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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 07:51 PM Original message |
Several Clemson students protest freshman reading assignment |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. I hope these same students demand the Library dump The Bible |
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zreosumgame (862 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. don't forget all the child rape and killings |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 10:14 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Yep. For adults only. No fragile college students allowed. |
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Anakin Skywalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. Who Are These Shy Flowers |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. DING DING DING! Anakin Skywalker, you're our grand prize winner! |
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Biernuts (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 09:14 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. So, when a progressive student protests an assignment to read |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 01:39 AM Response to Reply #23 |
34. This is college... |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 01:46 AM Response to Reply #23 |
35. You are confusing "freedom of thought" with "refusing to think". |
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teknomanzer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 10:37 AM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Education... |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 08:28 AM Response to Reply #23 |
38. why would anyone protest that? |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. "Wingate says the book glamorizes ..."deviant and debasing" behavior" |
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ncrainbowgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. Protesting the summer reading choice was like SO 5 years ago. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. would you make the same comment if it was a Connecticut school? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I live in the South, therefore, I know "the belly of the beast" |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 09:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. southerners take enough abuse with out us adding to the sterotype |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 09:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Point taken. |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 09:21 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. true there is usually a grain of truth at the heart of a sterotype and |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 09:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. You got that right. :-) |
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Democrat 4 Ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. Well, as long as they don't risk expanding their minds.... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 09:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. Which college was that? |
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wellst0nev0ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 10:25 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. Well, They Did Fire A Gay Music Teacher At UND Last Year. |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'll bet my paycheck that |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
8. Obviously these dainty little flowers probably better not plan on being |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
9. Don't these prudes have their own colleges they can attend |
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Corgigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
12. This is Clemson, people |
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NVMojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
13. GREAT! I'm buying the book now!!! |
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NVMojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
14. GREAT! I'm buying the book now!!! |
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petersjo02 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
15. This is a wonderful book |
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Freedomofspeech (622 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. These are college students? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. hey anything to get out of doing their homework |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 09:46 AM Response to Reply #15 |
39. Thank you for sharing your first-hand opinion of the book. |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. ATTN Clemson students .... it is called college; and you will |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
22. Old news. The Fox link doesn't even date. |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
25. Boycott every work of fiction with male on female rape, if he is so moral. |
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missingthebigdog (211 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-23-06 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
31. It's college! They CHOSE to enroll in this course. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 07:51 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. No, they decided to enroll at Clemson. |
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6000eliot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 09:53 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Regardless of how individual teachers teach, |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
32. oh for chists sake. expand your minds---if you able! |
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aaronbees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
33. Makes me want to read the book |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
37. Protesting isn't a bad thing. |
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Jawja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-24-06 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
41. They don't want to read a |
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