Please or to access all these features

Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

CPS appoints trans activist who was critical of women

32 replies

Igneococcus · 02/06/2022 06:45

Can't see this shared yet.
"The advert said the speak-out champion would “be responsible for improving confidence amongst our employees in being able to speak openly about their experiences”. Except for those pesky women of the oldfashioned kind, I bet.

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/83d463a6-e1cd-11ec-baab-53d14c642149?shareToken=99b2474a05136789a211962c668ae8c2

OP posts:
Humbold · 02/06/2022 08:06

"How did Bournemouth react when the photographer they knew as “a fat bald bloke” called Steve returned for the new season as Sophie? “We had a meeting in the owner’s box overlooking the pitch.” The six people in attendance included the chairman, Jeff Mostyn, as well as Eddie Howe and his then-assistant Jason Tindall. “And me in a pencil skirt and heels, looking fabulous,” Cook adds."

Why do people think that donning a pencil skirt and heels instantly makes you look 'fabulous'? The above is from a Guardian article from August 2020 in case anyone cares to look (I know some don't like giving them clicks)
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2020/aug/31/sophie-cook-whitehawk-fc-transgender-bournemouth

Hopefully their remit includes speaking out against misogyny and sexist stereotyping.

Humbold · 02/06/2022 07:54

I wonder who they will encourage to 'Speak Out'? 31k for WFH 4 days a week - kerrching! The CPS are a serious SERIOUS organisation right? I wonder what they were looking for when they advertised for this position? Anyone see the Ad?

Rightsraptor · 02/06/2022 07:11

And women are supposed to have faith in the CPS?

Another nail in the coffin.

Motorina · 02/06/2022 07:08

If I worked for the CPS then this would concern me, in just the same way it would concern me to have a 'speak out champion' who was known to have used racist or homophobic slurs. I certainly would not feel comfortable speaking out to this individual should I experience sexism and misogyny. That's not because the individual is trans, but because of the historic use of slurs.

Clangyleg · 02/06/2022 07:02

Pronouns will be mandatory I imagine, so will there be problems when there is a conflict of interest? Women speaking out about eg mixed sex toilets, rapists being pandered to over their victims etc ?

Plasmodesmata · 02/06/2022 07:01

Is the role supposed to be just trans related or is it generally diversity? Is Sophie going to represent people with any of the other protected characteristics?

MintyMoocow · 02/06/2022 06:51

If that’s an example of what she has said then it seems fairly mild, especially compared to some.