What exactly would you say Colin is protesting?

The things that are wrong with that statement are wrong independent of you being a historian.

“It actually has nothing to do with how well you’re doing financially.”

counterpoint: no, no it doesn’t.

Agreed 100%. But the problem is those clamoring for safe spaces often block discussions of controversial topics by claiming that only certain people are capable of discussing certain topics.

Yeah, maybe. I don’t know much about U of Chicago, other than I hated reading books from U of Chicago faculty members when I was in grad school because they were extraordinarily difficult to understand, and were by far the most wildly experimental in terms of relying onpost-modern critical concepts.

i think that’s what the u of chicago is doing. they’re basically saying “we’re not even gonna deal with this insane argument — just teach and learn well everyone”

I think you honestly confuse disagreement with shutting down an argument. That seems to be the root of the problem that U of Chicago is trying to address.

This is a very well-reasoned explanation. BUT, how many people have legitimate PTSD to the point of mere discussion having about a difficult subject poses a significant psychological threat?

Unfortunately I think you’re confusing my disagreeing with you with shutting down debate.

Could Clayton Kershaw walk onto an Olympic-level handball team?

How does that work anyway? How does one grey or ungrey? Like without “Just for Men” I mean.

new material, plz.

shout out to your kinja name. big fan of that weird little town.

I don’t recommend shooting biceps out of a cannon. Learned that the hard way.

the misuse of the principle is i think what we’re concerned with, those of us who are concerned, that is.

i don’t know who charles murray is — sounds like a real asshole. but couldn’t you just not attend and be done with it?

reminds me of when i was a waiter and people would make complicated orders that pissed off me and the kitchen because they “had a gluten allergy” but then i’d see them taking bites of their partner’s food and I’d rush over to tell them — hey, loaded with gluten — and they’d say “oh i’m not actually allergic.”

Well, except that lots of the most academically whacko po-mo critical theory gobbledeegook comes from the faculty of U Of Chicago.

yup. never dreamed of trying to make other people say or not say certain things because they dredge up horrible things i had to endure as a youth. the idea seems abhorrent.