--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "markmeredith2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" > > > <jpgillam@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I seem to recall, after the whole affair blew over, Bevan > > > > said something to the effect that that these people were > > > > trying to undermine our accreditation efforts and sabotage > > > > the image of the school before the wider world. > > > > > > > > You have to understand, we were *all about* proselytizing, > > > > hence the coats and ties. Anything that distracted from > > > > that clean-cut, mainstream image was strictly off the > > > > program. So this gay rights plea on the day the school > > > > was to be inspected by the outside academic world seemed > > > > like an averted catastrophe. (The posters were taken down > > > > right away, of course.) > > > > > > Forget the gay thing...what you have just described > > > is the entire history of the TM movement from Day > > > One -- pretense and hiding its normality in the > > > closet, followed by panic, paranoia and persecuation > > > when the closet door is thrown open and all-too- > > > normal interiors of the closet are revealed. > > > > > > It doesn't matter whether the pretense was about TM > > > having so negative side effects, or about TM marriages > > > never failing, or about no one in TM communities ever > > > committing suicide or seeing shrinks, or about every- > > > body being straight. > > > > > > Whatever the specifics were, the bottom line was always > > > the same -- pretense. Pretending that the actuality of > > > the life of a TMer conformed to Maharishi's claims of > > > what the life of a TMer should be. And woe be unto him > > > who pulls back the curtain on that pretense and reveals > > > it for what it is. > > > > > > > Yeah, but on the day the accreditation team is supposed to arrive? > > That's deliberate sabatoge, pure and simple. It's not like MUM was > > alone in being homophobic during that time. > > (sorry if this post comes up 2x) > > But students putting up posters on campus for innumerable causes is > part of college life and is not considered a negative by an > accreditation team. In fact, college kids all walking around in suits > and ties and old dresses all talking the same "everything is bliss > here" words would be more cause for concern by the team than having > some poster protest by a minority group I think. I would have > recommended they first talk with some admin. rep about their concerns, > but they probably tried and were rebuffed and thus felt the need to > get political in their tactics. > > From what I hear students at MUM were thrilled this weekend having the > campus full of diverse looking and thinking students who amazingly > were not afraid to get up and ask lynch and donovan whatever they > wanted, even about sex and rock and roll for gosh sakes! >
Sure. I watched the Q &A with the students and they appeared relaxed and willing to talk about *almost* anything, though they skirted the word "gay" when it came up. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
