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**J. N. Spoilsport** is a philosopher, scholar, public intellectual and the founder of [[Slow Club]]. Known for controversial views and uncompromising demeanor, Spoilsport rules with an iron hand, instills sophistry and pedantry, and is responsible for expelling at least 5 key members of Slow Club, including [[Mr. Porridge]]. | **J. N. Spoilsport** is a philosopher, scholar, public intellectual and the founder of [[Slow Club]]. Known for controversial views and uncompromising demeanor, Spoilsport rules with an iron hand, instills sophistry and pedantry, and is responsible for expelling at least 5 key members of Slow Club, including [[Mr. Porridge]]. | ||
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- | When debating [[whatever_you_want#time_travel_claims|time travel]], Spoilsport came out as a woman. Interestingly enough, although his gender was indeed confirmed as female, he continues to mostly address himself as a "he". | ||
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- | J. N. Spoilsport has stirred a number of controversies. His rivalry with Mr. Porridge was a topic of much deliberation by the media. The dismissal of Mr. Porridge from the Slow Club board and then from Slow Club itself came as a shocking development. The most problematic aspect of the story was believed to be that the argument, used as a pretext to expel Mr. Porridge's, was in complete agreement with Spoilsport's own belief that there are no identical objects. | + | J. N. Spoilsport has stirred a number of controversies. His rivalry with Mr. Porridge was a topic of much deliberation by the media. The dismissal of Mr. Porridge from the Slow Club board and then from Slow Club itself came as a shocking development. The most problematic aspect of the story was believed to be that the argument, used as a pretext to expel Mr. Porridge, was in complete agreement with Spoilsport's own belief that there are no identical objects. |
Another controversy is the mystery of Spoilsport's initials. Nobody knows what they stand for, and the public was unable to secure access to Spoilsport's official papers. As if to tease the media, Spoilsport typically insists on being referenced as "J. N. Spoilsport", and has even sued a newspaper, which dropped the initials in an article. | Another controversy is the mystery of Spoilsport's initials. Nobody knows what they stand for, and the public was unable to secure access to Spoilsport's official papers. As if to tease the media, Spoilsport typically insists on being referenced as "J. N. Spoilsport", and has even sued a newspaper, which dropped the initials in an article. | ||
J. N. Spoilsport's gender is widely believed to be a non-controversy and his coming out as a woman had been largely ignored by the media. | J. N. Spoilsport's gender is widely believed to be a non-controversy and his coming out as a woman had been largely ignored by the media. |