Women*

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More batshit nonsense from our brightest and best:

www.oxfordstudent.com/2019/10/29/hertford-jcr-introduces-termly-womens-formals/

Headline and first paragraph, and I quote exactly:
"Hertford JCR Introduces Termly Women'S Formals: A motion, which was passed this week by the college’s JCR unanimously, means Hertford college will arrange termly Women’s formals as opposed to one Women*’s formal per year."

Now I don't really care about the dinner frequency at Hertford College Oxford, but I didn't realise that the new way of writing "women and anyone who identifies as a woman" is to write 'woman' followed by an asterisk. How long has this been a thing? Is it widespead, or is it just an Oxford Asterisk?

Its repeated use is really irritating as I kept wanting to look for a footnote. The really daft thing is the way the asterisk comes and goes throughout the article (along with the capital W) I wonder if there are formal rules governing its usage? I noticed it is also attached to 'gals' halfway through, presumably to refer to "gals and anyone who identifies as a gal."

Also, are there men*'s formals to which can be attended by anyone who identifies as a man? Or do transmen lose out again?

I read the footnote attached to a womansterisk recently. It was immensely disheartening. Actually, it was offensive, in the way that it described intersex women. Nothing good comes of womansterisks.

Sorry, womxnsterisks.

Nothing good comes of womansterisks.

Certainly not when they meet MN markup conventions.

Here's an asterisk for you, Oxford students*

*youfuckwits

I think I can explain: the asterisk means: "not really"

I really wanted DS to go to Oxford. He's intelligent, can debate, deconstruct arguments and think logically.

I guess that's the end of that dream

I am interested when it appears in a quote. How does one pronounce “Woman*”?

Also there is one non-capitalised “women” and a couple of references within the section on Exeter lacking the altogether. TRANSPHOBES*!!!!

Take heart, Mangoes. My son went to Oxford. He's only in his mid 20s now. He's right on in most of his views and yet when I first mentioned gender ideology to him last year he looked blank and said he knew nothing about it. I was astounded. Maybe my intensive training of reading him bits of Private Eye had an effect after all, or maybe it's just easier to ignore if you're male.

His sister, who was a student in London, knows all about it, unfortunately.

ah yes. Those oxford students are so intelligent and woke and polite*

Not an asterisk to be seen in Oxford SU's Men's Mental Health event.....

www.oxfordsu.org/ents/event/909/