Hypocrisy is obvious in the responses of many so-called "feminists" and in the world of sexploitation this is a human bites dog story (the human should be punished but male molesters vastly outnumber their female counterparts) nevertheless, from kindergarten through graduate school teachers should keep their hands off their own students (at least). There are moral obligations and duties with regard to trust that pertain to the student-teacher relationship and a teacher who violates that trust is unworthy of his or her position no matter how witty and scholarly they may be. It is disturbing to see so many other teachers attempting to defend this immoral behavior on the part of one their own as they disgrace the very worthy cause they ostensibly support. We all know the flesh is weak and that punishment should fit the crime and that redemption and reconciliation are always ideal, if rare, outcomes: we should try to make both victim and perpetrator whole again and I hope those at NYU (where I taught for many years) who are responsible for dealing with this sad embroglio find the wisdom to find a just solution to this situation.
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
#Me Too is greater than the faux Feminists
Hypocrisy is obvious in the responses of many so-called "feminists" and in the world of sexploitation this is a human bites dog story (the human should be punished but male molesters vastly outnumber their female counterparts) nevertheless, from kindergarten through graduate school teachers should keep their hands off their own students (at least). There are moral obligations and duties with regard to trust that pertain to the student-teacher relationship and a teacher who violates that trust is unworthy of his or her position no matter how witty and scholarly they may be. It is disturbing to see so many other teachers attempting to defend this immoral behavior on the part of one their own as they disgrace the very worthy cause they ostensibly support. We all know the flesh is weak and that punishment should fit the crime and that redemption and reconciliation are always ideal, if rare, outcomes: we should try to make both victim and perpetrator whole again and I hope those at NYU (where I taught for many years) who are responsible for dealing with this sad embroglio find the wisdom to find a just solution to this situation.
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