Jess de Wahls

Jess getting threats now from the #bekind crowd. Misogyny with a nice bit of xenophobia thrown in for added nastiness.

It’s him using his bio to go ‘I was that guy who did that hilarious thing — follow me’

I hope Jess has made a mint out of this press coverage directing people to her website. I know I for one have made a purchase.

Wouldn't it be best now for the Royal Academy to clarify that they are not just going through performative motions in their acknowledge that it ought to be allowed free speech for a woman to state an objective biological fact?

In view of their oh so sanctimonious statement of only stocking the artists whose value they share, I will never be able to think of the organisation other than as apologists for child rape and animal abuse.

*And they probably locked down their account because they knew they just dropped themselves in the shit.)

I do hope that the comms manager's bio is a reference to a totally different screw up at work, and not the cancellation of Jess de Wahls.

It’s amazing that someone thinks they are ‘bigger than the RA’ and can just basically torpedo what was a delicately balanced piece of crystal on top of a straw pillar.

Judging by the comms manager's appalling tweet, I'm guessing there was a lot of argument between different factions about the wording of the apology. Probably the final wording was a compromise between those who wanted a strong apology and those who didn't want to apologise at all.

It's still amazing that, having agreed a party line, the comms manager, of all people, didn't adhere to it. In most organisations, generating a huge amount of bad publicity for your employer, and then sabotaging their attempt to smooth things over, would result in instant dismissal.

But the internet is forever! I think the RA may want to have a word with their comms team

Google: professional

Possibly also

Google:sacked for behaving like a tantruming toddler

mobile.twitter.com/ripx4nutmeg
Seems this apology was not really an apology, as the Comms Manager on Twitter said it had been" performative" Has of course now deleted it.

Or maybe:

Google: job centre

m.youtube.com/watch?v=oYOZ3IzRaf4

"Sorry, not sorry" is not something I'd accept from my teenager, let alone a respected institution.

FFS.

google: define "pathetic"

Of course he would, he’s a guy,” de Wahls says. “What is he doing wading in telling women what women are?”

Jess makes the most simple, compelling, accurate statements, she is brilliant just cuts through the crap. I want a version of that one on a T-shirt!

The balance of reputational risk is shifted against virtue signaling cancellation. The RA’s reputation has been more damaged by cancelling JDW than it would have been by coming out in defence of freedom of expression from the beginning.

Great post chaz.

Maya Forstater has given people everywhere the courage to stick to their guns.

The fear is disappearing. People are more emboldened to challenge women's erasure.

Public opinion was always vital. And, although I think it was generally on the side of women, people were too frightened to say so.

Now that's changed.

By twitter accounts... And the RA ‘buy back’ their apology with a single tweet from their comms mgr...(now protected)

‘Google: define ‘performative’

Oh dear. They just don’t get it do they? This dept needs a clear out.

In the Guardian too
amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jun/23/royal-academy-of-arts-apologises-to-jess-de-wahls-in-transphobia-row

Just heard this make Radio 3's latest news bulletin - very clear and concise, and ending with the RA's quote about having no right to judge her views. Did a little cheer!

Over the past few years I have literally had my sleep effected by the erosion of women’s rights and the wilful mis representing of this as transphobia by those who should know better.

Same here! It’s been dreadful to think things could so easily have gotten worse. I take hope from the RA’s apology, I don’t think they would have made this statement even 6 months ago. They’ve had to actually think about what this “debate” is actually about. It is not about women being transphobic, it’s about women (and increasingly some men) stating biological facts.

I can't get out of my mind that they state they only stock artists that are in line with their values.

And they stock child rapists, animal abusers and murderers. This wouldn't have been on my radar before.

I hope she tells them to sod off when they begrudgingly offer to restock her bestselling art.
I hope she agrees they can restock, and inside every pack, she includes a copy of her blog post...