The Hate Speech of Tucker Max
This event is a mockery of free speech. If students are desperate to hear Max's drunken, misogynistic prattle, they can go see his movie or buy his book with their own money, or even listen to him speak, just not on our University campus. Using our tuition money to give this pig a legitimate platform at our top-ranked University is an unacceptable perversion of free speech, and destroys the safe learning environment that this University should be fostering.
The HOP has legitimized Max by calling him "controversial," implying that his pathetic shtick has any sort of intellectual or comedic utility. It does not. This is not "controversy." None of Max's hateful blanket statements are rooted in reality or fact, and none of them are subject to debate. He is not a political figure with contentious views, or a controversial comedian whose act is predicated on pushing our limits and giving uncomfortable voice to our marginalized impulses. Tucker Max is a washed-up, 35-year-old wannabe frat-boy desperately trying to relive the glory days, relying on hate speech and misogyny to do it. If HOP members wanted controversy, they could have gotten someone who did not - at his best - insult our collective intelligence and - at his worst - endorse the objectification and date-rape of the women on this campus.
HOP members keep thanking us for the "educational opportunity" that our activism has provided the student body. This statement - while well-intentioned - dodges responsibility for their oversight, instead passing off their egregious insensitivity to the insulted party, effectively inviting us, the maligned, to clean up their mess. It is not our job to educate this campus about the unacceptability of misogyny. We are not here to spearhead a battle that should have been won long ago - that women are people and deserve to be treated as such. We resent that the HOP wastes its time issuing PC statements about its "support" of this "teachable moment" when its refusal to cancel this speech proves that HOP members have learned nothing.
The HOP has legitimized Max by calling him "controversial," implying that his pathetic shtick has any sort of intellectual or comedic utility. It does not. This is not "controversy." None of Max's hateful blanket statements are rooted in reality or fact, and none of them are subject to debate. He is not a political figure with contentious views, or a controversial comedian whose act is predicated on pushing our limits and giving uncomfortable voice to our marginalized impulses. Tucker Max is a washed-up, 35-year-old wannabe frat-boy desperately trying to relive the glory days, relying on hate speech and misogyny to do it. If HOP members wanted controversy, they could have gotten someone who did not - at his best - insult our collective intelligence and - at his worst - endorse the objectification and date-rape of the women on this campus.
HOP members keep thanking us for the "educational opportunity" that our activism has provided the student body. This statement - while well-intentioned - dodges responsibility for their oversight, instead passing off their egregious insensitivity to the insulted party, effectively inviting us, the maligned, to clean up their mess. It is not our job to educate this campus about the unacceptability of misogyny. We are not here to spearhead a battle that should have been won long ago - that women are people and deserve to be treated as such. We resent that the HOP wastes its time issuing PC statements about its "support" of this "teachable moment" when its refusal to cancel this speech proves that HOP members have learned nothing.
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Really?
posted 11/13/09 @ 2:18 AM EST
Women are a minority? That's news!
'11
posted 11/13/09 @ 9:31 AM EST
Women are consistently less than 50% of the incoming class. In the context of this campus, they are a minority.
Good article, Adi and Rivky, and thanks for speaking up. (Continued…)
Bart
posted 11/13/09 @ 12:31 PM EST
Hate speech.
In this video you will hear lesbian comedian say some days all she cares to do is smoke a cigarette and spit on Christian fundamentalists. (Continued…)
New York law student
posted 11/13/09 @ 2:08 PM EST
I just wanted to say that I heard about Tucker Max's visit to Hopkins, and I was completely appalled that such a prestigious institution would allow such a sexist pig be honored in this manner. (Continued…)
Tseren
posted 11/13/09 @ 6:30 PM EST
Wow what a couple of pansies!
You know you sound ricokulous don't you?
The guy is a humorist. Perhaps not one you agree with but a humorist nontheless. (Continued…)
interesting article
posted 11/18/09 @ 4:43 PM EST
Why are Female Executives Publishing Tucker Max?
Saw this floating around. good question!
MCCOY MOUNTAIN
ART, FILM, & LITERATURE GUILD OF AMERICA
Ms. (Continued…)
Vinnie
posted 11/19/09 @ 2:17 PM EST
Tucker Max is a liar and a douchebag.
Jordan
posted 12/06/09 @ 3:40 PM EST
Ummm.. who where do I begin
Tucker max is my hero. If I could achieve what he has well i would be speechless. Take ur libral minded shit and through it out the door. (Continued…)
BL
posted 12/08/09 @ 1:45 PM EST
You know, it's interesting how none of the responses to the protests, the articles, or anything have answered the question, "What if he'd said this about other groups?"
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