Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring out of 'fear'

Re:Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring ... by toomim on Monday March 01, 2021 @02:19PM (#26306958)

This is very well-put! But how do you reconcile this with people losing or being suspended from their jobs, for instance, for what they say? [1] [2]

It's hard to say that these people don't have the conviction to stand by their ideas. They are losing the right to speak in front of others because they are standing by their ideas.

[1] https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/09/08/professor-sus...

[2] https://www.bschools.org/blog/ucla-anderson-professor-suspen...

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Re:Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring ... by sudosysgen on Monday March 01, 2021 @02:45PM (#26307384)

>https://poetsandquants.com/2020/09/26/usc-marshall-finds-stu...

>The university’s Office for Equity, Equal Opportunity and Title IX (EEO-TIX) looked into this matter and concluded that the concerns expressed by students were sincere, but that Professor Patton’s actions did not violate the university’s policy. They have also communicated this to the professor and he allowed me to share their conclusion with you.

>To be clear, Professor Patton was never suspended nor did his status at Marshall change. He is currently teaching in Marshall’s EMBA program and he will continue his regular teaching schedule next semester.

Seems to me there has been some misinformation in this matter. The professor ended up getting paid holiday if anything.

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