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...poster that has hung virtually unnoticed by students in the Lowell House dining hall for years was removed yesterday, after a student joined employees in complaining that the picture reinforced racial stereotypes...
Finally, it is interesting to note Oppenheim's selective blindness in the observance of BGLTSA posters. While the phrase "oppressive paradigm" may remain for him an amusing snippet of lit-crit jargon, the pervasiveness of outspoken heterosexuality on this campus cannot be denied. Has Oppenheim never seen a heterosexually risqué poster for a Harvard dance, a cappella concert or theatrical production? While innocuous enough, the prevelance (and thus the privileging) of heterosexual behavior and the attendant invisibility of homosexuality legitimizes a climate of homophobia. If, on the other hand, Oppenheim is offended solely by the word "vulva...
...Gaypril" is upon us. To kick off this month-long celebration of queer rights and queer pride, the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) set up a table in front of Widener Library and plastered the campus with provocative posters. One poster, hanging behind Thayer Hall, reads "More sex, Join the BGLTSA." Another says simply "Vulva...
Clit Notes. The clitoris is a female sexual organ. The slang term "clit" sounds like "Cliff," the title of a popular series of study aids. The queer community would like you to see the word "clit" in a public setting. This should shock you. Seeing a poster like "Clit Notes" will help accustom you to the notion of overthrowing oppressive paradigms...
...attracting students to partake in an intellectual discussion should have been sought. Generating anger may be a sufficient technique for summoning an audience, but when you desire that group to appear at a discussion, applying a stereotype toward those that would show is a poor propaganda technique. The poster was clearly aimed toward "brainwashed, liberal followers." A person who chooses to attend this meeting may fear categorizing themselves in this classification, whether they view themselves in this...