UKM - Boys only - UK

Bjorn Brimble · 29-03-2024, 11:07

Birds of a feather flock together, as the saying goes, and when it comes to the male elite of the British establishment, one of their favoured flocking spots has long been the Garrick Club in London.

Jemima Olchawski, chief executive of the Fawcett Society, which champions women’s equality and gender rights in the UK, questioned why some of the most influential men in British society continued to remain members of a sexist club.

“There is no place for the overt sexism and misogyny of the Garrick Club’s membership policy in the 21st century,” Olchawksi told Al Jazeera.

“We talk about the establishment as an old boys’ club and this is literally a club for boys,” Olchawski said.

“We have a big issue with inequality in our society – we have a gaping gender pay gap, we have women locked out of the workforce, and there are too few women in positions of power in government and business. Toxic policies that actively exclude women are regressive and the senior, influential men who support them should be ashamed of themselves,” she added.

“Overwhelmingly white and predominately elderly,” the UK’s Guardian newspaper reported, after recently obtaining the full list of the Garrick’s current approximately 1,500 members.

Remind you of anyone?

ex nihilo · 29-03-2024, 12:10

“Hmmm. I see no language in the extract below, that would lead to the devoid of light spherical objecting of a self confessed weirdo.”

'Today the Club has around 1,300 members including many of the most distinguished actors and men of letters in England. The original assurance of the committee, “that it would be better that ten unobjectionable men should be excluded than one terrible bore should be admitted”, ensures that the lively atmosphere for which the Club was so well-known in the nineteenth century continues to invigorate members of the Club in the twenty-first century.'

“Hmmm. As a man of flowery letters, I would have made a fine upstanding member there.”

Being disappointed, they welcomed him at the St Pancrass Trainspotters Club, after self ID'ing as a weirdo, though...

29-03-2024, 11:07	#1
Bjorn Brimble Banned Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 2,809 Reputation: -14	Boys only Birds of a feather flock together, as the saying goes, and when it comes to the male elite of the British establishment, one of their favoured flocking spots has long been the Garrick Club in London. Jemima Olchawski, chief executive of the Fawcett Society, which champions women’s equality and gender rights in the UK, questioned why some of the most influential men in British society continued to remain members of a sexist club. “There is no place for the overt sexism and misogyny of the Garrick Club’s membership policy in the 21st century,” Olchawksi told Al Jazeera. “We talk about the establishment as an old boys’ club and this is literally a club for boys,” Olchawski said. “We have a big issue with inequality in our society – we have a gaping gender pay gap, we have women locked out of the workforce, and there are too few women in positions of power in government and business. Toxic policies that actively exclude women are regressive and the senior, influential men who support them should be ashamed of themselves,” she added. “Overwhelmingly white and predominately elderly,” the UK’s Guardian newspaper reported, after recently obtaining the full list of the Garrick’s current approximately 1,500 members. Remind you of anyone?

29-03-2024, 12:10	#2
ex nihilo Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 6,521 Reputation: 31	Mr Logic self ID's as a man, in an attempt to gain membership... “Hmmm. I see no language in the extract below, that would lead to the devoid of light spherical objecting of a self confessed weirdo.” 'Today the Club has around 1,300 members including many of the most distinguished actors and men of letters in England. The original assurance of the committee, “that it would be better that ten unobjectionable men should be excluded than one terrible bore should be admitted”, ensures that the lively atmosphere for which the Club was so well-known in the nineteenth century continues to invigorate members of the Club in the twenty-first century.' “Hmmm. As a man of flowery letters, I would have made a fine upstanding member there.” Being disappointed, they welcomed him at the St Pancrass Trainspotters Club, after self ID'ing as a weirdo, though... __________________ “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.” Last edited by ex nihilo; 29-03-2024 at 12:12.