I am appalled and embarrassed

**Crazyswordsman** · 05-07-2008, 10:41 AM

STLtoday - Washington U. takes heat about honoring Schlafly

It's disgusting that my school will be honoring someone as intolerant and bigoted as Phyllis Schlafly at my graduation. I plan on standing up and turning my back to her as she gets her award because she is just a horrible woman. And shame on my school for letting her talk.

For the stuff that she's done, Google her. -CSM

**Booyakasha** · 05-07-2008, 11:00 AM

Dude, what are you talking about?

**Crazyswordsman** · 05-07-2008, 11:03 AM

Phyllis Schlafly is a conservative activist who opposes women's rights. She thinks women should not be allowed to hold jobs or serve in the army, and she says things that if women marry they are subservient to their husbands. She was also affiliated with the Daughters of the American Revolution, a group that was racist until 1984, for a very long time. I don't want my school honoring someone like that. -CSM

**Booyakasha** · 05-07-2008, 11:33 AM

I know who Phyllis Schlafly is. I was more asking why you're acting like they were offering an honorary doctorate to Attila the Hun.

Oh, and nice job posting 'information' about her, there. Have you actually read any of her books?

Rolls-Royce Man · 05-07-2008, 11:34 AM

A Woman against Women's Rights?

THAT'S IMPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIBLLLLL LLLLLLLLLE!

**Crazyswordsman** · 05-07-2008, 11:48 AM

^^No, but I've read a lot of quotes of hers, and I've seen news stories about her. -CSM

**Wyborn** · 05-07-2008, 12:13 PM

Boo: master of the ninja edit.

So, CSM, for what reason are they honoring her, exactly?

**Booyakasha** · 05-07-2008, 12:17 PM

^^There it is.

Oh, and maybe I'm just spineless, but I could never get up and face away from someone receiving any kind of honorary anything just because I disagree with them. It's kind of small.

(EDIT:^Feh. Spoken like someone whose brain isn't nice enough to suggest better ways of phrasing things after the fact, to make up for the fact that it couldn't be bothered to do so beforehand.)

**Crazyswordsman** · 05-07-2008, 12:24 PM

^^I don't know. They want to honor controversial figures, especially Republicans. They had Mike Huckabee AND Alberto Gonzales invited to speak over the past two years, but when Obama asked if he could come speak the university declined to have him. -CSM

**Wyborn** · 05-07-2008, 12:24 PM

I think we can agree that brains are important (not edited!!!1!).

And...you don't know why? Why not look it up?

**Crazyswordsman** · 05-07-2008, 12:24 PM

Maybe it is, and maybe I'm just paranoid, but I really don't think it's very fair. -CSM

**Booyakasha** · 05-07-2008, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wyborn

I think we can agree that brains are important

Brains are for sucks.

Quote:

(not edited!!!1!).

...have I told you lately how much I hate your filthy festering guts, old friend?

**Crazyswordsman** · 05-07-2008, 12:38 PM

I mean, I really don't see how anyone can defend marital rape. Schlafly condones it and thinks there ought to be laws banning women from the army, the fire departments, and construction work. -CSM

Lurch1982 · 05-07-2008, 01:01 PM

She's an alumn. Same thing as if Coulter spoke at Cornell or U of M.

**Crazyswordsman** · 05-07-2008, 01:06 PM

^And I bet the students at Cornell or Michigan would protest on a much larger scale than we are. Already there are nearly 2,000 of us protesting, including faculty members. -CSM

Lurch1982 · 05-07-2008, 02:01 PM

Aren't universities supposed to be centers of discourse and multiple ideas?

Warios Campaign Manager · 05-07-2008, 04:20 PM

Burn the witch.

SephirothKirby · 05-07-2008, 04:29 PM

I don't like people with different opinions.

DJ Ryan · 05-07-2008, 05:18 PM

lulz, she's opposed to women holding jobs but she has a job.

Kil'jaeden · 05-07-2008, 05:34 PM

Maybe women should be banned from public speaking too. Oh, wait......

I guess she can have her own opinions, even if it leads to some contradictions on her part. The college honoring her doesn't mean much, and I doubt she will make many converts there. And if she does, whatever.

Speaking of giving Attila the Hun an honorary doctorate, what is so wrong with that?

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Booyakasha Mod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 6,988 Thanks: 83 Thanked 439 Times in 259 Posts Points: 14,086.73 Bank: 38,128.83 Total Points: 52,215.56 Donate	I know who Phyllis Schlafly is. I was more asking why you're acting like they were offering an honorary doctorate to Attila the Hun. Oh, and nice job posting 'information' about her, there. Have you actually read any of her books? __________________ Boo--the only dude bad enough to rescue the president

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Booyakasha Mod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 6,988 Thanks: 83 Thanked 439 Times in 259 Posts Points: 14,086.73 Bank: 38,128.83 Total Points: 52,215.56 Donate	^^There it is. Oh, and maybe I'm just spineless, but I could never get up and face away from someone receiving any kind of honorary anything just because I disagree with them. It's kind of small. (EDIT:^Feh. Spoken like someone whose brain isn't nice enough to suggest better ways of phrasing things after the fact, to make up for the fact that it couldn't be bothered to do so beforehand.) __________________ Boo--the only dude bad enough to rescue the president

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Crazyswordsman RPG Mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 8,321 Thanks: 579 Thanked 429 Times in 281 Posts Points: 150,877.31 Bank: 52,340.71 Total Points: 203,218.02 Donate	^^I don't know. They want to honor controversial figures, especially Republicans. They had Mike Huckabee AND Alberto Gonzales invited to speak over the past two years, but when Obama asked if he could come speak the university declined to have him. -CSM

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Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,227 Thanks: 120 Thanked 220 Times in 131 Posts Points: 31,582.46 Bank: 241,904.79 Total Points: 273,487.25 Donate	She's an alumn. Same thing as if Coulter spoke at Cornell or U of M.

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Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,227 Thanks: 120 Thanked 220 Times in 131 Posts Points: 31,582.46 Bank: 241,904.79 Total Points: 273,487.25 Donate	Aren't universities supposed to be centers of discourse and multiple ideas?

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Kil'jaeden Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: in your mind Gender: Posts: 1,495 Thanks: 19 Thanked 42 Times in 32 Posts Points: 11,190.92 Bank: 1,372.71 Total Points: 12,563.63 Donate	Maybe women should be banned from public speaking too. Oh, wait...... I guess she can have her own opinions, even if it leads to some contradictions on her part. The college honoring her doesn't mean much, and I doubt she will make many converts there. And if she does, whatever. Speaking of giving Attila the Hun an honorary doctorate, what is so wrong with that?