VIOLENT LESBIANS VIOLATE CIVIL RIGHTS

… Or so the Youtube video would have us think. I know I’m a little late on the whole “hatemonger Ryan Sorba is thoroughly owned by protesters at Smith College” bit, but I just now found this video, which seems to be the longest one of the protest. And, as a Smithie alum (and a person who is not a big fan of hate speech), I have to say I’m amazingly proud to be a Smithie watching this.

I particularly like the “catholicmilitant’s” description of the “VIOLENT LESBIANS.” I didn’t see any queers being violent, but if you watch on the right side a little more than a minute in, you see some guy manhandling one of the protesters. Who’s the violent one there?

Carol Christ issued a response and it was lackluster as always. She should have applauded the protesters - this guy isn’t bringing any new knowledge to Smith, he’s just there to regurgitate his hateful, homophobic rhetoric. Would she defend the right of Fred Phelps to speak at Smith?

Oh, right. Probably yeah, since she (or at least, the general college administration) hasn’t exactly been on the forefront of defending human rights and student dignity. A good number of tamer Smithies (and “liberals”) have opposed the Smithie action, but I am in awe of the quick and powerful response. I only wish, really, that there’d been such a response a few years ago when I was at Smith and the Republicans invited - no joke - Ann Coulter to speak at Smith. The silent protest, while powerful, was… less effective.