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RA Should Reinstate Jess's Work and Issue a Public Apology

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myra codlin-tate
5 years ago

Please reinstate De Whals work. She is not abusive and is entitled to express her legally compliant views

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J E M Lyle
5 years ago

This discrimination violates her human rights as confirmed by both Equality Act and European Bill of Human Rights.

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Anonymous
5 years ago

Shame on RA. This stinks to high heaven.

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Polly Sheppard
5 years ago

Put her work back

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Rosemary Ewles
5 years ago

I’m boycotting the RA until it stops indulging extreme minorities who want to attack and stifle all views except their own.

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Maureen Chadwick
5 years ago

Woman = Adult Human Female RA = Reactionary Appeasers

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Mikaela Brunt
5 years ago

Aside from the blatant lie that Jess is "transphobic," I'm still waiting for the Royal Academy of Arts to confirm if Paul Gauguin or Eric Gill "conflict with their values?" Or Picasso, whose work the RA just exhibited, including the drawing "Minotauromachy," which depicts the artist as a Minotaur, ravaging figures representing the women in his life. Because their hypocrisy, and their targeting of a female artist, looks very much like a discriminatory, sexist decision, that suggests misogyny is rife in the RA. The blatant disregard for legally protected beliefs regarding women's rights, is both disturbing & unacceptable - especially when it comes from a universally respected arts establishment such at the Royal Academy. Jess De Wahls work MUST be immediately reinstated, and a public apology issued.

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Christopher Dighton
5 years ago

Another example of institutional cowardice.

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Susan Boskovic
5 years ago

I am a frequent visitor to the RA . I will stop coming unless the RA apologises and reinstates Jess. Her views are enshrined in law and you have no right to sack her based on a handful of Twitter 'complaints'

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Fred
5 years ago

Please.

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Rosalind
5 years ago

This is shocking behaviour by the Royal Academy. It has no business silencing women and free speech.

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Anonymous
5 years ago

I could not be a Friend of any organisation that does not support the right to free speech and respect the rule of law.

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Tracey Shaw
5 years ago

Agreed especially in light of the Forstater ruling.

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Julie Richardson
5 years ago

The RA obviously prefer women to be 2D, naked and mute

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Stephanie Douet
5 years ago

Disgraceful! Muzzling artists? shame on you RA

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Gillian Connell
5 years ago

Shame on the Royal Academy

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Anonymous
5 years ago

Boycotting RA until they reverse this mysoginist decision

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Liv OHANLON
5 years ago

We women are allowed to opine that we are women, biologically different from people who have XY chromosomes. The R A clearly ignores the recent legal ruling in an Employment Appeal Tribunal which found Maya Forstater’s “gender critical views” “worthy of respect in a democratic society”.

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John Spink
5 years ago

I believe that Jess, JKR and all women should be free to express an opinion regarding the agressive imposition of "trans rights" that impact the rights of females to safe and secure spaces free from male intrusion.

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Tony Jewell
5 years ago

Shameful behaviour by an institution supposedly with a mission to champion the arts.. Art is meant to provoke…..