Article: MAIL-O-METER; DEBORAH ROSS'Slaugh-out-loud guide to what's hot and what's not. Today, why umbrellas are evil - but not as evil (and utterly excrutiating) as dinner parties.(Features; Femail)

Byline: DEBORAH ROSS

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SEXISM

FIRST there was David McWilliams' belittling comments about Miriam O'Callaghan, then the Supreme Court said that it's OK for women to be excluded from Portmarnock Golf Club... Yes, folks, sexism is back with a bang. However, unlike times past when women were considered too stupid for anything but dancing at the crossroads, Mail-O-Meter thinks this new sexism is just a case of men lashing out because women have outgrown them. After all, who needs men when we've got shoes? Colin Farrell? No thanks, we've got Christian Louboutin. James Nesbitt? We'll stick with Jimmy Choo. ...

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