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The US has its own Kathleen Stock - Dr Buckley deplatformed by Harvard

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DomesticatedZombie · 22/04/2022 10:06

It's interesting to see this all start to play out in the US.

Dr Devin Buckley is a feminist and board member of WoLF (women's liberation front, a feminist organisation). She had been invited to talk on the subject of Romanticism at Harvard, but was disinvited after someone read about her feminist views.

It's worth reading these letters to recognise 1. the abject and craven behaviour of the (unnamed) person from Harvard and those who decided to 'cancel' Dr Buckley and 2. Her clear-sighted, eloquent and honest response.

www.womensliberationfront.org/news/dr-devin-buckley-deplatformed-by-harvard

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IcakethereforeIam · 30/04/2022 00:09

Well, they've got.....Laver.....nope. I've got nothing.

DontLikeCrumpets · 29/04/2022 23:59

@PandoraRegretsNothing

Thanks very much for posting the link to that truly excellent Webinar.

sweetgrapes · 29/04/2022 16:13

Is there anyone of this calibre on the other side? Even close?

sweetgrapes · 29/04/2022 16:09

It's awesome! (The open letter)

Imagine a chat show with Dr Buckley, Dr Stock, JK Rowling, Posie Parker....

Eckno · 29/04/2022 07:40

Dr Devin Jane Buckley, I want to be like you when I grow up!

What an impressive woman.

Mrstwiddle · 29/04/2022 06:11

That letter is probably the best I’ve ever read!

PandoraRegretsNothing · 29/04/2022 05:43

Dr. Buckley gives an AMAZING webinar in response to Harvard too! Her logic in tearing down their arguments is sharp and her rhetoric is shimmering! Plus she reads from more emails:

TheABC · 24/04/2022 11:27

That response was eloquent and amazing to read. It's such a relief after the word salad the TRA's come up with.

NoraEphronsNeck · 24/04/2022 11:14

I've found one of the only positives of all this nonsense is that I've become aware of some truly impressive women and now I can add Dr Buckley to that list.

nepeta · 24/04/2022 04:20

DomesticatedZombie, hahaaa.

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DomesticatedZombie · 23/04/2022 22:29

General Chaos? General Bafflement? General PeriMenopausalFury.

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nepeta · 23/04/2022 20:30

DomesticatedZombie · 22/04/2022 11:15

Sometimes it does seem to be such an uneven match, doesn't it? I wonder if all the enthusiasm for groupthink and mass censure sometimes stems from sheer inadequacy and jealousy?

I often come here after reading trans activists making their arguments and the difference is startling. You ladies are extremely knowledgeable and razor-sharp which is wonderfully relaxing. If the foot soldiers are this good on our side, the generals must be truly awesome. (Though some of you are probably generals, too).

Lilifer · 23/04/2022 09:33

DomesticatedZombie · 22/04/2022 10:06

It's interesting to see this all start to play out in the US.

Dr Devin Buckley is a feminist and board member of WoLF (women's liberation front, a feminist organisation). She had been invited to talk on the subject of Romanticism at Harvard, but was disinvited after someone read about her feminist views.

It's worth reading these letters to recognise 1. the abject and craven behaviour of the (unnamed) person from Harvard and those who decided to 'cancel' Dr Buckley and 2. Her clear-sighted, eloquent and honest response.

www.womensliberationfront.org/news/dr-devin-buckley-deplatformed-by-harvard

Wow! Incredible letter

ChopinBoard · 23/04/2022 09:32

What a fantastic reply. I think that's what you might call a 'mic drop'

FrancescaContini · 23/04/2022 09:18

“Purity of empty space” - fabulous.

What a wonderful role model for our young people, especially for girls who want to pursue careers in STEM subjects.

Thank you for posting these links 🌷

PaleBlueMoonlight · 23/04/2022 07:41

She writes so well. Not surprising, but nonetheless impressive.

RogersOrganismicProcess · 23/04/2022 04:06

Such an impressive woman. I’d love to invite her for tea.

3timeslucky · 22/04/2022 19:25

She's dynamite both in her delivery and the points she's making. I hope they squirmed reading her reply. Though how they could write what they did without embarrassment is beyond me: the issue is not her scholarship, the issue is not anything about which she would be speaking. The issue are other beliefs and values that she holds and (even worse) that she has made known that she holds these beliefs and values dear.

BettyFilous · 22/04/2022 18:49

I watched the video linked above. Dr Buckley is so impressive. She and Kathleen made a fantastic double act.

littlbrowndog · 22/04/2022 17:03

Wow. What great stuff she writes. Someone to admire

empty spaces. ✊💪

and it’s not word salad eithr

nepeta · 22/04/2022 16:02

You can sign the petition to Harvard on the linked site.

I am trying to understand if this de-platforming was commanded from above, by the students, or if it was simply a form of internalising the obey-the-faux-woke demands by the people doing the canceling.

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DomesticatedZombie · 22/04/2022 11:55

And here's a youtube video featuring both Dr Stock and Dr Buckley:

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DomesticatedZombie · 22/04/2022 11:52

Yep!

Here are some more essays/posts by Dr Buckley:

4w.pub/author/dr-devinjanebuckley/

And an article/essay on her experiences in academia:

4w.pub/duke-culture-war/

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tabbycatstripy · 22/04/2022 11:26

She is so much smarter than the people she is speaking to, isn’t she?

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