Diane Abbott has faced terrible abuse based on her gender and her race. She does not deserve to be subject to racist or misogynist hatred, no one does. However, she is someone who is prone to repeated gaffes.
One such one is where she refuses to accept that during the time that Jeremy Corbyn was in charge, too many of his supporters ignored his words on Kinder Gentler Politics. Emily Maitlis explained that she was subjected to vitriol because of her job as a Jewish female journalist. Diane Abbott dismissed her experience of this saying that she did not recognise the toxic atmosphere that may experienced. Considering the issues that she has created for herself when it comes to her comments on racism, I am surprised that she decided to ignore the abuse others face.
I will admit, I do not like her. I respect what she has achieved, I respect her apologies for her repeated gaffes on racism. But she keeps making them and for that, I do not respect her.
