Goldsmiths University Diversity officer facing sack

[8ball]

Sums up my thoughts on you. too lazy. Some of us working people have no choice but to check the weather daily. For we work outside and the elements decide whether we can work or not. Obviously something you are not familiar with.

Now this is a *really* weird one.

 

[andysays]

oh yes, but i was hoping they would hang themselves a little further.

He's already tied himself in knots on a previous thread trying to assert his authentic PFWC credentials, including dismissing everyone not like him as middle class wankers, although he seemed to go a little shy when pressed on some of the details of his constructed persona.

I think his response to you above was merely the cherry on the artfully iced British Bake Off-sponsored cake

 

[Pickman's model]

oh yes, but i was hoping they would hang themselves a little further.

i look forward to yer man doing the tyburn jig

 

[belboid]

Charges dropped - #killallwhitemen row: charges dropped against student diversity officer

 

[gosub]

Charges dropped - #killallwhitemen row: charges dropped against student diversity officer

Right decision. But I still think the students of Goldsmiths are crazy for keeping her in that role.

 

[JimW]

Was that based on the discovery that the vast majority of white men have somehow struggled through this crisis unscathed? Can we emerge from the bunkers yet?

 

[Nigel]

you could say that about Turks or Irish people or travelers too... though I think 'taffs' have more claim to being an ethnic group that scousers. Separate country, language etc..

I'm still not clear on why 'Welsh' being an ethnicity is a problem? Would you consider Irish to be an ethnicity?

With regards 'Turks', no one appears to question or make a big deal about the phrase Toerag. Obviously a racit slur against thm and people considered of Arab origin !
Toerag « The Word Detective
Could the reason for tis be a hierarchy of preference within racial/ethnic groups ?
toerag

 

[DotCommunist]

you go first Jim and take the gieger counter with you

 

[Dowie]

With regards 'Turks', no one appears to question or make a big deal about the phrase Toerag. Obviously a racit slur against thm and people considered of Arab origin !
Toerag « The Word Detective
Could the reason for tis be a hierarchy of preference within racial/ethnic groups ?
toerag

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I'm not sure toerag is 'obviously' a racial slur - it doesn't seem to be clear at all

 

[killer b]

Many insults with racial roots are short of their meaning in modern usage, toerag being one.

 

[Pickman's model]

?
I'm not sure toerag is 'obviously' a racial slur - it doesn't seem to be clear at all

bit like wank being a village in austria.

 

[J Ed]

bit like wank being a village in austria.

It must be a very relaxed place

 

[Pickman's model]

It must be a very relaxed place

my mistake - the austrian village was fucking and the swiss had wank.

 

[belboid]

Many insults with racial roots are short of their meaning in modern usage, toerag being one.

except, the origin of toerag is not at all racial

 

[Pickman's model]

 

[killer b]

except, the origin of toerag is not at all racial

Yes, I just read the comments.

 

[DotCommunist]

I never saw toerag as in any way racial. I just thought it meant someone who is akin to the rag you'd put between your sweaty toes when wearing horrible boots.

 

[TopCat]

Was that based on the discovery that the vast majority of white men have somehow struggled through this crisis unscathed? Can we emerge from the bunkers yet?

Can't be nice for a lot of the people trying to study there.

 

[Pickman's model]

I never saw toerag as in any way racial. I just thought it meant someone who is akin to the rag you'd put between your sweaty toes when wearing horrible boots.

more the sort of thing you'd associate with russians.

 

[JimW]

Can't be nice for a lot of the people trying to study there.

I think we've agreed it was a stupid thing to say but obviously didn't deserve to be taken to law.

 

[Pickman's model]

I think we've agreed it was a stupid thing to say but obviously didn't deserve to be taken to law.

yeh will no one think of the lawyers?

 

[belboid]

Can't be nice for a lot of the people trying to study there.

lol

 

[Fingers]

I didn't want to see this go to court but I am struggling to work out how her position within her role is tenable.

 

[belboid]

I didn't want to see this go to court but I am struggling to work out how her position within her role is tenable.

mauybe because the vast majority of students couldn't give a shit, and/or recognised the complaint as a ridiculous bit of witch-hunting.

 

[Fingers]

mauybe because the vast majority of students couldn't give a shit, and/or recognised the complaint as a ridiculous bit of witch-hunting.

I would expect a better standard of conduct from a diversity officer myself, otherwise it makes a total mockery of the role.

 

[belboid]

the students didn't agree with you

 

[Fingers]

the students didn't agree with you

Well maybe I misunderstand what the role of a diversity officer is then. Perhaps using the official Twitter account for rather unpleasant and narcissistic trolling is part of the job description.

 

[belboid]

or maybe they thought the whole thing was a load of bollocks whipped up by dishonest idiots

 

[TopCat]

mauybe because the vast majority of students couldn't give a shit, and/or recognised the complaint as a ridiculous bit of witch-hunting.

Maybe they were scared of being attacked by this tool and her stupid acolytes?

 

[killer b]

The percentage of students that would need to vote for a recall is set at such a level that its to all intents and purposes impossible to remove her by that method, when you consider how totally disengaged most students are.

I dont think you can point to the lack of interest by most of the student body as evidence that she enjoys their support, or that her behaviour is somehow ok.