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Teknevra ( Teknevra@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) M to QueerDefenseFront@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 4 months ago

U. Chicago ends LGBTQ ‘pride’ flag tradition, citing institutional neutrality | The College Fix

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U. Chicago ends LGBTQ ‘pride’ flag tradition, citing institutional neutrality | The College Fix

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Teknevra ( Teknevra@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) M to QueerDefenseFront@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 4 months ago
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Decision draws criticism from school’s AAUP chapter The University of Chicago is breaking tradition by declining to fly the LGBTQ “pride” flag this June, citing its commitment to institutional…
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  • snowsuit2654 ( snowsuit2654@piefed.blahaj.zone ) 
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    “If you remain neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

    • lol_idk ( lol_idk@piefed.social ) 
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      Tutu if anyone is wondering

    • LadyMeow ( LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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      Basically came here to say this. How on earth is this supposed to be seen as ‘neutral’?

      “Oh hey, I’m being neutral by bowing to the wishes of a fascist government!”

  • GalacticSushi ( GalacticSushi@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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    Some of the most marginalized and vulnerable people are being targeted by their own government. “Neutrality” isn’t a respectable thing here, it means stepping out of the fascists way.

    Hopefully their alumni feel “neutral” about giving donations to such a spineless institution.

  • Confused_Emus ( Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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    Who knew merely acknowledging the existence of a human being could be so controversial? Fucking boot lickers.

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    Recognizing that other people who are different from you seems pretty fucking neutral to me.

    Defaulting to cishet assumption is pretty one sided.

  • joelle_ether ( joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone ) 
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    There is nothing to be neutral about, it’s people. You either support people or you don’t. I guess the University of Chicago has decided they don’t want to support people, that’s a real damn shame. It’s sad this has been made a such an issue out of nothing. Just let people be.

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