University ‘blocks’ academic from her own gender wars research over ‘dangerous’ data

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[–]passionflounder 7 insightful - 6 fun7 insightful - 5 fun8 insightful - 6 fun -  (1 child)

In these uncertain and unprecedented times, facts can be dangerous to the vulnerable, immuno- and gender-compromised. Two weeks to flatten her curves.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

LOLOLOLOLOL

[–]filbs111 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

"study into whether social scientists at universities feel censored over their views on transgender issues."

QED!

[–]hfxB0oyA 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

The data is dangerous because of they publish, a bunch of men with long hair are going to burn the university to the ground. For "equity".

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Important post!

[–]UncleWillard56 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

We can't let the people know that "studies" courses are academic snake oil designed to pad tuition bills and deliver nothing.

[–]Alienhunter 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Any scientist worth his lab coat scoffs at the idea of "women's studies" why would a nerd bother wasting their time studying something as illogical and boring as a woman when there are far more engaging topics to deal with like Star Trekology or Tolkien studies.

[–]WoodyWoodPecker 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Just like climate change and peak oil.

[–]Alienhunter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Universities have become the new orthodoxy to protect the quasi-religious beliefs of the masses, namely that anyone can be anything they want to be and through the rituals of public life we can achieve equity and freedom like some kind of unachievable state of nirvana. As such the universities have a very important roll in keeping these sacred beliefs safe from inconvenient facts of research that might make the adherents question the legitamacy of our cultural institutions.

Much as how Copernicus got by largely unscathed when he put forth his theory of heliocentrism by framing it as a mathematical trick to make seeing the "truth" of the geocentric universe easier got by the church by not challenging their authority, so to can scientific research on gender be done so long as one understands that the truth is already known and it's what the university says it is. And of course whatever the university says must be true even if it contradicts what the university said before. Everything is Awesome. You aren't a slave. Freedom is yours! You are free to do or be anything. Except for what you aren't free to do. But that doesn't exist.

[–]StillLessons 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Universities have become the new orthodoxy to protect the quasi-religious beliefs of the masses, namely that anyone can be anything they want to be and through the rituals of public life we can achieve equity and freedom like some kind of unachievable state of nirvana.

Exactly. This would be amusing if it weren't so serious: they screech in a tone so shrill only the dogs can hear that they are anti-religion -- this is about Science™! But the claim that "a person is born in the wrong body" is a manifestly religious claim. This isn't arguable. The statement is a question of origin, creation, and the meaning of being human. It is nothing to do with the mechanics of the natural world, which is the purview of science. They have created a new state-sanctioned religion, thereby destroying the intent of the founders by claiming not to be a religion at all. It is a fascinating phenomenon to watch in real time, again if it weren't such a tragedy relative to where we were just a few decades ago.

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

She found something really bad about queers and they want to squash it.

[–]WoodyWoodPecker 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

The suicide rate of Transgender people maybe?

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That would work.

[–]TheMaharishi 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The number one repressed fact about transgenders. Is that 90% simply go gay and forget about transitioning. If you just let them become adults without interfering. Transgenders are the only people actually suffering from real homophobia. They are so repulsed by being gay that they would rather mutilate themselves than accepting who they are.

The last 10% are simply to far gone mentally. They would have probably told people they were Jesus if doctors lived up to their oath.

[–]clownworlddropout 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Clearly you don't understand how science works. Scientists are gods among men, they're above such earthly concerns as employability and the safety and wellbeing of themselves and their family!

[–]IMissPorn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Losing her email account could certainly be a setback, but I hope she was smart enough to keep her own copies of the data. If they already fired her anyway there's no reason not to pubish it. the fact that she was fired over it should give it extra attention.