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In reply to the discussion: Worker Smashes Racist Panel - Loses Job [View all]lostnfound
(17,634 posts)They had looked at it as an opportunity to hear the issue more deeply, by encouraging him NOT to resign, but instead giving him a chance to be deeply heard. They should find it interesting that this is the only way he felt he could have an effect on it. Occasionally when someone around you has kept things bottled up and then explodes, you can learn something from it.
Like if your normally quiet spouse suddenly bursts out with repressed anger over how clueless you have been, it's a good sign that there's a communication problem.
I like history and I love stained glass. It would be a hard thing to think about taking it down....but isn't it insensitive to leave it where it is? Is a work of art or a symbol of oppression? It's in the eye of the beholder. Turn it into a teachable moment for incoming freshman, perhaps.
Yale handled it in a decent way, by dropping charges,but they had some lemons that could have been made into lemonade.