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Article states students removed the painting and delivered it to the department offices while headline states students tore down the painting. Interesting difference, no?
Not really, no. The painting was removed by students who have a beef with Shakespeare for being a white man. Any thoughts on that?
There are a lot of very good writers of numerous races, and these students could have chosen numerous better writers than Audre Lorde. If anything this is an insult to black literature.
They are just kids, not mature nor worldly. With a fragile identity that requires constant reinforcement. Any professors who supported it are just ideologues. Simple.
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Originally Posted by Brave New World
There are a lot of very good writers of numerous races, and these students could have chosen numerous better writers than Audre Lorde. If anything this is an insult to black literature.
Can someone please tell me whether college millennials are aware that the public at large makes fun of them or are they pretty much in a campus bubble? I've always wondered about that.
Huh. This is actually a very good question. I suppose "shame" is the first casualty in becoming a SJW, so....no?
...this is not worthy of your time and attention nor is it worthy of mine...
This 'nothing to see here' and 'kids will be kids' attitude is slightly irritating. It's as if you think nobody ought to observe or comment on stories like this, and as if things like this happen in a vacuum and aren't indicative of any other trends.
This 'nothing to see here' and 'kids will be kids' attitude is slightly irritating. It's as if you think nobody ought to observe or comment on stories like this, and as if things like this happen in a vacuum and aren't indicative of any other trends.
College is a time when students are figuring out what is important to them and an opportunity for their professors to guide them through that sometimes difficult process. The story does not mention whether or not faculty met with the students to have a conversation about what they wanted out of the English program. Perhaps there has been an on-going discussion about diversifying the courses available. Perhaps the chair of the department took time to address the students and provide background about why Shakespeare is given pride of place. The point is nobody knows what happened in the aftermath of this event. The article is clickbait designed to rile up people who have strong opinions but little knowledge other than what is presented in the media, and that's why I consider it a waste of time. If I had a kid attending the university or one considering it, I might spend a little more time getting to the bottom of what is happening in the English department, but this is both out of my circle of concern and my circle of influence.
Please, he lived more than four hundred years ago!!
What's your point? Do you mean he's not relevant now because he lived so long ago? Or do you mean his writing has stood the test of time and he earned his place of prominence in the English Literature Department?
Just think of all the words and phrases he coined that have made their way into our own language 450 years later. Things like:
In my mind's eye
Bated breath
All's well that ends well
All that glitters is not gold
Refuse to budge an inch
Come what may
Dead as a door nail
Forever and a day
Household words
In a pickle
I could go on and on, but you get the picture. There are more at this website.
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