Dr Peet Morris took aim at women who 'dress like hookers' at black-tie events

An Oxford IT expert took aim at women who 'dress like hookers' at black-tie events and said they should not wear tight clothes if they have 'tummies'.

Dr Peet Morris, a former statistics lecturer at St Hilda's College, made the provocative comments in a tweet which has since been deleted.

He defended his views by saying 'Yes, I'm old', although according to his Twitter profile he is no older than 45.

According to The Oxford Student, he also referred to transgender people as 'the genders of flake' and said: 'As a man I certainly feel an ever increasing level of misandry and sexism against me.'

The exchange about women's clothes was prompted by another academic's discussion of the term 'black tie'.

Bemoaning a supposed lack of respect for black-tie traditions, Dr Morris said: 'Some people these days have no idea what it means.

'Men turning up in lounge suits, women turning up dressed like hookers. Yes, I'm old,' he said.

According to the biography on his now-private Twitter account, he was born in 1974.

Another academic, Dr Ben Britton, criticised his remark, writing on Twitter: 'Saying 'I'm old' is a c**p excuse.

'Either rationalise the defense of your position, or listen to the others talking. 'It's tradition' is weak, if the tradition is for tradition's sake.'

Dr J. Bernadette Moore, another academic, said: 'Yup... 'hooker' classic example of judgement women face!'

Students said the academic's comments were 'sexist and inappropriate'.

The exchange about women's clothes was prompted by another academic's discussion of the term 'black tie'. Oxford students are pictured at a May ball

On top of that, Dr Morris reportedly wrote that 'Boris was right' when discussing the PM's controversial comments about Muslim women looking like 'letterboxes'.

The University of Oxford denies he is a 'university or college academic' and said he provides 'ad hoc ITV services'.

Dr Morris also delivers training sessions in computer programming in Oxford's IT department and has previously taught statistics.

But a document published on his own blog previously described him as a 'college lecturer in statistics' at St Hilda's College.

Another online biography described him as a former senior developer at Microsoft.

An Oxford University spokesman told MailOnline: 'Peet Morris is not an Oxford University or college academic.

'He holds a casual contract for services, delivering computer programming training with the IT Services department on an ad hoc basis, normally two to three days a term.

'Under our equality policy, the University of Oxford is committed to fostering an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains an environment in which the rights and dignity of all are respected.

'The University embraces diversity amongst its members and constantly seeks to promote awareness of equality and foster good practice.

'All members of the University community are expected to act in accordance with this policy and its values.'