Brandeis’s original press release about its honorary degrees and commencement speaker for this year, via the Internet Archive:
Brandeis’s revised press release about its honorary degrees and commencement speaker for this year:
We have always been at war with Eastasia.
Cuttlefish says
Ok, I know, and I am incensed, and this is terrible…
and…
You used a “Kiss Me, Kate!” reference?
Are you trying to kill me?
Ophelia Benson says
That is what I did. I wondered if anyone would recognize it!
echidna says
Do you care to elaborate on the reference? My google-fu is not sufficient. today.
Ophelia Benson says
http://youtu.be/O-CSb3Xe06s
Pliny the in Between says
Kiss me Kate and 1984 references in 4 lines. Nice range!
Cuttlefish says
You win points … and simultaneously lose them.
Congratulations.
Now, enough Taming of the shrew–back to the real issue.
Seriously, they just disappeared her? Like all of technology did not exist?
Blanche Quizno says
Ugh – The Taming of the Shrew was APPALLING!
You know what would be sublime? If all those other notaries refused the honor because of Brandeis’ shenanigans.
Which was the Kiss Me Kate ref? I watched the entire clip and didn’t catch it :/
Blanche Quizno says
Oh, wait – brush up your Shakespeare. I’m slow, but I get there…
StevoR : Free West Papua, free Tibet, let the Chagossians return! says
Definitley Orwellian and disgusting.
Also note what it does to the gender and ethnic (im)balance for the panel.
Shame on them.
rq says
I love how the words “human rights” also disappear from that title page. Kinda of makes their point for them…
weatherwax says
Love the song, but missed the reference. Just slow, I guess.