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October 31, 2007
Moonbat Professor Explains Halloween
It must be Halloween, because academics have been creeping out of their lairs, blinking at the unfamiliar daylight, scratching themselves in unseemly places, fumbling around like zombies, and condescendingly explaining our culture to us. Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and African & African American Studies Anne-Maria Makhulu of Duke University lectures that we celebrate witchcraft out of a desire for equality:
When people say they believe in magical forces, they believe in magic that can make the world equal and just in circumstances where it's not […] witchcraft is about recuperating what is ethical, just and moral. We need enchantment in our lives because our world has become disenchanted. We need faith that promises something bigger and better than what we have.
Of course, acknowledging God is out of the question.
I'm guessing that what is "ethical, just and moral" to Prof. Makhulu might look a lot like militant moonbattery to others. She is a member of the Duke 88, a frighteningly large group of irresponsible Duke professors who formed a lynch mob that publicly clamored for the heads of the racially railroaded lacrosse players.
Makhulu is teaching a course on magic and capitalism. Talk about voodoo economics. By the way, tuition at Duke is $35,856 a year.
On a tip from Cheetah.
Posted by Van Helsing at October 31, 2007 8:13 AM
Comments
Every human has a need for some sort of belief system, maybe it's hardwired in us to want a kind of religion. When you take away Christianity, the void will be filled by something - witchcraft, Scientology, Paganism, Voodoo, Environmentalism and earth worship, Kabbalism, etc..etc...etc...
I don't think witchcraft has a monopoly on the desire to recuperate what is ethical, just and moral. Probably most belief systems offer that.
Posted by: Anonymous at October 31, 2007 8:48 AM
Dang, left off my moniker again. That last post was mine.
Posted by: NudeGayWhalesForJesus at October 31, 2007 8:50 AM
Happy Protestant Reformation day!
490 years ago today. Ditch the costume
and chug a bier.
Posted by: Martin Luther at October 31, 2007 8:56 AM
Everyone knows that Halloween is a George Bush invention designed to give minority children (without dental insurance) cavities.
Posted by: Jimbo at October 31, 2007 10:20 AM
The best comment on witchcraft I've heard is that its objective is manipulation.
Posted by: apostle53 at October 31, 2007 10:47 AM
Stupid me, I thought I "believed" in magic because I liked all the hotty-hot hotty witches, like Samantha and Zatanna.
Posted by: KHarn at October 31, 2007 1:07 PM
Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and African & African American Studies Anne-Maria Makhulu of Duke University [...] is teaching a course on magic and capitalism. Talk about voodoo economics.
I'm guessing this is a course about using to make more money? Because I certainly don't see why an anthropology professor would be teaching an economics course.
Posted by: Arthur at November 1, 2007 4:59 AM
