I do. If other students want to hear a speaker whose ideas I dislike, I'd just not go or go & ask critical Qs.
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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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Replying to @HPluckrose @KVeldman13
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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Replying to @barrydeutsch @KVeldman13
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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Replying to @HPluckrose @KVeldman13
This seems to be mixing up universities and capitalism. In a university, there are concerns other than demand.
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For instance, a science university could decide that they don't want to legitimize a creationist speaker w/ a venue.
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Yes. I have given examples of choosing ppl for relevance & expertise & interest & diversity of ideas.
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