How to Signal You Are Not a White Supremacist
Professor Kim READ FIRST: Why Dorothy Kim Hates Me , The Color of the House of the Lord It’s back to class for those of us who teach in medieval studies, and my medievalist colleague Dorothy Kim , Assistant Professor of English at Vassar College ( pictured in 2014 ), wants to make sure you understand the stakes . The medieval western European Christian past is being weaponized by white supremacist/white nationalist/KKK/nazi extremist groups who also frequently happen to be college students. That does sound bad. But, wait, it gets worse! Don’t think western European medieval studies is exceptional.... ISIS/ISIL also weaponizes the idea of the pure medieval Islamic past in their recruiting rhetoric for young male Muslims. If the medieval past (globally) is being weaponized for the aims of extreme, violent supremacist groups, what are you doing, medievalists, in your classrooms? Because you are the authorities teaching medieval subjects in the classroom, you are, in fact, ide
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ReplyDeleteWould you travel for 12 hours with her strapped onto the roof of your car? Just curious how a dog-lover like you feels about that story.
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I wouldn't, but only because I don't think she would enjoy it. Surely you have seen dogs riding along with their heads hanging out the window, clearly enjoying the wind in their ears. As I understand it, the Romneys' dog crate was equipped with a windshield (which Romney rigged specifically to protect the dog), and the dog quite willingly jumped in for the ride. Just think of the dogs you see riding in the back of the pickup truck: dogs seem to enjoy speed almost as much as people do. My dog is also crate trained, so I know that dogs are actually totally comfortable being in their crates, unlike what some protestors at AKC dog shows have sometimes presumed.
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