Tuesday, May 08, 2007
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
One of MIT's own, Dean of Admission: Ms. Marilee Jones. After 10 solid and progressively successful work in the position, she was forced to resign due to lying. Apparently she was able to navigate the steps to Dean status with only one year of part-time college work.
Thats about, what, 15-28 college credits? The focus on her lack of "integrity" by lying seems frivolous in light of her capacity to be so effective and successful in a career without a college degree(s).
Makes you wonder if a college degree is overrated and if the system is short-changing itself by discounting viable candidates who lack degrees? It seems the only way to ensure acceptable access in a competitive marketplace without a degree is to "do" a Bill Gates or Steve Jobs...
Thats about, what, 15-28 college credits? The focus on her lack of "integrity" by lying seems frivolous in light of her capacity to be so effective and successful in a career without a college degree(s).
Makes you wonder if a college degree is overrated and if the system is short-changing itself by discounting viable candidates who lack degrees? It seems the only way to ensure acceptable access in a competitive marketplace without a degree is to "do" a Bill Gates or Steve Jobs...
HILTON CHAIN GANG
So Paris is going to jail...
I don't want her to go. Basically for selfish reasons. You see if justice is finally meted out fairly regardless of wealth and the best defense it can buy, imagine the new impact on the poor and
non-celebrities of the world.
I think Paris should be required to take public transportation everyday for one year to a job at motor vehicles. She should be trained to work the information desk. If she gets a poor evaluation after 6 months on the job, then she should be either required to start over or be place under house arrest for one year.
Either way she'll be tied up and out of the way for a while. And thats what everyone seems to be asking for, right? Of course the media will have to cooperate by not stalking her for continued amusement and ratings, n'est pas?
I don't want her to go. Basically for selfish reasons. You see if justice is finally meted out fairly regardless of wealth and the best defense it can buy, imagine the new impact on the poor and
non-celebrities of the world.
I think Paris should be required to take public transportation everyday for one year to a job at motor vehicles. She should be trained to work the information desk. If she gets a poor evaluation after 6 months on the job, then she should be either required to start over or be place under house arrest for one year.
Either way she'll be tied up and out of the way for a while. And thats what everyone seems to be asking for, right? Of course the media will have to cooperate by not stalking her for continued amusement and ratings, n'est pas?
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
HOE- HUM
Network news is the Devil's ipod of subjective, yellow journalistic "reporting". The recent buzz about _____'s comment "....nappy headed hoes" is out of control.
First, why does it have to be a racial discourse. Many African- Americans have coarse hair which tends to nap, naturally. It is not a slur or degrading. What is degrading is the term "hoe, ho, whore". But unless my eyes deceived me, the team was multicultural.
So why then are we discussing "race" and not gender, or misogyny? A hoe by any other name is a hoe. Its meaning is relative to who and why its being used.
Are there any "hoes" on the Rutger's basketball team? Possibly. But it is also possible there are hoes at msnbc, fox, cnn, cbs, the senate and everywhere else you find people. Now do these people consider themselves "hoes"?... probably not. The only self-proclaimed "hoes" I know appeared on an episode of jerry Springer.
Secondly, this is an age-old attack, the Achilles heel for many women. Even I have to admit to have been provoked with that tag.
Finally and seriously though people, come on lets all grow up. Just because "he" said it, don't make it so. He's like candyman, or beetlejuice and even the leprechaun....he just wants to hear you say his name three times, make him "big" or let him out of the box. Let's not give him life. Send him into exile with the others who try to take the sleazy ride to fame.
First, why does it have to be a racial discourse. Many African- Americans have coarse hair which tends to nap, naturally. It is not a slur or degrading. What is degrading is the term "hoe, ho, whore". But unless my eyes deceived me, the team was multicultural.
So why then are we discussing "race" and not gender, or misogyny? A hoe by any other name is a hoe. Its meaning is relative to who and why its being used.
Are there any "hoes" on the Rutger's basketball team? Possibly. But it is also possible there are hoes at msnbc, fox, cnn, cbs, the senate and everywhere else you find people. Now do these people consider themselves "hoes"?... probably not. The only self-proclaimed "hoes" I know appeared on an episode of jerry Springer.
Secondly, this is an age-old attack, the Achilles heel for many women. Even I have to admit to have been provoked with that tag.
Finally and seriously though people, come on lets all grow up. Just because "he" said it, don't make it so. He's like candyman, or beetlejuice and even the leprechaun....he just wants to hear you say his name three times, make him "big" or let him out of the box. Let's not give him life. Send him into exile with the others who try to take the sleazy ride to fame.
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