You’ve got to hand it to Joyce Carol Oates. The woman’s managed to make a career for herself despite apparently having no idea what the hell she’s talking about.
Check out her take on U.C. Berkeley’s problem with violent protesters trying to shut down speeches by conservatives like Ben Shapiro:
it is a serious & complex issue when "controversial" rightwing speakers force universities to pay exorbitant amounts of money for security to protect them while they are on campus. UC-Berkeley is much in need of funds for student aid, faculty & staff salaries, libraries…. https://t.co/hVlA2298tn
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) July 18, 2018
“A serious and complex issue,” you guys.
no one, including free-speech advocates, can blame students for their exasperation at the diverting of limited funds to protect rightwing speakers whose stated intention is to bankrupt the university. https://t.co/WmPGIFkknP
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) July 18, 2018
Amazing.
What an incredibly dumb statement.
— Marginal Safety (@MarginalSafety) July 18, 2018
It’s hard to be surprised on Twitter, but this is a remarkably insane take https://t.co/2AS1hsVbWk
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) July 18, 2018
To be fair, we’d expect nothing less from the lady who thought Steven Spielberg murdered a triceratops.
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So barbaric that this should still be allowed… No conservation laws in effect wherever this is? https://t.co/hgavm9IBaM
— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) June 9, 2015
Never. Gets. Old.
If people don't want you to speak on their campus, they should seethe with rage. Got it. https://t.co/N0a5kltAEv
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) July 18, 2018
And if you’ve got a problem with that, Joyce wants you to remember that that’s on you.
They need to wear longer skirts.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) July 18, 2018
"She was asking for it" "Stop dressing provocatively"
"Forcing" universities to protect speech from it's own students or outside groups' violence.
I guess you're on the side of the mob. Good take there.
— Kevin D Jones (@Kevin_D_Jones) July 18, 2018
Using Oates logic: “that skirt was too short and the top to revealing. That is why it is the victim’s fault” https://t.co/27usP2pbSC
— Ted Underhill (@alternativeRNC) July 18, 2018
"It's your fault we riot and burn stuff when you speak on campus." https://t.co/fpVUnqP9Zl
— neontaster (@neontaster) July 18, 2018
Clearly the solution is to ban right wing speech on campus to prevent violence against speakers.
— neontaster (@neontaster) July 18, 2018
Other acceptable solutions?
Or people could just not become violent every time someone has a different opinion than they do
— chris w (@clone627) July 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/MetricButtload/status/1019655672227598336
Or at least teach them the meaning of free speech. They are Berkeley, after all. They’re supposed to be all about free speech over there.
The speakers don’t force security measures — violent protestors do.
— Victory Gin (@DrinkVictory) July 18, 2018
Well, if it wasn't for violent leftists who burn everything down when someone offers an opinion that contradicts their world view… https://t.co/YVLdUk2DR9
— Ordy's Amish School of Coding (@OrdyPackard) July 18, 2018