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In reply to the discussion: Professor Bans Student for Rape Views [View all]booley
(3,855 posts)at least on he should not have been banned based on what I read so far.
Dont' get me wrong. He sounds like a choad and I am certain he did make people uncomfortable. Rape for a lot of people is not an abstract.
But being offensive is not a good reason to ban someone, even when they are in the wrong. Even when they are making people incredibly uncomfortable.
The accusation that it was "offensive" has been used numerous times to shut down leftist advocacy (from gay rights to women's right.. hell ALL civil rights to unions to free speech
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Not to mention keeping someone from saying offensive stuff only drives it underground where it festers and grows and mutates in code words like "thug" and "welfare queen"
SO we really should be careful about using it ourselves even when the guy in question may be a jerk.
And yes there is a line. Like if he was saying specific women should be raped or that he was going to rape anyone. Obvious threats against a person's safety is different.
But I don't see where he did that.