Thomas the tank engine is bad for kids! What on earth??

This is almost as stupid and bizarre as no samosas being allowed in Somalia:-

http://muksblogaboutstuff.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/no-samosas-in-somalia.html

I read this a few weeks ago but just have had no time to write a post on it so I am doing it now and it goes nicely in with my last post on equality and diversity. 

So some absolute idiot from the government thinks that Thomas the tank engine is bad for children because it represents a "national scandal and the negative stereotypes from this kids show were partly to blame."

This woman claims that there are hardly any female train drivers because of Thomas the tank engine. 

Also this absolute idiot of a woman said "In the Thomas the tank engine books, there are almost no female engines. The only female characters are an annoyance, a nuisance and in some cases a danger to the functioning of a railway."

Where do I begin?

This is clearly a woman who is a moron. 

Firstly, there are actually quite a few females in Thomas the tank engine. But that isn't the thing I want to talk about. 

The fact that this woman said this just goes to show how fucking stupid the people that are looking to run this country are. If this is a "national scandal" and this is what this silly woman wants to address then I have to say that I fear more for the future than ever. 

How can a person like this become trusted as an MP? People actually VOTE for this woman?? I have never voted. I will never ever vote. 

Also another problem with the absurd statement that she made is that where would it end? 

Imagine if the makers of Thomas the tank engine introduced more female characters because of this. Does that mean kids shows like Bratz would have to have more men in them?? Male horses in My little pony?? X-men should be titled X-ladies and gentlemen??

Does it mean wacky races should be blamed for road rage?? Yogi bear being blamed for picnic basket theft?? And going back to Thomas the tank engine-does this mean we have to blame the fat controller for obesity??

The MP who said this is Mary Creagh. 

Mary. You are a ridiculous pathetic idiot.