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So, these people think they're being smothered by society because of their gender? I don't understand. It seems like these people are so caught up in their own minds that they have no idea what exactly is real and what's fiction. Hopefully the professor somehow 'wins' this debate.
Jordan B. Peterson is a tenured research and clinical PhD psychologist who currently teaches at the University of Toronto. His research interests include self-deception, mythology, religion, narrative, neuroscience, personality, deception, creativity, intelligence and motivation.
?The university, yesterday, basically told me to silence myself,? Jordan Peterson told The Daily Signal. ?That?s the second warning letter.?
Peterson has been a vocal opponent of a measure before Canada?s Parliament known as C-16, which would amend the nation?s human rights and criminal codes to make it illegal to discriminate based on gender identity and gender expression.
Peterson is also disturbed by a University of Toronto?s human resources anti-bias initiative, which he saw as part of an ongoing trend toward political correctness that is smothering free speech even among professors with tenure.
A student protests Peterson's stand against political correctness
As part of his opposition to C-16, which currently is in committee, Peterson got involved in free speech rallies, published a video series online, and wrote articles explaining his stance.
Some students and other members of the University of Toronto community took immediate offense to Peterson?s remarks, telling school leaders they found his comments ?unacceptable, emotionally disturbing, and painful.?
David Cameron, dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science, and Sioban Nelson, vice-provost for faculty and academic life, are trying to oust him by sending him threats of losing his job or, even worse yet, having his license revoked, which is putting a huge amount of stress on Peterson and his family.
?Depending on the context, if personal pronouns are being used, the refusal by a teacher or colleague to use the personal pronoun that is an expression of the person?s gender identity can constitute discrimination,? the university officials write.
Althea Blackburn-Evans, director of media relations at the University of Toronto, had this to say;
"His views are his own and he?s entitled to have those views. Academic freedom is at the core of any university, and so we fully support the ability of any faculty member to speak out and share their views. But faculty members also have a responsibility to follow the laws that protect against discrimination. We do expect all members of our community, including Professor Peterson, to do that and to create a learning environment that?s free from discrimination."
Now, there are many students and protesters who want to have a dialogue with Peterson and want to reach a compromise. But some protesters believe that their words will fall on deaf ears. Thus, a few decide to escalate the situation by forcing people to share their perspective via physical violence. Now that those particular protesters who enjoy this view are on trial and that the issue is on the internet, the university is getting antsy. They wish to make Peterson an example of what happens when you go against their laws.
Peterson warns that political correctness is spiraling out of control, particularly in the U.S. ?This has also happened in New York City, where you can be fined $250,000 for mis-gendering someone,? he said.
In an article by the Toronto Sun, Peterson said, "New York City recognizes 31 genders. Now I?ll just ask you for a moment: Are we supposed to have a pronoun for each of those genders? So, how the hell are we going to keep track of that? How is that going to work?"
?The made-up gender words like (the gender-neutral pronouns) ?Ze? or ?Zir,? I?m not saying those words because they?re created by people whose political views I do not admire. And I?m not going to use the words that they coin and invent because that makes me a puppet, a partial puppet of their ideological presuppositions.?
Under the New York City policy, landlords, employers, and businesses face civil penalties up to $125,000 per violation and up to $250,000 ?for violations that are the result of willful, wanton, or malicious conduct.?
In an interview, The Toronto Sun asked him "Would any professor touch on this topic again?"
?No, of course not." Peterson answered, "That?s already what?s happening ... There?s political pressure that?s being brought to bear on your career, on your future career ... We?re definitely in danger of not being able to have an actual conversation about human biology and sexuality at a university. We may already be at that point... There are so many things that we can?t have a conversation about in the university now. The university may not be the place anymore where conversations of this sort are held.?
"The law should be very careful when it mandates what people have to say"
Currently, even under the harassment and threats of violence by students and protesters, the risk of losing what is essentially his livelihood, and the extreme amount of stress he and his family are under, Peterson said he doesn?t intend to stop speaking out on the issue.
The professor is gearing up for a debate in 2 weeks in which he will be debating the issue of gender politics and infringement on freedom of speech! Mark your calendars! At least we know this kind of debate will be better operated than the ones in the U.S. election. How much better? We'll find out.
"The law should be very careful when it mandates what people have to say"
Currently, even under the harassment and threats of violence by students and protesters, the risk of losing what is essentially his livelihood, and the extreme amount of stress he and his family are under, Peterson said he doesn?t intend to stop speaking out on the issue.
The professor is gearing up for a debate in 2 weeks in which he will be debating the issue of gender politics and infringement on freedom of speech! Mark your calendars! At least we know this kind of debate will be better operated than the ones in the U.S. election. How much better? We'll find out.
http://www.therebel.media/highlight...jordan_peterson_janice_fiamengo _ann_coulter
So, these people think they're being smothered by society because of their gender? I don't understand. It seems like these people are so caught up in their own minds that they have no idea what exactly is real and what's fiction. Hopefully the professor somehow 'wins' this debate.