Yes, either by no-platforming or banning or by setting up informal 'rules' abt who is allowed to speak abt what & how.
Then I'm not trying to control what other ppl can hear because they have what I think are the 'wrong' ideas.
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It's interesting that when a feminist writes an article about how others should speak, you say "authoritarian."
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But when you say that other people should speak in the way you prefer, that's somehow not authoritarian?
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If a student group wants to use college facilities to bring in Milo, so he can show the group a slideshow of pics of
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local trans students, to make fun of their appearance and speculate on if he'd have sex with them... you may prefer
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to "engage" with that so-called "idea," but the view that "this isn't an appropriate speaker for this community" is
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Whether or not a speaker is appropriate 4 a university best gauged by how many ppl want to listen to,argue w/ him.
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If its enough to fill the venue, this is an idea that students want to engage with & that's what unis are for.
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@barrydeutsch@KVeldman13 If a university decides it only wants to host set ideas, it can do that but it must expect its reputation to fall - 4 more replies
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