As much as it hurts to do so, sometimes we must grapple with the fact that the system actually is racist, and he was much more likely to get fired because he is not white. Systemic racism is particularly apparent in the handling of crime and punishment. He is still a shitter, but I hope that this acts as a wake up…

There’s also a wide range of behaviors when youre dealing with sexual harassment. Sometimes there’s a charge and then it looks like the interest was mutual until the affair ended. Sometimes you get mildly creepy behavior and supposition and others you get all the way up to borderline sexual assault. It’s possible…

Yes. That’s his argument. “We ALL groped these women, because that’s what entitled fuckers do. But I was punished way worse. Racism!”

Well I mean...Geoff Marcy Noted Astronomy Department Sleezeball wasn’t punished, he just left via retirement, so sadly I think there could be a case.

Basically, everyone looks like shit here. I would not be surprised in the least if there were other white faculty members who were not sufficiently punished or unduly protected for sexual harassment. And that is not okay and makes the school look like shit. But the solution is obviously not, “whelp, let’s just…

But a good point to make. Pity such a point needs to be made.

He sounds like a real shit. However, if he can prove he was treated differently because of his race, he has a valid case.

Legal wise it seems like a solid argument if he can prove it. At least from what I’ve read about wrongful termination law suits.