Student politics is a farcical segment of society that I've had the displeasure of ranting about on multiple occasions. We read repeatedly that institutions such as the NUS propose such idiotic policies that seem to get more purposely stupid with every one of their pointless meetings. However, it turns out you now don't need to be part of the notoriously left-wing NUS to suffer from the mental retardation associated with student politics, and unfortunately the rotten cancer of radical student politics has ravaged the University of Southampton like a plague. You must be shocked to hear that a Student's Union once fronted by a cat and one that allows platforms for such insightful bollocks from the Wessex Scene contains moronic politicians, but their recent actions are far more shocking than any of their puppet democracies have managed thus far. This week news spread of the Southampton Student's Union threatening to paint over a memorial dedicated to student's who fell during The Great War. Apparently students are only supported at this university if they haven't been ripped to shreds by machine gun fire. This means soldiers who gave their fucking lives for their country are treated with less respect at this university than a fucking homeless cat.
You may be asking why such a radical decision like this should be made. Surely a Student's Union would need a strong case for such a dramatic action. Oh no, I forgot they were idiots, and they actually want to take down the mural because it depicts only white people as war heroes. Yes, you read that correctly. It's shocking how someone in an allegedly prestigious position would make a remark as callous as that. To quote her directly in a since-deleted tweet:
I'm struggling to decide over whether I would keep a mural painted by a knighted painter, or replace it with the work of a person who thought that profile picture looked good. Obviously, aesthetics are not the big issue here, and I don't know what Emily was trying to achieve with these comments, but as you can imagine people did mark her words with unsurprising anger. Maybe she wanted a quick popularity boost that appeases the rare few who haven't become alienated by student politics in its current state, but any person that rallies behind these statements should be ashamed of themselves. To relegate fallen soldiers to simply 'privileged white men' is a fucking disgraceful thing to say. This is clearly a thinly veiled attack on white men, and nothing more. Ms Dawes has clearly shown with her lack of dignity that she cares little about the tragic sacrifice of millions, and only uses their suffering as a bargaining chip to show how racist British society has become in her mind. I'm not sure why you would use an example of fallen soldiers to display privilege. I hardly think it's a privilege to be massacred in Belgium. Let's not forget the mural is historically accurate as well, unless we're now deciding that in 1914 the university was a multicultural utopia. It really makes you wonder what other moronic ideas this president would implement to rewrite history in her warped world if she never received this sort of backlash.
The president has since publicly apologised in the most pathetic way possible and thankfully not opened her mouth since. I doubt it's a neuron suddenly firing between her brain and her mouth that's finally shut her up, but more likely a strongly worded letter forcefully gagging her so she can't drill the final nail in her own coffin. Here is that said apology:
Emily's comments and actions appear to exist in totally different worlds. We have a narrative that Emily wants to push where inclusion is ideally reflected in this historical mural, yet we have another where Emily routinely complains about the lack of diversity at Southampton University both historically and in modern times. Even if we ignore the significance of this artwork we still have the appalling reasoning to contend with. If you claim there's a lack of diversity at Southampton University then why are you also claiming you don't believe in erasing the past by covering up this mural? Your whole shtick revolves around exposing systems dominated by white folk, yet you simultaneously want to cover up a mural allegedly displaying a system dominated by white people. Not only does this make you a massive hypocrite, but it's also a clear example of you literally trying to cover up history. Of course, these semantics should not excuse the critical point that Student Union presidents feel it's okay to start defacing sensitive murals with their own bare hands. Why anyone living in such a harmful echo chamber was ever allowed near a position of leadership is a mystery to me, but then that's a symptom of modern student politics. Ironically I think your university will not be adopting your attitude and will absolutely make progress in the future by erasing your past.
This apology is such bullshit. No fucking remorse, and a completely deranged explanation. Strong female leadership has nothing to do with honouring the dead. It's clear your issue is with the white men in the photo, not its presentation of females in leadership roles, which has no relation to the mural whatsoever. Why stop there? Why not make the Mona Lisa more ethnically diverse to promote awareness of child trafficking in The Congo? The Southampton mural is dedicated to the men who sacrificed their own lives for your freedom, not some glorification of male leadership. If anything the mural is a damning condemnation of male-dominated leadership that sent innocent victims to the grave in their masses. We are absolutely erasing the past if we start claiming this mural caters to white men. We're quite literally achieving this if we threaten to turn up with a selection of finger paints, so just fucking quit with this hypocritical nonsense that only pleads ignorance, and certainly does not absolve your name or reputation. I just don't understand how you be so ignorant about the university that you fucking preside over.
What's arguably worse is this attitude that 'everything I don't like should just be removed'. This woman recently got a tiny bit of power from a phoney vote and now she thinks she has the right to start censoring pieces of art from her own electorate. Why? Why can't university students be subjected to pieces of art like the mural? Are Southampton students banned from showing remorse or gratitude? Emily, grow up. The world doesn't revolve around your primitive mind. I find your display photo upsetting, and let's not forget it doesn't support ethnic diversity, but under no circumstances should anyone ever force you to cover it up. Why would they? It's a great source for jokes.
The Wessex Scene, which is usually reserved for fascinating articles on where microwaves have been installed on campus, has actually bothered to do some journalism and provide timely updates. The Wessex Scene presented clear evidence for once that Emily clearly knows the significance of the memorial, even making the vile comment that the vandalism should commemorate armistice day. I'm still deeply shocked how some animals can have such little respect towards the common folk who sacrificed their lives for the future of this country. It's shameful that valiance in the eyes of this cretin is defacing commemorative works. Here we have some didactic bitch claiming to be for the masses whilst forcefully trying to butcher the world into her own fucked up vision.
Other 'journalistic' publications lept on this story and put their own political spin on the matter. One such publication was the Daily Mail, who instead of analysing the issue decided a character assassination along with an invasive biography was the correct response. The Mail also decides to take the moral high ground on this issue, along with all of their commenters calling for her head. The Daily Mail response in particular pisses me off because it brings up points such as that she has a nose piercing as evidence of her evil little mind at work. What's that supposed to mean? How is that evidence for her shitty actions? I can do a fucking better job than that. At least compare to her a fucking cow with that piercing. I may not agree with The Mail in how they've constructed their argument, but I do share their frustration with student bodies as vile as this one. My question is how many more events like these are needed before a reformation on student politics is needed that actually does represent the majority of students. How long are we going to allow these idiotic tyrants to control student bodies?
I think the Southampton Student's Union would be looked on more favourably in they hunted Emily for her ivory rather than keeping her in a paid position. The University has certainly shot themselves in the foot by allowing such a radical idiot to speak for all students, yet they've been put in a position where their democratic methods have allowed these idiots to turn the majority of students against the Student Union. However, this year I don't think many would have predicted this vile creature would shame the university to such an extent.
Mrs Dawes believes she can simply spew the same race-based rhetoric that would garn her rapturous applause from the woke crowd across the pond, and for that reason I have a message for her: British people are not the same obnoxious morons you can indoctrinate in the states and the intense backlash from your comments shows the severity of your ignorant comments. The majority of British people do not want to be patronised by some self-righteous bint, and we certainly don't want our most treasured cultural possessions to be trashed by your supposedly moral crusade. I believe your woke crowd would refer to this action as 'cultural appropriation'. I prefer to use the term 'lunacy'.
Ironically it seems the only progress this president will be making is the number of journeys she makes to the Job Centre. A harsh lesson to learn, but one totally justified for such irresponsible behaviour.
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