Inserting Politics into College Interviews

celloguy
Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:51:59 +0000

Though I do not agree with post #63, the opinion does exist. If it cannot be argued and discussed, I think it is more of a problem than if it can be voiced. How do you fight this sort of thing, if it remains in the closet? There are many such politically incorrect sentiments, that should be discussed and aired. If all such sentiments are supressed, you have no idea how far reaching such opinions are. Sometimes I feel that we are going backwards when we make so many subjects off limits.



I totally agree, and I hope you didn’t think I was suggesting the poster keep quiet about his opinions, publicly or privately. What I criticized was myriad’s seemingly unquestioning approval of his statement (Myriad said “I’d also like to thank the “conservative” students who posted. It is relatively easy to write heartfelt posts when you know that you are in the majority; but it takes a lot more courage to post when you are in the minority.”)
Myriad also likened my criticism to character assassination in political campaigns. No! Not fair! The OP made the blatantly sexist statement and confirmed it when I questioned him. Nobody is running for office here, and nobody’s reputation will be harmed. It was the bigoted statement that I questioned, and I was (am) looking for a popular uprising against such ideas.