Another article has appeared in New York's taboid press picking up where the New York Observer left off.
According to New York Sun journalist Mechling, we at OAANY are a "frumpy stepsister" to the Oxonian Society.
Later in the article, she writes of an Oxonian Society event that she covered,
"Nobody in the room seemed to hold an Oxford degree" and, she overheard snippets of conversation included: "I'm an Oxford alum wannabe"
The OAANY did not provide any comment to the journalist.
My own opinion, already expressed to the New York Observer, is that for an individual to call themselves an "Oxonian" when they have not actually studied at Oxford University is a form of social mis-representation.
When an organization does it, there is a legal term to describe it - its called, "passing off". Here is the entry from the Oxford Dictionary Law on passing off:
passing off Conducting one's business in such a way as to mislead the public into thinking that one's goods or services are those of another business. The commonest form of passing off is marketing goods with a design, packaging, or trade name that is very similar to that of someone else's goods. It is not necessary to prove an intention to deceive: innocent passing off is actionable.
"passing off" A Dictionary of Law. Ed. Elizabeth A. Martin. Oxford University Press, 2002. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Guy Spier. 29 September 2005
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Here is a link to the article at the New York Sun website:
http://www.nysun.com/article/20651
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