tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post7511723119197524234..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: Farred's Secretskcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-6821305791433807892007-05-20T21:57:00.000-04:002007-05-20T21:57:00.000-04:00I am a Williams alum who is extremely disturbed to...I am a Williams alum who is extremely disturbed to hear about Schapiro's comment (not to mention the initial speech by Farred). I don't think the article you cite is online (most but not all articles are). Would you mind retyping the portion of the article that quotes Schapiro? Many thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-45989520882288042762007-05-20T10:40:00.000-04:002007-05-20T10:40:00.000-04:00Farred's not the only one:there's apparently a who...Farred's not the only one:<BR/>there's apparently a whole wing<BR/>of these types in this unit.<BR/><BR/>Question is: what does Duke<BR/>do about it? Do they wait for<BR/>someone to "go Cho?"machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248016116043347912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-22386751598922350712007-05-20T05:30:00.000-04:002007-05-20T05:30:00.000-04:00Mac, my first thought upon reading Farred's remark...Mac, my first thought upon reading Farred's remarks was that he displays elements of schizophrenia. In addition to the self-ascribed meaning and importance attached to all things great and small, he also exhibits somewhat of a manic, "word salad" style of writing/speaking. In my humble opinion, he is not a well person.<BR/><BR/>His ideology is very disturbing to me personally, but my greater concern is that he is allowed to teach emotionally and physically vulnerable children. I would be alarmed to find my child enrolled in one of his classes for fear that his issues might overcome his restraint if someone were to seriously challenge this man.<BR/><BR/>The points he attempts to make are quickly dismissed by any mature adult with half a brain (and without a similar extremist agenda). His ramblings are truly incoherent for the most part, thus rendering him more a pathetic and laughable figure than anything else. Any credible points he might otherwise make are lost in the midst of his INcredible remarks.<BR/><BR/>Sad, really, that some are so desperate to further an agenda that they're willing to cling to the words of someone such as Farred.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-50325195390981466522007-05-17T19:41:00.000-04:002007-05-17T19:41:00.000-04:00Colagirl,I was reading an article onschizophrenia,...Colagirl,<BR/><BR/>I was reading an article on<BR/>schizophrenia, and the author<BR/>stated that there was a tendency<BR/>for schizophrenics to assign<BR/>meaning to everything, and for<BR/>them to need to identify a meaning<BR/>for everything.<BR/><BR/>This is probably - in part - <BR/>another of those psychiatric<BR/>crapolas that want to label<BR/>religious feelings as delusion<BR/>etc.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, liberal arts<BR/>educators try to symbolically <BR/>parse the "p" out of the word<BR/>"piss." - (hence Grant "Prowess<BR/>Envy Farred's obsession with<BR/>the letter "X")<BR/><BR/>Now I'm beginning to wonder <BR/>how widespread the symptoms of <BR/>mental illness are, with regard to <BR/>educators in the liberal arts?machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248016116043347912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-80915927391175183802007-05-17T19:16:00.000-04:002007-05-17T19:16:00.000-04:00The reflexive search for additional deep hidden me...<I>The reflexive search for additional deep hidden meanings is a product, no doubt, of graduate training in the liberal arts that requires "original" scholarship from every PhD candidate in already heavily worked fields and thus encourages ever more abstruse and precious thinking.</I><BR/><BR/>A fascinating insight, and probably on the money. As for Farred, his little diatribe itself just reeks with the scent of intellectual decay. There is scarcely a fact to be found anywhere in his entire screed; it's all just him gratifying himself intellectually and assuming his audience will be interested (someone needs to slap him on the wrist and tell him he really shouldn't be doing that sort of thing in public). This is prevalent in the humanities, unfortunately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-66050081628917913052007-05-17T19:15:00.000-04:002007-05-17T19:15:00.000-04:00KC (re:7:35)Just got around to readingyour article...KC (re:7:35)<BR/><BR/>Just got around to reading<BR/>your article on "dispositions."<BR/><BR/>The concept reminds me of<BR/>the Committee for Public Safety<BR/>(French Revolution) and <BR/>Robespierre's prattle about<BR/>"virtue." By way of reply,<BR/>Danton said something about <BR/>practicing virtue every time he, <BR/>Danton, made love to his wife - <BR/>(his own, I presume.)<BR/><BR/>BTW, the movie "Danton" was pretty <BR/>good.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248016116043347912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-24456386335194983662007-05-17T03:36:00.000-04:002007-05-17T03:36:00.000-04:00This Farred guy....wasn't he the poet laureate of ...This Farred guy....wasn't he the poet laureate of New Jersey?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-30812568763512601402007-05-16T23:46:00.000-04:002007-05-16T23:46:00.000-04:00Dear Deklan,Your prose is erotic.Grant FarredDear Deklan,<BR/><BR/>Your prose is erotic.<BR/><BR/>Grant FarredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-4539405493521130592007-05-16T22:05:00.000-04:002007-05-16T22:05:00.000-04:00So, this is all really simple.1). You are racist a...So, this is all really simple.<BR/><BR/>1). You are racist and misogynistic even if you don't know you are.<BR/><BR/>2). Nobody can tell you why you're racist and misogynistic because it's a secret.<BR/><BR/>3). Under no circumstances are the people who assert 1 and 2 racist bigots themselves.<BR/><BR/>4). Only those who assert 1 and 2 know why they are not themselves racist bigots.<BR/><BR/>5). Those who assert 1 and 2 cannot tell anyone why they are not racist bigots because it's a secret.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I got it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-6462614043372397922007-05-16T21:01:00.000-04:002007-05-16T21:01:00.000-04:00KC,I hope you don't mind that I put that up there....KC,<BR/><BR/>I hope you don't mind that I put that up there. I found it entirely by accident when I was looking through the "FIRE" index of universities at http://thefire.org/index.php/case/<BR/><BR/>I think it's helpful to know that KC is not a johnny-come-lately to the issues of academic integrity.<BR/><BR/>I'm surprised my own University of Texas at Austin wasn't on the list, given that it has professors who belong to the International Socialist Organization (I think that's the title), and of course, the well-known Robert Jensen, professor of (moan) journalism.<BR/><BR/>R.R. HamiltonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-35609071893240183512007-05-16T20:13:00.000-04:002007-05-16T20:13:00.000-04:00I think KC clicks on "find Polanski" and deletes--...I think KC clicks on "find Polanski" and deletes--LOL<BR/><BR/>Polanski is such a loser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-76151765659462180712007-05-16T19:35:00.000-04:002007-05-16T19:35:00.000-04:00For those interested: the Ed School controversy in...For those interested: the Ed School controversy involved a new criteria called "dispositions," in which two of my students (among others) were targeted.<BR/><BR/>After some unfavorable <A HREF="http://insidehighered.com/views/2005/05/23/johnson" REL="nofollow">publicity</A>, the policy was repealed.kcjohnson9https://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-68483866216458704472007-05-16T18:57:00.000-04:002007-05-16T18:57:00.000-04:00LOL. Look at http://thefire.org/index.php/case/68...LOL. Look at http://thefire.org/index.php/case/685.html<BR/><BR/>I didn't know KC was such a scamp. He even had his own "Gang of 34"! :)<BR/><BR/>But what I really want to know about is this: "Robert KC Johnson is a tenured professor of history at Brooklyn College - <B>and how that came to be is a story in its own right </B>- but his current dispute is with the School of Education there." How can we get <B>that</B> story?<BR/><BR/>R.R. HamiltonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-41185113590917836262007-05-16T18:45:00.000-04:002007-05-16T18:45:00.000-04:00Anonymous 3:33 said......Kim is a huge anchor arou...Anonymous 3:33 said...<BR/>...Kim is a huge anchor around Duke's neck, and they ought to ditch her pronto (which might mean, whenever her current contract runs out). <BR/>:: <BR/>Because it is summer time and undergraduate students are not around to be harmed, Duke may be waiting to get all the characters lined up and properly spaced. <BR/><BR/>Line 'en up like Bowling Pins and take down the whole gaggle of goof balls with one ...straight down the alley shot. A strike as it were. <BR/><BR/>Broadhead can be the Pin Boy.<BR/><BR/>Anyone old enough to know what a Pin Boy was?<BR/>::<BR/>GPGary Packwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177986821224068759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-33987190434152844112007-05-16T18:28:00.000-04:002007-05-16T18:28:00.000-04:00Anon at 4:13--Thanks for the nod (I'm 9:18). I do...Anon at 4:13--<BR/>Thanks for the nod (I'm 9:18). I don't know the answer to your question, but I sure would like to. I know it's been reported earlier on this blog that she is married to a prof with better credentials (don't remember who it is), so it seems likely her employment is primarily part of her husband's compensation, since one course a year and, apparently, one independent study supervised every 2-3 years doesn't seem like a very big teaching load. At the state school where I am a lowly adjunct, that would garner about $3000 a year (though I presume the "visiting assistant" title increases the going rate).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-35289961256289785432007-05-16T17:39:00.001-04:002007-05-16T17:39:00.001-04:00Oh, yeah, and Houston "farm animal Baker? Yeah, ri...Oh, yeah, and Houston "farm animal Baker? Yeah, right...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-32534497373795249982007-05-16T17:39:00.000-04:002007-05-16T17:39:00.000-04:00Farred is not respected by me. Hilter was publishe...Farred is not respected by me. Hilter was published, as well...<BR/><BR/>EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-85475221581089179452007-05-16T17:12:00.000-04:002007-05-16T17:12:00.000-04:00AP and Polanski,Both of you are despicable racist ...AP and Polanski,<BR/><BR/>Both of you are despicable racist losers. GFarred is a RESPECTED published author--what have you published?<BR/><BR/>Blacks as a group are crucial for the future success of the United States experiment. And geniuses like Houston Baker and Grant Farred will be at the vanguard.<BR/><BR/>Peace be unto you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-64924366053963379622007-05-16T16:58:00.000-04:002007-05-16T16:58:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-1943931991434574852007-05-16T16:38:00.000-04:002007-05-16T16:38:00.000-04:00Let's see...if AAAS were a business what would it ...Let's see...if AAAS were a business what would it sell?<BR/><BR/>How does 1 package resentment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-42364613604690016972007-05-16T16:27:00.000-04:002007-05-16T16:27:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-14629666326096610242007-05-16T16:13:00.000-04:002007-05-16T16:13:00.000-04:00Anon @ 9:18amGood research. It begs the question: ...Anon @ 9:18am<BR/><BR/>Good research. It begs the question: What does she do with her time? No teaching, no publishing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-75142514536135217112007-05-16T16:08:00.000-04:002007-05-16T16:08:00.000-04:00Anon @ 9:08amYou say: "Unless someone who is tenur...Anon @ 9:08am<BR/><BR/>You say: "Unless someone who is tenured at Harvard disagrees with Farred, I guess, in which case the commenter at 7:35 must then blindly switch his beliefs to suit those of his new supreme authority."<BR/><BR/>Would a tenured prof. at Duke do? I am curious to see who or what this higher authority could be...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-81492490192215584912007-05-16T16:03:00.000-04:002007-05-16T16:03:00.000-04:00The Group of 88 and a lot of their "fellow travele...The Group of 88 and a lot of their "fellow travelers" need to be gotten onto lithium - and right quick.<BR/><BR/>What kind of life is it that a person leads when they are so CONSUMED with hatred and class envy? Is that a life worth living? Is being a hater what their parents brought them up to be?<BR/><BR/>Farred is despicable, it is true. But to live inside the head of Farred or any of the Group of 88 may well be punishment enough for their unabated and unjustified bile.Gayle Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223914127626675167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-79037721831327191162007-05-16T15:58:00.000-04:002007-05-16T15:58:00.000-04:0012:26The picture of Farred as a cargo cultist is j...12:26<BR/><BR/>The picture of Farred as a <BR/>cargo cultist is just too funny!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248016116043347912noreply@blogger.com