Simon Fanshawe rector of Edinburgh

The 'my dad's bigger than your dad' is great within this movement.

Thoughts and prayers for the candlelit vigil that they never have to be exposed to the horror of Simon saying things they don't agree with.

I once very briefly met Simon Fanshawe when he was a guest of someone in my workplace. I was in a public facing role at the time and he came to me to ask me to do some task (can't remember what, possibly printing/photocopying). I politely declined as I couldn't leave the desk unattended but showed him where he could do it himself.

The person he was visiting (more senior role than me but in a different dept) went full on "Do you know who this is? he's a VIP etc..." Simon very politely but firmly cut across them and said he was more than happy to do whatever it was himself now I'd pointed him in the right direction and thanked me". He was the perfect gent and showed up my so-called "colleague" for the twat he was.

I think he'll make an excellent Rector.

I am not a lawyer, but as Jo Phoenix has pointed out in her tweet, would it not be an open and shut case for Simon at an ET if this behaviour persisted and the University stood idly by and watched him being bullied out of the position? Not that I think it will come to that. Surely the vast and silent majority at the U of E must be thoroughly sick of these intolerant bigots trying to close down film screenings, debates, student and staff societies/networks etc, and now attempting to dictate who gets a job and who doesn't.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · Today 13:19

Yes, I noticed and mocked.

As for the lazy use of alum, for those who know there's a difference, but don't know which is which:

Alum is mineral aluminium sulphate, used in leather tanning and solid deodorants.

whilst very glad to see Simon get the gig I am a bit puzzled. Given the fuss about showing a certain film there recently I thought Edinburgh was headbanger central? In which case why did they not put in more effort to get a gender loon elected?

If there were an election they would have to put their positions up for public scrutiny. They can't do that because their positions are complete nonsense.

It is, however, massively embarrassing for them because the more they rant and rave about how awful Simon Fanshawe is, the more people will ask: If he is so dangerous and bigoted, why did they not put up any candidate against him?

Their methods are not those of democratic debate: they are the cancellation, the sacking, the pile-on, the threatening mob.

None of the critical tweets said things like "Oh, he is awful, I wish we had got our act together and stood someone else".

They said things like "How was this person allowed to stand??"

And now there is a petition to get him removed by diktat.

Nice use of the word "many" to imply that their gang outnumber the rest.

There's a lot of illiteracy about.

USians often use the slang term 'alum', though to me that's a mordant used in dyeing

I just had a quick look at that. What a mess. One person screenshotting Wikipedia as evidence that Simon is transphobic. Another person replies that the edit page for that article shows that necessary corrections to factual errors in the article are not being made, or are immediately reversed.

Pleased to see I wasn't the only pedant wincing at the person who said something like 'I am a proud alumni of Edinburgh'. No! You are a proud alumnus or alumna, depending on your sex. Alumni is the plural form used for an all-male or mixed-sex group of graduates. If you are speaking about an entirely female group, the word is alumnae.

they must have amazing psychological defences to ignore the fact that Simon Fanshawe (and for that matter many outspoken critics of gender ideology) are actually LGB and have a proven track record of fighting for LGB rights
Is there not even the slightest whisper of a doubting thought?

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Christ almighty

https://twitter.com/JoPhoenix1/status/1757351638698746045

Another day, Another letter.

I'm sure the university will be providing support for the wee flowers at this incredibly difficult time.

It’s brilliant news. Well done Simon!

Little by little we are chipping away.
Small but important gains.

In the unlikely event that the permanently outraged allow him to do so.
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I bet there's going to be a candlelit procession of 'unsafe' students and staff tonight.

News just in of the procession through Edinburgh.

In the unlikely event that the permanently outraged allow him to do so.

SF is an very good choice. He is measured, thoughtful and compassionate. I'm sure he will do an excellent job.

It was just whinge whinge whinge whinge whinge from Mr MacBride!

Indeed.

https://imgflip.com/i/5u5h6i

Maybe the other candidate was more gender friendly?

Arrogance and laziness? It is odd.

whilst very glad to see Simon get the gig I am a bit puzzled. Given the fuss about showing a certain film there recently I thought Edinburgh was headbanger central? In which case why did they not put in more effort to get a gender loon elected?

I don't think it's got anything to do with the university management. There was another candidate in this election, but she was apparently ruled ineligible because she has a paid job at the university, even though it's just a few hours a week. Nobody else put themselves forward so Simon gets elected unopposed.

If there had been an election, the electorate would have been the student body and the staff.