Tory MP sparks outrage with comments suggesting link between minority cultures and rape

Friday, 29 January 2010 17:44

The Tory MP for Monmouth, David Davies, has sparked outrage by making comments interlinking rape with attitudes towards women in minority cultures.

Commenting on a rape case and the background of the attacker, Balal Khan, Davies said:

"I think there is a wider question here - what is it about this young man's upbringing, what about his community or his parental upbringing that led him to think that women are second-class people whose rights can be trampled over like this?"

"There are some sensitive issues here, but there do seem to be some people in some communities who don't respect women's rights at all, and who, if I may say, without necessarily saying that this is the case on this occasion, who have imported into this country barbaric and medieval views about women, and that is something that needs to be addressed."

Davies went on to state that his views were "not an Islamic issue... let me be quite clear, and it's not a racial issue."

But given the ethnicity of the defendant, it’s difficult to evade the inference of Davies’ remarks.

‘Saleem Kidwai of the All Wales Ethnic Minority Association said he believed anyone "with a bit of common sense" could see what the MP was implying.

‘Mr Kidwai said: "He's covering himself, you know, by saying that, oh, he's not referring to any ethnic community... it's obvious! Who is 'imported'?"’

One wonders whether Davies would express such disgusting views against any other minority group in Britain?

His comments are to be contrasted to the coverage of the crimes committed in Edlington by two brothers and their family life that was laid bare before the court in hearings last week. Amid claims of the ‘toxic home life’ experienced by the two brothers, there was no suggestion that religion or ethnicity played a part in their horrific attacks on two young boys aged nine and 11 in Edlington last year.

Davies’ comments have been heavily criticized by MPs from other parties representing constituencies in Wales.

‘Jenny Willott, Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central said: "To make the suggestion that certain religions or communities are more prone to raping women because of their attitudes is very dangerous and I am disappointed that a Member of Parliament would make that connection with seemingly little evidence to back it up."

‘Plaid Cymru Welsh Assembly Member Nerys Evans said violence against women knew no racial, religious or class boundaries.

‘She said the comments "do nothing to help the cause of victims of violence against women and serve only to reinforce racist stereotypes. These are incredibly irresponsible and inflammatory comments."’

You can write to David Davies MP - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - and express your views on his remarks of communities in the UK ‘importing barbaric and medieval views about women’.

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Muslim - Recycling an old racist fear

|2010-02-02 16:15:14

From the Deep South to the Aryan Germanic lands - the pure defenceless innocent native girl preyed upon by hyper-sexual hyper-violent manipulative dark brutes. Nothing new under the sun.

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