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Edinburgh Uni under pressure for hosting discussion on women's sex based rights

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GCatEdinburgh · 08/05/2019 14:04

Scotsman article here

So far they have been firm re. protecting freedom of speech, but the pressure is escalating and will continue, and they will keep a close eye on the balance of negative/positive correspondence.

The event details are here.

If any of you could write in support of the event the key recipients would be the head of the School of Education Prof. Rowena Arshad ([email protected]) and the Principal Prof. Peter Mathieson ([email protected]).

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ChattyLion · 06/06/2019 01:59

Relieved to hear JB is OK after that horrible experience Flowers and glad that the event discussion itself was allowed to go ahead and was good.

Datun · 06/06/2019 00:58

Dear lord. This ideology is a magnet for every violent, unhinged woman hater on the planet.

Mbwashenzi · 06/06/2019 00:56

Thanks Rosa. You were both tremendous. I hope you and Julie come back to Edinbirth soon and let us spoil you rotten!

RosaFreedman1983 · 06/06/2019 00:53

Dear All

Firstly, thank you to all the mumsnet people who came to the event tonight. I was so impressed by the talk about mumsnet, particularly from a personal POV as someone who does not engage on this platform (despite having a nearly-10 year old child) other than via the women's rights section!

Secondly, just to say that Julie was shaken but not physically harmed. We left at 7pm to get a taxi to the airport for the last Edinburgh-London flight (as we both have work commitments tomorrow), and were accosted by a vocal TRA. The university security were great, and protected Julie (who was the focus of this person's anger and attack), and by the time we got to the airport she was much calmer despite being visibly shaken by the assault.

Just wanted to put this here as a reassurance for those not on Twitter, and because she is travelling abroad in a few hours and might not be on social media.

Thank you again for being awesome tonight and, indeed, always

Rosa

GrumpyCatLives · 06/06/2019 00:05

Congrats Cathy- this is the most famous you will ever be, and it's for hitting a woman. Good luck explaining that at job interviews.

ImmortalityMyDarlings · 05/06/2019 23:53

Cathy Brennan can’t be his name - unless it’s a major coincidence? The actual Cathy Brennan is an American feminist and lawyer. Used to be pretty big in gender criticism but has gone very quiet.

LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 05/06/2019 23:46

I wonder if that is true or a bit of hysterical nonsense/lies.

LassOfFyvie · 05/06/2019 23:44

Did the event finish sharp at 7 ?

I happened to be parking in George Square at 7pm. There was a taxi waiting outside no. 55. Professor Freedman and Ms Bindel were there with several security staff. A trans person was there shouting they are a piece of shit. Security people told them to calm down and they shouted why the fuck should they and that this is the reason their friend committed suicide.

LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 05/06/2019 23:42

Does this person say they are a woman?

LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 05/06/2019 23:42

Indeed.

OvaHere · 05/06/2019 23:39

Disgusting but completely predictable behaviour. Glad Julie is okay and I hope she reports this as a hate crime against a protected class.

LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 05/06/2019 23:39

Full of gas, yes.

AlwaysComingHome · 05/06/2019 23:38

Does Lighthouse refer to one of those Victorian ones which were gas-lit?

LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 05/06/2019 23:38

So the police will do what then? Nothing? A man attacks a woman and nothing. But a woman speaks and 4 police and their horse turn up.

When will people wake up?

LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 05/06/2019 23:32

What happened to lighthouse books? Did a new ‘person’ take over or something? Who runs it now?

Frusty · 05/06/2019 23:27

Sorry that was about shitehouse books.

Frusty · 05/06/2019 23:26

I'm in agreement with them. Feminism should indeed be for all women.
Not for men though.

GCAcademic · 05/06/2019 23:22

This is the fragrant and feminine Cathy:

mobile.twitter.com/VerdiMurray/status/1136386291472449538/photo/1

HandsOffMyRights · 05/06/2019 23:21

Julie has confirmed on Twitter it was Brennan.
So is this what we have to look forward to in our spaces if we anger the men folk?

So sick of women being fair game for abuse while the world cheers on for brave and stunning, gentler, kinder bullshit.

Imagine if this were the other way round? There would be an uproar.

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 05/06/2019 23:21

I hope Bindel reports the assault to the police as a hate crime...

littlbrowndog · 05/06/2019 23:06

They are true idiots lighthouse books

Maybe they should have a sign on there shop
Burn the witches. Who dare to speak

Mbwashenzi · 05/06/2019 23:03

Security stepped in.
I'm appalled by this from Lighthouse Books.

Edinburgh Uni under pressure for hosting discussion on women's sex based rights
MsF1t · 05/06/2019 23:02

Stink bombs? Oh, I did wonder, but thought perhaps someone had eaten something that disagreed with them...

littlbrowndog · 05/06/2019 23:02

Seems he stole his name from a feminist

Gawd does he live in Edinburgh ?

MsF1t · 05/06/2019 23:00

Nice to see a few folk from here were also there this evening. Checked out twitter and clearly TRA types are flooding Twitter with a lot of made up/misrepresented crap using the SexBasedRightsEd hashtag.

Great evening. It was easy to tell who wasn't enjoying it from their constipated, sour expressions. Although to be fair, at least there weren't rape alarms etc.

Horrified to hear Julie got attacked. Where was Security?