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Johns Hopkins Professor Tells Joke. Student Offended. University Fires Him.
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:35 am
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:35 am
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For the past six years, I have taught an undergraduate course on international economics at Johns Hopkins University. Most of my students thought it was a very good course. So I was shocked when, on December 6, 2016, I was met at the door of my classroom by Johns Hopkins security personnel and barred from entering.
The next day, I received a letter from my dean suspending me from my teaching duties—just three classes before the end of the semester.
What had I done to cause such a reaction by the administration? I had told a joke when discussing off-shoring, the practice of firms shifting work abroad, often in search of lower wages. Here it is:
An American loses his job due to his work being off-shored. He is very depressed and calls a mental health hot line. He gets a call center in Pakistan where the call center employee asks, “What seems to be the problem?” The American responds that he has lost his job due to the work being sent overseas and states, “I am really depressed and actually suicidal.” The call center employee says, “Great. Can you drive a truck?”
I thought the joke was funny.
For the past six years, I have taught an undergraduate course on international economics at Johns Hopkins University. Most of my students thought it was a very good course. So I was shocked when, on December 6, 2016, I was met at the door of my classroom by Johns Hopkins security personnel and barred from entering.
The next day, I received a letter from my dean suspending me from my teaching duties—just three classes before the end of the semester.
What had I done to cause such a reaction by the administration? I had told a joke when discussing off-shoring, the practice of firms shifting work abroad, often in search of lower wages. Here it is:
An American loses his job due to his work being off-shored. He is very depressed and calls a mental health hot line. He gets a call center in Pakistan where the call center employee asks, “What seems to be the problem?” The American responds that he has lost his job due to the work being sent overseas and states, “I am really depressed and actually suicidal.” The call center employee says, “Great. Can you drive a truck?”
I thought the joke was funny.
This post was edited on 7/19/17 at 9:38 am
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:36 am to anc
There is almost always something else to these stories...
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:37 am to anc
I bet if he told a joke that insulted white, southern males he'd still have a job.
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:37 am to anc
He should be fired for telling the least funny joke I've ever heard.....
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:38 am to anc
He shouldn't be fired for offending anyone.
He should probably be fired for being stupid though.
He should probably be fired for being stupid though.
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:38 am to SCLibertarian
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bet if he told a joke that insulted white, southern males he'd still have a job.
He'd be promoted
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:38 am to anc
That's actually a pretty good joke
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:49 am to 5thTiger
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There is almost always something else to these stories...
These days on campus, I wouldn't hold that to necessarily be the case.
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:51 am to LSURussian
oh look.... a liberal with no sense of humor. :shockedface:
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:53 am to cwill
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These days on campus, I wouldn't hold that to necessarily be the case.
one reason why FIRE is so important
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:53 am to LSURussian
now that was funny, you may have committed treason
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:54 am to cwill
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These days on campus, I wouldn't hold that to necessarily be the case.
Perhaps...but anytime you see a person writing op-eds about their firing, it usually doesn't correlate with just being a PC police firing. What little is out there says that he was suspended while an investigation took place. Then fired.
Their student newspaper says multiple previous course reviews found him to be "outright racist".
Just feels like there is more to the story.
Posted on 7/19/17 at 10:01 am to 5thTiger
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There is almost always something else to these stories...
Did you read the link?
The guy was an anti-PC stalwart and wasn't exactly silent about it.
That actually makes this incident worse in my mind.
Posted on 7/19/17 at 10:06 am to Damone
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That's actually a pretty good joke
It has the premise of a great joke, but the punch line is a little weak.
Posted on 7/19/17 at 10:06 am to 5thTiger
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Their student newspaper says multiple previous course reviews found him to be "outright racist".
well this has literally no meaning in the context of a college campus anymore
Posted on 7/19/17 at 10:07 am to Gusoline
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oh look.... a liberal with no sense of humor. :shockedface:
LSURussian, a liberal? :shockedface:
Just shows how off kilter this board has board has become.
Posted on 7/19/17 at 10:08 am to 5thTiger
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"outright racist".
Considering the climate in academia today, I'd need a lot more factual information about what constitutes 'outright racist.' Without substantiation, I choose to ignore this assertion without worry.
Posted on 7/19/17 at 10:09 am to SlowFlowPro
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quote:
Their student newspaper says multiple previous course reviews found him to be "outright racist".
well this has literally no meaning in the context of a college campus anymore
Considering the Evergreen incident among a host of others (Yale Halloween, etc).
Posted on 7/19/17 at 10:10 am to Gusoline
quote:Me, liberal?!?
oh look.... a liberal with no sense of humor. :shockedface:
Posted on 7/19/17 at 10:11 am to anc
The proper response would have been to expel or suspend the student for being a pussy.
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