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| Subject: Human Degeneracy Watch: James Treadwell and the true meaning of ‘cancel culture’ Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:06 pm | |
| There's an inherent contradiction at the heart of liberal thinking that perpetually raises its head. It's one which has become ever-more pronounced in our age of ultra-progressive politics: the tension between equality and liberty. Many progressives think you can have both. Alas not. You can only have either, or a greater emphasis upon one at the expense of the other.
This contradiction has once more been made evident today amidst reports of a lecturer who says he is the latest victim of 'cancel culture'. James Treadwell, a professor of criminology at Staffordshire University, says that he is 'being investigated for transphobia' after his employer received 'formal and official' complaints about his gender-critical views on Twitter.
Staffordshire University has confirmed that his case is indeed being reviewed. It has said:
.https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/james-treadwell-and-the-true-meaning-of-cancel-culture- |
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