How to Become Oxford Professor of Poetry
- Conduct smear campaign.
- Condemn smear tactics (“it seems horrible, this anonymous campaign”)
- Praise the person you smeared (“a very good poet”)
When this comes to light and you are forced to resign, be sure to
- Say you did nothing wrong (“I did nothing intentional that led to Derek Walcott’s withdrawal from the election”).
May 26th, 2009 at 5:02 am
the odd part is, the guy committed some serious moral crimes, at a minimum, and seemingly a few on the books. sexual coercion? i’m far from perfect, too, but can’t say i’m feeling all that sorry for the Trini Lovemeister..
May 26th, 2009 at 6:01 am
On the upside, the job probably doesn’t pay very well, in which case she didn’t have that much to gain!
June 2nd, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Why do so many people view “tattling” as more morally reprehensible than sexual harassment?
June 9th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
I presume that the real offense is not ‘tattling’, but is in actively campaigning for an honor like this, rather than letting the chips fall where they may. And, c’mon, lying about orchestrating a whisper campaign against a 79-year-old Nobel laureate is pretty reprehensible behavior on any scale.
September 4th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
what a bitch.