You forget that a core moral code of some people is "You don't get to tell me what to do. I get to tell you what to do. That's how we know where we are in the hierarchy and the hierarchy is all important."
Jordan Peterson says Ontario psychologist licence may be suspended over public statements
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You do realize that his comments actually impact on his chosen (but abandoned) profession right? Him posting on some of the things he does would be equivalent to a doctor posting that germs don't exist.
I know plenty of women who work 24/7 and keep an even keel. You have to stop accepting Peterson's silly stereotypes.
Seriously?!.... Because some polygamous neolithic village has horny, angry dudes and they raid the other village over the hill which has available ladies?!
How is that even remotely related to 21st Century North America?!?!?!?!
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How so?
Honestly, I don't know everything he says on social media, I know his work in psychology and some of his academic work in religious studies but I've never heard him dismiss a central concept in psychology.
If he has, feel free to educate me.
By the way, I don't agree with much of what he has to say, but I don't like the idea of a professional body sanctioning him when he challenges poorly supported controversial theories or perspectives. Even if his positions aren't sound.
The rules and codes are often rather vague and open to interpretation... it's at the discretion of the committees how they apply the professional conduct codes and how they pursue those standards.
You may believe that you're following the rules and a committee may see it otherwise and when you're dealing with controversial ideas there is more room for error and/or abuse of power.
There are usually extensive reports of prior decisions available online.
If you're a psyhcologist and you fat-shame, it's pretty likely they're coming after you. It's a healing profession and you're disrespecting body shape.
So, his criticism of Sports Illustrated is fat shaming?
He wasn't criticizing the model, he was criticizing the magazine for their choices.
That's a stretch... Call the constables!
Actually, Mandrill, after reading some of your recent comments I see that you are an ideologue, the type that Peterson loves to go after and I can understand your dislike of him and his positions. I don't agree with you. Nor do I particularly like to see anyone suffer because of another person's beliefs.
It does seem to me, that you, and many of your ilk, do enjoy watching another person suffer. I find the schadenfreude that the "woke" enjoy to be particularly offensive. You may be believe that call-out culture and cancelling are appropriate forms of discourse but what happens when when the headiness of being morally right and morally superior gives way to the realities of the impact on real human beings? I've seen enough of the damage done to real people's lives when a group holds it's beliefs (and when I say beliefs, I mean positions that have little justification or proof or are huge claims made on thin evidence. Beliefs = ideologies).
If Peterson loses his license its because he decided to challenge rather than go along with his college's disciplinary committee, I don't think it's a tragedy for him. He'll garner hate and support for his actions. I think the real tragedy is for us, that we can't have spirited debates without reverting to some sort of policing functions when it comes to disagreements on very controversial topics. Using "truth" as a weapon can be very dangerous especially in vague beliefs and positions that human's live with. I believe that's why academic freedom exists... if we can't discuss a topic from many positions and hold the tension that exists in these struggles then we will slip into intellectual tribalism and worse.
Enjoy your schadenfreude while it lasts.
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You're pretty well down the rabbit hole and there's nothing I can do to bring you back up.
You mean the kind that all the right wingers enjoyed when Elon fired all those poor employees from Twitter and proceeded to mistreat and troll them online?
Because it makes perfect sense for a magazine that's all about sport and health to glorify obesity.
The bottom line is when you enter a profession and obtain a license you must go through hoops and once obtained you must follow the rules and guidelines and promises one makes to keep the license. The licensing body dictates the rules and decides the punishment for when the rules are broken. You can debate, cry, and stomp your feet but it means squat because you and the rest of us, have no say.
In the view of the licensing body, Peterson broke the rules and if they decide he no longer is qualified to hold on to the license then it is their right to take it away. Unfortunately, he will not suffer financially and actually make more money from his gullible simp following. Just as it is the licensing body's right to take the license away It is the simp's right to spend their money as they see fit.
I can't say I'm a fan of Elon Musk... and yes, that was brutal... I didn't take pleasure in their loss.
