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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the ones who remain uncritical and accepting of this AHole's speech..

This guy said a lot of things and maybe you agree with most of it and don't believe it was offensive.  However, what he DID SAY EXACTLY was that:

Women have their place in the world and that is as a homemaker.  Someone who should NOT have a career/NOT make a career an option and only aspire to be a mother and wife.

For this alone, it's offensive.  There were women in this school who intend to use their degrees they just received to build a career.  How do you actually defend his speech in the context of this?  That it's a conservative Christian school is irrelevant because his speech was not just about Christianity but specifically demeaning all female students in the audience - he's suggesting they not only wasted their time but are garbage for even considering having a career.

I mean, it's not about his entire speech that matters.  No matter how you slice it and dice it about whether what he said was on pointe about Christianity, his words about women are an indisputable insult to the female audience and that in itself is outrageous.  That those who defend him don't even see this or care about this is what is wrong with our society.

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That is NOT exactly what he said.

Here is what he said, emphasis added:

“ How many of you are sitting here now about to cross this stage and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you are going to get in your career? [u]Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, [/u][/b]but I would venture to guess that the [i][u]majority of you [/i][/u]are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.”[b]

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“ I can tell you that [/b]my beautiful wife, Isabelle, [u]would be the first to say[b] [/u]that her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.”
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As a woman who was once 21 and as the mother of a 21 y.o. female college student, I can guarantee you that the last thing the vast majority of college-educated women that age are thinking about is marriage and children. Who is he to speak for the "majority" of women?[/quote]

DP.  I was once a 22-year-old college graduate with an idea of what I wanted my life to look like.  It included a job, a husband, and children.  And the part of that I was MOST excited about was - you guessed it - my future family.  I would say you were in the distinct minority if those weren't things that were [b]top of mind for you[/b] and your future.  [/quote]

Uh no. Definitely not "top of mind" for most recent grads. DP. 
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Uh yes.  Maybe not you, but many young women (and men!) are thinking about their future spouse/family when they graduate and go out into the working world.  They may not talk about it, but of course they're thinking about future possibilities.  [/quote]

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