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Glasgow university sexist heckling

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Tallgiraffe · 04/03/2013 21:00

I find it staggering, upsetting and depressing that supposedly well educated young men can think this is appropriate Sad

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edam · 04/03/2013 23:17

I hope other universities boycott Glasgow (GUU, anyway) until they sort their ruddy act out, apologise profusely and kick out these boorish prats.

Trekkie · 04/03/2013 22:09

If you look at tv / internet etc it happens all the time. Usually from randoms though for the organisers to say that is appalling.

kim147 · 04/03/2013 22:08

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Schooldidi · 04/03/2013 22:05

I found that bit sad too Trekkie. It really isn't on for women to have to "expect" to be insulted purely for daring to debate in public.

Trekkie · 04/03/2013 21:58

For me the saddest bit was this:

"The pair claim they had tried to complain to the competition organisers but were told it was ?to be expected" that women speakers would be booed and that they had ?brought it on themselves? by choosing to stand in the final.?"

What can you do? It's 2013 FFS feminism / women's rights has been going for decades and still this can happen?

pooka · 04/03/2013 21:47

Glasgow had 2 unions when I was there - the oldest is the GUU which is the one in the article. Very trad. boorish drinking contests in the beer bar. Very rugby, very sexist and up-itself. Lovely building though.

The newer union is the Queen Margaret Union. Called the quim by GUU oafs. None of the elitist, sexist guff. Horrible building and bad food.

You could change membership from one year to the next. So while I was QM for the first 2 years, I changed to GUU for the final 2 years because they had a better study area (24 hrs) and better food, and by then I wasn't so tied to socialising in the union.

Sad to read the article. Not much changed then. Sadly I can recall a select few fellow students who, if I didn't know that they'd left more than 15years ago, could very well have been the twattish hecklers. They would have thought they were being funny. Hmm Arseholes.

ecclesvet · 04/03/2013 21:44

"While GUU encourages heckling at its debates events..."

Eh?

edam · 04/03/2013 21:38

Idiots. I hope the president of the union lives up to his fine words about not tolerating sexism and boots these oafs out.

StickEmUp · 04/03/2013 21:24

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FastidiaBlueberry · 04/03/2013 21:17

Men silencing women again.

Plus ca change.

kim147 · 04/03/2013 21:08

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