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...Heteronormativity” is hardly a pressing concern when issues like hate crimes and job discrimination plague LGBT Americans more frequently and devastatingly. And yet still the BGLTSA focuses its efforts on demonizing Pinkett Smith, who spoke from her heart and personal experience in a plea for a respect for diversity. How dare...
...terming Pinkett Smith’s speech “heterosexist discourse,” the BGLTSA serves only to isolate and alienate proponents of a respect for diversity. Instead of condemning Pinkett Smith, the BGLTSA should have focused on their objective: forming a productive discourse with the Foundation in order “to inform future speakers that they will be speaking to an audience diverse in race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender and class...
...people and cost nothing). If not, as we suspect, then the UC should not fund this event. Or at the very least, the UC should only fund the cost of food and publicity (totaling $500, according to Kim), and nothing more to pay for an unnecessarily costly venue. We respect the difficulties the Seneca has had in the past applying for Harvard classroom space, but that doesn’t make it any more right for the UC to fund a Faculty Club event...
...Summers worked on smoothing his rough edges, the press stayed on his case—paying him a reluctant respect while insistently dwelling on his propensity towards blunt and unforgiving behavior...
Innate-gate’s real lesson is much less sweeping: Recognize that words matter, so choose them carefully. Continue standing strong for your beliefs—Harvard is well-served by a public intellectual for a president—but communicate them with respect. While aggressive goal-setting is a vital part of leadership, so is earning the trust of those with whom you disagree...