Pictures from the Brandeis speech
Brandeis University , Wednesday, March 22, 2006
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The Student Center where the speech was held, view from outside.
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As you walk in to go up to the second floor for the talk . . .
guess what you see first!
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Outside the door were the queer club, with some signs. Here's an interesting one.
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A new twist to the "out and proud" theme.
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For once they quote me correctly. But they spelled my name wrong.
Oh well, can't get all of it right.
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The man at the left, in the white suite, is the school's "Dean of Diversity."
This is not a joke. He actually is. I asked him if he saw anything wrong with
trying to intimidate diversity of opinion. He said he didn't have a problem
with what was happening.
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We're not sure what to make of this. . .
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The moment of truth. About to introduce the speaker.
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A few people dribbled out. And a few more later. But most stayed.
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The ones who left, left this on the chair. The blue strip says, "THIS EMPTY SEAT
REPRESENTS A BRANDEIS STUDENT WHO BELIEVES HATE SPEECH HAS
NO PLACE ON OUR CAMPUS OR IN THE GREATER COMMUNITY."
Obviously printed before they heard what the "hate speech" actually was
consisted of.
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Some of the ones who stayed. . .
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...and heard the speaker drone on.
(Actually, it was quite animated!)
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