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still_one

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17. This is the jackass who wrote this
Sat Dec 12, 2020, 10:20 PM
Dec 2020

"In September 1970, Harper's Magazine published an article by Epstein called "Homo/Hetero: The Struggle for Sexual Identity"[8] that was criticized for its perceived homophobia.[9] Epstein wrote that he considered homosexuality "a curse, in a literal sense" and that his sons could do nothing to make him sadder than "if any of them were to become homosexual."[9][10] Gay activists characterized the essay as portraying every gay man the author met, or fantasized about meeting, as predatory, sex-obsessed, and a threat to civilization.[11] In the essay, he says that, if possible, "I would wish homosexuality off the face of the earth", a statement that was interpreted by gay writer and editor Merle Miller as a call to genocide.[12] A sit-in took place at Harper's by members of the Gay Activists Alliance.[13][11]

In 2015, Epstein wrote an article for The Washington Examiner in which he mentioned the Harper's article from 1970. He wrote, "I am pleased the tolerance for homosexuality has widened in America and elsewhere, that in some respects my own aesthetic sensibility favors much homosexual artistic production... My only hope now is that, on my gravestone, the words Noted Homophobe aren’t carved."[14][15][16]

In 2015, Epstein also wrote an article for The Weekly Standard in which he claimed that Barack Obama was an "affirmative-action president" that was elected "not on [his] intrinsic qualities."[17][18]

In a December 2020 Wall Street Journal opinion piece, he suggested that Jill Biden stop using the academic title "Dr.", which she earned as a Doctor of Education, saying that it "feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic".[19] The piece, which opens by addressing her as "Madame First Lady—Mrs. Biden—Jill—kiddo", was criticized on Twitter by several public figures.[20] He also critiqued the title of Biden's dissertation, "Student Retention at the Community College Level: Meeting Students' Needs", calling it "unpromising".[21]"


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Epstein_(writer)

In other words, he has shown a pattern of behavior aligned with sexists and racists


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"This story would never nave been written about a man." 3catwoman3 Dec 2020 #1
Notice how he sneers at the dissertation? That asshole doesn't hold a PHD...fuck him. Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #2
You might be surprised at what people say TimeToGo Dec 2020 #13
No "probably" here RVN VET71 Dec 2020 #16
Sure - I get that TimeToGo Dec 2020 #23
He was an adjunct--Northwestern said so in their statement. catrose Dec 2020 #58
Yea TimeToGo Dec 2020 #59
Many don't. I was hired while I was completing my MBA. catrose Dec 2020 #60
He's a homophobe too n/t TexasBushwhacker Dec 2020 #56
F'n sexist little bastards, yes???? niyad Dec 2020 #3
Here we go again. Joinfortmill Dec 2020 #4
And... she has delivered a child... dawg day Dec 2020 #15
Perfect response SophieJean Dec 2020 #20
This susanr516 Dec 2020 #33
Years ago I was at a holiday party my OB happened to be at too.. Pacifist Patriot Dec 2020 #48
"....... she has delivered a child..." HUAJIAO Dec 2020 #50
Not a journal, just right wing toilet paper /nt bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #5
I call it the "Wall Street Urinal" Fritz Walter Dec 2020 #19
Oh, that's a keeper! Ligyron Dec 2020 #34
😹 Meowmee Dec 2020 #41
Dr Biden is an accomplished woman in her own right - more than we can say Marie Marie Dec 2020 #6
She probably will DENVERPOPS Dec 2020 #7
It's Dr. Biden dipshit. What you got? Evolve Dammit Dec 2020 #8
OMG, EVOLVE DAMMIT! bluboid Dec 2020 #24
Thanks. I find myself impatient with the lack of progression in our species. Welcome to DU! Evolve Dammit Dec 2020 #45
Epstein's just afraid Dr. Biden will inspire other young ladies to go for their dreams. demigoddess Dec 2020 #9
Yes, notice he taught at a major university (after WWII, I think) dawg day Dec 2020 #18
Northwestern University GB_RN Dec 2020 #46
FU WSJ! Disgusting paper, write about the disgusting Peggy Noonan if you want to bash a woman. Pepsidog Dec 2020 #10
Agreed. Noonan is trash. Would rather see her drug through the mud. Vivienne235729 Dec 2020 #37
"no one should call himself 'Dr.' unless he has delivered a child" left-of-center2012 Dec 2020 #11
It's BS. For example, professors are customarily called "Dr." more than "Prof."... blitzen Dec 2020 #29
I believe that she HAS delivered a child.... lastlib Dec 2020 #32
LOL 2021 soon and it this BS yet StClone Dec 2020 #12
BAM!!! Head shot!!! yuiyoshida Dec 2020 #14
This is the jackass who wrote this still_one Dec 2020 #17
".... that in some respects my own aesthetic sensibility favors much homosexual artistic production. HUAJIAO Dec 2020 #51
unbelievable isn't it. Also, he only was able to achieve a "bachelor degree", so based on his still_one Dec 2020 #52
in light of the WSJ op-ed I thought I'd re-up this deposition of my mother in 1984. soothsayer Dec 2020 #21
!!! love this!!! n/t orleans Dec 2020 #25
This made my night! Thank you for sharing. flibbitygiblets Dec 2020 #28
EXCELLENT!!! still_one Dec 2020 #53
'Essayist' - in good company with Melania and her Xerox machine? keithbvadu2 Dec 2020 #22
These articles should refer to him either as Joey, or J. Epstein. Crunchy Frog Dec 2020 #26
Then let's get back to calling Melania by her proper salutation Mr. Ected Dec 2020 #27
First crumpet? Aussie105 Dec 2020 #31
Doctor of education? Aussie105 Dec 2020 #30
But a low-rent harlot with fraudulent immigration status calling herself a citizen Maru Kitteh Dec 2020 #35
Joseph Epstein has a history of this sort of thing PurgedVoter Dec 2020 #36
The President and Doctor Biden.... has a nice ring to it. lamp_shade Dec 2020 #38
He also wrote THIS masterpiece in 1970 (warnings for epic homophobia and racism) Withywindle Dec 2020 #39
I quite like Mr. Emhoff. smirkymonkey Dec 2020 #40
Do.Jill Biden is an amazing woman Gothmog Dec 2020 #42
Would this also apply to Dr. Martin Luther King? world wide wally Dec 2020 #43
Or Dr. Henry Kissinger if you want to put it in a way a righty can understand, Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2020 #44
Three words, often heard on Republican tongues for decades rlegro Dec 2020 #47
Fuck that POS Epstein Blue Owl Dec 2020 #49
Sexist POS. And, btw, Dr. Biden DID deliver a baby! rateyes Dec 2020 #54
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Dec 2020 #55
As a PhD myself, I prefer people don't use "Doctor" in public ... Bad Thoughts Dec 2020 #57
As someone else with a PhD, here's the bottom line: GaYellowDawg Dec 2020 #61
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