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48. And now you know: they did

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 09:08 PM

Apr 2022

The university promulgated rules requiring all U. employees to use students' preferred pronouns.

So the prof was breaking the rules here.

Does that help your analysis.

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Ohio university pays out $400,000 to Christian professor 'for violating his First Amendment Rights' [View all] ripcord Apr 2022 OP

If only Christians would follow their own golden rule Walleye Apr 2022 #1

That would be great! atreides1 Apr 2022 #26

So the student doesn't have the right to express their gender? LiberalFighter Apr 2022 #2

The student has every right to express their gender and no legal right to require anyone else to. brooklynite Apr 2022 #9

The student wasn't doing the requiring dpibel Apr 2022 #47

"rules set by your employer are something right along the lines of "a condition of employment." brooklynite Apr 2022 #49

"may not" dpibel Apr 2022 #50

Absent something in the original story saying that they HAD the right... brooklynite Apr 2022 #51

One GW Bush, 2 Trumps dpibel Apr 2022 #52

Just for extra funzies dpibel Apr 2022 #55

Newbie Here TeddysPerson Apr 2022 #3

Welcome! Jetheels Apr 2022 #7

Excellent advice! Emile Apr 2022 #17

Welcome! Aristus Apr 2022 #29

Well, except that... Dr. Strange Apr 2022 #30

Student wanted prof to follow the rules dpibel Apr 2022 #57

Is it? Dr. Strange Apr 2022 #70

Don't be daft dpibel Apr 2022 #71

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2022 #31

It amazes me that issues like these have a $$ value. The issue about pronouns walkingman Apr 2022 #34

That's actually a really good idea. lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #38

Had I been in their class IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #58

Who paid not fooled Apr 2022 #4

Alliance Defending Freedom, a far right religious group that looks for anti-trans fights NullTuples Apr 2022 #8

I will always zealously defend first amendment rights. hueymahl Apr 2022 #5

A university spending a million dollars to protect a students pronoun? Jetheels Apr 2022 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author NullTuples Apr 2022 #10

The article said she's biologically male. Mosby Apr 2022 #11

Maybe you didn't research the story as much as I did. I read several different articles about it. Jetheels Apr 2022 #12

"I know a few trans people. They don't really care about pronouns" -- lolololololol obamanut2012 Apr 2022 #19

I never said I was trans. And btw trans people are not the only people misgendered. Jetheels Apr 2022 #43

"woke politics" IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #63

"Knowing" a few trans people can mean many things IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #59

There is a greater issue. It's about control. wontbeoppressed Apr 2022 #13

The professor offered a compromise, Jetheels Apr 2022 #15

You missed the lesson in my post about control wontbeoppressed Apr 2022 #16

I don't know if the University had any policies written down about addressing students with Jetheels Apr 2022 #22

And now you know: they did dpibel Apr 2022 #48

So, the trans student is trying to control the bigoted Christian professor obamanut2012 Apr 2022 #20

How could it be anything else? FBaggins Apr 2022 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #64

Did you reply to the wrong post? FBaggins Apr 2022 #66

You know the old meme about sailing on a rocket right past the point? IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #67

I don't... but there's no need to apologize FBaggins Apr 2022 #68

Would you file a lawsuit against me if I addressed you as obamanut2012? Jetheels Apr 2022 #24

lolz good try obamanut2012 Apr 2022 #40

Hahahahaha do you even know how to read? Jetheels Apr 2022 #42

Wait. Aren't you the person demanding other people know the facts? dpibel Apr 2022 #53

The school didn't have listening devices in the classroom and decide on its own to take action. FBaggins Apr 2022 #69

Quite a stretch dpibel Apr 2022 #72

Of course we are IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #60

"There's worse things happening in the world besides being misgendered" obamanut2012 Apr 2022 #18

Hey, we're only 0.6% of the population or whatever IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #61

OK so the judge not fooled Apr 2022 #14

They wouldn't have much choice. That is what current court precedent says FBaggins Apr 2022 #23

Any evidence this guy was teaching "Trans people and pronouns"? dpibel Apr 2022 #54

The university would be in a better position if he was FBaggins Apr 2022 #65

So this bigot got a nice payout for being a bigot. Novara Apr 2022 #25

The professor was being an asshole. Oneironaut Apr 2022 #27

Why isn't the student then suing the professor and the school for settling? rkleinberger Apr 2022 #36

Could you rephrase that? I don't understand. Oneironaut Apr 2022 #45

Yes we do IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #62

Who was violating the First Amendment? SomewhereInTheMiddle Apr 2022 #28

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2022 #32

Right. You have a right to your religion and I have a right to be free of your religion. Novara Apr 2022 #33

That's not the core issue here, though. Jedi Guy Apr 2022 #39

So why cannot the student sue the Professor directly for violating their freedom of expression.... rkleinberger Apr 2022 #35

The case was decided correctly. Free speech rights in the US are strong andym Apr 2022 #37

A few comments melm00se Apr 2022 #41

The statements you quote were not proven dpibel Apr 2022 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueIdaho Apr 2022 #44

Outcome-oriented opinion dpibel Apr 2022 #46