Why Should We Care About Crackpot Professors?

[Common]

Hide your kids, hide your wife...

Sarcasm will beget you sarcasm as it always has, I will let this end now

[Common Sense]

Sarcasm will beget you sarcasm as it always has, I will let this end now

Hysteria will beget you ridicule. Do whatever you wish.

[Kacper]

This is one of many reasons why the race card means nothing to white people anymore, they mostly snicker when someone uses it.

There is an article each week about some left-wing professor spouting some nonsensical theory that denigrates American society, portraying a dystopian nightmare filled with a white patriarchal system of oppression, hell bent on terrorizing women, minorities, and anything else non-white male. Townhall has written multiple articles about such professors.

One reader asked why is it that we highlight these stories. In other words, “Who cares? We don’t attend these colleges, so why should we be concerned with what a crackpot professor says?” But, these stories are important to highlight because they show a larger problem within our society. One that can be changed, but only if light is shed on the problem in the first place. As Conservatives, it is our job to not only show these issues, but also offer a better alternative than what the left is producing.

Take the latest story from the bizzaroland of higher education as a prime example. Stephanie McKellop is a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Pennsylvania. Earlier this week on one of her social media accounts, she proudly proclaimed her system in choosing who answers what questions in her class. “I will always call on my black women students first. Other [people of color] get second-tier priority. [White women] come next. And, if I have to, white men,” she saiForumd.

Understandably this story caught fire in right-wing media for her blatant discrimination, at which point McKellop was in some way reprimanded by the university. She tweeted, "Penn thinks I'm racist and discriminatory towards my students for using a very well worn pedagogical tactic which includes calling on [people of color]." Further showing her supposed liberal tolerance, she went on to call those who criticized her "white nationalists" and "Nazis."


https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timoth...ssors-n2398465

I wish my high school math teacher had followed Ms. McKellop's system of calling on people...

[Adelaide]

Bizarre and inappropriate professors are not really a huge issue - they come out of the woodwork, but statistically, they do not represent the majority. Thousands of professors and a crackpot gets in trouble for something they say maybe every few weeks (right now) but normally not that frequently. None of my professors have lost their $#@!. While there does seem to be some liberal bias in American universities (based on my experience, and as compared to Canadian universities) there can also be bias in the opposite direction. I currently have a very religious world geography professor who doesn't believe in climate change, which is weird since you would think anyone who goes into geography would be a believer. But if you write an essay or paper or whatever assignment is required, if you mention climate change you had better have like half a dozen super legit sources or she'll smack you for it. If I wrote the earth were flat, I would need one quasi-science citation. I mostly find it funny.

[The Xl]

You're right. There might be 3 or 4 of these idiots. Maybe even more.

Clearly higher education should be shunned.

There are plenty of these idiots in universities everywhere. Maybe not quite on this scale, but it's still ridiculous.

Higher education is fast becoming a scheme where you sign up for a lifetime of debt to be brainwashed and indoctrinated by a bunch of radical morons. It's approaching a point where it's becoming increasingly worthless.

[MisterVeritis]

It only matters because there is no wall of separation between big government and big education.

[Ethereal]

Just look at the growing social movements on college campuses. This is not an isolated phenomenon. They are having a real impact on college culture and society generally. And, yes, it is legitimately worrisome.

[Common Sense]

Just look at the growing social movements on college campuses. This is not an isolated phenomenon. They are having a real impact on college culture and society generally. And, yes, it is legitimately worrisome.

Not really much different than the late 60's. In fact I'd say it pales in comparison.