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skangirl's avatar

I took a grad school class on the Holocaust. One day, another student showed up in full SS regalia, complete with the gun. The other students were amused. They even challenged him to go to the student union and rip up a copy of the Jewish student newspaper. It was so fucking hilarious that I picked up my shit and stormed out.

When I went to the professor's office to complain, he literally told me that he was trying to "teach the Holocaust OBJECTIVELY." (Dude was from Harvard. And Jewish. And periodically showed up on TV as an "expert" on the subject.) SOME THINGS SHOULD NOT BE TREATED OBJECTIVELY. ANYTHING RELATED TO HITLER FALLS FIRMLY INTO THAT CATEGORY.

Other things that should never be taught objectively? Animal abuse, pedophilia, genocide. How hard is it to grasp that concept?!

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

THIS Is uhtcearu provoking slamgirl!!

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skangirl's avatar

I don't know whether I should agree or disagree. Is uhtcearu early-morning anxiety? Mine's 24/7 until further notice. (I'm binging West Wing from now on, pretending that Josiah Bartlet is my president.)

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Lynn Van Haren's avatar

That was my refuge in 2016 after the 1st tRump win. Such a great show & it would be so wonderful to have a President Bartlett

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