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New Hampshire House considering lawmaker’s alleged misogyny

Protesters stand outside the Statehouse in Concord, N.H. to call for the resignation of Republican state Rep. Robert Fisher. Fisher has resisted calls for his resignation following revelations of online comments he has made degrading women. Kathleen Ronayne / Associated Press

By Associated Press

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House has voted to look into online comments made by a fellow House member who’s been accused of creating an online forum where users are known to degrade women.

But the inquiry will only include comments Republican Rep. Robert Fisher made this term. That means many of his online comments about women’s intelligence and whether men should videotape sexual encounters won’t be included in the inquiry.

Fisher voted Thursday in favor of the inquiry.

Meanwhile, several dozen people gathered outside the Statehouse to call for his ouster.

The Daily Beast previously reported that Fisher created “The Red Pill” and linked to comments he’d made online appearing to normalize rape and insult women’s intelligence. Fisher said the article took his comments out of context.