Monday, November 20, 2017

The Holy Inquisition of Political Correctness and toxicity

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WOW! Magazine  "Watching the goings-on in the modern academia is a hazardous occupation. From the point of view of many actors on that scene, all they are doing is cleaning the scene of “toxicity” – real or imaginary. The viewer, though, gets the full dose of the toxicity directly in his/her face… but it is rather a personal complaint.

"Here is a really heart-wrenching example of the juggernaut of Political Correctness squashing under its wheels an innocent and well meaning young person. Because of some overly sensitive human embryo, whose pea brain and overwhelming sensitivity and entitlement don’t bear a shadow of debate.
Lindsay Shepherd, a graduate student at Wilfrid Laurier University, said she ran afoul of school authorities after she aired a clip in two tutorials of a debate on gender-neutral pronouns featuring polarizing University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson.
"At this point I feel the need to stop for a moment and to explain. Jordan Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. His ascent to notoriety came with his opposition to the use of genderless pronouns and his attacks on political correctness. Here he explains some of his views.
"Now, does Lindsay Shepherd share the views of the illustrious professor? Not at all, rather the opposite:" . . .
Dr. Pimlott is currently working on an anthology of Karl Marx’s journalism as well as developing research on strategic communications and social justice movements in Canada.

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