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Post by robeiae on Nov 1, 2019 9:09:33 GMT -5
TV presenter made to strip to her underwear at Heathrow AirportIt's not how she was treated that makes me so sad--though that was absolutely wrong, imo--it's the fact that she's referenced in the title of the article as a "TV presenter." WTF? Mary Beard is an established scholar with a resume that stacks up well against those of every living classicist. Is the public really so dumb that the only way Beard can be recognized is as a "TV presenter"?
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Post by michaelw on Nov 1, 2019 10:16:08 GMT -5
We should do this kind of thing for other accomplished women, too. 1. Hannah Arendt, columnist for the New Yorker 2. Cleopatra, art model 3. Virginia Woolf, wife of the famous English author Leonard Woolf
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Post by Vince524 on Nov 1, 2019 11:36:03 GMT -5
While it's insulting to dismiss her accomplishments, I think the fact that she was forced to undergo this is the real travesty and it would be just as much so if it were someone who was nothing more than a TV presenter, a schoolteacher, a Doctor, lawyer or just a stay at home mom.
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Post by michaelw on Nov 1, 2019 18:04:54 GMT -5
While it's insulting to dismiss her accomplishments, I think the fact that she was forced to undergo this is the real travesty and it would be just as much so if it were someone who was nothing more than a TV presenter, a schoolteacher, a Doctor, lawyer or just a stay at home mom. Yeah, I agree. Airport security sucks.
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