{"id":57582,"date":"2017-11-04T08:15:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T12:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/jo-brand-praised-for-taking-all-male-have-i-got-news-for-you-panel-to-task-over-sexual-harassment-jokes\/"},"modified":"2017-11-04T08:15:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T12:15:25","slug":"jo-brand-praised-for-taking-all-male-have-i-got-news-for-you-panel-to-task-over-sexual-harassment-jokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/jo-brand-praised-for-taking-all-male-have-i-got-news-for-you-panel-to-task-over-sexual-harassment-jokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Jo Brand Praised For Taking All-Male &#8216;Have I Got News For You&#8217; Panel To Task Over Sexual Harassment Jokes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Jo Brand Praised For Taking All-Male &#8216;Have I Got News For You&#8217; Panel To Task Over Sexual Harassment Jokes<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jo Brand vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HIGNFY?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HIGNFY<\/a> on <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0R34BbhSeY\">pic.twitter.com\/0R34BbhSeY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Johnathan Randall (@MrJRan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrJRan\/status\/926622624268111873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/news\/jo-brand\/\">Jo Brand<\/a> has received widespread praise after taking last night\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/news\/have-i-got-news-for-you\/\">Have I Got News For You<\/a> guests to task over why sexual harassment should be taken seriously.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The comedian offered a ringing rebuke following a series of jokes by the all-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">male<\/a> panel over recent misconduct allegations within Parliament, with viewers accusing panelists of trying to \u201cdownplay\u201d harassment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Daily Mail columnist Quentin Letts called journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer a \u201cbig strong <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">girl<\/a>\u201d following accusations that former Defence Secretary Michael Fallon repeatedly touched her knee at a dinner a number of years ago, Ian Hislop laughed over one allegation of a Tory MP taking his personal trainer to the cinema.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of this isn\u2019t high-level crime, is it?\u201d Hislop said. \u201cCompared to say, Putin or Trump.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/59fda6e11700002c01795df6.jpeg\" data-caption=\"<strong>Jo Brand won herself widespread support for her cutting response to alleged attempts by the Have I Got News For You panel to &#8216;downplay&#8217; sexual harassment allegations&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8221; alt=&#8221;<strong>Jo Brand won herself widespread support for her cutting response to alleged attempts by the Have I Got News For You panel to &#8216;downplay&#8217; sexual harassment allegations&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8221; data-credit=&#8221;Max Mumby\/Indigo via Getty Images&#8221; data-portal-copyright=&#8221;Max Mumby\/Indigo via Getty Images&#8221; data-provider=&#8221;getty&#8221; data-provider-asset-id=&#8221;693511714&#8243; data-has-syndication-rights=&#8221;true&#8221;><\/p>\n<p>Earning herself whoops and hollers of support from the studio audience, Brand cut in:\u00a0\u201cIf I could only say that as the only representative of the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">female<\/a> gender here today, I know it\u2019s not high level but it doesn\u2019t have to be high level for <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> to feel under siege in somewhere like the House of Commons.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She continued:\u00a0\u201cAnd actually for <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>, if you\u2019re constantly being harassed even in a small way, that builds up and that wears you down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry, I thought I was on Question Time for a minute,\u201d\u00a0Brand joked.<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, there have been numerous allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment within the House of Commons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Tory MP <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/michael-fallon-resigns_uk_59fa20e7e4b01b474047e8d3\">Fallon stepped down from his Defence role earlier in the week<\/a>,\u00a0admitting his previous conduct had \u201cfallen short\u201d of military standards, fellow Conservative <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/tory-mp-charlie-elphicke_uk_59fce2d5e4b0c9652fff68b1?utm_hp_ref=uk-homepage\">Charlie Elphicke last night had the Tory whip suspended following \u2019serious allegations\u201d that have been referred to the police<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Dover MP has denied any wrongdoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/59fda9481d00003b007f4309.jpeg\" data-caption=\"<strong>There have been a number of sexual harassment allegations in the House of Commons in recent weeks&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8221; alt=&#8221;<strong>There have been a number of sexual harassment allegations in the House of Commons in recent weeks&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8221; data-credit=&#8221;AzmanL via Getty Images&#8221; data-portal-copyright=&#8221;AzmanL via Getty Images&#8221; data-provider=&#8221;getty&#8221; data-provider-asset-id=&#8221;455204271&#8243; data-has-syndication-rights=&#8221;true&#8221;><\/p>\n<p>Brand\u2019s response triggered a wave of support on social media, with one <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> writing: \u201cCouldn\u2019t have chosen a better host than Jo Brand tonight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody could stand up to that lot as well as she did. Well done that <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another added: \u201cWell done, Jo Brand. She shouldn\u2019t have had to explain it to the #HIGNFY panel, but she did it well.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamjobrand?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iamjobrand<\/a>. At least someone FINALLY said it <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sinead Haycox (@5ineadthewriter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/5ineadthewriter\/status\/926598626234781696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happened to graze onto <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HIGNFY?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HIGNFY<\/a> last night (it&#8217;s lost its sparkle) as she took them to task. Was whooping &#038; hollering. Well said, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamjobrand?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iamjobrand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alan Stedman (@alanjstedman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alanjstedman\/status\/926697455751716865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HIGNFY?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HIGNFY<\/a> I haven\u2019t watched the whole programme yet but from this clip, I can only say \u201cthank God for Jo Brand\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sally Brien (@SallyEBrien) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SallyEBrien\/status\/926606684243595264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jo Brand, you absolute goddess<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michelle Birkby (@michelleeb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michelleeb\/status\/926677550297952256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;And that wears you down&#8221; Jo Brand nails it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vCFW965NLF\">t.co\/vCFW965NLF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sianushka (@sianushka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sianushka\/status\/926592030016524294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, other viewers hit out at the show for failing to have a single <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">female<\/a> guest on the panel, bar host Brand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And as the only <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> on the panel&#8230; yeah, it&#8217;s no wonder, quite frankly, things are as they are. MORE <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> is all that stops this.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liz Tray (@LizTray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LizTray\/status\/926725816100192256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Of all the weeks not to have a single <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> on the panel  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/facepalm?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#facepalm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jenny Johnson (@JennyCardiff3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JennyCardiff3\/status\/926737754200924160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">fuck<\/a> for Jo Brand on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hignfy?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hignfy<\/a>. Or it would&#8217;ve been a bunch of blokes minimising, normalizing and laughing at sexual harassment <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rosalynd Southern (@rv_southern) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rv_southern\/status\/926557466137112578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/jo-brand-sexual-harassment-jokes_uk_59fd9d5de4b0baea2631f0f4\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/jo-brand-sexual-harassment-jokes_uk_59fd9d5de4b0baea2631f0f4<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jo Brand Praised For Taking All-Male &#8216;Have I Got News For You&#8217; Panel To Task Over Sexual Harassment Jokes Jo Brand vs. #HIGNFY on <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/pic.twitter.com\/0R34BbhSeY\" class=\"autohyperlink\">pic.twitter.com\/0R34BbhSeY<\/a> \u2014 Johnathan Randall (@MrJRan) November 4, 2017 Jo Brand has received widespread praise after taking last night\u2019s Have I Got News For You guests to task over why sexual &hellip; 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