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Bearded Lecturer - Wearing Large Fake Breasts

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TerriBull Sat 31-Oct-26 14:39:48

This was posted on MN a couple of days ago, but obviously the DM have picked the story up, well it's not the sort of thing The Guardian or The Independent report on.

Insane! An Oxford lecturer to all intents a physically, hairy geezer of a bloke publicly addresses his audience wearing giant fake breasts, it comes across as a taunt and somehow subliminally threatening. I mean what's he supposed to be, apart from gross??? Even the very feminine trans women such as Paris Lees might feel a certain amount of disquiet in hirsute men presenting as something they're clearly not. This individual is just so insulting in how he undermines women and makes a mockery of the female form. I gather some women are not happy and have written to St Hilda's over concerns that the hairy man's behaviour who would blend in well with ZZ Top, not that they pretended to be anything other than men, "violates women's dignity" and somehow his audience are expected to act as if his personal freak show is somehow normal. As yet the college have not acted on these complaints.

Notagranny44 Sat 31-Oct-26 15:24:28

And the smirk in all the pictures!!! Inappropriate clothing for work even if he WERE a woman

TerriBull Sat 31-Oct-26 15:38:40

At a time when wolf whistlers may be sanctioned, the behaviour by this man displays a different type of misogyny and very confrontational. Does it not occur to him how offensive his appearance must be to the women around him. Very ego driven so probably doesn't care.

Betony Sat 31-Oct-26 15:52:13

I've Googled this person. His name is Matt Rattley, and apparently complaints about him looking like this while lecturing to (some very young) women have gone on for about a year, with no comment or action from the university apart from confirming 'professional standards and respect for students' are imperative, but that they cannot comment on individual cases!
I fear this person is on a self-publicity binge, and cares not a bit about their students' feelings. This surely must have a detrimental effect on their work - my heart goes out to them.

petra Sat 31-Oct-26 15:54:18

Definitely something not right there.

youtu.be/kjQlWY7PSAY?is=IzjI31-PBmGC881A

CarrotTop Sat 31-Oct-26 15:54:45

Could you please attach a link to the article and/or picture, please? It's a bit hard to comment without seeing either...

CarrotTop Sat 31-Oct-26 15:55:18

Sorry, petra, our posts crossed!

Mollygo Sat 31-Oct-26 15:58:55

He’s a man who disrespects females. Just like TW, but without a frock to go with his . . .

Grandmabatty Sat 31-Oct-26 16:00:42

I have been reading about this individual for some time. It is a fetish and the university are going along with it. It's about power. Completely inappropriate. If a woman was to go to her work like that, there would be consequences.

AGAA4 Sat 31-Oct-26 16:04:14

Hopefully parents will complain and they will be forced to do something.
The man is an offensive joke.

Oreo Sat 31-Oct-26 16:24:03

Mollygo

He’s a man who disrespects females. Just like TW, but without a frock to go with his . . .

But he is in a frock, and lipstick and nail polish, along with his long wispy beard and fast vanishing hair.And the giant fake boobs tucked into his low neckline frock.
I think all the students should attend his lecture and laugh at him.

Allsorts Sat 31-Oct-26 16:34:26

He should be in an asylum. What is the matter with the spineless University? All the students should attend the lecture and all then walk out. Parents should write objecting.

Oreo Sat 31-Oct-26 16:36:07

Universities are frightened to death of being called transphobic and this bozo is playing to the gallery.