[Original title: Response to "University of Ottawa statement on comments made about Student Federation President"]
OTTAWA,
March 1,
2014 —
The University of
Ottawa is appalled by the recent online dialogue about Anne-Marie Roy,
President of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa.
uOttawa President Allan Rock spoke with SFUO President Roy directly
on Friday to offer the University’s support and committed to work with
her to develop an appropriate response.
“The comments demonstrate attitudes about women and sexual aggression
that have no place on campus, or anywhere else in Canadian society”
said Mr. Rock. “The University will work with our student President to
ensure the situation is addressed properly.”
The University of Ottawa is committed to maintaining a campus that
promotes respect for the dignity of every individual and a University
community that is free from sexual harassment and discrimination.
Allan Rock has stepped-in to "work with her" to "develop an appropriate response", and to "ensure the situation is addressed properly".
“The comments demonstrate attitudes about women and sexual aggression
that have no place on campus, or anywhere else in Canadian society”
said Mr. Rock.
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There appears to be no consideration given to the fact that this was a private exchange that was made public against the will of the participants, and that a large public mobbing ensued, which caused irreparable damage to four elected student representatives, who are being burned as witches that practice "rape culture". And Allan Rock wants to be seen as providing the stage. (
media links)
If we start using extracted private exchanges (i) as a measure of success in our social engineering endeavors, and (ii) to identify those worthy of punishment and banishment, then we are headed straight into a totalitarian nightmare.
Your staging, Mr. Rock, does not address the root of the problem, and only drives us further down the wrong path. Open dialogue, without the fear of crippling material and status punishments, is what is needed, combined with less institutional oppression of the students all-round (who are bored to death by meaningless demands, and who dare not try to have a say).
Generating fear of expression and of having bad thoughts only makes things worst Mr. Rock. It is a mess you could have helped defuse but instead you joined and encouraged the mob. U of O is developing mobbing as the ultimate social betterment tool, under your enlightened leadership. What a mess.
It's not an election with branding points to be made Mr. Rock. It's a campus for learning. Is that so difficult to understand? You can't fight "rape culture" with campaigns and threats. You have to speak to the hearts of men. D - I - A - L - O - G - U - E.
