Conservative Professor Banned By University From Speaking. Here's His Terrific Rebuttal.

Daily Wire

"If you were smart, you would lift the ban on me speaking at UM. Then, you could hire me as your new Dean of Journalism."

 

. . . "The decision was made by the Dean of Journalism Larry Abramson, who took the position after a career with NPR. Abramson sent a letter to the funder of the event explaining why Adams was barred:

If you jump in at 3:30 on the link at the bottom, you can hear (Dr. Adams) talking about his opposition to tolerance of transgender accommodations. He appears to be siding with Christians in the “culture war.” In this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oX9ya3EW04 he talks about his efforts to make sure that abortion providers give time to Christian speakers, in the interest of freedom of speech.

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"In response, Adams provides a list of eight problems with the dean's claims, including what constitutes "extreme" views on transgenderism, the "unbridled religious bigotry" of Abramson's perspective on Christianity, academia's attempts to use public funds for abortions, the relevance of cultural Marxism, and the absurd fear of offending students. Here's all eight:" . . . [excerpts listed only]
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Right wing sites. The Dean claims that I “speak” exclusively on right wing sites. That is false. I have been on MSNBC, Air America, and numerous other left wing stations and sites. I have also appeared on NPR where Abramson worked for nearly thirty years. Most importantly, I have spoken at 93 different universities, the overwhelming majority of which have been dominated by left-wing academics such as Dean Abramson. In short, I have stepped out of my comfort zone and demonstrated the kind of intellectual courage the Dean lacks.

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Not offending students. Finally, the Dean of Journalism states that he cannot allow for the mere risk that his students will be offended. Thus, the Dean is engaging in prior restraint of all speech that could potentially offend someone. Let that sink in as you continue to ponder this man’s competence to serve as Dean of Anything much less the Dean of Journalism.

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"Citing a quote from Abramson about supposedly defending "tolerance" in his school, Adams smacks him for the inherent illogic of his argument. "Try to make sense of the logic of this Dean telling me I am not going to be tolerated or welcomed at the J-school because I am not as tolerant and welcoming as they are at the J-school," he writes."