Trinity College Dublin
The University Times reports:
[Trinity] College is investigating offensive comments made in a class last week by a new intellectual property law lecturer, Brendan Guildea.
…Speaking to The University Times, Guildea said: “I’m reserving my reply.”
…A Muslim student, who was wearing a headscarf, was asked to name a book Guildea was holding. When they failed to identify the book, Guildea suggested that someone Irish might know the answer. The student was born in Dublin.
Guildea also asked that student whether anyone had ever interfered with their bags before travelling.
College to Investigate Comments Made by Law Lecturer (University Times)
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Apparently they are a
Christian
Married
Father
Practising barrister
Love the banter.
In that order.
they’re a see you next Tuesday is what
You can add pedal and cranker to the list.
Snowflakes…..
We are now entering the “I want to be offended” domain that plagued American Colleges two years ago.
Feel better now, Pat? Did the Christian Brother pick on you harder than the other students in class?
While there is nothing more annoying than permanent outrage, this is a pretty open and shut case of yer man being a racist dick
He’s the kind of guy who prides himself on not being racist, which makes it kind of hilarious.
He’s just very self important and has a great habit of being patronising without even knowing it.
Only fragile overly sensitive people like you feel that way.
Let’s trigger your inner snowflake Pajo…. you now live in a country where an abortion can be legally obtained and you also live in a country where you can marry your partner even if they are the same sex as yourself…
What was the book?
Peig
Mein Kampf.
40 Shades of Grey
I wonder does the student identify as Irish. Being born in Dublin and identifying as Irish are not the same thing.
It doesn’t matter if they identify as being a Martian, they are Irish.
Or do you think all Irish people need to be Roman Catholic, red haired, freckled and pale skinned?
I personally hope they get rid of this clown, he is there to lecture on a specific subject, nobody gives a poo about his other opinions.
You should read this back and try and make more sense next time.
Fridge laid out exactly what he thinks all Irish people should be – Born in Ireland. He was questioning whether someone not born in Ireland can identify as Irish and be considered Irish. Which is the basis of an infuriating amount of Trans discussions.
If noone gave a poo about his opinions, this wouldn’t be an issue. Quite clearly people give a poo about his opinions which is why he is, rightly, in trouble.
Not sure what his thinking is and why this sort of question only seems to get asked about Muslims. Don’t think I’ve ever heard someone question someone of eastern european descent what they identify as.
High irony being lectured on clarity from someone who wrote the above.
I know exactly what Mr or Mrs Fridge was doing so you can leave off with your low rent online tutoring.
As for ‘noone’ and their ‘poo’, yes, clarity would appear to be your forte.
I wasn’t trying to troll and am certainly not defending the obnoxious comments of the lecturer. I was actually wondering if the student feels Irish as opposed to is Irish. I know loads of people who were born in England or the US, lived there very briefly as toddlers or whatever but grew up in Ireland and don’t feel in any way English or American and possibly wouldn’t be aware of cultural nuances particular to those countries.
Maybe she identifies as a Dub.
That’s dubilnist.
I prefer tripelnist myself.
It’s has 300% the amount of nist as singelnist.
Where are you from?
It doesn’t matter if they identify as being a Martian, they are Irish.
Or do you think all Irish people need to be Roman Catholic, red haired, freckled and pale skinned?
I personally hope they get rid of this clown, he is there to lecture on a specific subject, nobody gives a poo about his other opinions.
I know that lecturer. He’s a knob. Seriously.
I was a student of his and if ever there was a man who loves the sound of his own voice, it’s him.
Sounds like a certain someone has a crush on somebody!!!
Sounds like half the lecturers I ever had. The ones with tenure can be insufferable, while their junior colleagues cling on for dear life, doing most of the hard work.
He is a male dangly bit. TCD was insane to hire him (even for a couple of hours a week).
Like FGM-er Ali Selim (taught Arabic in TCD)
What happens if they’re a binary Martian ?
Will they need a safe space ?
Only from people like you.
That’s nothing… look what’s happening in the UK….
“After being forced to resign as President-elect of @HumanistStudent and fired as Assistant Editor of @DUPS_Critique, I have now been fired as General Editor of @DurhamBubble, simply for believing that ‘women don’t have penises’. Has the world gone mad?”
https://twitter.com/Sofocleous_A/status/1041729763289821186
Yeah, up the penises, especially the big ones.
I’m a huge fan of them myself which is why I keep mine in a jar next to the bed.
Well pickle me tink…
LOL! Stop that you two :)
Can we all get back to the old days when matters like this were dealt with privately between the people involved and not instantly published on social media? It is the least useful way of dealing with these things…
You’re wrong, people like this should be exposed to the public so everyone can see what he’s like.
Discussing the meanings of debatable subtle social interactions in a public forum among people who have never met either of the people involved is unlikely to work out well for anybody. Look at poor old Justine Sacco.
There was nothing “subtle” about what this guy did, it’s clear what his intent was.
You sound an awful lot like the church many moons ago. They decided to deal with their issues privately too. Didn’t work out well for some people
By the sound of it this guy has always been a bit on a dangly bit, so dealing with it privately hasn’t worked so far. The college can ignore complaints against him in private but in the media they have to react.
They weren’t dealt with before that’s the thing. The student would just have to put up with it.
If one person is a lecture who decides the other person’s grade then there is a power imbalance that makes it not so simple to just “sort it out”.
attitudes and the new reality have alot of catching up to do
Headscarf ok in Irish Universities then?
Why wouldn’t it be? Do headscarves scare you? Winter must be a terrifying time for you with all those head coverings
why not ?
your granny wore one ?
Why would it not be Jeff?
Are hats permitted? Paper bags? Both extremely important pieces of headwear, particularly in our Irish climate. I’d hate to see them banned.
my hair hates this country
That is what happens when you order on ebay.
It hates you back, if that helps?
sod it
I believe they are two correct answers