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Spunky Psycho Ho
Jan 26, 2007

by zen death robot

WatermelonGun posted:

but they wrote a DECLARATION about it man

Why do you hate your dad so much, you seem to have a lot of anger

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crime weed
Nov 9, 2009
i still remember back in the g20 protests how the toronto police incited protesters with their own people disguised as civilians

those were good times

the chief of police would later be rewarded for this good deed by winning my riding & getting a position in the department of justice

the system works

Knight
Dec 23, 2000

SPACE-A-HOLIC
Taco Defender
Rights are God-given and inalienable



unless you're a foreigner

Bulgogi Hoagie
Jun 1, 2012

We

Kjoery posted:

i still remember back in the g20 protests how the toronto police incited protesters with their own people disguised as civilians

those were good times

the chief of police would later be rewarded for this good deed by winning my riding & getting a position in the department of justice

the system works

you see friend, some people matter, some people don't


*dirty dancing theme song time of my life starts playing*

Tinestram
Jan 13, 2006

Excalibur? More like "Needle"

Grimey Drawer

Kjoery posted:

i still remember back in the g20 protests how the toronto police incited protesters with their own people disguised as civilians

those were good times

the chief of police would later be rewarded for this good deed by winning my riding & getting a position in the department of justice

the system works

it's a good thing there's no possible way this could ever happen again anywhere else

crime weed
Nov 9, 2009

Knight posted:

Rights are God-given and inalienable



unless you're a foreigner
or suffer from a DSM classified mental health disorder

SHISHKABOB
Nov 30, 2012

Fun Shoe

"The student union at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) insists that when studying philosophy “the majority of philosophers on our courses” should be from Africa and Asia."

Krustic
Mar 28, 2010

Everything I say draws controversy. It's kinda like the abortion issue.

Spunky Psycho Ho posted:

Why do you hate your dad so much, you seem to have a lot of anger

You got it wrong. A conservative right winger killed his father. Now he exacts his revenge by being an petty rear end in a top hat to anyone he sees as being right of center on the internet. Having the personality and intelligence of a wet fart is just a result of suffering such horrific childhood trauma. Poor fella.

Spunky Psycho Ho
Jan 26, 2007

by zen death robot

SHISHKABOB posted:

"The student union at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) insists that when studying philosophy “the majority of philosophers on our courses” should be from Africa and Asia."

Why are loving students going around dictating what a school teaches. Why are they making these demands. What is the motivation behind this. What is gained from not learning European philosophers

Bulgogi Hoagie
Jun 1, 2012

We

Spunky Psycho Ho posted:

Why are loving students going around dictating what a school teaches. Why are they making these demands. What is the motivation behind this. What is gained from not learning European philosophers

Virtue Points (tm)

Spunky Psycho Ho
Jan 26, 2007

by zen death robot
Are these kids banned from reading books by other philosophers? Have they even read any of the philosophy they want taught? Why don't they go out and write papers and blow their teachers minds with their explorations of alternative philosophers?

Naw, they just wanna complain and get poo poo taken out of school because White = Bad

It's probably because Kant is really loving complicated and it's easier to hear that earth was born on a turtle shell

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

Spunky Psycho Ho posted:

Why are loving students going around dictating what a school teaches. Why are they making these demands. What is the motivation behind this. What is gained from not learning European philosophers

I get where you are coming from but in this instance it does kind of seem like if you are specifically taking classes that are about Africa or Asia then "please focus on Africa + Asia" seems like a valid request?

Spunky Psycho Ho posted:

Are these kids banned from reading books by other philosophers? Have they even read any of the philosophy they want taught? Why don't they go out and write papers and blow their teachers minds with their explorations of alternative philosophers?

Naw, they just wanna complain and get poo poo taken out of school because White = Bad

It's probably because Kant is really loving complicated and it's easier to hear that earth was born on a turtle shell

Yeah see I think you're way overreacting here duder. They said "mostly African and Asian stuff in the African + Asian courses" not "ban all white people's work because gently caress white people."

e: for the edit: Do you see how blanket stating that if it isn't European philosophy it might as well be "earth on a turtle shell" is maybe racist? Like wow man lol there is plenty of valid thought originating outside of Europe.

Moridin920 fucked around with this message at 20:52 on Mar 1, 2017

SHISHKABOB
Nov 30, 2012

Fun Shoe

Spunky Psycho Ho posted:

Why are loving students going around dictating what a school teaches. Why are they making these demands. What is the motivation behind this. What is gained from not learning European philosophers

lol

SHISHKABOB
Nov 30, 2012

Fun Shoe

Spunky Psycho Ho posted:

Are these kids banned from reading books by other philosophers? Have they even read any of the philosophy they want taught? Why don't they go out and write papers and blow their teachers minds with their explorations of alternative philosophers?

Naw, they just wanna complain and get poo poo taken out of school because White = Bad

It's probably because Kant is really loving complicated and it's easier to hear that earth was born on a turtle shell

lolololo

Spunky Psycho Ho
Jan 26, 2007

by zen death robot

Moridin920 posted:

I get where you are coming from but in this instance it does kind of seem like if you are specifically taking classes that are about Africa or Asia then "please focus on Africa + Asia" seems like a valid request?

I'd think if your going to Africa and Asia school you're getting a whole lot of that already. It's laughable to think of a dude with a PhD in philosophy that's like "Who's Plato?"

SHISHKABOB
Nov 30, 2012

Fun Shoe

Spunky Psycho Ho posted:

I'd think if your going to Africa and Asia school you're getting a whole lot of that already. It's laughable to think of a dude with a PhD in philosophy that's like "Who's Plato?"

same

Spunky Psycho Ho
Jan 26, 2007

by zen death robot

Moridin920 posted:

e: for the edit: Do you see how blanket stating that if it isn't European philosophy it might as well be "earth on a turtle shell" is maybe racist? Like wow man lol there is plenty of valid thought originating outside of Europe.

I took philosophy courses and I learned both of these

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

Spunky Psycho Ho posted:

I'd think if your going to Africa and Asia school you're getting a whole lot of that already. It's laughable to think of a dude with a PhD in philosophy that's like "Who's Plato?"

Honestly I wish I could get both sides' arguments without the spin of the newspaper's cherry picked quotes. On the one hand yeah it's dumb to drop Kant entirely but on the other I feel like that's not exactly what they saying.

quote:

It said that “white philosophers” should be studied only “if required”, adding that their work should be taught solely from a “critical standpoint”. “For example, acknowledging the colonial context in which so-called 'Enlightenment' philosophers wrote within,” it added.

like what does "if required" mean because yeah if you want a PhD in Philosophy then a knowledge of Kant is prolly required

SHISHKABOB
Nov 30, 2012

Fun Shoe

Spunky Psycho Ho posted:

I took philosophy courses and I learned both of these

you forgot the four elephants

Spunky Psycho Ho
Jan 26, 2007

by zen death robot

Moridin920 posted:

Honestly I wish I could get both sides' arguments without the spin of the newspaper's cherry picked quotes. On the one hand yeah it's dumb to drop Kant entirely but on the other I feel like that's not exactly what they saying.

Same. I'd have to see all the curriculum and understand what is really happening here.

Mordor She Wrote
Nov 17, 2014
I find it funny how spunky can't comprehend of the idea of eurocentrism or that the swarthy races have had thoughts worth learning.

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
I think since this is a British university though I generally agree with the sentiment of if the professors say X then X is prolly what should be happening and it looks like the faculty is reacting negatively to their requests so that's that.

If it was the USA there might be an argument to be made that if you are spending tens of thousands in exchange for a product then alright you have some grounds to complain about stuff you don't like.

Spunky Psycho Ho
Jan 26, 2007

by zen death robot
The thing is, what are these kids really trying to accomplish. Does this really have to happen? Or is it just social justice for the sake of being little complainers about racism

crime weed
Nov 9, 2009

SHISHKABOB posted:

you forgot the four elephants
clay people have rights too

Spunky Psycho Ho
Jan 26, 2007

by zen death robot

Mordor She Wrote posted:

I find it funny how spunky can't comprehend of the idea of eurocentrism or that the swarthy races have had thoughts worth learning.

The kids are just saying "Racism, we don't wanna learn this" Why beyond that? I dunno. Even the professor was like "Hey, if they can really argue why we shouldn't study Kant I'm all ears. Critique the thought, not the man"

SHISHKABOB
Nov 30, 2012

Fun Shoe

Moridin920 posted:

I think since this is a British university though I generally agree with the sentiment of if the professors say X then X is prolly what should be happening and it looks like the faculty is reacting negatively to their requests so that's that.

If it was the USA there might be an argument to be made that if you are spending tens of thousands in exchange for a product then alright you have some grounds to complain about stuff you don't like.

commodification of education is one of the most insane and evil things ever conceived

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

SHISHKABOB posted:

commodification of education is one of the most insane and evil things ever conceived

:capitalism:

Mordor She Wrote
Nov 17, 2014

Spunky Psycho Ho posted:

The kids are just saying "Racism, we don't wanna learn this" Why beyond that? I dunno. Even the professor was like "Hey, if they can really argue why we shouldn't study Kant I'm all ears. Critique the thought, not the man"

"hey in our African and Asian studies school, maybe we should cover philosophy from there instead of retreading something that would be taught in any other philosophy class"


Spunky: WHITE GENOCIDE, READ KANT 14 88

Spunky Psycho Ho
Jan 26, 2007

by zen death robot

Mordor She Wrote posted:

"hey in our African and Asian studies school, maybe we should cover philosophy from there instead of retreading something that would be taught in any other philosophy class"


Spunky: WHITE GENOCIDE, READ KANT 14 88

Kant is hard logic and poo poo, it has nothing to do with any culture. It's totally dry and scientific. It's loving awful really, I get why they wanna make it seem racist

afeelgoodpoop
Oct 14, 2014

by FactsAreUseless

King Vidiot posted:

Okay shot, but not killed.

Trump supporter (with MAGA hat) fires and seriously wounds a socialist activist outside a Yiannopoulos campus speech: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/how-the-shooting-at-the-uw-protest-of-milo-yiannopoulos-unfolded/
Leftists Always Lie. (LAL) I wont hold you personally responsible for anything than posting propaganda, but their is a different video that shows what happened. you see a person physically charging and punching someone seemingly out of the blue getting shot. sorry you belief stupid lies so easily.

Spunky Psycho Ho
Jan 26, 2007

by zen death robot

afeelgoodpoop posted:

Leftists Always Lie. (LAL) I wont hold you personally responsible for anything than posting propaganda, but their is a different video that shows what happened. you see a person physically charging and punching someone seemingly out of the blue getting shot. sorry you belief stupid lies so easily.

I'm not sure if I remember correctly but that explains why the guy who got shot didn't press charges and wanted to just "talk it out" lool

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

afeelgoodpoop posted:

Leftists Always Lie. (LAL)

lmao

Toadvine
Mar 16, 2009
Please disregard my advice w/r/t history.
How bout them Swedes eh? Who knows what's really going on over there? Not me, I don't know who to believe lol, almost like that's the long term goal of the alt-facts strategy

Spunky Psycho Ho
Jan 26, 2007

by zen death robot
LoL (Leftists only Lie)

Mordor She Wrote
Nov 17, 2014

afeelgoodpoop posted:

Leftists Always Lie. (LAL)

It's true, I'm lying with your mom right now :smug:

Tiny Deer
Jan 16, 2012

Okay forget the students, I need to know: Spunky Ho, where are the bathrooms you visit?

And Kjoery, please, as a fellow Canadian and filthy leftist: stop saying frog men, it's so...lame. It's like 'tiny hands' all over again. Just call racists racists and transphobes transphobes. They hate that the most, trust me.

Knight
Dec 23, 2000

SPACE-A-HOLIC
Taco Defender

afeelgoodpoop posted:

Leftists Always Lie. (LAL) I wont hold you personally responsible for anything than posting propaganda, but their is a different video that shows what happened. you see a person physically charging and punching someone seemingly out of the blue getting shot. sorry you belief stupid lies so easily.
Laugh Out Loud (LOL). Reminder that afeelgoodpoop is a pizzagater.

Mordor She Wrote
Nov 17, 2014
look, I'm just saying, Pizza Hut has a kids menu and that never struck anyone as a little bit suspicious.

Spunky Psycho Ho
Jan 26, 2007

by zen death robot

Tiny Deer posted:

Okay forget the students, I need to know: Spunky Ho, where are the bathrooms you visit?

And Kjoery, please, as a fellow Canadian and filthy leftist: stop saying frog men, it's so...lame. It's like 'tiny hands' all over again. Just call racists racists and transphobes transphobes. They hate that the most, trust me.

Downtown Chicago Library is a great place to score a hobo dick

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afeelgoodpoop
Oct 14, 2014

by FactsAreUseless

Knight posted:

Laugh Out Loud (LOL). Reminder that afeelgoodpoop is a pizzagater.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b273RhFHCY

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