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FEMINIST FAIL: Oxford University Forced To Apologize For Having Woman Erase International Women’s Day Graffiti

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Mar 10, 2018 DailyWire.com

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Here’s a classic example of feminism’s fanaticism boomeranging.

A female associate professor of political theory at the University of Oxford in Great Britain took umbrage after a woman cleaner was asked to remove graffiti stating “Happy International Women’s Day” on International Women’s Day. The graffiti appeared to be written in chalk on the steps of the Clarendon Building in Broad Street.

Oxford security makes a woman cleaner scrub out “Happy International Women’s Day” on the Clarendon steps. What an image for #IWD, @UniofOxford. #strikeforUSS #UCUstrike pic.twitter.com/E9u5S37hWW
— Sophie Smith (@DrSophieSmith) March 8, 2018

The university promptly bent the knee:

We are deeply sorry for this and for offence caused. International Women’s Day is hugely important to Oxford. This should not have happened.
— Oxford University (@UniofOxford) March 8, 2018

Smith was still unsatisfied:

I appreciate your apology, but far more importantly can you please make sure that the woman asked to remove the message receives a heartfelt apology, a warm cup of tea, the rest of the day off and, along with all our precarious staff, good enough pay to live in this city.
— Sophie Smith (@DrSophieSmith) March 8, 2018

There were critics of Smith’s perspective:

Wait.. you’re offended, on behalf of another woman, who’s being asked to do her job? She may not get paid for going home. Good work.
— Tommy Williams (@tommydubz) March 8, 2018

Irony is all I deduce from this. I understand it’s in better taste to delegate this role to a male cleaner but none may have been available. The woman may have even laughed at this! What if man power were written on the wall and a male cleaner was assigned? Would anyone comment?
— Kevin Gaddi (@gaddi_kevin) March 8, 2018

Please explain this to me… what is her job at the university? Why does she need an apology? Did she ask for the apology? Tomorrow, will she go to work and not clean? (Sincerely) Am I missing something?
— goyo (@gschmittmusic) March 9, 2018

Why don’t you pay her Directly from your pocket Sophie? She sounds like she was doing her job to me. Or better yet why don’t you just have Oxford pay her a portion of your salary?
— Luke Daniel (@Daddy_Luke5) March 9, 2018

When I do my job at work no ine comes by and gives me tea and the day off. But Im a man so its not important. Good to know the left wants to keep things equal in tbe workplace
— glitchZ (@Glitchfaction1) March 9, 2018

Oh Sophie please! Talk about overcompensating for all the ppl you should’ve hugged in life but didn’t!
— Brian Reid (@realBrianReid) March 9, 2018

I made a lot of money and enjoyed it when I ran my small cleaning company. Get a grip Sophie
— HappyHippy1959 (@1st_bn_glosters) March 9, 2018

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