Life on the Lane: Satire gone too far?

Freedom of speech has not always been liked thus causing people to try and silence those that say things that are not the feelings of the majority by censoring and by burning or banning books. At one point speaking out against racism, sexism and all the other things stated in this letter were considered against the norm, angered people, and those brave enough to say what they thought were attempted to be silenced. However, these teachers (In above letter) would call many of those people heroes of their time for standing up for good and changing the horrible in society. However, as soon as an article comes out they do not like (faculty of gp21 in particular) they say that the mirror should go a different direction and in effect want this to stop. Causing me to think suppression on the freedom of speech they have previously fought so hard for. Speaking out and sharing viewpoints is suppose to be one of the most important parts of gp21 along with sharing values with those who differ from you in order to better understand your own personal values. This is what Drury has always told me since freshman year and is even on the evaluation forms we just did this last week. This is exactly the problem I have had with so many of these teachers that I have had who have signed this and gp21 in general. So many of them talk about learning personal values, sharing ideas, speaking up for change (to benefit the less fortunate only), going against what society says you should do and do what is right (again only if it benefits the environment, the poor, third world countries, or any other suppressed person) but as soon as you say something they don't agree with you get reprimanded and crucified in front of the class and you are WRONG!! If you don't think the world should be 100% equal, everyone should not be given everything, that gay marriage should not be allowed, that race and gender should not be a plus with getting accepted into professional school or with getting a job and that it should be all be truly "equal" because all of those things previously stated are not truly "equal" and promote inequality. You better be prepared to set aside your true thoughts, if you care about your grade, not say a word in class or you will fail the class. I do not know if the ideas expressed in the article in question are the feelings of the author or if they are just playing devils advocate but I enjoy reading all about all the things that are not truly equal and how they are exposing all the things that I have been afraid to ever say in my four years at this school. This is the expression I have wanted to say in every gp21 class since my first semester in alpha and I am glad someone is finally showing just how much these problems are still rooted in our society. If you can laugh at your mistakes then you have actually learned from them but if you shy away from them or become angered when they are brought up then the issue is still there. This letter from the faculty has shown just how much our faculty is not the channel for freedom of expression and thought to find our own values that we as students have been told. In truth they have been doing what I just mentioned, telling us our beliefs and the values we should have and when someone is finally brave enough to show this to the entire campus look has what has happened and look at those saying that this should stop. I have been told in all of my gp21 classes that causing discomfort is what causes change and that people have to be uncomfortable in order for real change to occur. Well this is it Drury University the "uncomfortable" you have always lectured about.