College imitates Seinfeld — Psych prof orders students to wear the ribbon
Remember the famous Seinfeld scene where Kramer refused to wear the AIDS ribbon?
We do:
Now college imitates Seinfeld.
Todd Starnes of FOX News Radio has the story.
Professor Orders Students to Support Gay Rights
A Tennessee community college professor ordered her students to wear ribbons supporting gay rights and said those who believed in the traditional definition of marriage are just “uneducated bigots” who “attack homosexuals with hate,” according to a legal firm representing several of the students in the class.
Students in a general psychology class at Columbia State Community College were directed by their professor to wear “Rainbow Coalition” ribbons for an entire day and express their support for the homosexual community, said Travis Barham, an attorney with the Alliance Defending Freedom.
Barham is calling for the college to punish Dr. Linda Brunton and order her to apologize to the students whose constitutional rights he believes were violated, according to a letter he sent to the community college president.
“Dr. Brunton essentially turned her General Psychology class into a semester-long clinic on the demands of the homosexual movement,” Barham said.
A Columbia State spokesperson released a statement to Fox News acknowledging they are aware of the allegations.
“When the allegations were brought to the attention of college officials, Columbia State Community College began an investigation, which is currently ongoing and congruent with Board policy and applicable laws,” the statement read.
According to her faculty page, Brunton is a member of the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Educators Network and lists diversity issues among her professional interests.
Comments
Well, I suppose she (the psych instructor [?]) is allowed to express her opinion. But in her class it appears not only are all opinions not allowed to be expressed equally, some opinions are verboten. And coercion is acceptable (and her, a psychology prof!).
Why a rainbow ribbon is “diverse” and someone who doesn’t wear one is not part of that diversity continues to escape some of us.
Is it just me or is the Fox transcript a little too hard on the ADF lawyer? There’s something a little off, but I can’t put my finger on it. Maybe too personalized? “Barham is calling for the college to punish Dr. Linda Brunton and order her to apologize to the students whose constitutional rights he believes were violated, according to a letter he sent to the community college president.
Diversity for thee, but not for me.
“Be just like us, diverse!”
isn’t the rainbow coalition the jesse jackson organization ? since when is that a gay group ? several things about this story don’t really add up. sounds like it’s, possibly, another case of feigned and forced ‘outrage’.
The instructor is very evenminded. She believes she should be free to express her opinions on LGBT rights. With perfect impartiality, she believes the students in her class should be free to express her opinions on LGBT rights as well. 😉
Dude, she is major hottie:
http://www.columbiastate.edu/lbrunton/faculty/linda-brunton-instructor-information
I wonder if she would be interested in knowing that I’m a Lesbian trapped in a man’s body.
” major hottie ” ??
Going by the full length image you need to be a bit more selective before jumping to conclusions.
It is just so “flower-power”ish!