Urgent investigation

Students outraged, onlookers concerned, words exchanged.

AN urgent investigation is underway at Durham University after students walked out of an event at which controversial journalist Rod Liddle was a guest speaker – and were later branded “pathetic” by a college principal.

Well, Rod Liddle – he lives to irritate people. Making a fuss just amplifies him.

This is the bit that interests me:

Durham’s Intersectional Feminist Society launched an open letter condemning Liddle’s remarks and the decision to invite him.

Durham’s what?

Does Durham have other “intersectional” societies or is it just women who are expected to be inclooosive and to enforce that inclooosivity on each other?

The society doesn’t seem to have its own website or space on Durham’s website but it does have a Facebook page.

Durham Intersectional Feminism Society is an inclusive feminist society, with a focus on providing a safe space for discussion, socialising, activism, self-care and education. We welcome people of all genders, religions, races, abilities and experiences to come to our meetings and talks, and get involved with campaigns.

So it’s not a feminist society but a chat about stuff society.

I wonder if Durham has an actual feminist society.

H/t latsot

Comments

5 responses to “Urgent investigation”

  1. J.A. Avatar

    With apologies to Ray Davies:

    We are the Intersectional Feminist Society

    God save all of us in all of our gender varieties

  2. What a Maroon Avatar
    What a Maroon

    Now I’ll have that song in my head all day.

    Mind, I’m not complaining.

  3. Alan Peakall Avatar

    An Intersectional Feminist Society sounds like an invitation to someone sufficiently well-qualified to emulate C S Lewis and write Mere Feminism

  4. KBPlayer Avatar

    I am on the extremist wing. I would not only walk out of an event featuring Rod Liddle as speaker, I wouldn’t walk into it either. He is one of the reasons I won’t buy the Spectator.

  5. KBPlayer Avatar

    @J.A. #1 – Very funny. Ray Davies is one of my favourite song writers.