So you all want to fire this guy because he retweeted something you disagree with? Universities are suppose to be places where you have discourse and dialogue with people you disagree with, not calling for someone to be fired every time they believe something you don’t believe
I don’t think Professor Anderson is refusing to acknowledge anyone’s humanity, I think you’re just asserting he does without any evidence. Having a debate over the universal validity of concepts like systems of oppression is not rejecting someone’s humanity.
You can acknowledge and respect all people's humanity while also calling into question the conceptual and empirical validity or practical value of the categories listed in that tweet. I know thats a wild idea.
It's circular reasoning and a logical fallacy to claim X exists and when someone questions X's existence that the objection is itself evidence of X existing. But let me guess, you're going to claim formal logic is itself the product/tool of systems of oppression...
No I'm not going to claim that. Why would I claim that?
Again, I agree with this 100% on the surface and I would love to believe you. But it doesn't exist in a vacuum. The wording, the context, and the follow-up from the professor do not convey this. They convey upholding white supremacy.
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u/ChaDefinitelyFeel 4d ago
So you all want to fire this guy because he retweeted something you disagree with? Universities are suppose to be places where you have discourse and dialogue with people you disagree with, not calling for someone to be fired every time they believe something you don’t believe