As a break from the fuss and nonsense surrounding Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn decided to give us all something else to chew over during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday. After a response from Mrs May, Corbyn was seen to clearly mutter something, though exactly what is disputed.
From the video, Corbyn's lip movements certainly could be interpreted as mouthing "stupid woman", as some have claimed and as some experienced lip-readers have asserted. Corbyn says that he definitely did not say "stupid woman"; he says that he referred to some as "stupid people" but did not make any direct reference to any individual. Corbyn claims that he is "completely opposed to sexist or misogynist language".
To my mind, a practiced lip-reader would have very little difficulty in distinguishing between the words 'woman' and 'people', which require quite different formations of the mouth. Did Corbyn say "stupid woman" and then compound his offence by lying about it, or has he been sorely misrepresented.
In short, is he a misogynist and liar, or not ?
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