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> And then re-inserted again when the author and his/her intent is identified... People are extremely quick to judge and I am more than certain that if reveale
by whatok 11y ago
> And then re-inserted again when the author and his/her intent is identified...
People are extremely quick to judge and I am more than certain that if revealed, a white male would be doxxed to infinity and would not be taken at face value with the art defense. We live in an internet outrage society; something like that is red meat.
> stuff on messaging
Messaging only matters if people want to hear the message. Free speech is being shouted down on campuses across the nation. People do not want to hear opposing views, they want to silence them.
- nmrm2 11y ago> Free speech is being shouted down on campuses across the nation. The threats to free speech on college campuses come from a lot of directions, but angry undergrads aren't one of them. In fact, politicizing higher education by insisting that campuses are too liberal is far more likely to lead to socially meaningful self-censorship. Even supposing you're not being paranoid -- which I think you are -- white men not painting racially charged messages on bathroom doors isn't exactly a big loss to society. However, public intellectuals shying away from studying politically charged topics (gun control policy, abortions and contraceptives, stem cells, fundamentalist religions, climate change, etc.) because of political meddling in university hiring and firing decisions is definitely a big loss. People who complain about free speech on college campuses should carefully consider the actual agendas of the politicians that are manufacturing and harnessing their outrage...