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Talk:Edward Dutton

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QAnon affinity[edit]

The page claims he's a QAnon conspiracy theorist, however if you read the note it says that he doesn't believe in the theory per se, but rather that he's a crank who thinks it's a myth that highlights more "healthy" human behavior. I think the claim that he's a QAnoner should be removed from the page, and that the note should be placed as a regular paragraph somewhere. 92.247.197.9 (talk) 23:57, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Edward Dutton's right-wing pseudo-academia[edit]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vvs7T_QXw0&t 167.99.192.128 (talk) 01:13, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

case file by hnh[edit]

https://hopenothate.org.uk/case-files-edward-dutton/ 64.227.35.222 (talk) 22:13, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Is that a new thing they do? Not sure I ever saw HnH case files in that style before. Chillpilled (talk) 00:54, 23 March 2024 (UTC)


Credentialism[edit]

The article claims Dutton's false use of the titles 'docent' and 'professor' is a peculiar form of credentialism, when he could have, instead, honestly used the titles 'Dr.' or 'Ph.D.' This is clearly coming from a non-academic. a) Dutton seems to be entitled to use the 'Docent' (see some of the sources quoted in the article). b) as an academic (postdoc) myself, I can vouch thata permament position anywhere is much more prestigious within than academia and almost infinitely harder to get than a doctorate. I'm familiar mainly with the Swedish system, but there a docent position corresponds to an assistant professor. This position is tenured and the second highest academic rank after full professor. --Ggclip (talk) 09:43, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

I've removed that sentence, per your information. Bongolian (talk) 16:44, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Edward Dutton exposed for fake news and misinformation[edit]

https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/24568480.reading-station-responds-viral-post-staffs-sub-par-english/

Staff at Reading Station have responded to a viral post on social media that claims all of the train station's staff are "Romanian and speak sub-par English." The post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was made by Edward Dutton, a British YouTuber known as The Jolly Heretic.

Posting on Wednesday, his message read: "I am at Reading railway station. All the staff are Romanian and speak sub-par English. We need the absolute right, by law, to a native or indistinguishable from native speaker of English for all services." The post has been viewed more than 300,000 times and liked over 5,000 times. Upon visiting Reading Station yesterday and this morning, this reporter spoke to several staff members who spoke easily understandable English, and several staff reported that they were not Romanian nationals.

A spokesperson for Great Western Railway, which staffs the station's platforms, ticket barriers, and information points, said: "We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer however, all GWR staff need to be able to speak English to pass our recruitment and training process."

Dutton taught at the University of Oulu in Finland but was removed after an investigation into plagiarism.

45.32.190.88 (talk) 17:24, 25 January 2025 (UTC)