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| Sensitivity training for politically correct beauzeau |
| 2003-10-27 |
| A professor who rejected a student’s application because he had been in the Israeli army has been suspended by Oxford University. Professor Andrew Wilkie, Nuffield professor of pathology, emailed the student saying he would not enroll "someone who had served in the Israeli army". "They tend to support the right of Jews to live." A university spokesman said: "This ruling reflects that there can be no place for any form of discrimination within the University of Oxford." Professor Wilkie has been suspended from his academic duties, without pay, for two months and will have to undergo equal opportunities training. The student, Amit Duvshani, a masters student at Tel Aviv University, had applied to work for a PhD under Professor Wilkie. He says he was rejected in an e-mail from the professor which outlined his objections to Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Rejecting him that way was uncalled-for to 25 The spokesman from the university said: "Professor Wilkie fully accepts the gravity of the situation and is determined to make full use of training to ensure that his actions and those of his staff reflect best practice in future. He particularly wishes to make it clear that he greatly values the diverse backgrounds of the staff and students with whom he works and looks forward to applications from able candidates, whatever their background." Unless they’re Jewish. |
| Posted by:Atrus |
| #10 And the open borders have been "controlled" by the Bushies for over 2 years--I see them doing nothing to stop the influx from Mexico (not that Clinton or GHWB did either) Their paymasters want/need the cheap labor! Scary thought--some Arabs can pass for Mexicans--wait till THEY get here to carry off the next 9/11 because someone was sleeping on the job in Arizona -Holy sh*t, write this down in the history books! I agree w/NMM on something for once. Right on about the border NMM. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2003-10-27 11:38:18 PM |
| #9 OP--"liberal campuses" =an open invitation to terrorism? That's a stretch! And the open borders have been "controlled" by the Bushies for over 2 years--I see them doing nothing to stop the influx from Mexico (not that Clinton or GHWB did either) Their paymasters want/need the cheap labor! Scary thought--some Arabs can pass for Mexicans--wait till THEY get here to carry off the next 9/11 because someone was sleeping on the job in Arizona |
| Posted by: NotMikeMoore 2003-10-27 10:20:32 PM |
| #8 SH - one day, perhaps all too soon, they'll have the 'pleasure' of hot lead heading in their direction. It's amazing how that has a way of changing one's perspective. We had a really rabid liberal nut case with us at Khe Sahn. The day they dragged all us 'non-combattants' (intel types - we're not supposed to be "in harm's way") out to defend the perimeter and this turkey took the first few shots aimed in his direction, he became a card-carrying conservative! 9/11 was a wake-up call. There will be more incidents - it's absolutely guaranteed, what with our liberal campuses, our disdainful government employees, and our open borders. I just pray that all of us continue to survive the 'close calls', and never have to face anything stronger. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-10-27 9:54:55 PM |
| #7 What a coincidence. I have a student who served in the Soviet Army in the 1980s. We are happy to have him, but not half so happy as he is to be here. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2003-10-27 9:37:40 PM |
| #6 Sorry I lost control, Bulldog. My older brother and I went to the Naval Acedemy, but our younger siblings went to extremely liberal institutions of radicalism. I felt very uncomfortable visiting them. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-10-27 7:21:31 PM |
| #5 Bulldog, this only works for me if you're the one doing the training. |
| Posted by: Matt 2003-10-27 6:32:45 PM |
| #4 I seriously doubt that this "training" is going to do anything useful. It's humiliating, and it's a warning to other bigots in academia. Especially as this is an Oxbridge Prof, it's a good shot across the bows. I would have hoped for something more punitive, but at least the University authorities didn't try to sweep the issue under the carpet. SH, that's a bit of an overstatement! |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-10-27 6:14:32 PM |
| #3 Professor Wilkie has been suspended from his academic duties, without pay, for two months and will have to undergo equal opportunities training. I seriously doubt that this "training" is going to do anything useful. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-27 5:00:58 PM |
| #2 Jews are allowed in Oxford as long as they are radical marxists - same with the Americans. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-10-27 4:45:03 PM |
| #1 A liberal forced to undergo a form of sensitivity training. How's that for irony? |
| Posted by: Raj 2003-10-27 4:29:39 PM |