UVA Microaggression case

[Anonymous]

UVA forgot they were a public institution - hopefully they have to write a very large check

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This should be a national news story. Absolutely despicable behavior by an institution my tax dollars help fund.

https://reason.com/2021/04/07/microaggressions-uva-student-kieran-bhattacharya-threat/

I find it far more likely that he’s the common denominator given that multiple people seemed to have a similar reaction to his behavior. Occam’s Razor and all that. But you’re right that it’s scandalous that some belligerent jerk would cause a waste of taxpayer dollars defending frivolous litigation.

That said, you haven’t explained, why, exactly, some dude’s axe grinding is a National news story? Can you explain your reasoning?

There is a transcript in the 2nd link, showing exactly what questions were asked.

Beyond the idea of a student being expelled for asking questions on microaggressions, and the obvious partisanship, there is extremely problematic weaponization of a psychological evaluation at play.

He wasn’t expelled for the question it was about his growing frustration after the panel discussion.

Is there video?

And you think that's OK? That's a reason to be EXPELLED, even if true? Because he dared to have an opinion that differed from these pompous jackasses'?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This should be a national news story. Absolutely despicable behavior by an institution my tax dollars help fund.

https://reason.com/2021/04/07/microaggressions-uva-student-kieran-bhattacharya-threat/

I find it far more likely that he’s the common denominator given that multiple people seemed to have a similar reaction to his behavior. Occam’s Razor and all that. But you’re right that it’s scandalous that some belligerent jerk would cause a waste of taxpayer dollars defending frivolous litigation.

That said, you haven’t explained, why, exactly, some dude’s axe grinding is a National news story? Can you explain your reasoning?

There is a transcript in the 2nd link, showing exactly what questions were asked.

Beyond the idea of a student being expelled for asking questions on microaggressions, and the obvious partisanship, there is extremely problematic weaponization of a psychological evaluation at play.

He wasn’t expelled for the question it was about his growing frustration after the panel discussion.

Is there video?

And you think that's OK? That's a reason to be EXPELLED, even if true? Because he dared to have an opinion that differed from these pompous jackasses'?

I think if a professor tries to have a simple conversation with me and I am frustrated and combative it’s a problem. You can’t be rude and angry towards coworkers and bosses.

G the he issue was not the panel question, it was the follow up conversation with the dean/professor.

[Anonymous]

UVA had better mandate counseling in the future to any student or employee that gets agitated. That will be easy to manage an execute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This should be a national news story. Absolutely despicable behavior by an institution my tax dollars help fund.

https://reason.com/2021/04/07/microaggressions-uva-student-kieran-bhattacharya-threat/

I find it far more likely that he’s the common denominator given that multiple people seemed to have a similar reaction to his behavior. Occam’s Razor and all that. But you’re right that it’s scandalous that some belligerent jerk would cause a waste of taxpayer dollars defending frivolous litigation.

That said, you haven’t explained, why, exactly, some dude’s axe grinding is a National news story? Can you explain your reasoning?

There is a transcript in the 2nd link, showing exactly what questions were asked.

Beyond the idea of a student being expelled for asking questions on microaggressions, and the obvious partisanship, there is extremely problematic weaponization of a psychological evaluation at play.

He wasn’t expelled for the question it was about his growing frustration after the panel discussion.

Is there video?

And you think that's OK? That's a reason to be EXPELLED, even if true? Because he dared to have an opinion that differed from these pompous jackasses'?

I think if a professor tries to have a simple conversation with me and I am frustrated and combative it’s a problem. You can’t be rude and angry towards coworkers and bosses.

G the he issue was not the panel question, it was the follow up conversation with the dean/professor.

He was written up right after the lecture. Your statements don’t reflect what seem to be the facts of the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This should be a national news story. Absolutely despicable behavior by an institution my tax dollars help fund.

https://reason.com/2021/04/07/microaggressions-uva-student-kieran-bhattacharya-threat/

I find it far more likely that he’s the common denominator given that multiple people seemed to have a similar reaction to his behavior. Occam’s Razor and all that. But you’re right that it’s scandalous that some belligerent jerk would cause a waste of taxpayer dollars defending frivolous litigation.

That said, you haven’t explained, why, exactly, some dude’s axe grinding is a National news story? Can you explain your reasoning?

Because asking questions at a lecture got him booted out of med school. That’s really f’ed up. And the fact you don’t see how f’ed up that is is even more frightening.

Do you actually believe all of this stems from one single incident? Come ON.

He filed this lawsuit in 2019. What's he trying to do, try it in the right-wing media? How's that going to work out for him?

I did a little Googling and it would appear he's basically some smug kid from Hawaii whose overly hostile behavior and concern trolling went too far. But from the description of it, multiple people had multiple interactions with him on multiple occasions and there was a pattern that was alarming. This doesn't in any way all seem to be related to one incident at a lecture two years ago.

[Anonymous]

^^^ that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This should be a national news story. Absolutely despicable behavior by an institution my tax dollars help fund.

https://reason.com/2021/04/07/microaggressions-uva-student-kieran-bhattacharya-threat/

I find it far more likely that he’s the common denominator given that multiple people seemed to have a similar reaction to his behavior. Occam’s Razor and all that. But you’re right that it’s scandalous that some belligerent jerk would cause a waste of taxpayer dollars defending frivolous litigation.

That said, you haven’t explained, why, exactly, some dude’s axe grinding is a National news story? Can you explain your reasoning?

There is a transcript in the 2nd link, showing exactly what questions were asked.

Beyond the idea of a student being expelled for asking questions on microaggressions, and the obvious partisanship, there is extremely problematic weaponization of a psychological evaluation at play.

He wasn’t expelled for the question it was about his growing frustration after the panel discussion.

Is there video?

And you think that's OK? That's a reason to be EXPELLED, even if true? Because he dared to have an opinion that differed from these pompous jackasses'?

I think if a professor tries to have a simple conversation with me and I am frustrated and combative it’s a problem. You can’t be rude and angry towards coworkers and bosses.

G the he issue was not the panel question, it was the follow up conversation with the dean/professor.

He was written up right after the lecture. Your statements don’t reflect what seem to be the facts of the case.

He’s not suing over the “card” that was just one incident among many.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is so disturbing. Questioning orthodoxy and speaking up should be encouraged and applauded, especially in a college setting.

As one with UVA alums in the family, we hope he wins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This should be a national news story. Absolutely despicable behavior by an institution my tax dollars help fund.

https://reason.com/2021/04/07/microaggressions-uva-student-kieran-bhattacharya-threat/

I find it far more likely that he’s the common denominator given that multiple people seemed to have a similar reaction to his behavior. Occam’s Razor and all that. But you’re right that it’s scandalous that some belligerent jerk would cause a waste of taxpayer dollars defending frivolous litigation.

That said, you haven’t explained, why, exactly, some dude’s axe grinding is a National news story? Can you explain your reasoning?

Because asking questions at a lecture got him booted out of med school. That’s really f’ed up. And the fact you don’t see how f’ed up that is is even more frightening.

Do you actually believe all of this stems from one single incident? Come ON.

He filed this lawsuit in 2019. What's he trying to do, try it in the right-wing media? How's that going to work out for him?

I did a little Googling and it would appear he's basically some smug kid from Hawaii whose overly hostile behavior and concern trolling went too far. But from the description of it, multiple people had multiple interactions with him on multiple occasions and there was a pattern that was alarming. This doesn't in any way all seem to be related to one incident at a lecture two years ago.

Did you read the articles, the transcripts, or listen to the audio? There is absolutely zero evidence of any wrongdoing. At his expulsion hearing, when he presses for exactly what he did, the only answer he got was that he “acted unprofessional”. When he asks what that means, he is told that he is displaying it now, in the hearing, that he is “being defensive”.

To be clear, the kid is getting railroaded, is in his own expulsion hearing, and is accused of “being defensive”.

On top of that, within hours of the panel and a dean filing the complaint about his questions, the school reached out to start interrogating him. But, instead of asking about the panel, the dean (referenced in the expulsion hearing) asks about his feelings on affirmative action and Donald Trump. I’m no Trump fan, but how on earth is that acceptable?

UVA has a lot to answer for here.

[Anonymous]

So I just read the order.

Basically the judge dismissed three of the four counts. The only one granted was whether or not he was retaliated against for his speech.

BUT, and this is a huge but -- the judge acknowledges that universities can enforce professional standards. The university's defense is this guy is a jerk with what would be alarming bedside manner. It has nothing to do with WHAT he said but rather HOW he said it and continued to double and triple down on his belligerence.

I think he loses.

[Anonymous]

The Reddit and 4tran threads (some of which he started after firing his attorney so he could post pictures of the committee to dox them) are all pretty damning of this guy. Multiple classmate complaints, failing classes, erratic behavior. I think he is unstable and uva was within rights to mandate counseling based on multiple incidents. I don’t disagree with his points about the training but I think he unfortunately has untreated mental illness which will likely get worse with the publicity and the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I just read the order.

Basically the judge dismissed three of the four counts. The only one granted was whether or not he was retaliated against for his speech.

BUT, and this is a huge but -- the judge acknowledges that universities can enforce professional standards. The university's defense is this guy is a jerk with what would be alarming bedside manner. It has nothing to do with WHAT he said but rather HOW he said it and continued to double and triple down on his belligerence.

I think he loses.

There is no evidence of belligerence at any point. You are inventing that detail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This should be a national news story. Absolutely despicable behavior by an institution my tax dollars help fund.

https://reason.com/2021/04/07/microaggressions-uva-student-kieran-bhattacharya-threat/

I find it far more likely that he’s the common denominator given that multiple people seemed to have a similar reaction to his behavior. Occam’s Razor and all that. But you’re right that it’s scandalous that some belligerent jerk would cause a waste of taxpayer dollars defending frivolous litigation.

That said, you haven’t explained, why, exactly, some dude’s axe grinding is a National news story? Can you explain your reasoning?

There is a transcript in the 2nd link, showing exactly what questions were asked.

Beyond the idea of a student being expelled for asking questions on microaggressions, and the obvious partisanship, there is extremely problematic weaponization of a psychological evaluation at play.

I wonder if he had other incidents. If this was the only reason for kicking him out, then it is unjustified and he has a good case. However, with that said, since I am a minority I would not want him as my doctor. It is obvious he is looking for reasons to support and justify microaggressions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This should be a national news story. Absolutely despicable behavior by an institution my tax dollars help fund.

https://reason.com/2021/04/07/microaggressions-uva-student-kieran-bhattacharya-threat/

I find it far more likely that he’s the common denominator given that multiple people seemed to have a similar reaction to his behavior. Occam’s Razor and all that. But you’re right that it’s scandalous that some belligerent jerk would cause a waste of taxpayer dollars defending frivolous litigation.

That said, you haven’t explained, why, exactly, some dude’s axe grinding is a National news story? Can you explain your reasoning?

There is a transcript in the 2nd link, showing exactly what questions were asked.

Beyond the idea of a student being expelled for asking questions on microaggressions, and the obvious partisanship, there is extremely problematic weaponization of a psychological evaluation at play.

I wonder if he had other incidents. If this was the only reason for kicking him out, then it is unjustified and he has a good case. However, with that said, since I am a minority I would not want him as my doctor. It is obvious he is looking for reasons to support and justify microaggressions.

No. He’s just tripping up the presenter by pointing out that “micro aggressions” is a made up term that means nothing