Professor Rosa Freedman

[SusanBunch]

As some of you on here know, I am an academic and I have just seen on twitter that another prominent voice has been added to the GC side: Prof Rosa Freedman, professor of Law at Reading:

twitter.com/GoonerProf/status/1029037165815185413

I cannot begin to explain how significant this is. Until today literally no legal academics have come out in support of the GC side and no articles are being written from a GC perspective, even in feminist journals. Given that the whole debate is around law-reform (duh) this is quite astonishing. Loads of woke-bro articles in support of course though.

Part of Rosa's motivation was the way that the academic community closed ranks on Kathleen Stock (one of my heroines). She says on her thread that she has already been thrown out of an academic online group for defending Professor Stock.

So, round of applause for Rosa and I hope this marks the beginning of many more female academics 'coming out'. I know quite a few of them think it (I can see who follows A Woman's Place ) but nobody dares say anything. I am far too junior and unimportant to risk being the object of vilification, so I am being a coward and keeping quiet, but inside I am celebrating.

Wonderful to have you here Rosa. Please do stick around.

Thank you Rosa Calmly, compassionately and clearly put, and you are absolutely right.

I’m really happy to see this, thank you Rosa. I’m also in a profession where it’s hard to speak out, though I have done on occasion. I’m not in a position of any influence though so my words have less impact. I’ll keep chipping away though where possible

Thank you and good luck. I think you are amazing. Making a stand, whilst working in academia must be incredibly tough. I am in awe of your courage.

Thank you Rosa.

Not to speak is to speak.
Not to act is to act.

• Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Thank you Rosa

What you are doing is brave and important

Thank you so much for standing up for women and girls.

Thank you Rosa. It was great to read this.

I have logged on to twitter to click my support for your posts.

Wanted to add my voice to this thread, and express my gratitude and admiration. Thank you for speaking up.

Thank you, Rosa.

Thank you so much for making a stand for women and girls

Thank you for you courage Professor Rosa.

Thank you Rosa for speak out. .

Thank you. For standing up for women & girls

Thank you Rosa

Thank you Rosa. Hope this is the start of others with concerns doing the same.

Thank you.

Thank you for speaking out, Rosa.

Brilliant. Thank you so much Rosa.

Thank you for speaking out for us Rosa

Thank you for your voice Rosa.

Excellent - thank you Rosa 😘

Thank you Rosa. You bring hope.

Thank you for standing up Rosa. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.