Bret Weinstein, a biology professor at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, was surrounded by a group of student protesters Wednesday after he wrote an email objecting to plans for a Day of Absence.
In the past, the Day of Absence has been a day where black and Latino students leave campus to highlight their significance on campus. This year students wanted to change the format. Instead of leaving campus themselves, they wanted white students and professors to leave campus, thereby creating a safe space for the students left behind. Professor Weinstein objected to that format and wrote and email saying he would not be leaving campus and encouraged others not to do so. …
Student protesters decided that email was racist and a firing offense. They gathered at Weinstein’s classroom and began shouting at him and, eventually, demanding he be fired or resign.
For about 3 minutes there is something like a discussion but when Weinstein suggests this moment could be a turning point in favor of the student’s values, one of the protesters says, “Yeah, resign.†The professor refuses and the protesters start chanting, “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Brett Weinstein has got to go!â€
Students then complain that Weinstein isn’t listening to them and that he’s trying to “control†the situation. At this point, the audio in the clip drops out.
27 May 2017
Mac
His big mistake was even engaging this idiot mob. He should have ignored the whole affair, and shown up on that day to teach his classes.
Seattle Sam
If you’ve ever been to Evergreen State College, you’d know that Absence is a reference to the cranial content of the students there. The school’s commencement speaker a few years back was Black Panther cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Cactusjack
Yeah, it didn’t look like there was much smoke going up any of those chimneys. But they’re smart enough to have figured out that the race/gender card trumps a whole lot of stupid. As long as that’s true, it’s only going to get worse.
Sennacherib
Just more of the Left’s fabulous voter outreach program!
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