Just wanted to make clear that this post is in no way a scold aimed at my students… they’re an admirably open-minded group (far more so than I, and great to teach), and I’m not even 100% sure I took their comments in context (though I think I did), regardless, that’s not the point. The point is I had this string of thoughts about this topic of over-sensitivity that is causing a lot of self-censorship and strangling the life out of many of the arts, and it’s a subject I’ve wanted to address for a long time. I just don’t want anyone misinterpreting my intent.