Fun and games in Ryedale Council in Yorkshire where, when a planning vote was being taken, the leader was heard telling a colleague: “Just imagine him with no clothes onâ€. Both participants in the conversation were female.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/17/ryedale-district-council-linda-cowling-just-imagine-him-with-no-clothes-on
The quote is said to originate with W S Churchill as a means of controlling one's reaction to pompous and overbearing opponents.
Does the context remove any sexism?
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