[Peter Porcupine]

"The New School for Social Research" (its real name)

Not anymore. I believe they upgraded to "New School University" some years back...if I'm not mistaken.

But it's the other quote from Blonsky that disturbs me:

Blonsky opined that when it comes to artistic criticism, it is a mistake to give much weight at all to the artist's stated intention.

All that matters, he said, is the way people interpret it. Therefore, even if Hart intended no offense, the offense is there.

"Heads I win, tails you lose." Or worse: "You will offend me, no matter what you do. You offend me by your very existence."

How do you fight that?

[AnAmericanMother]

I always look at the original names of schools. Gives you a strong indication of where they're coming from.

How do you fight that?

Laugh at it. As St. Thomas More said, "the devil, that prowde sprite, cannot bear to be mocked."