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petronius

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3. I'll bet that the vast majority (even all) of that "feedback from ... prospective students

Sun Jun 25, 2017, 06:07 PM

Jun 2017

and their families" was complete bullshit - RW trolls organized at some website or other claiming a connection to the college.

As for her comments, while I don't think she was a particularly effective communicator in that interview, they are a ridiculous thing to even complain about, let alone for the college to take action. Seems like another example of a chickenshit administration mistreating one of the most vulnerable segments of the academic community (adjunct lecturers)...

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College defends firing professor after Fox News appearance [View all] PoliticAverse Jun 2017 OP

According to the article, she was fired for this comment: tblue37 Jun 2017 #1

Substitute "White" for "Black". marybourg Jun 2017 #2

Or maybe not world wide wally Jun 2017 #4

+1. It is very different when one group has been treated like dirt by a significant portion of Hoyt Jun 2017 #11

+ a brazillion. nt tblue37 Jun 2017 #13

Nope, you can't substitute the discriminated against group for the privileged one. It's not the same stevenleser Jun 2017 #23

Yup, uphill and downhill are two very different things. Iggo Jun 2017 #43

Is it not at the very least, provocative ? OnDoutside Jun 2017 #26

I'll bet that the vast majority (even all) of that "feedback from ... prospective students petronius Jun 2017 #3

Academic Freedom is the important value Robt. Jun 2017 #5

Welcome to DU. n/t rzemanfl Jun 2017 #7

What a total load. pintobean Jun 2017 #16

Wearing pampers? fleabiscuit Jun 2017 #18

Welcome to DU, Robt. Have to agree as a STARTING point, Hortensis Jun 2017 #35

Her comments were not appropriate and showed a dislike of some of her students...to say the least Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #36

Oh and student learning is way way more important. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #37

Our fundie neighbors certainly agree. They worry Hortensis Jun 2017 #39

No, I said learning...not corrupting influences..why would the professor go on Fox news Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #40

She went on Fox News and fed red meat to their audience. rzemanfl Jun 2017 #6

That is a very good question. janx Jun 2017 #8

Follow the money? n/t rzemanfl Jun 2017 #10

It's possible. n/t janx Jun 2017 #14

What money? nt stevenleser Jun 2017 #25

It's possible it was a paid appearance. The question mark is there for a reason. n/t rzemanfl Jun 2017 #27

I hadn't thought of it that way Nevernose Jun 2017 #17

I have advanced degrees in both. janx Jun 2017 #20

A smart young black woman, I'd bet FOX and Nuts may not be the worse she's encountered. nt fleabiscuit Jun 2017 #19

Why would she go on Fox and reinforce a stereotype? n/t rzemanfl Jun 2017 #21

What kind of a freaking stereotype are you talking about? nt fleabiscuit Jun 2017 #22

The stereotype Fox News viewers hold. Sorry about the missing "e." n/t rzemanfl Jun 2017 #29

That's really not an answer, but OK. nt fleabiscuit Jun 2017 #30

I thought "racist" was a given with Faux. So, correction-"racist stereotype." K? n/t rzemanfl Jun 2017 #31

She thought academic freedom would protect her. Failing that, since she worked for a public stevenleser Jun 2017 #24

Probably not. fleabiscuit Jun 2017 #32

An appearance on a TV show which will be used to hurt the BLM movement in fact has nothing to do Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #41

It was obvious Tucker invited her on so she could dig her own grave LittleBlue Jun 2017 #9

I believe you forgot the "sarcasm" smiley. nt fleabiscuit Jun 2017 #28

They should have fired her for going on malaise Jun 2017 #12

They probably did. n/t janx Jun 2017 #15

Malaise, really? This was a chance to talk to that audience. Hortensis Jun 2017 #38

That was a chance to reinforce what they already believe for that audience...that People of Color Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #42

No, not talking about what this one said, about whether Hortensis Jun 2017 #45

That racist deserved to be fired NobodyHere Jun 2017 #33

Another way the media controls the narrative. jalan48 Jun 2017 #34

"...prospective students and their families..." Iggo Jun 2017 #44

Here's The Good News ConnorMarc Jun 2017 #46