Cheers, that certainly makes life simpler.
Has political correctness actually gone mad?
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Yes, thank you for the explanation.
It shouldn't matter which uni you go to. The subject being taught should be covered properly.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41337127
Looks like we'll have to ban white shirts, to be on the safe side.
Looks like we'll have to ban white shirts, to be on the safe side.
This is exactly how Nazi Tranmere started
Jesus christ. You just fecking despair every time you read one of these. Not being in this environment it is hard to determine how prevalent this actually is and how many take part in this behaviour.
But it is no doubt depressing when you see more and more colleges succumbing to this behaviour. The shrieking, maniacal outbursts from these abominable twats just makes you watch on in horror.
And, of course, in a huge show of irony their ire is reserved most for the minorities who, personally, may not happen to feel oppressed. They may be getting on fine with their lives. By god, the reign of fire that is reserved for them is particularly deplorable.
You will feel oppressed because we god damn told you to. Utter cnuts.
But it is no doubt depressing when you see more and more colleges succumbing to this behaviour. The shrieking, maniacal outbursts from these abominable twats just makes you watch on in horror.
And, of course, in a huge show of irony their ire is reserved most for the minorities who, personally, may not happen to feel oppressed. They may be getting on fine with their lives. By god, the reign of fire that is reserved for them is particularly deplorable.
You will feel oppressed because we god damn told you to. Utter cnuts.
I was reading the other day (apologies if this has already been discussed on previous days) about civil war in the feminist movement. A group of feminists said something about how trans people have not actually experienced what its like to be a woman. Being trans is not the same as being a woman, basically. Thereby trampling all over the rights of trans people to be considered women if they damn well choose to be. Seemed pretty acrimonious.
fecking pricks. The new-age left is absolutely hellbent on destroying the progressive movement and I'll never forgive them for it.
I think it was Germaine Greer who committed that mortal sin. She’s been thoroughly “no-platformed” ever since. Absolutely mental when you think what she’s done for the feminist movement.
Feminists seem to be constantly involved in assorted slanging matches between different segments of their own venn diagram. Google “intersectional feminism”. These bints would start a row in an empty room.
Wimmin, eh?
Intersectional feminism: the idea that black women also experience racism as well as sexism, while gay women also experience homophobia. How on earth can that be controversial?
It shouldn’t be controversial at all but, as far as I can see, their raison d’etre is picking fights with other feminists.
It seems to be all about a strange sort of one up(wo)manship. “Yeah, well you may be a black, gay woman but I’m a black, gay, transgender woman. So FECK YOU and your privilege”.
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There's a race to the bottom to claim the most victimhood. Have you heard of "Holocaust Envy"?
Germaine Greer
She didn't just 'commit that mortal sin'. It wasn't an articulate carefully considered point about the matter at hand. It was... well, that.
It's a harsh way to put it but she isn't far wrong. You can state your opinion without being a massive dick about it though.
And people who wish to be taken seriously should. She didn't, so she isn't.
Yep. From what I remember she's always had a certain style shall we say, even as far back as the 70s with her, at that time, progressive views on women's birth control rights. Can't claim to have read much of her stuff mind, but enough.
Her talk which was ultimately cancelled (by her) was not related to transgender issues; according to the Guardian it was on "women and power in the 20th century". Should she not be taken seriously on that topic?
Personally I would take anyone less seriously in any intellectual debate if they had recently made comments like that.
I disagree. Nothing in that comment to make me take her less seriously generally.
Each to their own. To me she sounds like the drunk in the corner of the pub you stay well away from.
I like colourful analogies, maybe that's it.
Choosing to stay away from her was an option.
But that wasn’t enough for the cosseted fecking childred that tried to deny her the right to express an opinion.
The really stupid thing about no-platforming is that it stifles discussion and debate which would help everyone involved.
That's not true. You can defend free speech without pretending it does not have consequences.
Think it varies depending on circumstances. I can absolutely understand universities/other similar organisations no-platforming actual out-and-out Nazis and the like, but in general I'm all for an array of opinions being discussed/disputed etc, even ones that are a bit out there.
This sentence/paragraph made me chuckle more than it should have. Makes him sound a general shady cnut.
Well yes but I fail to see how letting Germaine Greer try and give that quote a bit more context (and debate with people that disagree with her) could do anything other than move the whole discussion along. If her views are out-dated then listen to them, challenge them and educate her and everyone who’s listening. Surely the best way forward.
Her comments look entirely reasonable to me tbh.
She could have been more diplomatic about how she expressed it ... but i think complaining about that is absurd
Its nowhere near controversial enough to warrant being no-platformed.
She could have been more diplomatic about how she expressed it ... but i think complaining about that is absurd
Its nowhere near controversial enough to warrant being no-platformed.
What absolute cuntweasels.
So, this may not be all correct, but AFAIK: depression and suicide rates among trans people are very high. They are high at least partly because of non-acceptance by society, bullying, rejection from jobs, etc. The non-acceptance is due to attitudes like Greer's.
Debates don't always end with the "correct" side winning, people respond to a lot more than facts. It may be that debating white supremacists is the best way to challenge them. It may be that giving them a platform is their best path to power.* It may be that just by listening to this talk, enough people get radicalised and start killing. I don't know.
But it is naive to think that there can be no consequences to a debate.
*Edit - which is exactly what they calculate, when they decide to speak at potentially hostile spaces.
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Here's another one.
Bloke got arrested for teaching his girlfriend's pug to do a nazi salute.
Judging by his twitter account yer man is a basement dwelling, alt-right bellendus maximus. Which, has of course, caused a chorus of screeches about free speech to waft out from basements all over the globe (unbeknownst to their parents, quietly watching Top Gear upstairs).
Fecking hell, though. Why give them the ammunition? This sort of thing is absolutely mental. Can everyone please calm down?
Bloke got arrested for teaching his girlfriend's pug to do a nazi salute.
Judging by his twitter account yer man is a basement dwelling, alt-right bellendus maximus. Which, has of course, caused a chorus of screeches about free speech to waft out from basements all over the globe (unbeknownst to their parents, quietly watching Top Gear upstairs).
Fecking hell, though. Why give them the ammunition? This sort of thing is absolutely mental. Can everyone please calm down?
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What a headline.
Wtf
Here's another one.
Bloke got arrested for teaching his girlfriend's pug to do a nazi salute.
Judging by his twitter account yer man is a basement dwelling, alt-right bellendus maximus. Which, has of course, caused a chorus of screeches about free speech to waft out from basements all over the globe (unbeknownst to their parents, quietly watching Top Gear upstairs).
Fecking hell, though. Why give them the ammunition? This sort of thing is absolutely mental. Can everyone please calm down?
Ah yeah, remember seeing that one. Was bizarre.
Here's another one.
Bloke got arrested for teaching his girlfriend's pug to do a nazi salute.
Judging by his twitter account yer man is a basement dwelling, alt-right bellendus maximus. Which, has of course, caused a chorus of screeches about free speech to waft out from basements all over the globe (unbeknownst to their parents, quietly watching Top Gear upstairs).
Fecking hell, though. Why give them the ammunition? This sort of thing is absolutely mental. Can everyone please calm down?
Dumbass. I wonder if his girlfriend has dumped him yet?
Plus now every Pug in that city is going to have people running up to it yelling "Gas the jews" just to see if it is the Nazi Pug.
I think the brilliant George Carlin got political correctness spot on with this piece.
So this actually happened a few months ago but I only just came across it - apologies if its been discussed already.
A baby in Canada had their gender left blank on their birth certificate so as to give the child the freedom to choose for themselves when they are older.
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/04/health/canadian-baby-gender-designation/index.html
Too far, for me.
A baby in Canada had their gender left blank on their birth certificate so as to give the child the freedom to choose for themselves when they are older.
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/04/health/canadian-baby-gender-designation/index.html
Too far, for me.