Wednesday, April 21, 2004
I don't have socks.
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
An excerpt from an article I found while researching the University of Oklahoma (full text at http://www.cir-usa.org/recent_cases/deming_v_oklahoma.html):
On February 18, 2000, Professor David Deming picked up the University of Oklahoma's daily newspaper. That day's edition showcased a syndicated article by gun control advocate Joni Kletter, written in a matter that immediately chafed with Deming. Current gun laws, wrote Kletter, allowed "criminals, youth, and the mentally disabled to quickly and easily kill as many random people as they want."
Deming dashed off a letter in response that was printed three days later. "I just want to point out," he wrote, "that Kletter's 'easy access' to a vagina enables her to 'quickly and easily' have sex with 'as many random people' as she wants." The professor thought his satire was clear enough, but that was before he came close to losing his job.
In the days after Deming's letter was published, more than 25 students filed complaints with the U of O administration. Aggravated in part by the title given to the letter by the paper ("The vagina just as threatening to society as firearms can be"), the students, as well as the director of the Womens' Outreach Center, accused the professor of "polluting the world with his knowledge" and violating U of O's sexual harassment code.
On February 18, 2000, Professor David Deming picked up the University of Oklahoma's daily newspaper. That day's edition showcased a syndicated article by gun control advocate Joni Kletter, written in a matter that immediately chafed with Deming. Current gun laws, wrote Kletter, allowed "criminals, youth, and the mentally disabled to quickly and easily kill as many random people as they want."
Deming dashed off a letter in response that was printed three days later. "I just want to point out," he wrote, "that Kletter's 'easy access' to a vagina enables her to 'quickly and easily' have sex with 'as many random people' as she wants." The professor thought his satire was clear enough, but that was before he came close to losing his job.
In the days after Deming's letter was published, more than 25 students filed complaints with the U of O administration. Aggravated in part by the title given to the letter by the paper ("The vagina just as threatening to society as firearms can be"), the students, as well as the director of the Womens' Outreach Center, accused the professor of "polluting the world with his knowledge" and violating U of O's sexual harassment code.
