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"Along with their anger about abortion, they grouse about not being allowed to punish students "for being homosexual or transgender." They also argue they should be able to penalize teaching assistants for "cross-dressing," by which they appear to mean allowing trans women to wear skirts."

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[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 126 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 19 points 1 year ago

Right!?! Doesn't this smack of simple jealousy that the professors can't have as much fun as their students? Their lives must be so empty, which explains why others living their best lives, with lovers, friends, and community is so offensive.

[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sir, please pickup line 2, they said it was Texas calling, but I think it was Giliad just disgusting their voice…

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[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 76 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Two. Two professors. Two are suing for their right to be shitheads. This needs to be clarified. It's not a class action lawsuit or anything. The vast majority of profs I had at UT-Austin, if they are still teaching there, were almost certainly protesting Palestinian occupation along with the students.

(This being said and Texas being what it is, I am surprised it isn't more than two. I can't leave this state fast enough.)

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sure our current SCOTUS, which said that the right to bodily autonomy doesn't exist because it wasn't enumerated even though the Constitution clearly says not all rights are, will have no problem using the exact same reasoning to slap these two Texassholes down, right?

Right?

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 73 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Religious extremists always use the "slippery slope" argument against progress, because that's what they want.

If anyone ever tells you they have to do something because their religious texts says so, you need to immediately look at the craziest shit that's in there.

Because either they're lying about their reason for doing the first thing, or they're working their way up to the craziest shit.

And regardless of what religion it is, there's going to be some absolutely horrible shit in there.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

*except for The Satanic Temple and Pastafarianism.

[–] Plague_Doctor@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The Bible actually references abortion and priests giving them to women who their husbands believe were unfaithful. And how that was particularly okay to do. Idk seems to me these folks don't read the Bible.

Bible verses, Numbers 5:11-28 https://www.biblestudytools.com/numbers/5.html

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Christians that aren't sociopaths, who actually read the Bible (aka, actually comprehend it), typically don't stay Christian very long.

[–] freshcow@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I love this take on religion.
Parallels with the "stupid or evil" assessment I always have to do for conservatives in general

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[–] A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you need to immediately look at the craziest shit that's in there. Because either they're lying about their reason for doing the first thing, or they're working their way up to the craziest shit

I know a lot of people that will cite Leviticus to explain how homosexuality is bad, yet none of them like to talk about the parts of Leviticus that condone and regulate who you should enslave and how you should treat your slaves. 🤔

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[–] acetanilide@lemmy.world 67 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Instead, Bonevac writes, because pregnancy is the result of "voluntary and consensual sexual intercourse,"

So apparently you can't get pregnant when you're raped. That's great to know /s

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 77 points 1 year ago (5 children)

If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.

  • Former US House Representative Todd Atkin
[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I’m not confident that dipshit could even point out a vagina in a police lineup.

Edit: he’s dead so he definitely can’t

[–] acetanilide@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Awww man, I missed the news of his funeral. How sad.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Unfortunately for him, his body didn’t have a way of shutting his prostate cancer down for him

[–] Plague_Doctor@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

His must have been a legitimate cancer.

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

He certainly was.

[–] A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

That's on him for consenting to prostate cancer /s

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Let’s keep dismantling the education system and see if this fixes things

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That fucker doubled down on that too admitting that he regretted his apology and stands by being a fucking dunce.

[–] acetanilide@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wow. I wonder if he thinks that human vaginas have crazy twists and turns and dead ends in it like some other animals do

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[–] snooggums@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

Gosh, I wonder what party he belongs to.

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[–] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

By this logic they should be perfectly fine with any sex that can’t lead to pregnancy, right?

Right?

Right?

[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dudes that aren't getting laid upset that other people are getting laid

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 27 points 1 year ago

the people who are maddest about gays are the ones who are secretly gay and hate themselves most of all. they only say "it's a choice" because they made the choice to suppress it and are angry at anyone who chooses "to thine own self be true"

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"It is a violation of my rights to not be able to interfere with the healthcare of my female students!" - These assholes, apparently

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If the students disobey and miss class for abortion care, the filing continues, the professors should be allowed to flunk students.

...and...

The two men argue that granting students an excused absence in such cases violates their First Amendment rights.

And one of these guys is a philosophy professor.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are plenty of philosophy professors who are morons.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Half of all philosophy professors graduated in the bottom 50% of their class. Pretty shocking.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

What's crazy is he actually won some award from the Journal of Philosophy in the past. But brain rot comes quickly for people like him, who has himself been plugged into the right wing propaganda mill since at least 2016.

And one of his self-professed professional interests is "Christian Philosophy," so this is totally on brand for him.

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[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm straight AF, but I'll show up in a kilt (and go regimental to boot) any time my trans friends need an ally.

[–] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hell, I'll show up in a silk negligee and edible panties. Wait, what are we talking about again?

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well I was talking about skirting the rules, but your idea has merit, too.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Skirting the rules by using a dress code. Excellent!

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] 4am@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I’ll join this Muumuuvement

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huge surprise that conservatives hate consensual sex.

They seem to be really focused on just punishing people

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The two rules of Conservatism:

  • I get to do what I want.
  • You have to do what I say.

The professors get to do what they want and flunk whomever they want. The students have to do what they say and only have sex on their religious terms.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

That's a perfect description of the conservative mindset.

It's like when they crow about "freedom of speech", which they invariably use to mean "our freedom to be bigoted against you"

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Thumbnail looks like an establishing shot from a zombie movie.

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

How the fuck do these people think they are going to know an absence is for an abortion? Do they really think their female students are going to volunteer that information in fucking Texas of all places?

It’s pretty damned easy to say “I need time off for a medical procedure” and nothing else, because they aren’t allowed to ask what sort of medical care you are getting. They can ask for a doctors note I suppose but that’s pretty easy to get, and also doesn’t have reasons on it. Or they can say they have a wedding or funeral to attend or whatever.

Or do they think because it’s a woman it’s safe to just assume, as many medical professionals do, that everything medical is related to reproductive systems?

This whole thing is just really gross for no reason other than to be gross. They are just mad they aren’t sleeping with these women.

Although in fairness, I don’t think students should be held to attendance standards in college anyway, it’s a lazy grading metric for failure schools that admit shit students. As adults, students may have other things going on that they need to handle, and if they fail to do the work as a result that’s their problem. I only had a handful of classes that gave a shit about attendance, and I dropped the ones I could because I’m not a child and that’s stupid. (Discussion based courses maybe, but even then, it should be based on participation not attendance)

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

If you are female and have to take time off for a medical procedure, they'll just assume it's an abortion and flunk you. After all, why are you in school anyway? You don't need an education to clean house and have babies.

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[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

i wish someone would punish me for consexual sexual intercourse.

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[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I knew a trans biology professor at UNT. Just looked her up and she's still there but I wonder for how long

I looked her up on ratemyprofessor and while she's not very popular, every comment is about lack of organization, none about gender. I am admittedly surprised

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