared black people to child rapists, or called them vile then things would be different. She is a disgrace to the NI people, and should be punished for her actions.
As for your comment about the IRA, they are a terrorist organization, they are not concerned with hate crimes against gay people! You seem too be totally ignorant of the situation in NI.
Tallskin says…. “I think the protestants in NI are mostly a mix of misunderstood and utter slime.”
Between these two I don’t know who’s opinion is more worthless, and again I will put it down to ignorance, I am not sectarian, I work with Kids from both religious backgrounds in NI, and I can tell you that the vast majority of people in NI are not as you describe, you get slime on both sides, pretty much equally.
I don’t know what your agenda is, but it certainly extends beyond the gay one!
Personally her comments have hurt me, and I am ashamed that something so “vile” came from the mouth of an NI politician, and I dread what’s too come, I doubt we have heard the end of Mrs Robinson’s outbursts.
B Nesbitt
M shane I apologize for simply assuming you are male