A new school lesson suggesting Joan of Arc was “non-binary” has ignited fierce backlash from academics and women’s rights advocates. The Mailhas the story.
The Who We Are anthology, published by Collins, features a lesson plan which contains a biography of the French heroine which states “Joan of Arc (1412-31) is today considered by some to have been non-binary.”
The wording has caused fury among some in the academic community, with one professor calling it “insulting” and a women’s rights campaigner calling it “another ridiculous example of attempting to rewrite history.”
Born as a peasant girl around 1412, Joan of Arc became a knight and ultimately a patron saint of France after helping to repulse an English attempt to conquer her nation.
Believing she was enacting God’s will, she led the French army to victory at Siege of Orléans in 1429, a tipping point in the Hundred Years’ War between France and England.
Joan famously had short hair and took to wearing male clothing, a key fact against held her during her trial for heresy in 1431, which ultimately led to her being burnt at the stake.
However, she never claimed to be anything other than female and did not use the term ‘non-binary’ which only gained traction in the 1990s.
“Joan of Arc fought as a woman and died as a woman,” Robert Tombs, Professor Emeritus of French History at the University of Cambridge, told the Telegraph.
“To call her something else is insulting to her and indirectly to all women who are brave enough to risk their lives for their beliefs – as if women are incapable of heroism.”
“This is yet another ridiculous example of attempting to rewrite history and erase strong, rebellious female characters from our past,” Carolyn Brown, of the Women’s Rights Network, added. …
In the summer of 2022, the Globe theatre hosted a play called ‘I, Joan’ which prompted controversy after portraying Joan as non-binary.
Pre-publicity used the pronouns ‘they’ and ‘them’ when referring to the French historical figure.
The theatre defended itself and insisted Shakespeare would have approved.
Stop Press: For schools to traduce the memory of a young woman who died for God and for France is to add insult to injury, says the Telegraph in a leading article.
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Dr G
2 years ago
The Covid years have been a lesson in the manipulation of fear as a tool for control of the masses, as Prof Pantsdown so clearly stated.
In essence, all the advances in science since the Enlightenment count for nought when the populace can be rendered impotent by the imposition of a narrative of terror, no matter how delusional the message is.
The adaptation of the principles of fascism by the controlling powers renders the task of total control as simple as shooting fish in a barrel.
Incidentally, Prof Thakur has been a leading light in resistance in Australia through his weekly articles in Spectator Australia, a conservative version of the patchy UK version.
‘Enlightenment’ ? The era that gave us abiogenesis, scientism, materialism, relativism, communism and the complete disavowal of history and heritage? Precious little which is ‘lighted’ by such doctrines. The Endarkenment is how it turned out. From the Endarkenment to Rona. A thick straight line.
Important not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
The enlightenment led to our understanding or the natural world via the scientific method.
Most problems come from the bastardisation of this by those with ulterior motives.
My medical career has been based on a deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology- disciplines that owe everything to the Enlightenment.
I strongly agree! At the beginning of this piece Ramesh says
“The three major controversies over pandemic management for the past three years”
I would venture a forth! The creation of perfect conditions for the start of new world order!(strike while the irons hot)
And boy, have the likes of Adolf Schwab
Jumped on this one?!
Nuremberg Code: the state cannot diaper a citizen. Period. Yet he we are with the fascists again demanding diapers on the sheeple.
I disagree with the artilce (yet another professor). It has been known for 20 years that the shit catchers don’t stop a nano-sized particle from entering or exiting.
There are over 1500 studies that prove the face anus wraps do nothing except; 1-inhibit oxygen and 2-force you to inhale bacteria and the dreaded toxin Co2….this is entirely ‘unhealthy’ and idiotic. Why would a wrinkly who needs oxygen reduce the same? Dumb.
They were swastika badges of fear, and yet we were told, stabs macht frei. If so, why the diapers?
Mass psychosis. As I told a Rona tard true believer, Rona was an IQ test and you and 80% of the sheep failed. Anyone still wearing a diaper should be assaulted and beaten.
They weren’t called the dark ages because it was dark! Obvious I know.
Described as “an intellectual darkness in Europe” I fear these times may be on us again if the unelected elites (just like then) Get their way
Like the invention of eye glasses, universities, blast furnaces, long distance trade, accounting, massive cathedrals, long distance transport, banking, parliaments…yeah really dark.
I guess you mean the Muslim – Avar – Viking invasions and the massive Christian slave trade made times a little dark…..
surgemaster
2 years ago
I still see frightened people wearing masks on a daily basis, do not think for one second that somewhere there isn’t a document titled “ Covid mandates 2.0” The chumps in Westminster and around the World seem to get a kick out of subjugation of the masses.
Masking observation from today: A Chinese couple was approaching the Oracle Riverside door. Both stopped for a brief moment in front of it to pull medical masks out of their trouserpockets and affix them to their faces before entering. And that’s an absolutely typical performance. Another common one would be people wearing a (oftentimes rather used looking) cloth mask over their mouth and hastily pulling it over the nose whenever they sense danger, eg, someone coughed.
Even assuming masks were effective, the WHO burn before touching protocol for correctly handling them would remain completely impractical as it’s way too complicated for most people to even remember it, let alone act accordingly.
Last edited 2 years ago by RW
allanplaskett
2 years ago
(Fauci’s) attempts to claim the noble lie as his primary motivation for the changing stance, saying he was trying to prioritise masks for healthcare workers and prevent a public run on them, only deepened perceptions of shiftiness.
And made everyone wonder what else he has been ‘nobly’ lying about.
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The Covid years have been a lesson in the manipulation of fear as a tool for control of the masses, as Prof Pantsdown so clearly stated.
In essence, all the advances in science since the Enlightenment count for nought when the populace can be rendered impotent by the imposition of a narrative of terror, no matter how delusional the message is.
The adaptation of the principles of fascism by the controlling powers renders the task of total control as simple as shooting fish in a barrel.
Incidentally, Prof Thakur has been a leading light in resistance in Australia through his weekly articles in Spectator Australia, a conservative version of the patchy UK version.
‘Enlightenment’ ? The era that gave us abiogenesis, scientism, materialism, relativism, communism and the complete disavowal of history and heritage? Precious little which is ‘lighted’ by such doctrines. The Endarkenment is how it turned out. From the Endarkenment to Rona. A thick straight line.
Important not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
The enlightenment led to our understanding or the natural world via the scientific method.
Most problems come from the bastardisation of this by those with ulterior motives.
My medical career has been based on a deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology- disciplines that owe everything to the Enlightenment.
I strongly agree! At the beginning of this piece Ramesh says
“The three major controversies over pandemic management for the past three years”
I would venture a forth! The creation of perfect conditions for the start of new world order!(strike while the irons hot)
And boy, have the likes of Adolf Schwab
Jumped on this one?!
Btw, Dr Pantsdown (Fauci) suffers from an acute version of S.A.A.S or “sudden adult amnesia syndrome” just like most criminals when being interviewed!
Nuremberg Code: the state cannot diaper a citizen. Period. Yet he we are with the fascists again demanding diapers on the sheeple.
I disagree with the artilce (yet another professor). It has been known for 20 years that the shit catchers don’t stop a nano-sized particle from entering or exiting.
There are over 1500 studies that prove the face anus wraps do nothing except; 1-inhibit oxygen and 2-force you to inhale bacteria and the dreaded toxin Co2….this is entirely ‘unhealthy’ and idiotic. Why would a wrinkly who needs oxygen reduce the same? Dumb.
They were swastika badges of fear, and yet we were told, stabs macht frei. If so, why the diapers?
Mass psychosis. As I told a Rona tard true believer, Rona was an IQ test and you and 80% of the sheep failed. Anyone still wearing a diaper should be assaulted and beaten.
They weren’t called the dark ages because it was dark! Obvious I know.
Described as “an intellectual darkness in Europe”
I fear these times may be on us again if the unelected elites (just like then) Get their way
Like the invention of eye glasses, universities, blast furnaces, long distance trade, accounting, massive cathedrals, long distance transport, banking, parliaments…yeah really dark.
I guess you mean the Muslim – Avar – Viking invasions and the massive Christian slave trade made times a little dark…..
I still see frightened people wearing masks on a daily basis, do not think for one second that somewhere there isn’t a document titled “ Covid mandates 2.0” The chumps in Westminster and around the World seem to get a kick out of subjugation of the masses.
Masking observation from today: A Chinese couple was approaching the Oracle Riverside door. Both stopped for a brief moment in front of it to pull medical masks out of their trouserpockets and affix them to their faces before entering. And that’s an absolutely typical performance. Another common one would be people wearing a (oftentimes rather used looking) cloth mask over their mouth and hastily pulling it over the nose whenever they sense danger, eg, someone coughed.
Even assuming masks were effective, the WHO burn before touching protocol for correctly handling them would remain completely impractical as it’s way too complicated for most people to even remember it, let alone act accordingly.
(Fauci’s) attempts to claim the noble lie as his primary motivation for the changing stance, saying he was trying to prioritise masks for healthcare workers and prevent a public run on them, only deepened perceptions of shiftiness.
And made everyone wonder what else he has been ‘nobly’ lying about.