Audience has right to express disapproval
Regarding 'Promote a safe culture' (Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006):
Andy Brown writes that people should not have booed the gay couple when they kissed. He writes that booing the couple alienates students trying to come out and even goes as far as to say that it was sexual harassment based on sexual orientation. Maybe Brown should take his own advice when he writes, "Do not stifle those with whom you disagree. It is worth it for all of us to promote a culture where people can feel safe and comfortable enough to express themselves."
The people booing were clearly expressing their disapproval of homosexuality. Just as it is not a fact that homosexuality is morally wrong, it is not a fact that it is acceptable either. So when people cheered the kiss they were expressing an opinion and when they booed they were doing the same. As for the sexual harassment, last time I checked, this was a sketch/play and they were playing characters. An audience has a right to express their disapproval of a performance. Noah Savage '08
University's definition of harassment too broad and ludicrous
Regarding 'Promote a safe culture' (Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006):
In his otherwise admirable guest column, Andy Brown accuses several of his fellow students of harassment for booing a portrayal of a gay couple kissing in "Sex on a Saturday Night." This accusation, along with Princeton's overbroad definition of harassment, is ludicrous. According to the Supreme Court, harassment is severe and persistent behavior, not an errant boo or an offensive remark.
Princeton claims to value free expression, but maintains many policies — including the harassment policy cited by Brown — that prohibit speech which would, outside of a private university, be protected by the First Amendment. Shouldn't Princeton students have the same rights as their counterparts down the road at Mercer County Community College? Samantha Kors Harris '99 Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
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