Comments on: What It Means to be a Vedica at NLSIU

By: Bigot

Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:04:26 +0000

Of course no one has a right to claim that other people shouldn’t be offended by the things they say, but it will be useful to remember that the phrase, “I’m offended by that” has no particular reason to be respected as a statement. Acknowledged? Yes. Respected? Hardly.
The article goes a little further than merely point out that a joke is sexist. For someone who does not understand the context of the joke, it is fairly easy to comprehend the fact that they may view it as being sexist, however, this does not create a culture of sexism.
People make jokes about all kinds of things, from dead babies to AIDS, and yet, people who cannot make the distinction between a joke and an opinion are all but too ready to brandish those who make such jokes as sexist or racist or xenophobic or what have you. Telling a joke is like singing a song, its a performance. An art form. The meaning tends to be a tad bit deeper than people care to read into. Please understand that I have no problem with people critiquing a joke, it is the same as a movie being critiqued or an album being critiqued. Nevertheless, there is no subject that should not be joked about, much like there is no subject that should not be talked about. This is the only way forward.

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By: Curious George

Sat, 03 Dec 2016 12:13:34 +0000

I do not go to this college, what is the context?

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By: Quirk

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 09:13:19 +0000

Of course no one has a right to not to be offended. Conversely, no one has a right to claim that other people shouldn’t be offended by things they say. No one is stopping anyone from expressing themselves. Critique is not censorship, and in fact the article is only breaking down why a particular joke is sexist. So I don’t understand what you mean by “culture of intolerance”. Don’t build a culture of sexism.
– Sakhi.

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By: Bigot

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:45:13 +0000

No one has the right to not be offended. If bad ideas are being aired in public then they must be debated and destroyed in public. If they are expressed privately then they ought to be destroyed privately, although people have varied opinions on that. Attempting to stop people from expressing themselves, regardless of how offended you may be by what they say, is fundamentally wrong. From what I read you are essentially saying that because your feelings are hurt people around you need to mind their language. That is bullshit. The context of such jokes may appear to be sexist to you, but that is merely a matter of perception. Do not create a culture of intolerance.

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By: Radhika

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:40:48 +0000

Please tell us how reasonable, respectful women are supposed to behave?

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By: Concerned for concerned soul

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:58:25 +0000

wow

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By: L

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:41:45 +0000

Maybe you haven’t been told how reasonable, respectful human beings do not decide how humans behave based on their gender. This conservative put-them-down bubble has not yet left certain people’s minds also, that is very sad.

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By: L

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:40:12 +0000

If you are currently in law school/have graduated in the recent past, you’ll find your answer by looking at the comments on a certain student’s Facebook post about this.

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By: Concerned Soul

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:36:07 +0000

Maybe you haven’t been told how reasonable, respectful women are supposed to behave. This liberal political correctness bubble is coming to Indian colleges also, that is very sad.

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By: Curious George

Wed, 30 Nov 2016 19:05:49 +0000

Hi, can you give us an example of how women’s behaviour in the debating community was regulated?

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