Handy tip for male political bloggers: don’t call women thick

Oh dear. Scottish Labour councillor Terry Kelly seems to have landed himself in a spot of bother on his blog:

Patricia Devlin said…
Why are no women allowed to comment here? You’ve mentioned one being banned, you’ve called a black woman a liar for talking about racism but then no others have been allowed to comment.Councillor are you a sexist?

Cllr Terry Kelly said…
(Patricia Devlin) 30/12/07 – You have just perfectly demonstrated why, it’s because they are thick.

Rabbie said…
‘Women are thick.’ Dear oh dear – that’s a cracker even by your high standards. Are you planning on pleading insanity or irony?

Cllr Terry Kelly said…
(Rabbie) 01/01/08 I discussed this with some friends who keep up with my site and they all agreed that you would bite.I don’t think you would get irony so, it was a joke but she, ‘Ms. Devlin’ started it.

And it all goes further downhill from there, culminating in:

Cllr Terry Kelly said…
(the anti-Terry) 16:37 If I had thought that this would lead to you or any other feminist making such a bloody fool of themselves I would not have made the joke.

The Press Association reports a less than fulsome backing for their councillor by a Labour spokesman: “His blog makes clear that comments are not the views of the Labour Party or anyone other than himself.”