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1. Flick 🇬🇧 (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 30-Oct-2023 19:32:47 JST Flick 🇬🇧

   https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-are-feminists-like-me-being-labelled-far-right/

   Now, thanks to the persistence of journalist Andrew Lawton from Canada’s online publication, True North, the behind the scenes conversations that led to my cancellation have been revealed. Freedom of Information requests have shown that, unusually, the booking for my lecture was directed to the very top: library boss Michael Ciccone. In an email to colleagues, Ciccone declared, ‘She’s definitely controversial and would draw protests and attention. She considered (sic) a Terf and leans far-right without totally going there.’ Quite what it means to ‘lean far-right’ but ‘without totally going there’ is anyone’s guess. But it certainly sounds like something that would horrify my revolutionary communist younger-self.

   Clearly unsure as to whether he could simply ban me from speaking, Ciccone sought advice. He emailed other library heads to ask, ‘Has anyone else received this request for a room booking?’ before stating: ‘The author appears to be of the Megan Murphy (sic) ilk.’

   • Flick 🇬🇧 (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 30-Oct-2023 19:32:46 JST Flick 🇬🇧

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     @ArtistBristol https://archive.ph/d8MFR

   • Radical Cartoons (artistbristol@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 30-Oct-2023 19:32:47 JST Radical Cartoons

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     @Flick It's behind a paywall, who has been no-platformed? Joanna Williams?
   • HebrideanHecate (hebrideanhecate@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 30-Oct-2023 19:33:09 JST HebrideanHecate

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     @Flick @ArtistBristol Despite calls from the Jewish community to stop his appearance, library staff worried that cancelling Zahr could insult the city’s Muslim community. So, to counteract this possible offence, the library’s operations director contacted Zahr’s manager and asked: ‘Is there a rebuttal statement […] that we can use to address the concerns listed below?’. It seems they colluded to combat criticism and actively sought out support for the comedian’s appearance. So there we have it. Support women’s rights and you’ll be branded ‘far-right’, accused of spreading hate speech and stopped from speaking. But spend your time denouncing Israel and your appearance will be welcomed and your platform secured. Canada: you’ve lost the plot.

   • BILLSan345 (billsan345@spinster.xyz)'s status on Monday, 30-Oct-2023 19:33:09 JST BILLSan345

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     @HebrideanHecate @Flick @ArtistBristol That idiotic label 'far-right' is plastered over everybody who thinks men aren't women and never can be. And then there are all the other rag-tag labels which follow on from it like 'fascist' and 'nazi'. As far as I'm concerned all of these can be turned right round and used against the authoritarian forces which don't allow debate and expression of women's rights. It's a far better fit.
   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 30-Oct-2023 19:33:09 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     @BILLSan345 @ArtistBristol @Flick @HebrideanHecate they use the labels on you first so if you try a reversal they can pull the nou card.