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Jenni Murray pulls out of Oxford talk amid trans row

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    Jenni Murray pulls out of Oxford talk amid trans row

    The extreme 'Lefties' are starting to wind me up. She was entitled to free speech and opinion so why should that cost her? Her comments below seem quite accurate, a sex change does not provide you with a womb or the means to control hormones that come natural to those with the x chromosome.

    Next thing they'll be pushing for changes in the law when people don't use the correct language. PC madness.



    BBC Radio 4 host Dame Jenni Murray has pulled out of an Oxford University talk amid a backlash over comments she made about transgender people.

    The Woman's Hour presenter was invited to speak at an event called Powerful British Women in History and Society.


    But the student union's LGBTQ Campaign said she had made "transphobic comments" in a 2017 newspaper article.


    The Oxford University History Society subsequently said she had cancelled her appearance "for personal reasons".


    Writing for the Sunday Times in March 2017, Dame Jenni said men who have transitioned should not claim to be "real women".


    She added that "it takes more than a sex change and make-up" to "lay claim to womanhood".


    'Not transphobic'


    The LGBTQ Campaign said her comments contribute to "the harassment, marginalisation, discrimination, and violence" faced by trans people.


    A statement said: "The decision to offer her a platform is not apolitical or neutral, especially when her views cause tangible harm to vulnerable members of our society."


    It called on the history society to publicly condemn her views or cancel the event.


    Dame Jenni, who has been contacted for comment, has previously said she was not "transphobic or anti-trans".


    She also said she believed trans people "should be treated with respect" and protected from "bullying and violence".

    source: Jenni Murray pulls out of Oxford talk amid trans row - BBC News
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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    Hate speech will not be tolerated and anyone found guilty is to be de-platformed and have their career destroyed.
    "Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon Musk

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      #3
      She was entitled to free speech and opinion so why should that cost her?
      Because people are equally entitled to judge somebody based on that free speech? Free speech is the ability to say things without fear of persecution from the government - it is not freedom to say what you like with no consequence.

      That said, I find the trans debate quite morally difficult to navigate.

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        #4
        Originally posted by vwdan View Post
        That said, I find the trans debate quite morally difficult to navigate.
        Totally this for me as well but the lefties don't help themselves when it comes to trying and alter my thinking though.

        Same for vegans but not nearly as morally difficult.
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          #5
          Originally posted by vwdan View Post
          Because people are equally entitled to judge somebody based on that free speech? Free speech is the ability to say things without fear of persecution from the government - it is not freedom to say what you like with no consequence.

          That said, I find the trans debate quite morally difficult to navigate.
          They're doing more than exercising their right to free speech, they're trying to demonstrate she broke the law and charge her with a crime because, in their view, she did not recognise their sex. That's crossing a big fat line in my book.
          "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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            #6
            Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
            They're doing more than exercising their right to free speech, they're trying to demonstrate she broke the law and charge her with a crime because, in their view, she did not recognise their sex. That's crossing a big fat line in my book.
            Ooooooohhhhhh! That's Stoutist that is!!

            Nail him up!! Nail some sense into him!!

            “The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”

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              #7
              You can identify as a ******* viaduct, but that doesn't mean you are one!
              Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
                Woof woof woof woof!
                Oh, yessss
                …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by WTFH View Post
                  Oh, yessss
                  Evening!
                  Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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                    #10
                    Made me larff

                    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...hange-age.html

                    Pensioner, 69, 'who identifies as a 45-year-old' begins legal action to have his age reduced so he can attract more women on Tinder

                    • Emile Ratelband is a 69-year-old positivity guru famous in the Netherlands
                    • He says doctors told him he has a 45-year-old's body and wants to be younger
                    • Ratelband is suing his local authority after they refused to amend his age
                    Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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