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Jack Miamensis's avatar

Regarding the Macalester incident, if nothing is allowed to offend anyone, a normal society cannot exist. However, that is not the idea, which is that nothing is allowed to offend certain people, but others can be offended with impunity. It depends on the "correctness" or lack thereof of the offended.

For an example of the double standard in question, also involving an art exhibition at an educational institution, see https://bit.ly/3lC69WJ

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Franklin Einspruch's avatar

As I've said before, the whole point of postliberal America is to get on the easy side of the double standard.

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Jack Miamensis's avatar

Yes, and the hypocrites involved must know they're being hypocritical, but since that's clearly condoned and widely practiced by the "correct" side, it's considered irrelevant. And it's not just about getting on the easy side, but the considerably more profitable one.

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Jack Miamensis's avatar

Hokusai was a great virtuoso draftsman, greater as such than even Hiroshige.

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