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Maya Forstater court case

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Bardonnay · 14/11/2019 06:14

Sorry to link to the DM but they've covered Maya Forstater's upcoming court case here:
https://mol.im/a/7683207.

Maya's account of events is here and her post links to updates about the case: https://medium.com/@MForstater/i-lost-my-job-for-speaking-up-about-womens-rights-2af2186ae84

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Whatisthisfuckery · 18/11/2019 17:28

Oh, I see. Maybe the employer should have sent a ‘speccy wonk,’ or even a beardy wonk?

Catmaiden · 18/11/2019 17:29

I've been following (intermittently) during a day long hospital appt.
My ghast is flabbered at the so called defence position.
I don't think they've helped the former employer's position at all.

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 18/11/2019 17:29

'If it riffed on Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, would it be a comedy of manners or a comedy of errors?'

It would be shockingly heteronormative, for a start.

stumbledin · 18/11/2019 17:35

Not sure if mentioned earlier by "Wild Woman Writing" has been live tweeting again. Very detailed, as it was last time.

Morning:
twitter.com/wwwritingclub/status/1196371073455075334

Afternoon:
twitter.com/wwwritingclub/status/1196409250920034306

titchy · 18/11/2019 17:36

If it riffed on Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, would it be a comedy of manners or a comedy of errors?'

It would be shockingly heteronormative, for a start.

Not if the brides were transwomen with lady-dicks Grin

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 18/11/2019 17:36

Quite a recent decision to identify as non-binary, it would seem (as someone mentioned way upthread). Feb 2018 professional photo vs Twitter icon now.

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RealityNotEssentialism · 18/11/2019 17:36

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RealityNotEssentialism · 18/11/2019 17:37

Gasp0de I mean if I were speculating, I might think ‘midlife crisis’....

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 18/11/2019 17:39

Forgot to say that Clair Quentin's tweets are now protected, so for the time being only existing followers will be able to see them. I wonder why.

WishThisWasGin · 18/11/2019 17:40

They are going after wwwc on Twitter getting her deboosted

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Sexnotgender · 18/11/2019 17:42

Fuck I recognise Clair, sure they’ve been about on twatter talking shite before.

Fallingirl · 18/11/2019 17:43

Maya’s intention irrelevant, there is still an impact on me, whether or not she intended it as bullying

This could be said about anything whatsoever that has any impact on anyone.

E.g. proposing to change the GRA should be banned, because it impacts people.

FloralBunting · 18/11/2019 17:46

Jaysus, such a good look, get your arse handed to you in a court of law, try and suppress the reporting of it. They never cease to increase my contempt.

FloralBunting · 18/11/2019 17:47

I don't generally feel the need to comment on sartorial choices, but is there some significance to the bloody awful lipstick choice?

LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 18/11/2019 17:48

Is it really really red?

ThePurported · 18/11/2019 17:50

Oh dear.
Did anyone in court explain what non-binary means, or was it just assumed that everyone is up to speed with queer theory and the supremacy validity of NB identities?
I think a lot of people will struggle to understand Clair Quentin's grievance.

Fallingirl · 18/11/2019 17:51

Is it really really red?

If Floral meant the one in the photo further up, I’m sure it’s nonbinary between blue and red.

Butterisbest · 18/11/2019 17:51

No, it's really really blue

FloralBunting · 18/11/2019 17:52

Well no, it's sort of vaguely corpse blue. I think Alok whatsisface favours the tone, too.

FloralBunting · 18/11/2019 17:53

Zombiechic, perhaps?

Butterisbest · 18/11/2019 17:53

Floral corpse blue is exactly it

terryleather · 18/11/2019 17:53

Is it really really red?

It's a silvery blue imao but it possibly identifies as red...

ShesDressedInBlackAgain · 18/11/2019 17:55

I got stuck at the Victorian widow hairpiece and had to go and lie down. Can I work my way down to the lipstick and the...ah...choker? Confused

Fallingirl · 18/11/2019 17:56

You are all bigots!! It is totally NB, and it is valid!

FenellaVelour · 18/11/2019 17:56

Correct me if I’m missing something, but surely non-binary just means you don’t adhere to gender norms? So I’m effectively non-binary as I don’t “feel” particularly masculine or feminine and reject the concept of gender and its associated stereotypes. However I am biologically female, which is a hard fact.

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