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15 Jan, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Watch the actual video. You will find a professor properly pissed about having to risk his life coming to class in a pandemic. You will find comment on boilerplate syllabi. The "profanity laden" part is a tribute to Deadwood, FFS.

washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01…
Here, for your viewing convenience and pleasure, is the video.
Like teachers across America, its really aimed at an administration that is risking his life.
Students, unlike his literal-minded, ass-covering university administration, get the professor's jokes and his point.
wzzm13.com/article/news/s…
I'm more shocked at the Washington Post story linked at the start of this thread that has absolutely no understanding of irony.

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1. Calling words profane is itself a profane act in a university that should be devoted to freedom of expression and exploration.
2. Plagiarism is a sin.
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