I’ve now been contacted by numerous people about the ‘Boob Man of Oxford’.
Those who work or study at Oxford have asked for anonymity, so I can’t share identifying details.
But some common themes have emerged:
– Unsurprisingly, women describe feeling uncomfortable about a male lecturer wearing what appear to be oversized prosthetic breasts in their place of work or study
– Some question whether there is a sexual element or whether it is a ‘power play’. These are their concerns, rather than established explanations for his behaviour – but are legitimate concerns nonetheless –
They say they’re afraid to raise concerns because he is surrounded by ‘allies’, including staff, who defend his appearance as ‘self-expression’
One source has even wondered whether this is an elaborate stunt to embarrass the university – along the lines of Josh Seiter, who pretended to be a trans woman as an ‘experiment’. Another source says this has been going on for three years – which does seem a long time to keep up the act.
It also turns out that he doesn’t get paid.
I suppose they want the prestige.
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