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dpibel

(3,969 posts)
71. Don't be daft
Thu Apr 21, 2022, 12:30 PM
Apr 2022

Last edited Thu Apr 21, 2022, 02:28 PM - Edit history (1)

Of course there's no requirement that the good prof use pronouns at all.

In point of fact, Meriwether apparently fancies himself the Jesus-powered John Houseman of Shawnee and teaches his philosophy courses using the Socratic Method.

Thus, he refers to his students as "Mr." or "Ms." (a little startling that he has succumbed to the satanic "Ms." ) and "sir" or "ma'am."

So really, now you mention it, the initial beef was with honorifics and not with pronouns at all.

Be all that as it may, you are clearly a much cooler prof that Meriwether and first-name your students, and good for you.

He doesn't, and therein lies the rub.

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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
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