Archive photos
Just came across this very (well, comparatively) old photo of me on the (woefully-rarely updated) OUSU site. It’s the student women’s committee protesting against the Miss World beauty contest held at the Millennium Dome in 2001. Proving that being a feminist doesn’t mean neglecting the womanly arts, the banner behind us was one I made earlier.
From left to right, they are:
?Nadine, possibly American JYA
Jess, Keble College, theologian (and one of my exes, of whom Jo thinks there are too many). Very into Star Trek, now I believe running a craft business.
Megan, JYA from a Midwestern college, then studying at St Hilda’s
Helen Salmon, no relation of my girlfriend, then and now SWP organiser (for a useful primer on telling Helen and Jo apart, see here.)
Me, complete with paper tiara and sash reading something like “Miss Represented” or Miss Ogynist”
Francesca, then graduate student at Wadham
Jo, graduate student (half-obscured)
Leah Zeto, Balliol and unsuccessful VP(Women) candidate the year before me
Unknown
Anneliese Dodds, St Hilda’s and former OUSU president, now finishing a D.Phil at the LSE and enjoying not being the parliamentary candidate for Billericay.
Unknown
Can anyone fill in any of the blanks?
waht a bunch of ugly minghers, no wonder you hate all the pretty ladies in Miss World and what to kill all men.
Give it up, man. However many ####ing stupid posts you put on blogs, you’ll never be able to write in proper sentences.
I think Steve is a closet feminist and is scared of coming out to such a distinguished group of people.
aaah Matt and Mike I bet you make a great couple together. Just make sure you use protection there are a lot of dangerous diseases out there for sexually active gay men.
Steve, you really are a nasty little shit, you know that?
Jo I am hurt by your racist posting. Still black men have been used to such things from white women for centuries.
f£ck wit.
Another racist. Does the mere existence of black men offend you feminists. After your protest at Miss World did you head off to dress up in white robes and burn some crosses? Presumably for you men haters racism against men is ok but not women. You are a sick bunch of twisted bigots.
Okay Steve, that’s enough. I’m deleting your next comment.
Parcel delivery…
Bonjour people, I loved the article, keep up the excellent work…