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Professor's response was not inspiring

The Gazette Opinion Staff

May. 1, 2011 10:34 am

I believe that all people have a right to voice their opinion even if it offends and or is profane. But, I think a new word should be made when a soul has a humorless response to any free expression of speech. I would like to call it “pulling an Ellen.”

I don't think that the response to the UI College Republicans by an educator with a high level of education was inspiring, but I think that the UI College Republicans crying that she used a “dirty word” was also “pulling an Ellen.”

Furthermore, if one tries to expiate their “sins” with a non-apology, I think it should be called “pulling a fuellen” (pronounced fwellin). A fuellen is a fanatically unapologetic Ellen.

Mark Howe

Central City

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