A Michigan Tech professor, Dr. Carl Blair, who was previously put on leave for criticizing the school’s Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter, has returned to teaching.
Blair insulted and attacked the conservative student group during a class, prompting his removal.
He referred to the group as “homophobic, dumb, racist twits” and criticized their Freedom Week project. (Trending: Anthony Fauci Questioned About Evidence Behind COVID Restrictions)
Michigan Tech professor caught ranting about the YAF chapter's Berlin Wall display:
"It was childish, stupid, homophobic, dumb, racist…They can go off and pretend, 'Oh we're victims!…We have a constitutional right to be insulting, violent and threatening'…They're idiots." https://t.co/1NS1NzdU3u pic.twitter.com/cqTaFU5Tz2
— YAF (@yaf) November 14, 2023
The professor’s comments led to his replacement, as confirmed in an email obtained by Fox News Digital.
Despite the controversy, Blair is set to teach several classes in the upcoming semester, including one on the Israel-Hamas war.
“For those of you who weren’t aware of it [YAF’s Freedom Week activism project], good,” Blair said.
“For those of you who were aware of it, it was childish, stupid, homophobic, dumb, racist twits. That’s the polite version.”
“Because there are, quite bluntly, certain faculty members who are hoping… the students will be censored for this,” Blair added.
“Because then they can go off and say and pretend ‘Oh we’re victims, you’re restricting our, you know, freedom of speech, we should have, we have a constitutional right to be insulting, violent and threatening. How dare you restrict our speech?’”
“Strictly speaking, they’re [YAF] right.”
“They didn’t target a single student, just groups,” he said.
“It was wrong, it was tacky, it’s not illegal – what they did. Stupid, uncollegial, really bad taste, and it shows what a bunch of ying yangs they are. You know, it’s too bad you all have to deal with things like that. Wasted half my morning dealing with things like that. It’s annoying.”
“That’s not what college should be about,” he said. “You know, it should be a place where you could learn, experience, do interesting things, have interesting opportunities – hint, hint, study away – uh, rather than wasting your time and having to address idiots. They’re idiots out there. Sorry, that’s life.”
“As an institution with a strong research focus, Michigan Tech vigorously supports freedom of speech and academic freedom,” Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Andrew Storer wrote in an email.
“We follow the Chicago Principles in this manner. With this, we expect an environment of respect and acceptance of diverse perspectives, perhaps most importantly within our classrooms. We regret that this has not been your experience in this class this week.”
“Tomorrow’s class (Friday Nov. 17) has been canceled, and upon return after the Thanksgiving break, we have arranged for a different instructor for the remainder of the semester,” the email added. “You will receive information from your new instructor prior to the first day of class after break.”
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