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I saw that. Seems a little misguided Camilla Send a noteboard - 21/03/2012 07:04:06 AM
My thoughts (short and sweet, because that is all I have time for these days, sorry): Surely you can teach it and then have a productive discussion with students about the content? Is Dante told as God's word in Italy?
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Divine Comedy is "offensive and discriminatory", says Italian NGO Legolas - 20/03/2012 07:25:08 PM 1515 Views
Duh? Ghavrel - 20/03/2012 07:38:41 PM 929 Views
It does kind of feel like we should know more about how it's taught in Italian schools. Legolas - 20/03/2012 07:50:36 PM 857 Views
The most ignorant statement of the day. MightyYT - 21/03/2012 04:48:39 PM 1345 Views
Re: The most ignorant statement of the day. Legolas - 21/03/2012 07:42:54 PM 880 Views
Isn't the fundamental basis of Christanity mutually exclusive to Judaism and Islam? Tom - 20/03/2012 08:33:51 PM 846 Views
That's a really good point that I hadn't considered. I agree. *NM* Ghavrel - 22/03/2012 09:05:00 AM 380 Views
Excellent point. Cannoli - 22/03/2012 11:44:36 PM 1510 Views
I don't see why that would be the case LadyLorraine - 23/03/2012 01:44:49 AM 897 Views
Just because someone is in Hell doesn't mean you should discriminate against them Tom - 20/03/2012 08:23:22 PM 971 Views
Not having read any Dante is kind of hurting my ability to reply to that. Legolas - 20/03/2012 10:08:52 PM 1216 Views
Odd, considering you linked the "offending passages" Tom - 20/03/2012 11:54:34 PM 856 Views
Yes, well, I was semi-serious with the "pretending to understand Italian". Legolas - 21/03/2012 07:58:35 PM 859 Views
I rather agree with you DomA - 21/03/2012 10:09:01 PM 1051 Views
Taking the Divine Comedy off the curriculum would be like taking Shakespeare out in the UK. Tom - 21/03/2012 10:48:15 PM 851 Views
But some works of Flaubert aren't considered OK for compulsory reads... DomA - 22/03/2012 05:27:04 AM 838 Views
The last part of Hell is Giudecca because of Judas. Tom - 21/03/2012 10:30:36 PM 955 Views
And you don't see what's offensive about that? Legolas - 21/03/2012 11:11:16 PM 855 Views
You are making an assumption that Dante named it after Jewish quarters. Tom - 21/03/2012 11:24:47 PM 1279 Views
Wait, let's be clear just how bat-shit Rick Santorum crazy these assholes are. Tom - 21/03/2012 01:06:49 AM 951 Views
They also dont seem to realize just how many Muslim nations are calling for the eradication of Israe *NM* MightyYT - 21/03/2012 04:33:53 PM 546 Views
There's some things in that paragraph one can roll one's eyes at, aye - but that's as far as it goes Legolas - 21/03/2012 08:06:32 PM 826 Views
Are you serious?! Did you read the whole paragraph? Tom - 21/03/2012 10:24:56 PM 845 Views
I certainly did. Though as it turns out I had not read their other articles... Legolas - 21/03/2012 10:59:51 PM 892 Views
The way you read it certainly does lessen the impact... Tom - 21/03/2012 11:09:23 PM 825 Views
It was only a matter of time. I wonder, when will it end? Dan - 20/03/2012 08:42:42 PM 1229 Views
I saw that. Seems a little misguided Camilla - 21/03/2012 07:04:06 AM 859 Views
That's the understatement of the year. Tom - 21/03/2012 01:23:14 PM 858 Views
That's what they're advocating. And I wouldn't know - they seem to think it is. *NM* Legolas - 21/03/2012 08:08:53 PM 350 Views
I think that sometimes people take "politicly correct" tooooo far... *NM* aragornital - 21/03/2012 08:20:31 AM 471 Views
Dante was also anit-italian by there logic. MightyYT - 21/03/2012 04:53:50 PM 991 Views
It is the nature of comedy to be offensive. Nate - 21/03/2012 08:42:09 PM 1102 Views
Let me sum up my opinion on this as succinctly and clearly as I can: LadyLorraine - 21/03/2012 11:50:37 PM 836 Views
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