This is pretty sad for those of us who remember when universities weren’t a joke. The Oxford Union debating room is a historic venue for the open exchange of ideas. That couldn’t be allowed Tuesday, though, when “gender-critical academic” Kathleen Stock was invited to speak. The BBC reports that Stock doesn’t believe her words can be classified as hate speech: “It’s not hate speech to say that males cannot be women,” she replied.
Forget about Stock, though, because all eyes need to be on Riz, a transgender activist who glued their hand to the floor wearing a “No More Dead Trans Kids” T-shirt.
This evening I glued my hand to the floor of the Oxford Union debating chamber, wearing a t-shirt which said “NO MORE DEAD TRANS KIDS”, in front of Kathleen Stock during her talk at the Union. Here’s why I felt I had to take this action: pic.twitter.com/m4AC9AF8I9
— riz (they/them) (@rizpossnett) May 30, 2023
Yeah, there’s a thread explaining why they “had” to do this, but since they’re not glued to our floor, we’re skipping it.
You look ridiculous.
— Julie Gunlock (@JGunlock) May 30, 2023
You had me at “glued my hand to the floor”. That’s all I need to know about you.
— Ken Swift (@kenswift) May 30, 2023
Grow up
— inF Xperia – Overall Lead (@XperiaFPS) May 30, 2023
You make vague, factional arguments that do not address what Stock says or why you think it's bad.
— Pavlos Papageorgiou (@PavlosProkopeas) May 30, 2023
You took this action because you're a performative narcissist who hates the idea of anyone having a different view than your own.
— Tony H (@The_Morningstar) May 30, 2023
What a pitiful person you are.
Truly pitiful….
— MikeOfTheSouthWest (@MikeOfTheSouthW) May 30, 2023
One day you feel profoundly embarrassed by this.
— Jo Bartosch (@jo_bartosch) May 30, 2023
Hopefully this is a joke; but if not, good luck with your glue problem.
— Tom’s Tidbits (@TomsTidbits) May 30, 2023
I have secondhand embarrassment. Your firsthand embarrassment will appear in about 5 to 10 years time
— Dr. Jen Izaakson (@DrJenIzaakson) May 30, 2023
There's no such thing as a "trans kid".
Is there anything you won't do for attention?
— Billy Bragg (@Serena_Partrick) May 30, 2023
So brave 🙄
— Skeptical Look 🧐 (@skeptical_look) May 30, 2023
The fact your Twitter bio has ‘activist’ listed first and ‘student’ listed second is no coincidence.
A true student must be curious, willing to engage in critical thinking and have constructive debate with those you disagree with, in pursuit of truth.
You are no student.
— James Esses (@JamesEsses) May 30, 2023
You look like a spoiled, brainwashed child sitting between two mature adults who wish to have a civil discussion. You'll look back on this one day when you've grown up and you'll feel embarrassed. Though, frankly, you should be embarrassed now.
— Watson (@ImWatson91) May 30, 2023
Trans ideology – the opiate of the white bourgeoisie.
If you really cared about "transchildren" you would be demanding more academic debate and scientific research and not demanding the silencing of important evidence.
Pathetic hypocrisy.
— Read some Piaget please! (@prof_curiosity1) May 30, 2023
Or, just leave them there, forever.
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