The invitation ignited controversy at Yale—and provided occasion for activists like Pauli Murray to respond to his bigotry measure for measure.

这个邀请在耶鲁引发了争议，也给了像Pauli Murray一样的积极分子机会对他的歧视进行反击的机会。

A circus meant that for that day you didn't measure up.

马戏团意味着那天你没有达到要求。