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In reply to the discussion: Professor Bans Student for Rape Views [View all]F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)After all, the KKK just has an alternate view, ya know? (An extreme example, but to the point.) Again, alternate theories are not always helpful, not always an acceptable point of view. If a climate change denier came in and monopolized the discussion in my oceanography class I took last year, I sure as hell hope the professor would kick him out, because I want to have a discussion about reality and actually be able to learn something without the discussion being derailed constantly. The other students have a right to learn without being subjected to constant bullshit from people who don't understand the issue.
And you ignored the part where the sexist in the discussion was making rape survivors uncomfortable to the point of not participating. The professor's job is to foster discussion, and it appears that in this case the way to do that was to remove him.
Wheeee ageism, gotta love it.