UK graduate thrown out of gay club after "triggering" Blurred Lines is played

speedboatchase

Some of these quotes are incredible, both from the complainant and the original DJ. As one of the commenters said, the DJ is there to play music, not give you a hug.

http://thetab.com/uk/leeds/2015/08/03/leeds-grad-claims-kicked-gay-club-complaining-blurred-lines-17684


Leeds grad claims she was kicked out of gay club for complaining about ‘Blurred Lines’

A Leeds graduate claims she was thrown out of a gay club and verbally abused after complaining to the DJ who played Blurred Lines.

Georgia Greenfield, who left Leeds in 2013, was ejected on Tuesday morning from Queen’s Court – Leeds’ main gay club. Georgia, 23, complained to the DJ saying it made her recall being raped.

Georgia wrote a note on a phone to the DJ saying: “‘I know you want it’ are the exact words my rapist said to me before he raped me. I don’t want to hear this ****.” Shockingly, the grad says the DJ called over the microphone: “**** off you silly bitch.”

Georgia says: “I didn’t expect the song to be turned off but I wanted to give the person playing it an impression of its effect.

“I didn’t even expect them to turn it off or to say anything back to me at all. Why would you?”

But Georgia and friend Noah were left shocked when the DJ told Georgia over the microphone to “**** off you silly bitch” as they walked off.

Friend Noah Martin, a French third year who was with Georgia at the club, said: “My initial reaction was disgust, fear and anger. I couldn’t believe it happened in a space that was supposed to be safe – a gay club.”

When they tried to re-enter the club, 23-year old Georgia claims they were told by bouncers the DJ had advised neither her nor her friend were allowed back in the club.

Georgia said: “I was in disbelief that I was being thrown out of a club for telling the DJ I was raped.

“As I was explaining the actual reasons to the bouncers (not to get back in, but because it was ridiculous) the DJ said over the microphone: ‘If you don’t like what I have to say you can **** off somewhere else’. Then as we were walking away he added: ‘There needs to be an electric fence around the DJ booth’.”

Noah lodged a complaint to the management of Queen’s Court and received an email confirming they were aware of the incident.

The email also said: “The incident is currently being fully investigated and a full response will be forwarded to [Georgia] once finalised”.

But Noah and Georgia are still unhappy. Noah said: “The manager didn’t even use the right pronouns for Georgia”.

Georgia identifies as “gender non-conforming” and prefers to use both “she and “they” pronouns, adding: “Noah as far as I know identifies as non-binary”.

When contacted by The Tab, a spokesperson for Queen’s Court said: “An investigation is underway. Due to it being pride weekend, it is taking a bit longer, but I am speaking to the lady in question.”

Georgia now wants disciplinary action to be taken against the DJ, and for Blurred Lines to be banned from the club “because it triggers so many women and people assigned female who go there”.

Georgia added: “Or at least it should be announced before it’s played from now on, so at least people can leave.”

ScottStorm

Just about the right reaction to be fair.

Gongoozler

Ah ffs, what utter bollix.

Why did she tell him about it if she didn't want him to turn it off? Was she expecting some hugs or something?

The dj is there to play songs, songs that people want to hear. If she doesn't want to hear that song then she needs to stay away from pubs and clubs.

It's not as if she's never thought about it up until that point. It's not nice to be told to fcuk off but there's very little responsibility on the dj here.

frostyjacks

DJ was spot on. Just a little drama queen looking for attention.

OP you left out this bit in the middle

But Noah and Georgia are still unhappy. Noah said: “The manager didn’t even use the right pronouns for Georgia”.

Georgia identifies as “gender non-conforming” and prefers to use both “she and “they” pronouns, adding: “Noah as far as I know identifies as non-binary”.

I'm not sure if this story is some sort of hoax, or what. I hope it is.

Anyway, it's not a major newspaper reporting this, it's really not even a proper news story.

kneemos

People confusing facebook whining with reality .
The world can't revolve around one persons problems,no matter how serious.

strelok

it's hard to know if these tumblrtards are actually growing in number or if people have just realised there are clicks to be found in reporting their stupidity

speedboatchase

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

OP you left out this bit in the middle



I'm not sure if this story is some sort of hoax, or what. I hope it is.

Anyway, it's not a major newspaper reporting this, it's really not even a proper news story.

Updated to include that section. Those quotes are gold.

B.A._Baracus

"Noah as far as I know identifies as non-binary"

what does that even mean

smoking_kills

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

"Noah as far as I know identifies as non-binary"

what does that even mean

She's not female or male, as gender is a social construct. And yes, that's as stupid as it sounds.

strelok

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

"Noah as far as I know identifies as non-binary"

what does that even mean

for example, my gender is an xbox 360 controller. my preferred pronouns are triangle, square and circle. don't you dare tell me how to live my life.

Just looking again at that site, it's better described as a Leeds University student blog. It makes the Journal look like the New York Times.

Our clicking on it from boards.ie/facebook shares is giving it more hits than it's ever had. So they're going to do this again and again.

MonkeyTennis

Story make Hulk Smash!

Kev W

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

"Noah as far as I know identifies as non-binary"

what does that even mean

It means you'll happily criticise something you're too lazy to Google.

antodeco

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

"Noah as far as I know identifies as non-binary"

what does that even mean

Her mates used to call her 01101101, now they just call her Syntax Error, or File not found

The Corinthian

smoking_kills wrote: »

She's not female or male, as gender is a social construct. And yes, that's as stupid as it sounds.

Hi. Would you care to suck this social construct? Afterwords, I'd appreciate if you could Like it.

Free Apple products with every sterilization and this will sort out the problem in time, TBH.

frostyjacks

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

"Noah as far as I know identifies as non-binary"

what does that even mean

It is a bit vague. He could be bigender, pangender, genderfluid, demigender...the list goes on.

I didn't make those terms up, some people actually buy that crap.

Kev W

frostyjacks wrote: »

It is a bit vague. He could be bigender, pangender, genderfluid, demigender...the list goes on.

I didn't make those terms up, some people actually buy that crap.

whereas some people just dismiss it as "crap" because they fail to comprehend it.

zeffabelli

frostyjacks wrote: »

It is a bit vague. He could be bigender, pangender, genderfluid, demigender...the list goes on.

I didn't make those terms up, some people actually buy that crap.

A unipudendagenda.

The Corinthian

frostyjacks wrote: »

It is a bit vague. He could be bigender, pangender, genderfluid, demigender...the list goes on.

I remember back when pangender used to mean someone who'd fück anything that moved. Or didn't move.

I was going to make a joke about being orthogendered, but the term actually exists.

NachoBusiness

‘If you don’t like what I have to say you can f*** off somewhere else’

Someone buy that man a pint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFlHKBZQ8lQ

looksee

Person texts dj with an opinion/preference about a song. If dj didn't want to be contacted why is his number available? And why was he reading texts in the course of his gig - looking for reactions to the music?

Why did he feel it necessary to respond so aggressively and publicly?

Then complainer says she did not want a reaction, just to 'let the dj know'. Pointless.

Then there is a big gap in the story - what led to them actually being thrown out?

And the bit about the gender of the person complaining is beyond ridiculous - how does a person who dresses and emphasises being female expect anyone to recognise their preference to be 'gender non-conforming'.

To the dj - have a bit of manners
To the complaining pair - get over yourselves.

rizzodun

Kev W wrote: »

whereas some people just dismiss it as "crap" because they fail to comprehend it.

Or because it's a load of bollocks....

Kev W

rizzodun wrote: »

Or because it's a load of bollocks....

What a brilliant counterpoint. I'm sold, you've converted me. Let's go stomp some queers!

Kev W

A lot of what I'm seeing on this thread reads to me as "I don't like or understand there being more than two kinds of sexuality so people who don't fall into that binary don't exist".

zeffabelli

It's really beyond obnoxious to start dictating to artists and writers what music they can make and what pronouns they can use.

Honestly, one day they will get punched in the face for it.

Barely There

Completely fabricated click-bait story.

Kev W

zeffabelli wrote: »

It's really beyond obnoxious to start dictating to artists and writers what music they can make and what pronouns they can use.

Honestly, one day they will get punched in the face for it.

Where in the story was an artist told what music they can make and what pronouns they can use?

frostyjacks

rizzodun wrote: »

Or because it's a load of bollocks....

Sometimes it's bollocks, sometimes it's a vagina. That's the problem.

B.A._Baracus

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

"Noah as far as I know identifies as non-binary"

what does that even mean

She's not a one or a zero.

zeffabelli

Kev W wrote: »

Where in the story was an artist told what music they can make and what pronouns they can use?

"He didn't even use the right pronoun." Perhaps the most comically insane part of this story.

And trying to stop a dj from playing their musical choices.

You have a trigger, fine but the world doesn't stop for that. Get some ptdd counselling before you do something stupid.

kylith

Kev W wrote: »

whereas some people just dismiss it as "crap" because they fail to comprehend it.

Kev W wrote: »

A lot of what I'm seeing on this thread reads to me as "I don't like or understand there being more than two kinds of sexuality so people who don't fall into that binary don't exist".

I think it's because it's gotten tumblrised and lumped in with the whole 'wolfkin/vampirekin' stuff which you have to admit is a bit ludicrous. Also the whole non-binary, genderfluid thing is so new and ill defined that for a lot of people it's like somebody claiming their sexual orientation as 'carrot'. And considering that there are still plenty of people who can't wrap their heads around asexuality so anything more exotic will frighten and anger them.

Penn

looksee wrote: »

Person texts dj with an opinion/preference about a song. If dj didn't want to be contacted why is his number available? And why was he reading texts in the course of his gig - looking for reactions to the music?

I took it that the person wrote the complaint on their phone and then showed it to the DJ (probably because the DJ couldn't hear them). The article said "Georgia wrote a note on a phone to the DJ"

Obviously, what happened to this girl in the past is terrible, but this whole "triggering" culture is ridiculous. Everything is a potential trigger for somebody, and the world cannot shield everyone from what potentially "triggers" them.

The Blurred Lines song, while obviously fairly disgusting by its very nature and what it suggests, is just a f*cking song.

Toto Wolfcastle

looksee wrote: »

Person texts dj with an opinion/preference about a song. If dj didn't want to be contacted why is his number available? And why was he reading texts in the course of his gig - looking for reactions to the music?

She didn't text him. She wrote a note on her phone and passed it to him

The whole thing sounds made up.

Kev W

zeffabelli wrote: »

"He didn't even use the right pronoun." Perhaps the most comically insane part of this story.

So you wouldn't mind if someone called you "he"?

zeffabelli wrote: »

And trying to stop a dj from playing their musical choices.

Georgia says: “I didn’t expect the song to be turned off but I wanted to give the person playing it an impression of its effect.

zeffabelli wrote: »

You have a trigger, fine but the world doesn't stop for that. Get some ptdd counselling before you do something stupid.

I assume you mean PTSD, where does it state that she didn't receive such treatment? Once again, she didn't expect the song to stop, much less the world, she just let the DJ know about the (actually fairly well-documented) effect that that particular song can have. For which she received instant abuse.

She made her opinion known about the song, that's all. The escalation appears from the story to have come completely from the staff at the club.

syklops

MonkeyTennis wrote: »

Story make Hulk Smash!

Story makes Hulk not give a sh1t.

In other news, a girl got annoyed in a night club.

B.A._Baracus

Kev W wrote: »

It means you'll happily criticise something you're too lazy to Google.

I asked a question and got an answer.But it's quite apparent from further posts in this thread that you have a right hard on for this topic.

Dare I be blunt, you are looking for homophobic comments. Seeing crap that ain't there.

This is where you reply back to me saying I am wrong while insinuating I am a homophobe.

zeffabelli

Kev W wrote: »

So you wouldn't mind if someone called you "he"?







I assume you mean PTSD, where does it state that she didn't receive such treatment? Once again, she didn't expect the song to stop, much less the world, she just let the DJ know about the (actually fairly well-documented) effect that that particular song can have. For which she received instant abuse.

She made her opinion known about the song, that's all. The escalation appears from the story to have come completely from the staff at the club.

I certainly wouldn't be writing to the newspapers or crown prosecution about this spoiled brat bull****.

Kev W

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

I asked a question and got an answer.But it's quite apparent from further posts in this thread that you have a right hard on for this topic.

Dare I be blunt, you are looking for homophobic comments. Seeing crap that ain't there.

This is where you reply back to me saying I am wrong while insinuating I am a homophobe.

I actually insinuated you were too lazy to Google. Anything you extrapolate beyond that is on you.

Eponymous

frostyjacks wrote: »

DJ was spot on. Just a little drama queen looking for attention.

I think "Drama Monarch" is the correct term.

The Corinthian

Kev W wrote: »

A lot of what I'm seeing on this thread reads to me as "I don't like or understand there being more than two kinds of sexuality so people who don't fall into that binary don't exist".

And do they exist solely because they can self-identify or have you some credible evidence to support the growing trend in subjective identification?

Yea, I was on a dating site and someone identified as hetroflexible.

....

The Corinthian

Deleted User wrote: »

Yea, I was on a dating site and someone identified as hetroflexible.

I think it's got something to do with tantric sex.

Akrasia

strelok wrote: »

for example, my gender is an xbox 360 controller. my preferred pronouns are triangle, square and circle. don't you dare tell me how to live my life.

I think you're experiencing gamepad dysmorphic disorder. Its like you identify more with being a playstation controller than an xbox one.

B.A._Baracus

Kev W wrote: »

I actually insinuated you were too lazy to Google. Anything you extrapolate beyond that is on you.

Nice save.
I'd give it a 5/10. As you ignored your further comments.

Now go, Kev W. boards.ie needs you to do battle with the hoard of homophobes who corrupt these forums.

:pac:

Kev W

The Corinthian wrote: »

And do they exist solely because they can self-identify or have you some credible evidence to support the growing trend in subjective identification?

There's been a degree of research on the subject.

http://nonbinary.org/wiki/Research

Kev W

Kev W wrote: »

There's been a degree of research on the subject.

http://nonbinary.org/wiki/Research

You can do research into anything, doesn't stop it from being ridiculous though.

It's also hard to take it seriously when the majority of research comes from feminist bodies, who wouldn't have agendas at all, at all ..

Kev W

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Nice save.
I'd give it a 5/10. As you ignored your further comments.

Now go, Kev W. boards.ie needs you to do battle with the hoard of homophobes who corrupt these forums.

:pac:

Do you want me to defend each individual comment with a new comment? I'm honestly not sure what you want from me here.

Kev W

Deleted User wrote: »

You can do research into anything, doesn't stop it from being ridiculous though.

What's ridiculous about it?

kneemos

Kev W wrote: »

Do you want me to defend each individual comment with a new comment? I'm honestly not sure what you want from me here.

Bit melodramatic.

galljga1

zeffabelli wrote: »

I certainly wouldn't be writing to the newspapers or crown prosecution about this spoiled brat bull****.

No need, it happened in the Queen’s Court.