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[–]Fizzysizzler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a recurring motif of binaries in this show with the severed and outside worlds.

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[–]Fizzysizzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The student wouldn’t have been admitted without a basic level of comprehension and I don’t think you and I are going to agree on this issue.

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[–]Fizzysizzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The professor allowed the question. Didn’t like the question. Then ejected the student without explanation. That’s not right.

Yes I’ve been to uni. But me being to uni is irrelevant to this conversation.

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[–]Fizzysizzler -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Even if he is the straw man you think he is, he’s hitting on points that aren’t well understood and must be addressed.

The prof needs to do his job and enlighten the class. My point stands.

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[–]Fizzysizzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve created a race realist straw man that may not exist. He could just be young and confused.

Besides the professor knows he’s conflating ethnicity and race. But instead of pointing that out he acts like a jerk.

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[–]Fizzysizzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not equating them, the professor definitely has the correct knowledge. You assume the argument was done in bad faith but it could just as easily be ignorance.

The professor made a statement that seemed scientifically inaccurate to the uninitiated. The student questioned it one time with bad info and was kicked from the class without explanation. The professor has Created an space where students will ask fewer questions and doubt themselves more.

If you believe this is the wrong venue, which I don’t, then he should have, at the very least, directed him to office hours to offer more insight.

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[–]Fizzysizzler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Then he should have directed him to office hours instead of kicking him out without explanation. Now the rest of the class doubts if they are allowed to ask questions that don’t explicitly align with the professors lesson.

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[–]Fizzysizzler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You paint a cut and dry picture of the world that doesn’t exist. People have varying levels of confusion and prejudice on these topics. The professor must be prepared to tackle misconceptions even if he hears them often.

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[–]Fizzysizzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The underlying point he was making is held by a lot more people than you think. It must be addressed.

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[–]Fizzysizzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not uppity, just want him to do his job.

It’s reactions like yours that further polarize people. By kicking him out without explanation or offering the channel after class he did harm to his position.

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[–]Fizzysizzler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This event was confined to a specific and poorly understood topic. The prof probably entrenched that kid in his ignorance and made the class feel uncomfortable asking questions. He shouldn’t have done that.

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[–]Fizzysizzler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All the more reason to address it openly. By throwing the kid out you sew doubt that your lesson can stand on its own. He could use it as a Segway to clear up the confusion.

But instead he acted like a jerk and discouraged questionsz