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Re:What an Audacious Hoax Reveals About Academia by 21 on Friday October 05, 2018 @11:56AM (#18149123)
I think the most ridiculous example was the one where they advocated for "privileged students" (ie: white men) to sit on the floor chained in classes and not be allowed to speak, so that they can "experience reparations":

> I wonder if that ‘progressive stack’ in the news could be written into a paper that says white males in college shouldn’t be allowed to speak in class (or have their emails answered by the instructor), and, for good measure, be asked to sit in the floor in chains so they can ‘experience reparations. That was our “Progressive Stack” paper. The answer seems to be yes, and feminist philosophy titan Hypatia has been surprisingly warm to it.

Re:What an Audacious Hoax Reveals About Academia by rubbingalcohol on Friday October 05, 2018 @11:59AM (#18149151)
That was mentioned in the Atlantic article, though they didn't mention that the journal rejected it conditionally because the proposed "reparations" of sitting chained on the floor and being spoken over weren't harsh enough for privileged students -- the author was offered acceptance upon revision.
Re:What an Audacious Hoax Reveals About Academia by skrebbel on Friday October 05, 2018 @12:39PM (#18149550)
Source?
Re:What an Audacious Hoax Reveals About Academia by mistermann on Friday October 05, 2018 @01:20PM (#18149905)
Re:What an Audacious Hoax Reveals About Academia by moreoutput on Friday October 05, 2018 @12:14PM (#18149295)
Geez.
Re:What an Audacious Hoax Reveals About Academia by bjt2n3904 on Friday October 05, 2018 @12:04PM (#18149196)
Poe's law in action?

> Poe's law is an adage of Internet culture stating that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, it is impossible to create a parody of extreme views so obviously exaggerated that it cannot be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of the parodied views.