Pink Ladies members expressed support for “woman-hater” Tate – despite their claims to be trying to protect women.
An anti-immigrant group called the Pink Ladies have come under attack for supporting misogynist Andrew Tate, despite claiming to defend women.
They are planning a major rally in Glasgow tomorrow amid fears of widespread disorder after a right-wing protest in July sparked chaos.
But the Pink Ladies have been slammed after members expressed support for “woman-hater” Tate – despite their claims to be trying to protect women.
Members of the Pink Ladies group have expressed support for “manfluencer” Tate and his brother Tristan – both of whom face a large number of charges for serious crimes against women – including rape.
On August 26, Pink Ladies Glasgow reposted on their official Facebook page material from Andrew and Tristan Tate.
The brothers used a handle created by them called The “Bruv Party”, which they earlier announced as a political party that will make a challenge in British politics.
Their post features a video of Tate talking and states: “This isn’t the Britain our ancestors died for. We must end this failure and take our nation back.”
Campaigners at Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) highlighted the group’s support for the Tate brothers, saying: “We exposed the hypocrisy of the Pink Ladies Glasgow as they shared content from the Tate brothers, the leaders of toxic masculinity and the ‘manosphere’.
“The Pink Ladies pretend to stand up for women’s and girl’s safety, then they approvingly share content from the world’s ultimate misogynists.”
A counter-protest tomorrow will involve trades union members, SUTR and representatives of Women Against The Far Right.
A spokeswoman for the anti-racist women’s group said: “The notion that any far-right group, even those that are supposedly led by women, care about women’s safety is a lie.
“They make all of us less safe by weaponising violence against women as a way to spread racism and division. It is especially clear when some of the women involved have supported people like Andrew Tate, a misogynist who was arrested under charges for rape, child abuse and trafficking. These groups do not speak for women.”
The Facebook page for the Pink Ladies event at Glasgow Green, which has been publicised with flyers, also published an apology for supporting a racist post that spread lies about a tenement block in Glasgow.
The controversial post included a link to the blatantly Nazi National Socialist Movement. Despite the far-right links, organisers insist tomorrow’s Pink Ladies event will go ahead, with UK founder Orla Minihane the main speaker.
A spokesperson for SUTR said the Pink Ladies group was a front for far-right racists, saying: “We can now see the same people who have been spreading racist views and promoting disorder in Glasgow are influencing this Pink Ladies event.
“It’s the same nucleus of people who recycle their own propaganda, which is based on lies. These people are not interested in truth. They are meant to be defending women but that idea seems very secondary to the racist material they are now dealing in.”
On its own Facebook page, SUTR highlighted the white supremacist post shared by Pink Ladies Glasgow. Posted by a Robert Simpson, of the National Socialist Movement, it featured a photo of a block of flats in Possilpark, Glasgow, ablaze.
A local rumour had stated that the block was being renovated for immigrants. The Nazi’s post stated: “Apartments renovated for 3rd world immigrants on fire in Glasgow. Let’s make Britain white and great again”.
Despite removing that offensive post, the Pink Ladies failed to delete other far-right material by Simpson.
Among others to spread the rumour was Linda Dempster, wife of Glasgow gangland figure Bobby Dempster.
Glasgow MSP Paul Sweeney hit out at people celebrating the fire, saying: “People spreading malicious disinformation are trying to wreck the improvement of our community in Possilpark. Listen to the facts.”
Calls for a peaceful protest were previously issued before the far-right rally on July 25, which was meant to amplify calls for the protection of women and kids. That event descended into chaos, with masked men marauding through Glasgow.
Women Against the Far Right penned an open letter to MPs that gained the support of 200 prominent women and organisations. The letter stated a need for an “urgent wake-up call” to respond to the growth of the far right, which is fuelling ugly demonstrations in towns and cities across the UK.
On Wednesday, Tate, 39, and co-accused brother Tristan, 38, were denied bail after they told a Florida court they should be released to fight extradition to the UK on charges of rape and trafficking. The brothers maintain they did not commit the alleged crimes.
Police will be maintaining a massive presence at Glasgow Green tomorrow. Chief Superintendent Stevie Dolan said “Any violence will get a strong response. There is no tolerance for people intent on causing disorder.”
A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said: “We respect the right to protest peacefully.”
The Record has approached Pink Ladies Glasgow for comment.
In an earlier statement, they denied “weaponising violence against women”, and said Pink Ladies Glasgow was independent of groups which shared publicity for the rally.
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