Labour’s Bridget Phillipson has claimed racism and sexism have become ‘normal’ in Britain as she warned about the ‘cesspit’ of social media sites.
The women and equalities minister said it was part of her job to ‘challenge’ the ‘normalising’ of racism in the UK, as well as to ‘celebrate’ Britain as a ‘tolerant’ nation.
Ms Phillipson expressed concern that the country is at ‘ground zero’ in terms of attitudes around violence against women and girls.
She also said she is worried about young men being encouraged by social media to think the problems they face ‘are somehow down to women’.
Ms Phillipson was education secretary
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