Nostalgia from 1960

[mlroseplant 1,768]

16 hours ago, Bubba136 said:

As of this date, I have not heard of victims of this type of “discrimination” shouting loudly for reparations, so perhaps your analysis is just in time for victims to stir the pot and surface the problem in time to reap millions in payback payments?  You should definitely demand at least 10%  for bringing such an outrageous type of discrimination to the public’s attention?

Heh, heh, heh. You are quite predictable, my friend. As am I, as am I.

[Shyheels 1,420]

Unless one is attending an arts or fashion college, I think the sorts of academic departments where one might do a PhD on a subject such as wearing stilettos are going to have a certain inbuilt political narrative that would have to be adhered to.

[Cali 2,369]

I need to find that place and get my PhD in Knee High Boots.

[Shyheels 1,420]

Maybe you could get the woman who wrote the aforementioned PhD to be your thesis supervisor...

[mlroseplant 1,768]

8 hours ago, Shyheels said:

Unless one is attending an arts or fashion college, I think the sorts of academic departments where one might do a PhD on a subject such as wearing stilettos are going to have a certain inbuilt political narrative that would have to be adhered to.

That certainly is popular perception. Reality is perhaps a little bit different. Certainly, the current trend of universities eliminating so many tenured positions has not helped. I do not believe this trend is necessarily politically motivated, I believe it's cost motivated, but it has had an unintended political effect. My comments cannot really apply to higher education outside the U.S., as my experience is limited in that respect.

[Shyheels 1,420]

I can't speak directly to the American university situation, but from what I have read of it, and what I have observed  over here, I cannot imagine a sociology/women's studies/gender studies etc department that would not be strongly influenced by the prevailing feminist political climate especially as regards a loaded topic such as the wearing of stiletto heels. Cancel culture and Twitter "outrage" would put an end to things pretty quickly if they did not.

Edited January 5 by Shyheels

[mlroseplant 1,768]

23 hours ago, Shyheels said:

I can't speak directly to the American university situation, but from what I have read of it, and what I have observed  over here, I cannot imagine a sociology/women's studies/gender studies etc department that would not be strongly influenced by the prevailing feminist political climate especially as regards a loaded topic such as the wearing of stiletto heels. Cancel culture and Twitter "outrage" would put an end to things pretty quickly if they did not.

I was really thinking more of general studies when I made that comment. In my experience, both ends of the political spectrum are generally well represented at American colleges and universities, even so-called "liberal" ones.

[Shyheels 1,420]

Both sides are represented here too - but one is much, much, much more likely to be subjuected to 'cancel culture' than the other. 

[RonC 432]

On 1/6/2021 at 6:45 AM, mlroseplant said:

I was really thinking more of general studies when I made that comment. In my experience, both ends of the political spectrum are generally well represented at American colleges and universities, even so-called "liberal" ones.

While I think in the middle of our country that might be true, I believe the institutions on the coasts have leaned considerably farther to the left these days.