• justhach
    53•2 years ago

    Jordan Peterson, who has gained international fame for his bestselling self-help books and lectures

    False. He did not gain any fame or notoriety until he threw a hissy fit about “compelled speech” when UofT asked him to use people’s preferred pronouns, and became the darling of the right wing talking heads.

    • PxtlEnglish
      17•2 years ago

      Iirc his original claim to fame was speaking out about “compelled speech” against bill C-16, which extended human rights minority protections to trans people.

      The fact that media referred to him as an “intellectual” instead of an “anti-trans activist” has always been wrong, because being an anti-trans activist is what made him famous.

    • @alvvayson@lemmy.world
      26•2 years ago

      I agree. It’s quite possible to say the most vile things using unemotional words that do not rile up people.

      Jonathan Swift’s “A modest proposal” perfected that art way back in 1729.

      But using emotive words to segregate society into tribes through signalling to induce xenophobia… that is not about speech at all.

      And one could argue that politicians and journalists should have a lot of leeway, since their job involves shaping the public opinion.

      But credentialed professionals should be held to a higher standard to ensure people can trust scientists, medical practitioners, engineers and lawyers.

      In other words, if Jordan Peterson wants to give back his academic credentials and transition to becoming just another talking head, he is free to do so.

      But if he wants to keep those credentials, he has to carry the burden of that responsibility.

    • m-p{3}MEnglish
      14•2 years ago

      And we all know he’ll publicize his experience with the training to his own benefit and make him look like the victim.

      • @kofe@lemmy.ml
        7•2 years ago

        I’m guessing he won’t do the training and will cry foul when his license is revoked. His last video talking about it he was contemplating moving to Florida where he thinks he’d more likely be welcomed. He’d certainly be more useful to the fascists in the US.

        Edit: shit nevermind, I should have read the article 💀