Professor: We Are Seeing the ‘Slow Death of a Modern University’ at Boise State

>> A professor at Boise ░░░░░░░░ university that I don ░░░░░░░░ have has people calling ░░░░░░░░ aspiring because he has ░░░░░░░░ the dash on transgenderism ░░░░░░░░ professor argued that transgender ░░░░░░░░ is undermining the traditional ░░░░░░░░ by affirming the right ░░░░░░░░ children to change their ░░░░░░░░ even if their parents ░░░░░░░░ They say he ought ░░░░░░░░ lose his job for ░░░░░░░░ this So far Boise ░░░░░░░░ says his job is ░░░░░░░░ that they Dean has ░░░░░░░░ issued a statement saying ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric does not reflect ░░░░░░░░ values of diversity whatever ░░░░░░░░ means The professor joins ░░░░░░░░ tonight Thanks for coming ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Tucker for ░░░░░░░░ the Tucker Can you ░░░░░░░░ quickly what you said ░░░░░░░░ was considered so controversial ░░░░░░░░ Boise state Well it ░░░░░░░░ one of those things ░░░░░░░░ is almost difficult to ░░░░░░░░ what precisely got everyone ░░░░░░░░ Most people concede the ░░░░░░░░ that transgender rights can ░░░░░░░░ parental rights So the ░░░░░░░░ trope is then that ░░░░░░░░ have said misogynist and ░░░░░░░░ pope and homophobic things ░░░░░░░░ the article Spoon but ░░░░░░░░ were just noting that ░░░░░░░░ you allow a child ░░░░░░░░ freedom to decide his ░░░░░░░░ her gender if you ░░░░░░░░ that is physically possible ░░░░░░░░ you let kids decide ░░░░░░░░ undermines the right of ░░░░░░░░ to make decisions for ░░░░░░░░ kid That is like ░░░░░░░░ statement of fact isn ░░░░░░░░ it It seems to ░░░░░░░░ a statement of fact ░░░░░░░░ s difficult to imagine ░░░░░░░░ the family could look ░░░░░░░░ if there weren t ░░░░░░░░ rights and parental authority ░░░░░░░░ parents would have to ░░░░░░░░ their children the way ░░░░░░░░ see fit Tucker So ░░░░░░░░ kind of response did ░░░░░░░░ get for saying something ░░░░░░░░ Well I m not ░░░░░░░░ that anyone ever read ░░░░░░░░ article and I have ░░░░░░░░ proud of my administration ░░░░░░░░ always defending my right ░░░░░░░░ write on what I ░░░░░░░░ like on academic freedom ░░░░░░░░ the same time they ░░░░░░░░ said that I have ░░░░░░░░ in hate speech and ░░░░░░░░ I created an unsafe ░░░░░░░░ and I have been ░░░░░░░░ and I think we ░░░░░░░░ beginning to see at ░░░░░░░░ state the conflict between ░░░░░░░░ university that is committed ░░░░░░░░ social justice and a ░░░░░░░░ that is committed to ░░░░░░░░ inquiry That to me ░░░░░░░░ the slow death of ░░░░░░░░ modern university Tucker Or ░░░░░░░░ quick death It seems ░░░░░░░░ be happening pretty rapidly ░░░░░░░░ what way do they ░░░░░░░░ you are uncivil I ░░░░░░░░ the instability that they ░░░░░░░░ is that I don ░░░░░░░░ affirm everyone s identity ░░░░░░░░ I conduct my research ░░░░░░░░ what the effects of ░░░░░░░░ politics are on the ░░░░░░░░ I think that is ░░░░░░░░ new definition of civility ░░░░░░░░ you have to affirm ░░░░░░░░ in their identity in ░░░░░░░░ to be civil Where ░░░░░░░░ the old understanding of ░░░░░░░░ which I think fits ░░░░░░░░ the university that is ░░░░░░░░ to rational inquiry you ░░░░░░░░ disagree politely with someone ░░░░░░░░ Reiko You can say ░░░░░░░░ have a different view ░░░░░░░░ I don t hate ░░░░░░░░ for it That was ░░░░░░░░ understanding They have in ░░░░░░░░ denounced two in a ░░░░░░░░ way by saying that ░░░░░░░░ you said it does ░░░░░░░░ reflect the values of ░░░░░░░░ Now hear that phrase ░░░░░░░░ lot I have no ░░░░░░░░ idea what it means ░░░░░░░░ you know what it ░░░░░░░░ I think I would ░░░░░░░░ back to that understanding ░░░░░░░░ civility Tucker I think ░░░░░░░░ diversity means is the ░░░░░░░░ to affirm everyone in ░░░░░░░░ own identity as they ░░░░░░░░ it And the failure ░░░░░░░░ do that makes you ░░░░░░░░ or may be a ░░░░░░░░ who perpetrates hate speech ░░░░░░░░ So I thought diversity ░░░░░░░░ the idea that you ░░░░░░░░ have people with different ░░░░░░░░ different experiences different views ░░░░░░░░ they could all kind ░░░░░░░░ live together It sounds ░░░░░░░░ they are demanding uniformity ░░░░░░░░ than diversity Yeah that ░░░░░░░░ one of the great ░░░░░░░░ Tucker that Boise state ░░░░░░░░ instance has recently hired ░░░░░░░░ diversity and inclusion officer ░░░░░░░░ he is one of ░░░░░░░░ primary people behind denounced ░░░░░░░░ in public He has ░░░░░░░░ by articles for Charlottesville ░░░░░░░░ genocide and call me ░░░░░░░░ neo Nazi What the ░░░░░░░░ of that is to ░░░░░░░░ people without tenure and ░░░░░░░░ the protections that come ░░░░░░░░ an academic job less ░░░░░░░░ to speak less likely ░░░░░░░░ engage in ideas and ░░░░░░░░ to the diversity officer ░░░░░░░░ the university Students of ░░░░░░░░ diversity officer is demanding ░░░░░░░░ and nobody sees that ░░░░░░░░ orwellian or totalitarian Looking ░░░░░░░░ the outside in at ░░░░░░░░ university not just rest ░░░░░░░░ so many of them ░░░░░░░░ seems like a grotesque ░░░░░░░░ to a lot of ░░░░░░░░ like me who are ░░░░░░░░ of college age children ░░░░░░░░ what point do you ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ says I m not ░░░░░░░░ my kids to a ░░░░░░░░ like that anymore I ░░░░░░░░ like truth in labeling ░░░░░░░░ campuses If a campus ░░░░░░░░ t going to be ░░░░░░░░ to rational inquiry they ░░░░░░░░ just announce that they ░░░░░░░░ dedicated to social justice ░░░░░░░░ eradicating prejudice as they ░░░░░░░░ them And allow people ░░░░░░░░ understand what universities they ░░░░░░░░ going to It s ░░░░░░░░ clear to me that ░░░░░░░░ s enough intellectual diversity ░░░░░░░░ any of these campuses ░░░░░░░░ conduct a genuine constructive ░░░░░░░░ if those campuses are ░░░░░░░░ to social justice and ░░░░░░░░ of rational inquiry Tucker ░░░░░░░░ it is the diversity ░░░░░░░░ strapped to stamp out ░░░░░░░░ This is one of ░░░░░░░░ craziest things and I ░░░░░░░░ you having the bravery ░░░░░░░░ stand up in the ░░░░░░░░ of it Thank you ░░░░░░░░ you, Tucker.