dents
      from
      the
      class
      began
      tointerrupt
      her.
      One
     
     
      student,
      Daryl
      Condon,
      said,
      ““Why
      don’t
      youleave,
     
     
      We
      were
      enjoying
      the
      film’’
      and
      then
      wanted
      to
      know
     
     
      whetherthey
      were
      going
      to
      need
      permission
      from
      their
     
     
      mothers
      to
      go
      toclasssoon.
      Another
      student,
      while
     
     
      pointing
      out
      the
      film
      made
      funof
      men
      as
      well
      as
     
     
      feminists,
      told
      Jelliffe
      to
      get
      out
      and
      mind
      herown
     
     
      business.
      Then
      some
      of
      the
      women
      in
      the
      class
     
     
      started
      to
      speakout
      with
      one
      noting
      that
      Professor
     
     
      LeClair
      had
      told
      them
      what
      thefilm
      was
      about
      on
     
     
      Wednesday
      and
      gave
      them
      the
      option
      to
      watch
      thefilm
     
     
      or
      not--and
      that
      she
      had
      not
      found
      any
      part
      of
      the
      film
     
     
      to
      be’’offensive.’’
      Apparently
      at
      this
      stage
      Professor
     
     
      Jelliffe
      turned
      adeep
      shade
      of
      purple
      and
      stormed
      out
     
     
      of
      the
      classroom.
      She
      wasfollowed
      by
      Lisa
      Reiten
     
     
      who
      yelled
      something
      to
      the
      effect
      ‘‘theDean
      has
     
     
      already
      found
      out
      about
      this!’
      and
      slammed
      the
      door.
     
     
      Atthis
      stage
      the
      class
      burst
      out
      laughing.
      One
      student
     
     
      noted
      that
      hethought
      it
      was
      a
      joke
      until
      he
      realised
     
     
      that
      Professor
      Jelliffe
      wasserious.
      Apparently
      the
     
     
      Dean
      had
      heard
      and
      so
      did
      CBC
      (mysteriously,
     
     
      cough,
      cough)and
      they
      in
      turn
      got
      ahold
      of
      both
      Dean
     
     
      Smitheram
      and
      ProfessorLeClair.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Department
      of
      Sociology
      and
     
    

    
     
      Anthropology
      then
      requestedsecurity
      for
      Professor
     
     
      LeClair’s
      class
      on
      Monday
      morning,
      as
      wella
      letter
      of
     
     
      complaint
      was
      being
      drafted
      by
      Professor
      LeClair
     
     
      thatwas
      to
      be
      passed
      on
      by
      the
      Dept
      of
      S
      &
      A
      to
      the
     
     
      Dean.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Dean
      took
      the
      movie
      home
      to
      review
      for
      the
     
     
      weekend.
      Professor
      LeClair
      explainedits
      connection
     
     
      to
      anthropology
      and
      he
      then
      received
      the
     
    

    
     
      Dean’
      spermission
      (On
      Sunday
      evening,
      April
      5)
      to
     
     
      show
      the
      second
      half
      ofthe
      film
      on
      Monday,
      April
      6
     
     
      in
      class.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Apparently
      Professor
      Jelliffe
      herself
      became
      aware,
     
     
      one
      way
      oranother,
      of
      the
      errant
      manner
      in
      which
      she
     
     
      handled
      the
      situation,and
      called
      Professor
      LeClair
      to
     
     
      apologise
      Sunday
      evenin
      g.
      Theythen
      agreed
      to
     
     
      disagree
      on
      the
      nature
      of
      the
      film,
      Jelliffe
     
     
      stillbelieving
      that
      it
      may
      have
      some
      adverse
      effect
      on
     
     
      the
      pupils
      whowatch
      it.
      At
      the
      time
      this
      article
      was
     
     
      being
      written,
      writtenapologies
      from
      the
      parties
     
     
      involved
      were
      being
      sought.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lisa
      Reiten
      also
      announced
      her
      resignation
      as
      Presi-
     
     
      dent
      of
      the
      Soc/Anth
      Club
      with
      Bronwen
      Black
      to
     
     
      take
      over
      for
      the
      remainder
      ofthe
      year.
      This
      was
     
     
      probably
      an
      intelligent
      move
      on
      Reiten’s
      partas
      many
     
     
      in
      the
      club
      were
      planning
      to
      hold
      a
      vote
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nonconfidenceconcerning
      her
      leadership
      early
      in
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      week.
      None
      were
      tooimpressed
      with
      the
      treatmen
     
     
      that
      anthropology
      Professor
      LaurieLeClair
      receive
     
     
      ‘The
      Backlash,”’
      in
      conversations
      with
      a
      ;
     
     
      fewsociology
      or
      anthropology
      majors,
      were
      told
      tha
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Laurie
      LeClair
      isthe
      last
      person
      that
      anyone
      is
      goi
      |
     
     
      to
      call
      ‘‘sexist.’’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      conversations
      with
      members
      of
      the
      Class,
      ‘‘The
      —
     
     
      Backlash’’
      did
      findsome
      that
      were
      offended...
      by
     
     
      Vaughn
      Jelliffe
      that
      is.
      BronwenBlack
      noted
      that
      sh
     
     
      was
      basically
      ‘‘in
      shock’’
      during
      the
      wholeincident
     
     
      and
      quite
      shook
      up.
      Daryl
      Condon’s
      noted
      that
     
     
      LaurieLeClair
      pointed
      out
      in
      Wednesday’s
      class
     
     
      (April
      1)
      that
      the
      filmwas
      a
      spoof
      of
      ‘
      ‘feminists,
     
     
      women,
      men,
      machomen,
      academics,
      anthropologists,
     
     
      and
      Phil
      Donohue’’
      while
      many
      of
      Daryl’s
     
     
      othercomments
      were
      not
      of
      the
      nature
      to
      be
      printed,
     
     
      Another
      student
      inthe
      class
      noted
      that
      she
      was
      i
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
          
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      offended
      by
      Professor
      Jelliffe’
      scondescending
      attituc
     
     
      and
      noted
      that
      the
      members
      of
      the
      class
      werevery
     
    

    
     
      to
      make
      up
      their
      own
      minds
      as
      to
      whether
      they
      wa
     
     
      toview
      the
      movie
      or
      not.
      Which
      allows
      ‘‘The
      Back
      «
     
     
      lash’’
      to
      finish
      for
      the
      year
      on
      an
      ironic(and
      rathe
      7
     
     
      smug)
      note.
      For
      people
      who
      apparently
      are
      %
     
     
      “‘malechauvinist
      pigs,’’
      promoting
      ‘‘racismand
     
     
      homophobia,’’
      as
      well
      aswriting
      ‘‘hate
      literature’?
      (a
     
     
      well
      as
      offending
      a
      numerous
      numberof
      intoxicated
     
     
      petition
      signers)
      it
      is
      quite
      ironic
      that
      we
      seem
      j
     
     
      tounderstand
      better
      what
      many
      women
      on
      this
      campt
     
     
      feel
      than
      thecampus’
      self-appointed
      Women’s
      Studie
     
     
      professor
      (note
      that
      thereis
      no
      Women’s
      Studies
      ©
     
     
      major,
      minor,
      or
      programme
      oncampus
      and
      thusne¢
     
     
      Women’s
      Studies
      professors).
      Funny
      that
      we
      wrote
     
     
      somethingalluding
      to
      attitudes
      such
      as
      those
      expose
     
     
      last
      Friday
      in
      Januarywhile
      noting
      that
      ‘‘[political
     
     
      correctness]
      is
      starting
      to
      make
      animpact
      at
      U.P.Ed
     
     
      Of
      course,
      as
      many
      people
      have
      tried
      to
      tellus,
      we
     
     
      just
      don’t
      know
      what
      we
      are
      talking
      about.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So
      we
      shall
      conclude
      (feminists
      seem
      to
      like
      poet
      y
     
     
      so
      we
      thoughtwe
      would
      try
      ourhandatit):THE
      —
     
     
      DEAN
      IS
      GONE,
      THE
      PROTEGE
      FALLEN,
      THE:
     
     
      ELITES
      HAVE
      CIRCULATED,
      WITH
      A
      NEW
      AG
     
     
      DAWNING
      (try
      and
      swallow
      that
      one).
      LONG
      LI\
     
     
      THEPOLITICALLY
      INCORRECT!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      [Editors’
      note:
      looking
      forward
      to
      keeping
      the
      UPE
     
     
      populace
      well-informed
      in
      1992-93]
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      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      April
      9,
      1992