Goldsmiths University Diversity officer facing sack
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stethoscope
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Gender is certainly a political issue. What takes the piss is that trans peoples experiences and sense of sex/gender and bodies are constantly held up for more deconstruction and criticism, whilst regularly asserted to be less valid ('real') than cis peoples - all the fucking time and to a degree which most cis people don't ever have to deal with. Trans women particularly then get exposed to daily cis-sexism too - wear jeans and hoody 'she's a man/not trying hard enough', wear a dress 'she's reinforcing patriarchal notions of feminity', dare to speak up and call cis people out 'that's male privilege/socialisation'.
Pickman's model
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On what basis do you make that assessment?
This bit mystifies me as well.
People seem to take much more personal offence to the fact that I work pro bono than if I insulted them directly.
Perhaps it's because they are lazy eejits who, deep down, know that they could and should be doing much more than sniping on a bulletin board but lack the motivation/conviction/talent/appetite to do anything else but mutter bad words from afar...
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
it's that you whine about it, you drivel on about it, you fart about it. it's getting dull.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
how nice to find you, for once, lost for words.
I don't do any of the above.
You, clearly, get fucked off about it.
Do I give a toss that a self-satisfied martinet like you gets wound up?
Yes, it's one of the highlights of the role...
cesare
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Benefit of the doubt together with ascribing you with laudable motivations.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
every morning when i wake up i thank god i do not have to rely on your representation. and i pray for those who do.
You pray?
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
if they have to rely on you, they'd better hope there's a deity out there somewhere to help them.
Nancy_Winks
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Tbh if the only problem people have with Diamond is that he says he does pro bono work (that's representing someone as a lawyer without charging right?) then I think the witch hunt could be called off. It's a good thing to be doing, and it's giving something back, and you might think he shouldn't mention it or boast about it (if he has) but if that's the most of peoples problem with him then this is pretty unpleasant mob stuff. I suspect it's just cos he's a lawyer full stop. And I dunno how justified that is?
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
It seems to me, in this thread at least (I'm not familiar with any other interactions) it's his work on anti-discrimination when he defends the right to cause offence that is the root of the ire.
Don't worry about me.
I have a pretty thick skin and these muppets are many miles away from puncturing it.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Solicitors in the UK. Lawyers are American.
Nah.
Solicitors here, attorneys there, lawyers everywhere.
That does not really make sense. Do you care to make it out more clearly?
And bastards everywhere apparently...
cesare
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Haven't you got work to do? Section 26 is your starting point.
The starting point is talking to my client not a book, but you probably wouldn't get that because you don't really get anything.
cesare
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You haven't talked to your client yet but you've already said it's a hopeless case? Blimey.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Which one is Bono?
I have met her twice in person and she has two matters to address. One is dim, the other slightly brighter, but you follow your client's instructions nonetheless.
That's sort of how the whole law thing works.
But, let me guess, you have no idea what you are talking about...
cesare
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And there was me thinking that the whole law thing worked on knowing the law.
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