Fair or foul: university chancellor fired for appearing in porn videos with his wife

DUELIST wrote:

See, it's the reactionary stance of the university's leadership, to kowtow to whatever the public or donors might be queasy about, that is the problem, instead of taking a true position of leadership and saying, the man is doing his job, so what he does on his own time, is his own business. His porn activities are about his personal kink, not about the university's reputation. Conflating the two is a large part of the problem here. The same goes at many employers, so much so, that private domains are hoovered up as grounds for adverse actions against employees. It's getting to the point that it's becoming more difficult to obtain senior level positions if you have lived outside the usual, normative standards of behavior. The claim of reputational harm is overly broad. The safe position is to offend no one, and demand pristine mendacity. The result is the average worker, and even senior-level executives, are hostage until they retire. That's BS.

jecht wrote:

DUELIST wrote:

I’ve been in senior leadership positions that always try to ensnare outside living within the employment contract. It’s a garbage move based on 100% Puritanical nonsense and ought to be fought on 1A grounds, which absolutely so incorporate adult content.

This man did his job and was kinky on the side. It seems the worry about snickers regarding that sex life would be too much to tolerate, but that would only impact reputations or business if allowed. Personal sex lives on video is becoming normalized by millennials, so maybe these attitudes will change.

At his pay level he’ll be fine. What is worse are the school teachers who are destroyed because of the holy roller attacks on personal liberty.

He'll also be connected enough (and her too) to find another job in another region...and not have any issues or blowback.

Other aspects wrote:

Just Saiyan wrote:

A related question - why is sex(and more simply a naked human body) such a taboo topic in our society? It’s literally one of the most basic and unremarkable acts that every living creature(outside the LetsRun message boards) engages in.

"[U]nremarkable" - ? Yet you remarked about it. On the contrary, I think sex is quite remarkable. Few other things allow us to conceive new human beings, quite an amazing thing even if commonplace. We should also consider why human beings clothe themselves. We clothe ourselves not only for protection against inclement weather, the elements, etc.; we also clothe ourselves to protect ourselves from each other, and clothing transcends all societies and isn't, in your phrasing, only "a taboo in our society" as if we alone are a flock of Puritans.

And what about the family, which even today is still spoken as the foundation of society? Lots of universities have mottos such as Disciplina praesidium civitatis - Education, the Guardian of Society - (University of Texas); Civi et reipublicae - For the citizens and for the state - (University of Oklahoma); Dominus illuminatio mea - The Lord [is] my light (Psalm 27.1) - (University of Oxford). The notion of regulating behaviors contrary to the purpose or mission of the institution (such as fornication and adultery) seems within the purview of the institution. It's more a matter of where do we draw the line.

jecht wrote:

DUELIST wrote:

I’ve been in senior leadership positions that always try to ensnare outside living within the employment contract. It’s a garbage move based on 100% Puritanical nonsense and ought to be fought on 1A grounds, which absolutely so incorporate adult content.

This man did his job and was kinky on the side. It seems the worry about snickers regarding that sex life would be too much to tolerate, but that would only impact reputations or business if allowed. Personal sex lives on video is becoming normalized by millennials, so maybe these attitudes will change.

At his pay level he’ll be fine. What is worse are the school teachers who are destroyed because of the holy roller attacks on personal liberty.

He'll also be connected enough (and her too) to find another job in another region...and not have any issues or blowback.