Barbara Ntumy: The Online Abuse Of Diane Abbott Is A Damning Indictment Of Racism And Sexism In Our
Huffingtonpost
Diane Abbott is an icon for Black women, who challenged the structural barriers and hostility that comes with the double discrimination of racism and sexism in order to reach elected office. The online abuse she faced in the period the report analysed from the first half of this year is larger than the total combined abuse aimed at all women in the Conservative and SNP political parties combined.
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