President Summers, for all it’s worth, I think you’re alright
I am grossly disturbed by the news of Summers’ resignation—well, not so much his resignation, but the circumstances that lead him to resign, the Nytimes reports:
The decision to step down came from Dr. Summers after he decided that his situation had become untenableHow can people be so obnoxious as to force someone to be compelled to resign on the basis that “his situation had become untenable”? So he made a un-P.C. comment. Big deal. He has a right to an opinion. He even apologized. Repeatedly. Should it really deem him unfit to continue his tenure as president? And besides, shouldn’t we be thanking him for the entertainment? (I personally thoroughly enjoyed the uproar triggered by his remarks.)
I am saddened by the "innate" cruelty that persists in women and men alike. And I am inclined to feel more anti-politics and anti-feminist than ever.
posted by Goldie at 2:31 PM
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you know though what made the situation 'untenable' was not only the said 'sexist' comment he made (he's had run-ins with faculty in several major depts in particular i think the department of *i think* african american studies)
personally, i'm a fan. i admire him for not caving into the pressure of an institution that is so clouded over with politics and such nonsense.
mostly i admire him because he was willing to confront antisemtism disguised as 'criticism of israel' on his campus, no small feat, i believe.
you know though what made the situation 'untenable' was not only the said 'sexist' comment he made
What made the situation "untenable" was the obnoxious people obviously putting Summers in a really uncomfortable position. But you have a point, perhaps he might have been obnoxious himself. Regardless, I still find the whole situation unsettling.
mostly i admire him because he was willing to confront antisemtism disguised as 'criticism of israel' on his campus, no small feat, i believe.
I wasn't aware of that. Admirable indeed.
Was just reading the "related" Nytimes articles, still most grateful for the entertainment.
One of the great lines:
"When he started talking about innate differences in aptitude between men and women, I just couldn't breathe because this kind of bias makes me physically ill," Dr. Hopkins said. "Let's not forget that people used to say that women couldn't drive an automobile."
"Let's not forget that people used to say that women couldn't drive an automobile."
Why is that statement objectionable?
Who said anything about objectionable. I was just largely amused by Hopkins’ words, so thought I’d share them.
I meant what Hopkins found objectionable about it.
I know, but given that the answer to that is obvious, I chose to respond the question you actually posed.
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