This article was posted before she gave her commencement speech! One would think with all of Harvard’s free thinkers, Rowling would get a fair shake. She has, after all, been responsible for hundreds of thousands of children learning the wonders of books. Such snobbery!
June 7, 2008 at 3:51 pm |
the power elite don’t like populist advances- threatens their hold.
June 7, 2008 at 7:21 pm |
Interesting – with so many radical thinkers that Harvard has always been touted as havng, you would think they would be open to hearing almost anyone speak.
June 8, 2008 at 10:30 am |
I thought this quote interesting:
“Our commencement speaker tricked parents into letting their kids read books filled with sex, murder, and homosexual role models.”
As if what they view on television isn’t worse? I would have to ask the question to this student if he truly believes the parents were tricked or if they simply allowed this event to occur. These events are a part of everyday life, even in the world of children as young as 8. It’s seen on television, in books, and in almost every unavoidable ad thrown into the face of these children. And in the year 2008 are people really still openly disenfranchising homosexuals? Especially someone at the ivy level?
June 8, 2008 at 11:45 pm |
You would think that someone would be praised for getting millions of kids to actually read instead of sit in front of the television set. She is actually someone who is making an impact on the younger generation. And i also completely agree with the theory of the power elite being threatened.