Friday, October 15, 2004
Y-Chromosomal excess
See if you can find the point here. I read it. There's some whining about female representation, ignorance, sleeping on couches, and the like, but I couldn't quite figure out what the point was. Every statement seemed pulled from the hat of absurdity.
As of this year, the population on campus is 54 percent female, yet its governing body, involved in almost all student activities on campus, is only 40 percent female. One questions the ideology behind a representative government when representation is limited to a certain demographic.
Oh, no! Only 40%! That's, like, not exactly 54% out of a sample size of 20. (I wonder if she'd still bitch about 50%, but then bitch in the opposite direction for 55%) If representation was limited to a certain demographic, as she claims, that number would be 0%.
However diverse and divided the women’s community is on campus, we are the majority, not a special interest group. Are we being represented?
Umm... well, if experience tells me anything, being a majority means that your representation becomes irrelevant.
It’s intimidating to be one of only eight female senators in an arena like politics where, historically, women’s voices have been muted or ignored.
Only eight. Out of twenty. Eight is plenty. Would it really be that much less intimidating to be one of 10.8 women?
And in turn, the importance of representing small minority groups is lost when others question the validity of their presence on campus.
Errg, I could've sworn you just said that women are not a minority group. Are we not talking about women anymore? Geez, hold still.
Working in the ASUC is a constant reminder that many people do not understand the importance of fighting prejudice. It’s obvious when senators ignorantly make a faux pas like asking if they can sleep on the couches of the Multicultural Center or make homophobic comments in front of queer students that they do not understand these issues.
Sleep on the couches of the multicultural center? Is that really on the same level as making homophobic comments in front of queer students? Heck, is there anything wrong with sleeping on the couches of the multicultural center?
My fellow senator was right when he wrote that hate stops with the ASUC, but the best way to fight hate differs depending on which senator you ask. I say meet hate and bias head on. I say take a stand, even if it’s unpopular. Lest we forget that the work we do is far more important than winning another election.
A stand against what? Where the hell did this op-ed go?
Well, I'm sure she'll complain about News in Brief:
Male Urinates on Car Wash Employee
Male Hit on Head With Rock in People’s Park
Male Assaulted With Deadly Weapon
Man Arrested on Suspicion Of Public Masturbation
First Female UC Provost Awarded for Excellence
Which one of these doesn't belong? OMGzors, where is the female representation in crime-commission? Until women start committing more crimes, I will continue to question the motives of Jerry Hunterson. Whoever that is.
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