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I hope so and I think it's certainly possible, but 'publicly forced to resign for being a racist' being the first thing that shows up when a university official
by wfo 11y ago
I hope so and I think it's certainly possible, but 'publicly forced to resign for being a racist' being the first thing that shows up when a university official googles your name might make it a rough hire. These positions are high-publicity and the student body is the same everywhere.
But I'm encouraged by your optimism -- perhaps I should have said 'job-destroying' instead, because it is inarguably that.
- __derek__ 11y agoI mean, yes, it may invite some uncomfortable conversations in the future. This isn't the first time that someone has been forced to resign for problematic statements, and I honestly can't think of anyone who has been totally shut-out because of them. Once you reach the higher levels (e.g., dean of a very prestigious liberal arts college), the landings become quite soft (even when they ought to be hard). Anyway, I'm on-board with your suggestion of "job-destroying."
- belovedeagle 11y agoThis is the same argument that's used by people advocating expelling ten [white, straight, cis, male] students for the same purported crime. "It's okay to leverage overwhelming power to commit outrageous acts of injustice toward so-called privileged persons because they'll just wave the magic priviledge wand to make everything better." This argument only serves to dehumanize the out-group which has been labeled as "priviledged"; it's a modern witch-hunt.
- rdancer 11y agoThe present argument is whether the which hunt would prevent them from advancing their career in the same field. It is contended that it never does really. Sure it is a dick move, but that's not being disputed.