Perhaps a flyer listing the names of the Duke 88 - distributed around the campus, with an appropriate illustration...
Posted on 06/27/2007 9:16:51 AM PDT by FreeManDC
The three lacrosse players have been declared innocent, Duke University has agreed to a multi-million dollar settlement, and Michael Nifong's law license has been yanked. But unfinished business remains.
Three weeks after Crystal Gail Mangum made her false allegations of rape, 88 Duke professors ran an advertisement in the student newspaper asking, What Does a Social Disaster Sound Like?
The rambling April 6, 2006 statement lamented, "...no one is really talking about how to keep the young woman herself central to this conversation, how to keep her humanity before us." But no mention was made about the humanity of three male students falsely accused of rape.
Worse, the professors' manifesto used the logic of the lynch mob, fostering the notion that since a Black woman claimed to be a victim of rape, everyone at Duke was now tinged with racism: "We go to class with racist classmates, we go to gym with people who are racists. It's part of the experience."
Exactly who are the members of the Duke 88 and what is their agenda?
The most vitriolic member of the bunch was professor Houston Baker, who repeatedly indulged in racist and sexist claims. In his letter to Duke provost Peter Lange, Baker charged, "Young, white, violent, drunken men among us - implicitly boasted by our athletic directors and administrators - have injured lives."
Young, violent, drunken men among us - Dr. Baker, that's the language of the KKK, not of a university teacher.
Karla Holloway, chair of the university's Race Subcommittee, justified her membership in the Duke 88 because she desired to express her support for "all" students at Duke. When asked whether her support for all students included the beleaguered lacrosse players, she refused to answer.
When Crystal Gail Mangum changed her story for the umpteenth time and the case had more holes than the frayed netting of a lacrosse stick, the Duke 88 fell back on their neo-Marxist slogans and stereotypes.
History professor William Chafe made the claim that "Sex and race have always interacted in a vicious chemistry of power, privilege, and control." Somehow Dr. Chafe forgot his history lessons about the notorious case of the Scottsboro Boys, the nine Black teenagers who were falsely accused of rape in 1931.
Wahneema Lubiano outrageously argued the lacrosse players were probably guilty since they were "the exemplars of the upper end of the class hierarchy, the politically dominant race and ethnicity, the dominant gender, the dominant sexuality, and the dominant social group on campus."
Rich, white, male, and heterosexual - yep, guilty as charged.
So when the DNA tests failed to link Mangum to any of the lacrosse players, Lubiano pooh-poohed the news as part of a "demand for perfect evidence on the part of the defenders of the team."
Likewise, professor Thavolia Glymph fretted the DNA results would cause the Duke 88's crusade to transform the campus to start "moving backwards."
And even after her radical leftist colleagues fell under withering criticism, Gang of 88 member Paula McClain refused to express remorse. "I'm not going to be intimidated into modulating speech," she retorted.
And for real entertainment, a visit to the websites of the Duke 88 provides a revealing glimpse into the mindset of these academic elites.
Like professor Kathy Rudy's website that reports she is "Currently workig on a new project critiquing animal rights from speciesist persective."
Speciesist perspective? Workig?? Thank goodness this black-gowned agitator is teaching women's studies, not English spelling and grammar.
And literature professor Antonio Viego, whose website proudly announces he specializes in "queer ethnic studies and lesbian and gay theory." Parents, have you ever wondered where your $34,000 tuition money is going?
The Duke 88 advertisement marked a critical turning point in the Mangum rape case. It condoned the actions of the campus potbangers, hardened racial divisions in the Durham community, and provided fodder for Michael Nifong's re-election campaign.
And just 12 days after their statement came out, two members of the lacrosse team were arrested on charges of rape, first degree sexual offense, and kidnapping. A month later, a third player was indicted.
A year later, these young men have been declared innocent and a semblance of normalcy restored to their lives. But their names and reputations are forever associated with a heinous crime.
Meanwhile, the identities of the Duke 88 remain unknown to the public, their deed of infamy hidden behind the cloak of anonymity and plausible deniability.
So let it be said that these 88 men and women acted in a scurrilous manner to foster race hysteria, inflame gender relationships, and trample on the due process protections for three men falsely accused of the crime of rape:
1. Stan Abe - Art, Art History, and Visual Studies 2. Benjamin Albers - University Writing Program 3. Anne Allison - Cultural Anthropology 4. Srinivas Aravamudan - English 5. Houston Baker - English and African & African-American Studies 6. Lee Baker - Cultural Anthropology 7. Christine Beaule - University Writing Program 8. Sarah Beckwith - English 9. Paul Berliner - Music 10. Connie Blackmore - African & African-American Studies 11. Jessica Boa - Religion & University Writing Program 12. Mary T. Boatwright - Classical Studies 13. Silvia Boero - Romance Studies 14. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva - Sociology 15. Matthew Brim - University Writing Program 16. William Chafe - History 17. Leo Ching - Asian & African Languages 18. Rom Coles - Political Science 19. Miriam Cooke - Asian & African Languages 20. Michaeline Crichlow - African & African-American Studies 21. Kim Curtis - Political Science 22. Leslie Damasceno - Romance Studies 23. Cathy Davidson - English 24. Sarah Deutsch - History 25. Ariel Dorfman - Literature & Latin American Studies 26. Laura Edwards - History 27. Grant Farred - Literature 28. Luciana Fellini - Romance Studies 29. Mary McClintock Fulkerson - Divinity School 30. Esther Gabara - Romance Studies 31. Raymond Gavins - History 32. Meg Greer - Romance Studies 33. Thavolia Glymph - History 34. Michael Hardt - Literature 35. Joseph Harris - University Writing Program 36. Karla Holloway - English 37. Bayo Holsey - African & African-American Studies 38. Mary Hovsepian - Sociology 39. Sherman James - Public Policy 40. Alice Kaplan - Literature 41. Keval Kaur Khalsa - Dance Program 42. Ranjana Khanna - English 43. Ashley King - Romance Studies 44. Claudia Koonz - History 45. Peter Lasch - Art, Art History 46. Dan A. Lee - Math 47. Pat Leighten - Art, Art History, and Visual Studies 48. Frank Lentricchia - Literature 49. Caroline Light - Institute for Critical U.S. Studies 50. Marcy Litle - Comparative Area Studies 51. Ralph Litzinger - Cultural Anthropology 52. Michele Longino - Romance Studies 53. Wahneema Lubiano - African & African-American Studies and Literature 54. Kenneth Maffitt - History 55. Jason Mahn - University Writing Program 56. Anne-Maria Makhulu - African & African-American Studies 57. Lisa Mason - Surgical Unit-2100 58. Paula McClain - Political Science 59. Louise Meintjes - Music 60. Walter Mignolo - Literature and Romance Studies 61. Alberto Moreiras - Romance Studies 62. Mark Anthony Neal - African & African-American Studies 63. Diane Nelson - Cultural Anthropology 64. Jolie Olcott - History 65. Liliana Parades - Romance Studies 66. Charles Payne - African & African-American Studies and History 67. Charlotte Pierce-Baker - Women's Studies 68. Wilma Pebles-Wilkins 69. Arlie Petters - Math 70. Ronen Plesser - Physics 71. Jan Radway - Literature 72. Tom Rankin - Center for Documentary Studies 73. Marcia Rego - University Writing Program 74. Deborah S. Reisinger - Romance Studies 75. Alex Rosenberg - Philosophy 76. Kathy Rudy - Women's Studies 77. Marc Schachter - English 78. Laurie Shannon - English 79. Pete Sigal - History 80. Irene Silverblatt - Cultural Anthropology 81. Fiona Somerset - English 82. Rebecca Stein - Cultural Anthropology 83. Susan Thorne - History 84. Antonio Viego - Literature 85. Teresa Vilaros - Romance Studies 86. Priscilla Wald - English 87. Maurice Wallace - English and African & African-American Studies 88. David Wong - Philosophy
Obviously the Professors were referring to themselves.
That's why only the 1 apologized.
Ironically, the Duke rape hoax officially marked the end of the KKK as an instrument of racial activism, shall we say.
Has there been a clearer, more widely known, more widely participated, and more prolonged episode of black-on-white man-to-man racism in the U.S. in the past decade? Anybody remember any statement or protest from the KKK on the race-based accusations, rush to judgement, disregard for civil rights, and even death threats against the three white boys? Nope.
The KKK has apparently hung up their hoods. It's time to consign them to the scrapbook of history and even to stop making comparisons to them as a force to be feared.
That Duke has not canned these clowns effectively removes the school from the status they so covet.
They will wear their second-tier status in perpetuity for their inaction.
| The three lacrosse players have been declared innocent, Duke University has agreed to a multi-million dollar settlement, and Michael Nifong's law license has been yanked. But unfinished business remains. Three weeks after Crystal Gail Mangum made her false allegations of rape, 88 Duke professors ran an advertisement in the student newspaper asking, What Does a Social Disaster Sound Like? The rambling April 6, 2006 statement lamented, "...no one is really talking about how to keep the young woman herself central to this conversation, how to keep her humanity before us." But no mention was made about the humanity of three male students falsely accused of rape. Worse, the professors' manifesto used the logic of the lynch mob, fostering the notion that since a Black woman claimed to be a victim of rape, everyone at Duke was now tinged with racism: "We go to class with racist classmates, we go to gym with people who are racists. It's part of the experience." Exactly who are the members of the Duke 88 and what is their agenda? The most vitriolic member of the bunch was professor Houston Baker, who repeatedly indulged in racist and sexist claims. In his letter to Duke provost Peter Lange, Baker charged, "Young, white, violent, drunken men among us - implicitly boasted by our athletic directors and administrators - have injured lives." Young, violent, drunken men among us - Dr. Baker, that's the language of the KKK, not of a university teacher. Karla Holloway, chair of the university's Race Subcommittee, justified her membership in the Duke 88 because she desired to express her support for "all" students at Duke. When asked whether her support for all students included the beleaguered lacrosse players, she refused to answer. When Crystal Gail Mangum changed her story for the umpteenth time and the case had more holes than the frayed netting of a lacrosse stick, the Duke 88 fell back on their neo-Marxist slogans and stereotypes. History professor William Chafe made the claim that "Sex and race have always interacted in a vicious chemistry of power, privilege, and control." Somehow Dr. Chafe forgot his history lessons about the notorious case of the Scottsboro Boys, the nine Black teenagers who were falsely accused of rape in 1931. Wahneema Lubiano outrageously argued the lacrosse players were probably guilty since they were "the exemplars of the upper end of the class hierarchy, the politically dominant race and ethnicity, the dominant gender, the dominant sexuality, and the dominant social group on campus." Rich, white, male, and heterosexual - yep, guilty as charged. So when the DNA tests failed to link Mangum to any of the lacrosse players, Lubiano pooh-poohed the news as part of a "demand for perfect evidence on the part of the defenders of the team." Likewise, professor Thavolia Glymph fretted the DNA results would cause the Duke 88's crusade to transform the campus to start "moving backwards." And even after her radical leftist colleagues fell under withering criticism, Gang of 88 member Paula McClain refused to express remorse. "I'm not going to be intimidated into modulating speech," she retorted. And for real entertainment, a visit to the websites of the Duke 88 provides a revealing glimpse into the mindset of these academic elites. Like professor Kathy Rudy's website that reports she is "Currently workig on a new project critiquing animal rights from speciesist persective." Speciesist perspective? Workig?? Thank goodness this black-gowned agitator is teaching women's studies, not English spelling and grammar. And literature professor Antonio Viego, whose website proudly announces he specializes in "queer ethnic studies and lesbian and gay theory." Parents, have you ever wondered where your $34,000 tuition money is going? The Duke 88 advertisement marked a critical turning point in the Mangum rape case. It condoned the actions of the campus potbangers, hardened racial divisions in the Durham community, and provided fodder for Michael Nifong's re-election campaign. And just 12 days after their statement came out, two members of the lacrosse team were arrested on charges of rape, first degree sexual offense, and kidnapping. A month later, a third player was indicted. A year later, these young men have been declared innocent and a semblance of normalcy restored to their lives. But their names and reputations are forever associated with a heinous crime. Meanwhile, the identities of the Duke 88 remain unknown to the public, their deed of infamy hidden behind the cloak of anonymity and plausible deniability. So let it be said that these 88 men and women acted in a scurrilous manner to foster race hysteria, inflame gender relationships, and trample on the due process protections for three men falsely accused of the crime of rape:
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| 1. Stan Abe - Art, Art History, and Visual Studies |
| 2. Benjamin Albers - University Writing Program |
| 3. Anne Allison - Cultural Anthropology |
| 4. Srinivas Aravamudan - English |
| 5. Houston Baker - English and African & African-American Studies |
| 6. Lee Baker - Cultural Anthropology |
| 7. Christine Beaule - University Writing Program |
| 8. Sarah Beckwith - English |
| 9. Paul Berliner - Music |
| 10. Connie Blackmore - African & African-American Studies |
| 11. Jessica Boa - Religion & University Writing Program |
| 12. Mary T. Boatwright - Classical Studies |
| 13. Silvia Boero - Romance Studies |
| 14. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva - Sociology |
| 15. Matthew Brim - University Writing Program |
| 16. William Chafe - History |
| 17. Leo Ching - Asian & African Languages |
| 18. Rom Coles - Political Science |
| 19. Miriam Cooke - Asian & African Languages |
| 20. Michaeline Crichlow - African & African-American Studies |
| 21. Kim Curtis - Political Science |
| 22. Leslie Damasceno - Romance Studies |
| 23. Cathy Davidson - English |
| 24. Sarah Deutsch - History |
| 25. Ariel Dorfman - Literature & Latin American Studies |
| 26. Laura Edwards - History |
| 27. Grant Farred - Literature |
| 28. Luciana Fellini - Romance Studies |
| 29. Mary McClintock Fulkerson - Divinity School |
| 30. Esther Gabara - Romance Studies |
| 31. Raymond Gavins - History |
| 32. Meg Greer - Romance Studies |
| 33. Thavolia Glymph - History |
| 34. Michael Hardt - Literature |
| 35. Joseph Harris - University Writing Program |
| 36. Karla Holloway - English |
| 37. Bayo Holsey - African & African-American Studies |
| 38. Mary Hovsepian - Sociology |
| 39. Sherman James - Public Policy |
| 40. Alice Kaplan - Literature |
| 41. Keval Kaur Khalsa - Dance Program |
| 42. Ranjana Khanna - English |
| 43. Ashley King - Romance Studies |
| 44. Claudia Koonz - History |
| 45. Peter Lasch - Art, Art History |
| 46. Dan A. Lee - Math |
| 47. Pat Leighten - Art, Art History, and Visual Studies |
| 48. Frank Lentricchia - Literature |
| 49. Caroline Light - Institute for Critical U.S. Studies |
| 50. Marcy Litle - Comparative Area Studies |
| 51. Ralph Litzinger - Cultural Anthropology |
| 52. Michele Longino - Romance Studies |
| 53. Wahneema Lubiano-African & African-American Studies and Lit |
| 54. Kenneth Maffitt - History |
| 55. Jason Mahn - University Writing Program |
| 56. Anne-Maria Makhulu - African & African-American Studies |
| 57. Lisa Mason - Surgical Unit-2100 |
| 58. Paula McClain - Political Science |
| 59. Louise Meintjes - Music |
| 60. Walter Mignolo - Literature and Romance Studies |
| 61. Alberto Moreiras - Romance Studies |
| 62. Mark Anthony Neal - African & African-American Studies |
| 63. Diane Nelson - Cultural Anthropology |
| 64. Jolie Olcott - History |
| 65. Liliana Parades - Romance Studies |
| 66. Charles Payne - African & African-American Studies and History |
| 67. Charlotte Pierce-Baker - Women's Studies |
| 68. Wilma Pebles-Wilkins |
| 69. Arlie Petters - Math |
| 70. Ronen Plesser - Physics |
| 71. Jan Radway - Literature |
| 72. Tom Rankin - Center for Documentary Studies |
| 73. Marcia Rego - University Writing Program |
| 74. Deborah S. Reisinger - Romance Studies |
| 75. Alex Rosenberg - Philosophy |
| 76. Kathy Rudy - Women's Studies |
| 77. Marc Schachter - English |
| 78. Laurie Shannon - English |
| 79. Pete Sigal - History |
| 80. Irene Silverblatt - Cultural Anthropology |
| 81. Fiona Somerset - English |
| 82. Rebecca Stein - Cultural Anthropology |
| 83. Susan Thorne - History |
| 84. Antonio Viego - Literature |
| 85. Teresa Vilaros - Romance Studies |
| 86. Priscilla Wald - English |
| 87. Maurice Wallace - English and African & African-American Studies |
| 88. David Wong - Philosophy |
Do they teach math and science at Duke?
I definitely think that’s part of it. Every time I go up to school and look around at all my mannish, spiky-haired, nose ring-wearing feminist colleagues, I thank God for my cute, blond, conservative wife.
You might enjoy this mocking of Nifong. Please leave a comment and pass it on. http://youtube.com/watch?v=bCW9POHFWQU
WTF? Also, there appear to be a lot of "African & African-American Studies" professors on the list. No racism there, I'm sure.
In a land of cultural Marxists, their careers are safe.
Well, there are a few on the list
More the pity, as one would have expected
better critical thinking of these
and a ability to evaluate failure
in a theorum
46. Dan A. Lee - Math
57. Lisa Mason - Surgical Unit-2100
69. Arlie Petters - Math
70. Ronen Plesser - Physics
Perhaps a flyer listing the names of the Duke 88 - distributed around the campus, with an appropriate illustration...
And not a real job in the future for any of their students- Unless they plan to sullenly, and with an Attitude, ask if someone wants fries.
It is long overdue to free cash strapped and mortgage-loaded parents from paying for this pointless idiocy. Can't they Just Say No?
Out of curiosity, I searched the list. Out of a total of 88 signers, 11 of them are from the English Department.
When Duke got the tobacco money, they went overboard with political correctness, trying to be like the Ivy League. Now we see the results. Not one of those professors gives a damn about literature. It's all about race, gender, postcolonial theory, and feminism.
TWO math teachers signed on to that garbage. I am shocked.
Congrats on surviving!!
I recall one of these professors actually apologized. Any idea which one?
“Paula McClain refused to express remorse. “I’m not going to be intimidated into modulating speech,” she retorted.”
That be tenure talkin’.
I have yet to hear a single logical reason for the continued existence of tenure.
Well done, Congressman Billybob. I wish more could be done to these 88 but that’s a good start!!! Congrtulations and thanks!
The names of the gang of 88 judges and jurors at Duke will go down in infamy. Its time to rethink the idea that federal judges and tenured teachers have lifetime appointments.
What on earth is Romance Studies? (Do I want to know!?!) and why do they need so many Romance Studies professors?
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