Overreaction?

[Dr Jekyll]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/855...

According to this some Oxford students have been suspended for an email comparing the relative merits of various female students.

What exactly is the problem here? Men grade women, women grade men, women grade each other come to that.

[tangent police]

I imagine the criteria were depersonalising, truthful and cutting. Think of the feelings of the poor mites.

Having some sort of algebraic code would've made more sense

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It's possible the Beeb have reported this in a somewhat conservative manner, and so missed the point of the story.

Here's the Telegraphs take on it:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7378166/Fif...

The Mail, yes, yes, I know, but Google throw it up, added this. Not mentioned by the Beeb or Telegraph, so could be usual Mail imagination though:

Daily Mail said:

But what has worried university chiefs is the suggestion they planned similar 'crewdates' with A-level pupils at £9,345-a-year Oxford High School for Girls.
They were exposed after approaching daughters of university staff. At least three fellows of Hertford College have daughters at the school and it was from them that college authorities learned A-level students had been invited.
Last night the mother of one of the girls, who did not want to be named, said: 'Many people at the school aged 17 and 18 got invitations from the club.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1255831/Ox...

Edited by fadeaway on Saturday 6th March 18:32

[nonegreen]

Time to evacuate Oxford and send in the RAF for practice. Its been going off he rails for years and there is nowhere to get a relly good curry.

[BOR]

Grading is OK, that list sounded like some kind of rape-list. A bit seedy.

[10 Pence Short]

BOR said:

Grading is OK, that list sounded like some kind of rape-list. A bit seedy.

Worst "I don't have a rape list" post, ever.

[BOR]

Mine are all ticked off.

[CommanderJameson]

BOR said:

Mine are all ticked off.

Mine aren't just ticked off.

They're positively livid.

Is this the bus to hell? I'll have the window seat, please.

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CommanderJameson said:

BOR said:

Mine are all ticked off.

Mine aren't just ticked off.

They're positively livid.

Is this the bus to hell? I'll have the window seat, please.