Trustee of Mermaids quits after speech to paedophile aid group Times article

His page is still up on the LSE website, with the first of his fields of "expertise' listed in both sections as "childhood studies". That's one way of putting it.

@Smilelesstalkmore Fucking hell.

Well, we can look forward to more raging at women for finding out more details of the trustee's proclivities. It's obviously our fault.

Blog posts there mention Karl Andersson of recent wanking research scandal, and 'Destroyer' magazine, brainchild of same.

I wish I hadn't read that blog. Vile man - and an appalling organisation to have invited him to work in a children's charity.

I'll try again in a more readable format.

This is from the above Twitter thread from Breslow's blog - I'm going to leave it without comment except to reiterate that this man was a trustee of a children's charity. Specifically, a children's charity that had interests in preventing children from going through puberty.

I feel a bit sick.

They used the quote again later on in the article though, in this context:

"The revelations about Breslow come as Mermaids is being targeted with a misinformation campaign, alleging that the charity poses safeguarding risks to children because of its provision of binders to young people."

I agree it's weird that they put it in the intro spot, which is usually reserved for something they agree with. Weird editorial fuck up!

Someone on Twitter has found Jacob's old blog.

twitter.com/Scottish_Women/status/1578099272469295104

I wonder what Prick News's strategy is here? Are they going to do a U-turn on Mermaids in order to show that they are definitely not into defending paedo apologists?

Different strategy to OJ, who apparently doesn't give a shit if children's charity appoints someone who wrote about ejaculating on kids as a trustee, and is going to defend trans ideology to the bitter end at all costs. I guess he feels he has sunk too much into it now to turn back at all?

Interesting....

Yeah, only a few days ago Cohen was having a pop at JKR for calling PN “a comic” and complaining about reporting in The Times..

It is quite remarkable.

I’m just wobbling between snarky laughter and sheer open mouthed wonder at the hypocrisy of prick news. They spend years trying to tear JK down, then use her quote on one of the most important pieces they’ll write this month 😂😂😂

No chance - there’s a proper screenshot of the Tweet as well and the link at the end of the quote at the top of the article links to The Times.

Maybe PenisNews has been hacked?

Maybe they’re jobsharing??

Holy shitballs.

Satan himself will surely be ice skating to work in the morning?

I haven’t had the chance to check if anyone else has flagged this, but as a charity Governance bod, the issue here is the Fit and Proper Persons Regulation, which is what should be of interest to the Charity Commission. The Charity Commission are more focused on the financial side, but they deliberately leave the ‘of good character’ definition quite vague so it can encompass many different scenarios. That a little googling in to this man’s publicised research and ‘activities’ would show that at least there were questionable acts of judgements on his public record, I would think there has been a complete failure of governance here that that the charity commission should look at. It’s not like the views and actions that have come to this have been done in secret!

I suppose we have to wait and see how long it stays up.

I am really interested in the fact that BC hasn’t said a word about the phone line closing. But did speak out on the peadophile supporting trustee. And OJ has done the complete opposite.

Despite BC tweeting a picture of him and OJ as best buds, yesterday

I'm having a self imposed 24 hour break from the internet. As much as I welcome it I don't think I can watch all the reverse fereting that's about to take place. I hope all the work that were banned, deplatformed, abused, spat at, threatened and insulted get apologies. Especially langcleg who deserves a personaly apology from MN.

I have read and reread the case referenced by @MrsOvertonsWindow many times. The judgement is dated July 2016.
There was already evidence of institutional capture. However the judge saw through that, to some extent bolstered by certain professionals who were able to keep a clear focus on the child.

I just wonder if such a judgement would be possible in similar circumstances today. Well, OK - A couple of weeks ago.

It really is a very instructive case and should be used as for training purposes in a range of social work/child psychology/safeguarding scenarios. There was evidence of very good practice in so far as as a range of agencies raised concerns, I'm amazed that Housing was one of those for instance. We are taught that safeguarding is everyone's job, and anyone can or should raise concerns. On the other hand there were those - in social services and the local authority - who attracted the judges criticism, who, either through laziness, a lack of curiosity, avoiding conflict with the mother or due to already having supped at the kool aid failed to adequately examine the issues and focus on the child.

I wonder if Justice Hayden still has such a laser focussed view or if he has been sucked into a more affirmative approach these days.

We are truly in the end days. I’m convinced. I thought PN hated JKR? Why would they use her quote. Unless….. and I’m just putting it out there…. Whoever write the article didn’t know who said it and didn’t research it 😀😀😀

Wow!

So is she no longer Transphobe of the year then PN? Does that mean she's getting a rightfully grovelling apology soon?

Funding not finding

Hang on, are penis news using a JKR quote appropriately?

Help needed. Prink News have put the text of JKRs 'tell me again' tweet at the top of their story about all this. And later in the piece described it as 'a serious misstep'

Even Pink News. EVEN PINK NEWS lads

www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/06/mermaids-jacob-breslow-investigation/

I went to LSE. This makes me mad. Jacob Breslow has been a constant presence there since 2011 (shortly after I left thankfully). Why are they pretending they've only just heard about him and what his area of research is?

And how does a young, attractive, obviously clever guy get to a place where he's clearly a MAP, has tattoos of young male angels with penises and is advocating for paedophillia? And also, wtf is he studying and listing one of his specialisms as feminism!! I think every gender studies department in every university needs to be heavily scrutinised going forward. I am about to send my kids to UK universities. We are finding these people.

Apparently recognising groomer behaviour is an 'alt-right slur'. What does alt-right even mean? I feel like they just add to 'alt' on to try and make an opinion they disagree with sound extra baaaaaaaaaaad.

Oh and by the way Ruth Aylett is Owen Jones's mum. Which explains a lot.