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@DemetriosKogas @jk_rowling #mansplaining

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@JonCollett @dcsandbrook @bookclubpodhq It's not massively plot driven, so I'd argue some of the points raised in the podcast will enrich the reading. I re-read it last week. my son has bought it and I;ve said to him that listening first may be good - I'll let you know if he does

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@JonCollett @dcsandbrook @bookclubpodhq Unusually, I think there's a case for listening to the pod first in this case. I suspect you might enjoy the novel even more

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@CathyYoung63 @retard_human_ai @YounisJoseph The binary choices in this case feels odd to British ears, where Manslaughter due to ‘Diminished Responsibility’ is a clear alternative that can result in hospital or prison

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@benryanwriter Isn’t the issue for her that naming and shaming a PhD student for the quality of their work is wrong. That it’s only her association with Arday that made it newsworthy? She doesn’t dispute that the work may well have been shoddy - it’s the principle of naming her she objects to

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@HistoryBoomer You may be correct but I think speed cameras have contributed to the ‘enshittification’ of modern life

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@carolecadwalla @lionelbarber @FraserNelson @piersmorgan @paulmasonnews @MrHarryCole

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@Psythor I also note you come to this in your last point..... (note to self - read full article before replying)

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@Psythor I think your assertion that race had a lot to do with this is only partially true and non-contextual - Helen pluckrose has an excellent thread on this.Understanding why other people may think differently without being racist is important i think https://t.co/pNFqs9gFv5

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This is incorrect. Jason Arday was responded to as a symbol of a tribe against whom there is much animus but that tribe was not “black people.” It was Critical Social Justice (woke) activists. And enablement of the wrongdoing was directly tied to the views of that movement
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[Helen Pluckrose @HPluckrose]

This is incorrect. Jason Arday was responded to as a symbol of a tribe against whom there is much animus but that tribe was not “black people.” It was Critical Social Justice (woke) activists. And enablement of the wrongdoing was directly tied to the views of that movement
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@arusbridger Could you summarise your main points for those of us who can’t access? I am making a lot of assumptions based on your output over the last few years, but I may be misrepresenting you

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@CathyYoung63 @kumoban I think self-ID has been the most destructive policy change. Understandable from a trans viewpoint, but failing to see the fairly obvious negative consequences has been a major error from the movement

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@dcsandbrook @bookclubpodhq I’m so excited about A Month in the Country. The film is an underrated gem and led me to the book

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@benryanwriter I’m not sure I’ve read a stupider post than that

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A lot of chin-stroking over on BlueSky about why there's so much interest in the Arday story. It's because it beautifully and hilariously exposes the intellectual dishonesty of your worldview guys, of course you don't get it! 🤪

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@Quillette @Evolutionistrue @SteveStuWill a) there are innate differences between groups - data proven

b) assumptions made on data-proven averages may lead to discrimination especially against those towards the edge of their group

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@Quillette @Evolutionistrue @SteveStuWill Excellent (the bits I could read) - I guess the challenge is ensuring that women who do have more of the ‘male’ qualities aren’t discriminated against because of innate assumptions based on stats

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@glosswitch Anyone with a family touched by Ed’s is likely to be concerned seeing images of a woman like that. That’s not ‘faux’

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@jessesingal @CathyYoung63 He played in my mates football team as a goalkeeper and didn’t speak (aged 19 I believe)

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@Falcon_Malteser @stellacreasy Stella seems determined to destroy the Labour Party from within