What qualifies him?
Male barrister who claims to be a woman calls Helen Joyce “this numpty”.
He also claims she got the spelling of “trans women” wrong because a third party quoted her as saying (not writing) “transwomen.” How can the male barrister be sure she didn’t say “trans women”? How can the male barrister be sure the third party didn’t misquote her? How can the male barrister be such a numpty?
I think he thinks his himness (which he’s trying to deny) qualifies him. Funny how TiMs are so keen on keeping the male entitlement.
In addition to the good points that you make (how do they know…?), I’m curious about the number of lawyers who are also trans. I’ve read the discussions here about trans being associated with depression and other mental illnesses. I’ve also seen many lawyers online talking about how the dirty secret of the profession is the very high level of alcoholism, drug abuse, and depression. I wonder if there is a link? Maybe not, we don’t seem to hear much from dentists who are trans and they have a high rate of depression and suicide.
The quote is a transcription of her spoken statement. Robin Moira White is an idiot.
Holms, I work with a lot of different lawyers. I’ve met ones who are inattentive, dishonest, devious, aggressive, lazy, exhausted. I’ve never met one who was an idiot. Most though are very very sharp people with an excellent grasp of the use of language. I’d put money on this being an intentional misrepresentation.
I suppose – reading it again – he could say it’s simply a separate point: not an additional point about Helen Joyce but a separate point about the tweet.
I’ve known some lawyers who are idiots, but they are by far a minority. They usually don’t succeed well, either. Some lawyers sound like idiots with some of their arguments, but in a lot of cases, that is because they are trying to defend the indefensible, which is their job in many cases, and in some cases (Rudy Guiliani comes to mind) is just a way of trying to ingratiate themselves with idiotic clients.
I’ve always been struck by how many prominent political figures are lawyers – Gandhi, Jinnah and Nehru all were, as were Robespierre and Danton, (St Just studied law but never practiced) and Mandela, Lincoln, Jefferson and Theodore Herzl were too, while Rosa Luxembourg and Mosaddegh both had law doctorates.
It’s obviously a field that gives you a sense of how society is structured and accustoms you to arguing a point publicly, both of which are useful qualities to have if you’re trying to bring about some political aim, but that still seems like a remarkable selection of people to share the same profession.