April 17, 20187 yr How big is this group on campus I wonder? https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/16/ut-austin-antifa-robert-reece Quote Antifa Group Calls for 'Revolutionary Violence' Against Black Sociology Professor "Reactionary violence, like rape and domestic violence and torture, can only be responded to with revolutionary violence." Robby Soave|Apr. 16, 2018 3:30 pm A far-left group of students and activists at the University of Texas–Austin has called for "revolutionary violence" against a sociology professor. This is partly because a former girlfriend is accusing the sociologist of pressuring her into unwanted sex six years ago. Activists are also enraged that the professor failed to report a student to the authorities after the student expressed concern that he might not have always lived up to the requirements of affirmative consent. But the campaign against the professor started for a much milder reason: He dared to say something about consent that the activists deemed heretical. In an essay for Vox, Assistant Professor Robert Reece summarized conversations he has had with various men—including male students in his Masculinities in America class—about whether they had ever failed to practice affirmative consent, which requires the participants in a sexual encounter to constantly assess whether the other participant is still interested in the activity. "Men discuss the gray areas of intimate encounters" was the subhed. In the eyes of the activists, there can be no gray areas. By approaching a complicated issue with nuance, Reece has made it clear that "he believes women should get used to rape and abuse as a condition of their gender," claims the Revolutionary Student Front, an anti-capitalist antifa group. Reece has an impressive intersectional-leftist pedigree. (The American Spectator writes that he "checks so many politically correct boxes that he'd normally be immune from criticism.") He's a person of color who studied critical race theory at Duke; he writes about gender, race, and inequality for a number of left-wing outlets; he collects Black Panther memorabilia. Still, he expressed an opinion that conflicts with the campus Jacobins, and such "reactionary violence" can be remedied only with "revolutionary violence": But change is not elusive to us. Reactionary violence, like rape and domestic violence and torture, can only be responded to with revolutionary violence. We are inspired by women across the world from revolutionary movements who have turned on abusive husbands and serial rapists, reclaiming violence and wielding it against their oppressors. Fighting back is the first step. The deep social change needed to end the creation of future rapists will not begin in a university classroom or in the highest levels of the US government. In a capitalistic system, men will always be granted some ownership over women and will feel entitled to much more. A feminist movement for working women must be created, one that intends to topple not only patriarchy, but capitalism imperialism as well. Penning an insufficiently radical op-ed isn't Reece's only crime. A former girlfriend—a D.C.-based pro-choice activist named Jazmine Walker—has accused him of pressuring her to have unwanted sex with him. (She has subsequently claimed that other women told her he mistreated them too.) An uncharacteristically shoddy story in Inside Higher Edcharacterizes this as a charge of rape, although Walker's tweets describe not direct coercion but emotional manipulation within the context of a "toxic ass relationship" involving mutually bad behavior. Reece is also accused of covering for other rapists. In his op-ed, he mentioned that one of his male students seemed uncomfortable during an in-class discussion of sexual violence. Reece later reached out to the student, who confessed that he worried not all of his past sexual encounters had cleared the high bar of affirmative consent. Reece comforted the student and suggested counseling. The activists excoriated Reece for failing to swiftly report the student to the campus authorities. "We find this to be direct proof that Reece is an active threat to students on campus," the activists write. "Through his course, he is uniquely able to identify potential rapists, yet he does nothing to stop them—and worse, he shows them his sympathy as a fellow misogynist and abuser." The university administration has apparently caught wind of the controversy. According to Inside Higher Ed, Walker has tweeted, tagging the university's official Twitter account, to say that Reece is a potential safety risk to the Texas community. She said she's received no response thus far. J. B. Bird, university spokesperson, said via email that Texas "takes all accusations of sexual misconduct seriously and follows up on accusations through its Title IX office and the Office of Inclusion and Equity, following established procedures, as it will do in this case. Sexual harassment or violence in any form is unacceptable and in contradiction of our core values." Walker said some of what she's heard about Reece from other women...allegedly involves his time at Texas. In any case, universities can investigate rumors and allegations that don't pertain to specific, alleged incidents at their institutions, in the interest of maintaining campus safety. But such investigations are usually confidential until there is any finding of misconduct. I emailed UT-Austin for clarification regarding whether Reece is indeed the subject of a Title IX investigation. Administrators did not immediately respond. Reece concedes that he has behaved badly in past relationships, though he did not admit specific wrongdoing. It's possible that he hasn't learned from past mistakes, and it's possible that he is a threat to students' safety. But that's a fundamentally different matter than saying his failure to call for punishing all men who fall short of affirmative consent is itself a crime. [Hat tip: The College Fix]
April 17, 20187 yr Is "calling for 'Revolutionary Violence' against an individual" the same thing as a terroristic threat?
April 17, 20187 yr Quote This is partly because a former girlfriend is accusing the sociologist of pressuring her into unwanted sex six years ago. Married Shaggy Surly guys are fucked. Prepare yourselves for antifa.
April 17, 20187 yr those antifa guys are just straight-shooters with upper management written all over them.
April 17, 20187 yr 42 minutes ago, Viper said: This is partly because a former girlfriend is accusing the sociologist of pressuring her into unwanted sex six years ago. I'm thinkin' maybe she was fugly as shit and he was the one who didn't want the sex.
April 17, 20187 yr As so-liberal-it-couldn't'-get-out-of-bed as UT was 30 years ago, I am somewhat surprised that it isn't on the vanguard of all this ridiculousness. On the other hand, the top 10+% rule has probably populated UT with kids who aint got time for that shit. You notice its more middle-tier or middle-upper tier schools where this stuff really flourishes. Scholarship kiddos and hardcore students aint got time for this shit.
April 17, 20187 yr Title: UT Antifa Calls for Violence Against Sociology Professor Reality: Not-actually-ANTIFA Does Not Actually Call for Violence Against Sociology Professor Edited April 17, 20187 yr by bad_teammate
April 17, 20187 yr 49 minutes ago, bad_teammate said: Title: UT Antifa Calls for Violence Against Sociology Professor Reality: Not-actually-ANTIFA Does Not Actually Call for Violence Against Sociology Professor Antifa is not a group. It's a movement. Any group that backs that movement is considered Antifa. Like this one.
April 17, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said: As so-liberal-it-couldn't'-get-out-of-bed as UT was 30 years ago, I am somewhat surprised that it isn't on the vanguard of all this ridiculousness. On the other hand, the top 10+% rule has probably populated UT with kids who aint got time for that shit. You notice its more middle-tier or middle-upper tier schools where this stuff really flourishes. Scholarship kiddos and hardcore students aint got time for this shit. It's an "Austin Student Group" not a UT group. There is a good chance more than half of these kids are ACC students.
April 17, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, bernorange said: Is "calling for 'Revolutionary Violence' against an individual" the same thing as a terroristic threat? Need more information on this group's members.
April 17, 20187 yr I'm fucked. My ex-wife only wanted sex when she was drunk so I guess I am little lacking in the "affirmative consent" area. Good news is that she was pretty much an alcoholic.
April 17, 20187 yr 57 minutes ago, Beau Vine said: Antifa is not a group. It's a movement. Any group that backs that movement is considered Antifa. Like this one. What does the "FA" in Antifa stand for?
April 17, 20187 yr Huh. I'm pretty sure if I made threats like that, I'd get fired and arrested. I wonder what, if anything, will happen to these dipshits.
April 17, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Beau Vine said: Antifa is not a group. It's a movement. Any group that backs that movement is considered Antifa. Like this one. When did I say it was? ANTIFA literally has nothing to do with this story, it's a trigger word used for effect that has no connection to reality. EVERYONE I DON'T LIKE IS ANTIFA!
April 17, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, wood said: Huh. I'm pretty sure if I made threats like that, I'd get fired and arrested. I wonder what, if anything, will happen to these dipshits. It's a bunch of acc drop outs....best just to ignore them.
April 17, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, Larry T. Spider said: It's a bunch of acc drop outs....best just to ignore them. bad_teammate doesn't like to be ignored
April 17, 20187 yr heres a less shitty link https://www.vox.com/2018/4/17/17215554/metoo-movement-robert-reece-ut-austin-sexual-misconduct
April 17, 20187 yr 4 hours ago, bad_teammate said: Title: UT Antifa Calls for Violence Against Sociology Professor Reality: Not-actually-ANTIFA Does Not Actually Call for Violence Against Sociology Professor Their FB page certainly indicates they are Antifa. Of course, they may not be enough Antifa to suit your tastes. At a minimum they are loony commies.
April 17, 20187 yr 5 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said: "All sex is unwanted sex" -My Ex Wife I laughed. do we rep here?
April 17, 20187 yr 5 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said: "All sex is unwanted sex" -My Ex Wife At least you were having sex.
April 17, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, bad_teammate said: When did I say it was? ANTIFA literally has nothing to do with this story, it's a trigger word used for effect that has no connection to reality. EVERYONE I DON'T LIKE IS ANTIFA! it's a trigger word for you to start melting down in their defense.
April 17, 20187 yr 5 hours ago, huge said: toxic ass relationship? hits close to home T.A.R.! That's racist!!
April 17, 20187 yr 4 hours ago, bad_teammate said: Title: UT Antifa Calls for Violence Against Sociology Professor Reality: Not-actually-ANTIFA Does Not Actually Call for Violence Against Sociology Professor NO NO NO!!!! ANTIFA is not violent. They only punch Nazis, not African American professors in the same political spectrum!!
April 17, 20187 yr 20 minutes ago, deadshank said: At least you were having sex. It barely qualified.
April 17, 20187 yr 9 minutes ago, Trey3216 said: NO NO NO!!!! ANTIFA is not violent. They only punch Nazis, not African American professors in the same political spectrum!! Which African-American professors did ANTIFA punch?
April 17, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, bad_teammate said: Which African-American professors did ANTIFA punch? ...yet
April 17, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, bad_teammate said: When did I say it was? ANTIFA literally has nothing to do with this story, it's a trigger word used for effect that has no connection to reality. EVERYONE I DON'T LIKE IS ANTIFA! Here's a page put up by the group in question: https://www.youcaring.com/revolutionarystudentfrontaustin-907208 Here's the picture they chose to put at the top of that page: Nope, definitely not Antifa!
April 17, 20187 yr congrats, we've now made the story about the communists (who've been at UT for decades) rather than the UT prof.
April 17, 20187 yr 44 minutes ago, Beau Vine said: Here's a page put up by the group in question: https://www.youcaring.com/revolutionarystudentfrontaustin-907208 Here's the picture they chose to put at the top of that page: Nope, definitely not Antifa! But they posted it on a site called youcaring.com so ya know, they can't be all bad. They care!
April 17, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, deadshank said: At a minimum they are loony commies violent anarchists. IMO
April 17, 20187 yr From their FB page. They're so cute. BT is having a reception for them at his place in Piney Point. Please use the complimentary valet parking.
April 17, 20187 yr Man, I was hoping one of the clowns that failed to cross the chasm over to Surly was bad_teammate. Reading that rube's perpetual political cyberbawling is a fucking beating.
April 17, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, Trey3216 said: ...yet Which professors has ANTIFA threatened to punch? So scary!
April 17, 20187 yr 7 hours ago, F250 said: It's an "Austin Student Group" not a UT group. There is a good chance more than half of these kids are ACC students. Fijis?
April 17, 20187 yr 6 hours ago, bad_teammate said: When did I say it was? ANTIFA literally has nothing to do with this story, it's a trigger word used for effect that has no connection to reality. EVERYONE I DON'T LIKE IS ANTIFA! bad_teammate is Antifa?
April 18, 20187 yr 7 minutes ago, Rex Kramer said: bad_teammate is Antifa? Way too old and lazy for that. I just appreciate their work* and I also really hate fascists and do not view fascism as something that is impossible in America. * - mostly
April 18, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, bad_teammate said: Way too old and lazy for that. I just appreciate their work* and I also really hate fascists and do not view fascism as something that is impossible in America. * - mostly Yeah I don’t care, fucko.
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