Good Lord
I haven’t posted much lately, but today’s ODE is so monumentally bad that it can’t be ignored.
First, the editorial editor writes a column in which he sort of backs up the OC’s fight last year over the University’s O logo, but then goes on to completely misapply those principles to the guy selling “Oh Girls” calendars. Unfortunately, the writer completely fails to make the necessary distinction between political speech (as was at issue for student groups) and commercial speech (which is what the entrepreneur in question was doing, besides showing off the T&A of girls too stupid to even charge for their pictures). Not understanding trademark law or free speech makes it tough to write a column on the nexus of the two.
Also of note is ex-OCer Lucas Szabo, who absurdly suggests that concerns over Saferide are unfounded because they’re based on “fairness.” His argument for practicality would be so much more persuasive if the small amounts going to Saferide and the Women’s Center weren’t dwarfed by Title IX money flushed down the toilet so 14 fans can watch women push a pumpkin before sinking a really exciting layup.
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