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New York Silences Southern Belle

Submitted by Clayton, Mar 14, 2007 11:13

Maybe I'm missing something, but to the extent that you were silenced, it seems you were responsible for that. You had the opportunity to defend yourself and explain yourself and if you didn't take it, that was your fault. The entire piece seems a bit passive aggressive. What did you expect your classmates to do when you told them you were against abortion, hug you? If you didn't agree with the definition of 'rape' others worked with, why exactly didn't you speak up? It's not as if the dean of students was going to take away privileges or suspend your scholarship. Instead of blaming others, maybe you should own up to the fact that you simply didn't have the intellectual courage to stand up for yourself.

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Maybe I'm missing something, but to the extent that you were silenced, it seems you were responsible for that. You...

Clayton 

Mar 14, 2007 11:13

I find it sad that those that speak of diversity of thought and lifestyle are anything but tolerant. I am... [MORE]

Richard Keller 

Jan 26, 2007 13:15

While most people would not understand the culture at Lipscomb University, I feel I must say that the picture drawn... [MORE]

James Mizell 

Jan 25, 2007 09:49

All I can say is it could have been even worse. I went to, and actually graduated from, Cornell University... [MORE]

Erick Blair 

Jan 24, 2007 16:19

As a native and current Texan, I worked many of my 30 post graduate years for New York city based... [MORE]

Richard Roessler 

Jan 24, 2007 12:21

Ms. French has hit the nail on the head--many colleges are not places of tolerance at all. [MORE]

Marie 

Jan 24, 2007 10:44

The regime that you faced at NYU seems mild when compared to the regime that I discovered when beginning graduate... [MORE]

James Mayhall 

Jan 24, 2007 09:34

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