Shots In The Dark
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
  Let Larry Speak
A Tufts sophomore decries the trend toward "censorship" at that university and criticizes the protests against a forthcoming Larry Summers' appearance.

Don't get me wrong; I am no fan of Larry Summers' view of women or Shelby Steele's opinion on innate ability. I do believe, however, that we should be open to having controversial speakers on this campus. The answer to these types of events is not to stop them from occurring, but to use them to stimulate a conversation. Much like a racist cartoon, divisive events can raise issues that would never have been openly discussed while also serving to show us what we will be facing when we leave this place.

"Much like a racist cartoon..."

Honestly, it's almost enough to make you feel sorry for Summers.
  8:08 AM  
Comments:
Neil DiBiase --the Tufts undergrad-- is right. It would be very helpful to let Larry speak and argue his points. Hopefully there will be smart students and faculty in the audience who can examine the points Larry makes on their merits and not on his personality. Who knows, they may even find out that the (former) emperor really has no (intellectual) clothes after all.
# posted by Anonymous : March 7, 2007 8:56 AM
 
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