Cheek may be in hot water

[edyeary]

Lawmakers want UT chief to resign after holiday post

 

[BigZiti09]

There's more wrong over there than just Cheek.

 

[joevol33]

Did ze offend somebody?

 

[utvolpj]

“This is offensive to the vast majority of Tennesseans who help fund this university through their tax dollars,” Bell said in the email.

Because state level politicians never waste tax dollars? Bunch of idiots taking a stand over nothing.

 

[VOLatile]

Oh give me a break.

 

[Nerd-Vol]

Gotta be careful when drawing a bath.

 

[utvolpj]

Also the idea he needs to be removed because the number offended by one act is greater than the number offended by another is pretty funny.

 

[Daloth]

As a UT student who grew up in a very religious, Southern Baptist, home I felt this joke was actually pretty decent considering some of the things Booker Cheek has done in the past. Certainly not offensive, let alone resign level worthy.

Of course, I've lived in the real world before, so I may have thicker skin than some down here.

 

[BigZiti09]

Because state level politicians never waste tax dollars? Bunch of idiots taking a stand over nothing.

It's only "nothing" to idiots who think this nonsense should be tolerated. It's embarrassing.

 

[utvolpj]

It's only "nothing" to idiots who think this nonsense should be tolerated. It's embarrassing.

Or to those who completely ignored the clarification from the University. It's in the link if you're interested.

If this is embarrassing you must live a sad life :lol: laugh a little

 

[Freak]

I see the article mentions that the University nuked the gender neutral pronoun memo, after they initially came out defending it.

 

[BigZiti09]

Or to those who completely ignored the clarification from the University. It's in the link if you're interested.

If this is embarrassing you must live a sad life :lol: laugh a little

k:

 

[508mikey]

Can those idiot politicians do something about the Neyland field conditions since they have so much power ?

 

[utvolpj]

Can those idiot politicians do something about the Neyland field conditions since they have so much power ?

They could probably provide plenty of natural fertilizer

 

[VolGee4]

Or to those who completely ignored the clarification from the University. It's in the link if you're interested.

If this is embarrassing you must live a sad life :lol: laugh a little

I agree that it's embarrassing. Don't care how the university tried to "clarify" it. Shouldn't have been put out in the first place to "clarify."

 

[joevol33]

I see the article mentions that the University nuked the gender neutral pronoun memo, after they initially came out defending it.

Now that was embarrassing. Everybody was making fun of Tennessee for that.

 

[utvolpj]

I agree that it's embarrassing. Don't care how the university tried to "clarify" it.

The reaction is what should be embarrassing. The memo is barely a blip without the squealing and gnashing of teeth by the "they're taking our Christmas" crowd

 

[utvolpj]

I see the article mentions that the University nuked the gender neutral pronoun memo, after they initially came out defending it.

Likely because people thought it was becoming UT policy. Few realize that UT was not the first to offer them for discussion. Shouldn't discussion be something that goes on in college?

 

[joevol33]

Likely because people thought it was becoming UT policy. Few realize that UT was not the first to offer them for discussion. Shouldn't discussion be something that goes on in college?

I agree with the discussion thing, but from everything I read the lady pushing it wasn't about discussion. She seemed determined for it to happen.

 

[VOLatile]

Likely because people thought it was becoming UT policy. Few realize that UT was not the first to offer them for discussion. Shouldn't discussion be something that goes on in college?

Absolutely, yes. College campuses are also a place where ideas should be challenged* and skin should grow thicker. I'm super liberal, maybe the most liberal VN user, and "safe zones" are the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

 

[utvolpj]

I agree with the discussion thing, but from everything I read the lady pushing it wasn't about discussion. She seemed determined for it to happen.

So what? That's pretty much her job. How can something new embarrassing when it had zero effect on your life?

Can you link where she said there was no place for discussion?

 

[BigZiti09]

We are discussing how stupid this office of diversity looks/sounds. How's that for discussion?

But you sound like the exact kind of person that would try to push something like this nonsense.

"It's not directly having an impact on you so you should just live with it."

"Laugh it off"

"You live a sad life"

"It's just a suggestion" (that you don't want anyone to stand up against)

 

[joevol33]

So what? That's pretty much her job. How can something new embarrassing when it had zero effect on your life?

Can you link where she said there was no place for discussion?

You do realize we're all allowed to have different feelings about these stories, and not just share your beliefs? I mean you defend this talking about discussion, but get touchy when someone disagrees with your view. Isn't that what we do on message boards, have different opinions and discuss them? When other people are making fun of Tennessee over something the majority of us find stupid, yea its embarrassing. May not have touched my life personally, but I spend alot of time bragging about them in another state, so I speak about it.

 

[Freak]

Likely because people thought it was becoming UT policy. Few realize that UT was not the first to offer them for discussion. Shouldn't discussion be something that goes on in college?

Sure, but apparently we define discussion differently.

 

[utvolpj]

You do realize we're all allowed to have different feelings about these stories, and not just share your beliefs? I mean you defend this talking about discussion, but get touchy when someone disagrees with your view. Isn't that what we do on message boards, have different opinions and discuss them? When other people are making fun of Tennessee over something the majority of us find stupid, yea its embarrassing. May not have touched my life personally, but I spend alot of time bragging about them in another state, so I speak about it.

I'm not touchy I just asked a question for discussion. No one had been silenced so feel free to discuss

But seriously, you spend a lot of time bragging about UT academics?