September 02, 2003
ALSO NOT RECOMMENDED: VISITING ZIMBABWE
Scroll down this guide to Zimbabwe compiled by the US State Department for Fulbright scholars hopeful of visiting that country. Check out “Fields of study not recommended”.
(Via reader David H.)
Posted by Tim Blair at September 2, 2003 02:22 PMThis is great but what if students are intending to visit other countries.
What other "not recommended" areas of study would there be:
North Korea - "nuclear physics and/or rocket science"
France - "foregn policy"
Iraq - "everything"
Ahem,
on the banned list
france:
the art of bathing; results of nuclear testing in the Pacific; Australian wine appreciation; Greenpeace's contribution in the 80'sand 90's; how not to insult Israelis; the french: why does everyone hate us?; Surrendering: the art and the technique. No, wait... the last one is an approved Department of Education course for all immigrants to france. So is: Sneering, a beginner's guide.
The french? Hate 'em.
Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Chad etc etc- Religous Tolerance, 20th Century civilisation.
Posted by: Habib Bickford at September 2, 2003 at 04:43 PMSolomon Islands: Policing Studies not recommended. But you could learn a bit about surf life saving.
Posted by: ilibcc at September 2, 2003 at 05:43 PMAmerikkka - Dissent studies, Inquiry into opression under the ruling Bush junta
Not recommended courses from Elite American Colleges
– Recycling Vietnam slogans for the new Century.
– Diversity, it is only for minorities.
- Environmental studies, the coming ice age – now up dated to include global warming.
"The French? Hate 'em."
So Jake D is proud to say he > 60,180,529 people (source: CIA Factbook) just because of their nationality?
There you go Tim, another fawning disciple for your flock. You'll be able to organise your very own million man march soon.
Keep up this very good work guys... without the Left you are absolutely zilch.
Love Billy
Posted by: Billy Bloggs at September 2, 2003 at 07:45 PM"The French? Hate 'em."
So Jake D is proud to say he 60,180,529 people (source: CIA Factbook) just because of their nationality?
There you go Tim, another fawning disciple for your flock. You'll be able to organise your very own million man march soon.
Keep up this very good work guys... without the Left you are absolutely zilch.
Love Billy
Posted by: Billy Bloggs at September 2, 2003 at 07:47 PMTwice is twice as nice. Gotta hammer home my points on Tim's backwater blog or else i won't be able to spoil all the reactionary fun. Just being a good troll, so you'll all have something to live for. Remember, you need lefties like me, so you can point your fucking fingers and say: that's the leftie. That's why you're here, to give eachother comfort and hate everyone else.
Posted by: Billy Bloggs at September 2, 2003 at 08:29 PMWhereas the left is well known for it's tolerance of ordinary Israelis, Northern Irish Protestants, Americans, White Africans etc. But I am grateful for the presence of the left on this site.After all,who doesn't enjoy being lectured by arrogant,self righteous twats? I don't have to watch Media Watch any more!
Posted by: gaz at September 2, 2003 at 09:21 PMOh Bill, get a sense of humour. I like french breadstick, ok?
Posted by: Jake D at September 2, 2003 at 10:08 PMI checked some other countries, and the only other one I've found so far with nonrecommended fields is Saudi Arabia. Though, if you read some of the other countries (like Sri Lanka) you'll notice that certain areas of the countries are warned against, or that in some (United Arab Emirates) particular cultural customs are mentioned (gender-segregated campuses, which Fulbright scholars are expected to adhere to.)
Posted by: meep at September 3, 2003 at 12:25 AMI'm afraid Steve has it wrong. Every state universisty I'm aware of has a rather large dissent studies and the study of oppression under Bush. He'll find them listed under, variously, College of Liberal Arts, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Humanities, College of Education, Humanities, Fine Arts, Cultural Studies, Queer Studies, Women's Studies, African-American Studies, College of Social Work, Dept of the above, etc., etc, and so on.
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