[Peace-discuss] [Peace] "Chief" Homecoming event is CANCELLED!!

[Robert Kutz]

Declaring the triumph of censorship is perhaps premature given no
explanation for the cancellation. I think we can afford at least a reserved
and tentative pleasure in this case.

And in response to the obvious pressure the University was placing on the
'last dance' event - anybody is certainly free to discuss or reminisce about
the Chief as they wish, but I see no reason to believe that the University's
'trademark' claim is illegitimate. I can talk about Mickey Mouse all I like,
but it's hardly a violation of free speech that I can't paint him on the
side of my shop.

It's debatable whether this is an issue of free speech at this point, but
it's hardly a matter of debate whether we can be happy that this celebration
of a racist caricature will apparently not proceed as planned, I think.

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 5:30 PM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu>wrote:

>  Censorship triumphs? Are we proud?
>
> (And doesn't canceled have one L?)
>
>
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> On 10/14/10 6:24 PM, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
>
>   Just heard on Ch 3 News at 6p that the "Chief" Event scheduled for the
> Assembly Hall during Homecoming Weekend has been CANCELLED!!! No
> explanation, other than that it hasn't been (isn't expected to be?)
> rescheduled. We win again? Still? Some more???
>  --Jenifer
>
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