Harvard Crimson doesn't like Academic Freedom, instead wants "Ac. Justice"

[Viking]

"Ac. Justice" = "Academic Justice" when there's a limit on the length of post titles.
Didn't know whether to post it to the Round Table or Politics. I'll try it here to see if it fits.
http://www.thecrimson.com/column/the-red-line/article/2014/2/18/academic-freedom-justice/

If our university community opposes racism, sexism, and heterosexism, why should we put up with research that counters our goals simply in the name of “academic freedom”?

tl;dr (snarky & condescending version): "Research is bad if it makes our fee-fees upset, therefore research that makes us feel bad fee-fees should be prohibited.".

What does APS think of this?

[AmbulanceDriver]

*facepalm*



Just think of the big foam cluebat as reality.

Eventually, we can only hope for this:

[Perd Hapley]

If our university community opposes racism, sexism, and heterosexism, why should we put up with research that counters our goals simply in the name of “academic freedom”?

I wonder if they know that "put up with" is also spelled t-o-l-e-r-a-t-e.

[MechAg94]

I wonder if they know that "put up with" is also spelled t-o-l-e-r-a-t-e.

Tolerance need only apply to Things judged as PC.  Non-PC things and behaviors can screw off and die. 

[RevDisk]

Most people only want freedom for their pet causes. That is normal. Libertarianism is abnormal.

[MechAg94]

Most people only want freedom for their pet causes. That is normal. Libertarianism is abnormal.

I don't know if I would say "most".  I would say those are often the loudest.