gair rhydd y Monday November 10th 2014 | freeword | Issue 1037
In this week’s issue: The war between chocolate trees and pink mushrooms, how not to starve at university, and the campaign that’s looking to change the face of housing in Cardiff
Dapper Laughs and fans ‘abuse’ students Cardiff Students subject to trolling and personal attacks for campaigning against ‘sexist’ comedian’s planned SU performance
EXCLUSIVE: Anna Lewis
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Cardiff student has been told to ‘fuck off ’ by Dapper Laughs, as part of a wave of backlash against the petition to ban the ‘sexist’ comedian from the Student’s Union. Georgia Lubrani, a Philosophy student at the University, was told by the controversial comedian to “fuck off ” on Twitter after asking the Everyday Feminism Twitter page to promote the petition. The tweet has been followed by a number of personal attacks directed
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at the student for supporting the petition. One Dapper Laughs fan responded to Georgia by saying: “Ignore her Dapper. Sounds like she’s been stung by a bloke in the past.” This has included criticism, on both social media sites, and news outlets covering the story such as the Daily Mail and VICE. Talking about the criticism, Georgia explained that at first she was not concerned, describing the comments as “ignorant” and that they “missed the point.” Howev-
er, the abuse quickly escalated to shaming Georgia about past sexual partners. In an attempt to undermine her position, suggestions were made that she was “not a proper feminist.” Speaking to Gair Rhydd, Georgia said: “I’m not upset, I’m just really angry, and I’ve found myself obsessively checking what people are saying about me.” “For me the problem is the fact that these people have a problem with women being open about sex.
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“A lot of people are calling us boring stuck up feminists, who need to go have fun. “ The student also voiced concerns that such abuse will deter students from standing up for their beliefs in future: “If there’s a single person who doesn’t bother to speak up because they’re scared of this backlash, then damage is being done. Not all people are as thick-skinned as me and people should keep in mind that they might really hurt someone.”
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Pictured: Dapper Laughs (Photographer: Dapper Laughs on Instagram)
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