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Can I just strike something home here...: A talk at a scientific conference, attended by adult scientists, was pulled, and one of the reasons given was "in ord
by Wxc2jjJmST9XWWL 3y ago
Can I just strike something home here...:
A talk at a scientific conference, attended by adult scientists, was pulled, and one of the reasons given was "in order to ensure the safety and dignity of all of our members".
A __talk__ at a __scientific conference__, attended by __adult scientists__, was __pulled__, and one of the reasons given was "in order to __ensure the safety and dignity__ of all our members".
Disagree with the talk, don't attend, but apparently adult scientists need to be protected from listening to speech now...
Fragile little buggers... (or one hell of a violent talk...)
- Ensorceled 3y ago[flagged]
- Wxc2jjJmST9XWWL 3y agoDon't personally see it as much of an insult or overly harsh to be honest. Qualifying as an "insult" are another category of terms to me, but obviously subjective.
- mikrotikker 3y agoMockery is excellent way to attack authoritarians
- hwillis 3y agoIts intentional language. Lawyerspeak, if you like. Not all talks at a conference are serious; some are humorous, some are meta-commentary on problems in the field, etc. If you say you are cancelling the talk because it's not scientific or not relevant to the field, the aggrieved party can complain about those other talks. In reality it was cancelled for all of the above reasons, but the one that is most inarguable is that they are not being hostile to a minority that attends the conference.