Texas: the incel state

Religious extremists always use the "slippery slope" argument against progress, because that's what they want.

If anyone ever tells you they have to do something because their religious texts says so, you need to immediately look at the craziest shit that's in there.

Because either they're lying about their reason for doing the first thing, or they're working their way up to the craziest shit.

And regardless of what religion it is, there's going to be some absolutely horrible shit in there.

Two. Two professors. Two are suing for their right to be shitheads. This needs to be clarified. It's not a class action lawsuit or anything. The vast majority of profs I had at UT-Austin, if they are still teaching there, were almost certainly protesting Palestinian occupation along with the students.

(This being said and Texas being what it is, I am surprised it isn't more than two. I can't leave this state fast enough.)

Instead, Bonevac writes, because pregnancy is the result of "voluntary and consensual sexual intercourse,"

So apparently you can't get pregnant when you're raped. That's great to know /s

Dudes that aren't getting laid upset that other people are getting laid

If the students disobey and miss class for abortion care, the filing continues, the professors should be allowed to flunk students.

...and...

The two men argue that granting students an excused absence in such cases violates their First Amendment rights.

And one of these guys is a philosophy professor.

"It is a violation of my rights to not be able to interfere with the healthcare of my female students!" - These assholes, apparently

I'm straight AF, but I'll show up in a kilt (and go regimental to boot) any time my trans friends need an ally.

Huge surprise that conservatives hate consensual sex.

They seem to be really focused on just punishing people

How the fuck do these people think they are going to know an absence is for an abortion? Do they really think their female students are going to volunteer that information in fucking Texas of all places?

It’s pretty damned easy to say “I need time off for a medical procedure” and nothing else, because they aren’t allowed to ask what sort of medical care you are getting. They can ask for a doctors note I suppose but that’s pretty easy to get, and also doesn’t have reasons on it. Or they can say they have a wedding or funeral to attend or whatever.

Or do they think because it’s a woman it’s safe to just assume, as many medical professionals do, that everything medical is related to reproductive systems?

This whole thing is just really gross for no reason other than to be gross. They are just mad they aren’t sleeping with these women.

Although in fairness, I don’t think students should be held to attendance standards in college anyway, it’s a lazy grading metric for failure schools that admit shit students. As adults, students may have other things going on that they need to handle, and if they fail to do the work as a result that’s their problem. I only had a handful of classes that gave a shit about attendance, and I dropped the ones I could because I’m not a child and that’s stupid. (Discussion based courses maybe, but even then, it should be based on participation not attendance)

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I knew a trans biology professor at UNT. Just looked her up and she's still there but I wonder for how long

I looked her up on ratemyprofessor and while she's not very popular, every comment is about lack of organization, none about gender. I am admittedly surprised

Another great reason why we need good, anonymous currency and more privacy in society. Everything’s all fine and dandy till your bank or google maps rats you out.