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buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · 11h

Gave me nightmares as a kid. Up there with Sapphire & Steele.

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buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Sep 2

I know that feeling!

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buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Aug 27

Years back visiting Chicago I was reading Morrissey’s autobiography mainly when travelling on public transport. Never have so many men wanted to chat…but only about Moz & it was the final nail for Morrissey with me. Read in public? Choose the text wisely I say.

Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · Aug 27

Assuming this is a real trend (I’m sceptical), reading books to get laid is basically the liberal answer to Andrew Tate that people were calling for. But not Harry Potter

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · Aug 27

Dying at the book he's reading

buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Aug 17

And Wilson in The Limey.

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buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Aug 2

No one shocked to find out language matters.
“Racist discourse from the highest levels of UK society, including politicians and the media, is used to frame immigration as an existential threat to the British way of life … this works to justify ever more hostile immigration policies”

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 2

Language on immigration in UK news and politics found to have ‘shaped backlash against antiracism’

Pattern of ‘hostile language’ in media and debates likely to describe people of colour with less sympathy, report says A pattern of “hostile language” in news reports and UK parliamentary debates is more likely to describe people of colour as immigrants, or with less sympathy, researchers have found. The race equality thinktank the Runnymede Trust analysed more than 63m words from 52,990 news articles and 317 House of Commons debates on immigration between 2019 and the general election in July 2024. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Jul 23

Another day, another crisis in Higher Education. Teaching pressures due to redundancies and cost cutting means many academics are already doing less research. But hey, why not wring another stress line….

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Jul 23

Here's some more craziness from the waste of tax money in Higher Education: state R&D spending is huge, but pouring it into a collapsing system risks just pouring loads of it away. Making everything dependent on a Wild West of undergrad recruitment has gone spectacularly wrong.

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · Jul 16

The biggest barrier to social cohesion in this country is this: a news agenda framed by a stream of pseudo-research “reports” from right wing think tanks with the pre-determined conclusion that immigrants and Muslims are intrinsically a threat to our country.

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buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Jul 5

Excellent thread here on how (and why) to challenge media and political narratives on immigration.

Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · Jul 4

Right, so I was asked to take a look at this headline and as you can imagine, there is a lot wrong with it! 🙄

This was initially published in
@thetimes
and then picked up by the usual GB News, DM, Telegraph etc

Let’s take a look….👀

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Daily Mail headline:
Migrants who cross the Channel into the UK 'are 24 times more
likely to go to prison than Brits'

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buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Jun 30

Enjoy the conference and good luck with your paper!

buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Jun 27

With Glastonbury about to kick off and the prospect of a summer of wall-to-floor Oasis, it’s worth remembering what Mark Fisher had to say about both. #MarkFisher #capitalism #retroculture #thingscantgoonlikethis

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buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Jun 24

These things are always subjective. Wong Kar-Wai for sure. Boyhood? Well….there are better Linklater films. Before Sunset (Boyhood is a bit of a one trick pony for me).

buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Jun 19

Yes. 👇 and this.

buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · May 31

What I really want to ask is how you travel so light….a much prized skill.

buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Apr 30

Yay! Looking forward to seeing you at the conference, welcoming you to Falmouth and hearing all about Macca! ✊

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buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Apr 13

Getdown Services owning Fri nite #Wanderfal #Cornishbank Peter Kay’s rola cola meets Sleaford Mods do pop. “Got choccy in my pocket”

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Mar 26

A cluster of university failures is now a matter of when, not if. M'learned colleague @olimould.bsky.social suggests three quick fixes to avoid collapse: (1) emergency student number caps; (2) suspend REF 2029; (3) reverse visa policies. It's up to you.
tacity.co.uk/2025/03/26/t...

Three Immediate, Cost-Free Interventions to Avert Collapse in UK Higher Education

UK higher education (HE) is undergoing a profound and deeply unsettling crisis. Universities across the country including Newcastle, Cardiff, UEA, Dundee and many others (seemingly by the day) are …

tacity.co.uk

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buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Mar 26

What a beautiful act of remembrance. If possible, could you add my mother’s name, Joan Nicol. Thank you.

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buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Feb 25

One of my favourite bands of the 90s and Delanian just looked effortlessly cool. Way too young to leave….sad news.

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buildmeawoman.bsky.social @buildmeawoman.bsky.social · Feb 1

I saw this for the first time as a child over the Christmas period or leading up to Christmas. That was its tv debut! Gosh, it was surprisingly eerie. Totally agree with you. Still holds up I think. Still watch it on a regular basis.

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