He could just as well argue that he should be allowed to make lewd remarks at his students, justified by free speech. Seems absurd.
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Replying to @Robert_Platt @Maxtropolitan
I don't see that. Not sharing someone else's concept of gender is not the same as making sexual comments about them.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @Maxtropolitan
For sure it isn't the same, but he could make the same argument. "Laws preventing me from commenting on a student infringe my free speech"
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Replying to @Robert_Platt @Maxtropolitan
No. He's not arguing to be able to make comments about other people, just not to have to accept their beliefs on gender in his speech.
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In the same way, someone who believes gender is a harmful cultural construct shouldn't be forced to call people 'he' or 'she.'
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I'd disagree with both of them but people are allowed to be wrong. We can't tell them they must say, eg that humans are apes if they deny it
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Replying to @HPluckrose @Maxtropolitan
I take your point. But, this is a teacher relationship. So my point is, I could have a relationship with a colleague but must accept...
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... that I must take care not to make a colleague feel uncomfortable (harassment). A teacher has a higher bar still given their position.
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So he should show good sense. If a student has a chip on their shoulder, deal with it sensibly, don't deliberately use a pronoun they hate
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Replying to @Robert_Platt @HPluckrose
His very premise is that he refuses to address people the way they prefer to be addressed because he deems their preference invalid.
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It's not. He's used preferred pronouns. He just doesn't think ppl should be forced to speak in accordance with any view on it.
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