First off, the ‘Grok gets nothing for this “advertisement kinda sideways,” but I am going to be ordering some because I think this is a clever tactic in the Culture War that has been thrust upon us. And if forced to, I’d have Wokesters using “My Worst Nightmare” & “My Highest Excellency” (or something else like to have them say, “I suck”).
David Richardson, a Professor of History at Madera Community College (of course in California!), was already in trouble for using “Do, Re, Mi” for his mandatory “preferred pronouns” (he got punished for that, and now he’s suing them) so I give him big props for doubling down and not saying a word.
Look at the image above again and then read this ( Reformatted and emphasis mine):
The composition of the chocolate wasn’t the problem for Madera Community College, David Richardson told Just the News. It was the gender pronouns on the wrappers: “He/Him” for chocolate bars with nuts and “She/Her” for the “nutless” version, reflecting the human sexual binary.
But shouldn’t this Community College ALSO get a ding for this
He shared the human resources letter delivered “by a uniformed police officer” Monday evening at his home.
The State Center Community College District informed the 33-year veteran he was on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into unspecified allegations of creating a “hostile work environment” and harassing and discriminating against colleagues “based on gender.” In the meantime, Richardson is banned from “non-public” areas of the district and his Madera email and prohibited from “any action which could be construed as retaliation against anyone,” the letter says.
Really? By sworn (assuming) law enforcement? Handing out candy is that high a level of offense, even if it IS California (the Land of Nuts and Nutless Fruits)? This shows how stupid this whole Wokeness schtick is – and how horribly wearying it has become. It is proving, once again, that the Leftist Wokesters have no sense of humor and no ability to take a joke.
How small of them for “shunning academic freedom” as well as violating his Freedom of Speech that Wokesters demand.
I’m still chuckling over “Do, Re, Me” – the back story:
The self-described gay conservative was already suing SCCCD for sanctions following a previous investigation into his behavior during a mandatory October 2021 “pronoun etiquette” seminar led by transgender chemistry professor Jamie MacArthur.
It’s not clear when MacArthur started identifying as a woman, or how widely the new identity was shared. Public materials discovered by Just the News show both the district and MacArthur’s students identified the professor as a man through this spring, more than a year after the disputed seminar. Faculty were well aware of the transition because MacArthur became “very zealous in correcting what might be seen as honest errors,” Richardson said.
Translation: a chip on his shoulder. But it’s clear that Richardson has got chutzpah in spades:
The new investigation was apparently prompted by Richardson’s behavior at the April 29 Madera open house for its academic programs. He had bought a case of Jeremy’s Chocolate when the conservative Daily Wire launched the chocolate brand — named after CEO Jeremy Boreing — two months ago to protest Hershey’s naming “a biological male” as its spokesperson for International Women’s Day.
“I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with” the remainder of the case, so the chocolate aficionado added the bars to the “goodies” he has always handed out while manning the history table. A staff member “started taking pictures” of the bars and “kept trying to bait me,” but nothing happened until the letter Monday.
And back to that “chip on his shoulder” and bring in that old saying “within every Progressive, there’s a Totalitarian yearning to spring out” that demands everyone must kowtow to them. I guess that being Transgender ranks higher than plain Gay on the Woke Totem pole. Oh, sorry – Richardson isn’t on that pole as “Conservative” is a disqualifying modifier. Of course, we know whose side the Administration is going to take, and take they certainly did – the whole enchilada.
According to the rest of the post, MacArthur took great exception to the “Do, Re, Me” sarcasm by Richardson when the latter signed into the former’s “pronoun etiquette” class. Then MacArthur decided to harness HR (what HR department DOESN’T hate Conservatives nowadays?) to get involved and IT told Richardson he’d better fly right when it comes to pronouns. He also got the usual re-education (like in Communist countries) of 6 hours AND (like Mao’s Red Guards used to demand), write himself up and submit his abject bowing to Wokeness. Yeah, that didn’t go over well – a man after my behavior.
This is nothing less than intimidation and the establishment of a secular religion based on sexuality by The State. The College is acting like they get to put in their own Speech Code (they are in California, right?) and that anyone accused MUST be judged guilty without due process.
Hot Air adds this:
The Daily Wire started selling the chocolate as a fun tease of Hershey’s, which used a transgender “woman” to celebrate International Woman’s Day by introducing Her She’s chocolate bars. The Daily Wire immediately shot back at the absurdity by releasing “Jeremy’s Chocolate,” with two flavors: SheHer bars, and HeHim bars, which have nuts. It is these chocolate bars that apparently can get you punished. At least in academia, and probably throughout corporate America.
Which of course makes The Daily Wire’s point.
I haven’t been getting out to events much lately but if I do this, I shall:
A college professor got suspended for handing out my delicious chocolate, so I’m making sure everyone can hand it out!
Pre-order your Jeremy’s Chocolate in our new micro-aggression size, and give it to every kid you know this Halloween.https://t.co/Ao0tFvGy82 pic.twitter.com/FSI8joXav6
— Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) May 12, 2023
Not cheap – 22 bars in a 9oz bag for $20. But the looks?
Perhaps Priceless!
(H/T: Just The News, Hot Air, Daily Wire)
