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

[C. G. Estabrook]

Property bests speech (whether bad or good) - a capitalist principle:

"Those who own the country ought to govern it.” -- John Jay (1745-1829), first
Chief [sic] Justice of the US Supreme Court


On 10/14/10 7:09 PM, Robert Kutz wrote:
> 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
> <mailto:galliher at illinois.edu>> wrote:
>
> Censorship triumphs? Are we proud?
>
> (And doesn't canceled have one L?)
>
>
>
> 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