Comments on: Guestblogger: Kathy G.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:08:14 +0000

So, stopping an honorary degree is now equal to silencing them? That’s a special definition of “silence” you have there. Presumably the University has legitimate interests? Why presume when you clearly don’t know? Why give the University the benefit of your presumption when you don’t give Kathy G the same benefit? Why not “presume” that she has a legitimate interest in preventing the award?

And why is it always anti-feminists who think that because feminists do Thing A (prevent an honorary degree, say) they also don’t do Thing B (debate). The two are not in fact mutually exclusive, and I think you’ll find many feminists out there debating the issues.

By: Jim A.

Jim A. — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:08:02 +0000

Ms Schlafly, as I recall, has 2 degrees from Washington University, so presumably the University has legitimate interests in honoring her. Why is it always academic feminists who try to silence speakers rather than debate with them? Is one not allowed to be a woman political activist unless one fits pre-established ideological criteria? Evidently not.

By: Bloix

Bloix — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:45:02 +0000

Yes, not giving someone the imprimature of your university is the same as imprisoning them for what they say.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:14:41 +0000

What I read, Jim A, is a campaign to stop an honorary degree being awarded to someone she believes shouldn’t be given one. What exactly is it that you find wrong with that?

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:03:39 +0000

Looking forward to having you here. This place could do with a few more X chromosomes.

By: Jim A.

Jim A. — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:01:20 +0000

I, too, was looking forward to reading Kathy’s posts, and I decided to check out her blog. The first thing I see is an effort to silence both Phyllis Schlafly and Chris Matthews at Washington University commencement. Should we just create a national board of feminists and multiculturalists to approve all commencement speakers for political orthodoxy? Whatever happened to Justice Brandeis’s “the cure for bad speech is more speech”? Deeply depressing. . . I’m offended; I think everyone should bombard the bloggers on Crooked Timber with emails demanding she be removed for her contempt for free speech and academic freedom.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:12:45 +0000

Welcome Kathy, and I’m looking forward to reading what you have to say.

By: Bloix

Bloix — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:37:37 +0000

Hooray for Kathy G!

By: badger

badger — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:50:11 +0000

Unicef snubs backbiting internally! Hoot! Aplastic suspenders!

By: MR. Bill

MR. Bill — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:57:37 +0000

Thanks laleh. I’ve read the Wikipedia article on Ayres, but wanted a sense of how he was viewed on the home turf.

By: thompsaj

thompsaj — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:52:29 +0000

D2, I heard it was just a myth…

By: dsquared

dsquared — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:14:49 +0000

I’ve heard of Kathy’s blog but I just don’t seem to be able to find it.

By: Laleh

Laleh — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:50:06 +0000

mr bill, on Ayres, check this out:

http://thegspot.typepad.com/blog/2008/04/all-right-ill-f.html

By: MR. Bill

MR. Bill — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:22:58 +0000

Good morning Kathy, and Howdy from Trendy Blue Ridge GA.
You’re in Chicagoland, can you give us any data on Bill Ayres and his current career? Listening to the wingnuts (and their enablers, like a certain Stephanopolis guy) you would thing he was bombing stuff recently. What sort of image does he have locally?

By: banned commenter

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