tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post323492034788107689..comments2024-03-28T16:15:19.319-04:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Because It Is the Right ThingSteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-77487198927812344442016-03-16T18:37:03.404-04:002016-03-16T18:37:03.404-04:00Thanks for thoughts. Re BDS silencing, this is no...Thanks for thoughts. Re BDS silencing, this is not an issue at the ISA as there have been panels and roundtables in the past on BDS. Maybe elsewhere there is a problem, but at this association's meetings, BDS advocates have plenty of opportunities to talk about their stance. The issue yesterday was whether the ISA should discuss BDS-ing Israel, and the organization decided it would not welcome the issue on the agenda of the governing council. Again, people can still talk about it<br /><br />Inadequacy as an academic? Thanks for the laugh.Steve Saidemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-7924961979864995122016-03-16T16:30:44.289-04:002016-03-16T16:30:44.289-04:00Two big things Steve. Thing 1; BDS advocates opera...Two big things Steve. Thing 1; BDS advocates operate in an extreme climate where they ARE often silenced by the AIPAC line Et.Al. Pressures and intimidations are applied to celebrities, academics, and other notables who criticize the Likud party and its support of incredibly zealous settlers by not just Israeli Government entities and partisans but the likes of their own governments. Look at 'Justin Trudeau's 'new face of anti-semitism' malarkey. Thing 2; Mex Lynen may be a perv and you may technically be right but your tone came off as snarky and opportunistic as opposed to righteous. It also seems your rant came from a place of inadequacy as an academic compared to this wearer of black skinny jeans. I'm not saying you were wrong, and there is even a vaguely noble quality to what you intended to do, but to anyone who knew both of you at McGill the glee with which you seemingly cut down a former colleague may reflect more than your views on gender justice and sexual harassment in academia. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-7437148568030617692016-03-15T16:34:49.829-04:002016-03-15T16:34:49.829-04:00Yes Steve, it is indeed the right thing to do. And...Yes Steve, it is indeed the right thing to do. And when sexual harassment incidents happen, it is amazing to see who comes forth to do the right thing, and who turns their back because it is too scary or inconvenient or uncomfortable to break the silence. You did the right thing then, and you're doing it now, to your great credit.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com