Q: Who would make a better University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union president, actor Mark Ruffalo or a bag of old barber’s hair?
Side A: How is this an issue of debate? A person versus barber’s hair? Barber’s hair can’t stand up to student council. How would it function in a leadership role? Mark Ruffalo may not even go here, but he is a sentient creature with autonomy and mobility. I fail to see a debate here.
Side B: The only difference between Mark Ruffalo and a bag of old hair is the bag. Barber hair is a comforting presence in all of our lives — a part of us. Arguing that a lack of sentience should be grounds to disqualify barber’s hair is a woefully intelligencist argument and is indicative of the exclusionary practices that have marred the USSU for years.