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| Campbell's daughter tackles him on air for 'calling women birds' | Campbell's daughter tackles him on air for 'calling women birds' |
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| The former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell was grilled live on air by his daughter over his supposed feminism. | The former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell was grilled live on air by his daughter over his supposed feminism. |
| The New Labour strategist, who was sitting in for Nigel Farage on LBC, was debating feminism when Grace Campbell called in to query some of his behaviour towards women. | The New Labour strategist, who was sitting in for Nigel Farage on LBC, was debating feminism when Grace Campbell called in to query some of his behaviour towards women. |
| Grace, a writer and film-maker, told her father that he needed to “unpick” certain behaviours in order to “truly be a feminist”. | Grace, a writer and film-maker, told her father that he needed to “unpick” certain behaviours in order to “truly be a feminist”. |
| “You still call women birds ... you don’t even think about the impact that has,” she said. “If you truly want to be a feminist, women aren’t birds, birds are birds, they fly, women can’t fly. You call women women, you don’t call them birds.” | “You still call women birds ... you don’t even think about the impact that has,” she said. “If you truly want to be a feminist, women aren’t birds, birds are birds, they fly, women can’t fly. You call women women, you don’t call them birds.” |
| Alastair Campbell: Labour under Corbyn 'does my head in' | Alastair Campbell: Labour under Corbyn 'does my head in' |
| Campbell responded by saying he did not remember using the term, but promised not to do so again. | Campbell responded by saying he did not remember using the term, but promised not to do so again. |
| His daughter went on to criticise him for not doing jobs around the house. “I’ve noticed what you do, which a lot of men do, they make up the excuses of I can’t. Instead of saying you can’t, just learn how to.” | His daughter went on to criticise him for not doing jobs around the house. “I’ve noticed what you do, which a lot of men do, they make up the excuses of I can’t. Instead of saying you can’t, just learn how to.” |
| Campbell said he was “very impractical”, adding: “Anything else you want to tell your dad off for?” | Campbell said he was “very impractical”, adding: “Anything else you want to tell your dad off for?” |
| Grace ended by telling him that he needed to feel more comfortable talking about periods. “If you really want to be a feminist you need to be able to talk about periods, periods are a natural thing.” | Grace ended by telling him that he needed to feel more comfortable talking about periods. “If you really want to be a feminist you need to be able to talk about periods, periods are a natural thing.” |
| She added: “You’ve got to educate yourself on things, it’s work, you’ve got to really do that and really want to properly be a feminist.” | She added: “You’ve got to educate yourself on things, it’s work, you’ve got to really do that and really want to properly be a feminist.” |
| Campbell ended the call by attempting to joke about his daughter’s lack of football knowledge, saying: “I now want to educate you in football, you couldn’t even name three current Burnley players could you?” | Campbell ended the call by attempting to joke about his daughter’s lack of football knowledge, saying: “I now want to educate you in football, you couldn’t even name three current Burnley players could you?” |
| Grace responded saying she didn’t see what political point that made – before Campbell closed the call by saying: “All right, Grace, okay, stop nagging me.” | Grace responded saying she didn’t see what political point that made – before Campbell closed the call by saying: “All right, Grace, okay, stop nagging me.” |
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