CONFRONTATION at Portland State University: Did I Harm Students By Asking This Question?
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- Following the unexpected cancellation of our Reverse Q&A at Brown University, we created an ad hoc event on the streets of Portland. Here, we are exploring the reasoning behind agreement or disagreement with the claim: "There are only two genders." We were approached by a group of students and here's what happened.
This video was filmed on May 11, 2022 outside a Portland State University building that houses the department of social work.
Chapters:
0:00 Interruption
0:49 Class anecdote
1:19 Worried about harm
2:14 Triggering white men
3:58 Street Epistemology
5:31 More comfortable as a question?
8:37 Trained professionals?
9:37 Safe space
10:30 Gender as a social construct
12:45 They just told you their pronouns
14:35 Screaming from rooftop vs conversation
15:23 Just wanted to come with curiosity
16:07 Best way to share your point of view?
17:15 So you didn't come down to understand
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Aside from exposing academia hypocrisy, you are planting seeds of ctitical thinking. Love your work.
There is not the slightest doubt in my mind that at least one pregnant "leftist" will decide to MURDER her unborn child simply out of spite for the recent SCOTUS decision, knowing how truly insane are those abject criminals on the political left. 😞
I would ask them if they realize that when they insult white people, do they think they are NOT hurting other peoples feelings or is it just about them?? Hhhmmm. I am a recovered addict and this is what this is. It is an addiction. The behavior is all the same.
Grt job. Democracy is messy and the only way to fight or expose some of these "diffrrent" thinkin is thru dialogue
Not monologue like like night libbies
But real dialogue
Wanted u to throw out the xy vs xx chromosomes but maybe next time.
Science is like so racist u know??? ** sarcasm
This is great work. 👏
Imagine being an adult and needing an emotional support system to have a conversation.
I kept thinking when the girl with the black mask was talking that there are probably some people with mental issues that would find her quite intimidating and could easily think she might be about to try and Rob or attack them. She could potentially give somebody a panic attack yet she clearly did not care or put any thought into it. What a fuc|
And then imagine these people training to be professional social workers! God help us!
Imagine being someone who could shout down “Fuck you” to someone, telling them to go home and they aren’t wanted, then coming down with your own army of like minded drones to unleash your insane ideology on them, and accusing them of being the person perpetrating harm. Get me off this planet
Underrated comment! This society is becoming ridiculous
@@SuperbiainProelioCitizen providing coloring books to deal with their 'pain', what's next, pushing them around in a friggin' stroller until they're 'ok'. 🤣
There’s 20 people standing around him making assumptions and explaining how homophobic, transphobic, and sexist he is when he didn’t even say a word. Truly amazing.
@@commandershepard9920 Whoa whoa, easy there tiger. There's plenty to go around
@@PseudoSarcasm Plenty of what?
While he might of not said a word he wrote something knowingly controversial down and was wanting to get peoples reactions to it. He is aware that people will have emotional responses based on their lived experience when he writes “there are only two genders.” clearly he sought out a location where he knows many don’t hold that opinion. He didn’t go to a Christian university in Texas for a reason. He went to a university in Portland where he knows the majority firmly believe there are more than 2 genders and will die on that hill.
@@taylorp1015 I think that's a pretty based take.
@@commandershepard9920 They didnt. However it seems people who get offended so easily have no problems making up words to put other ''groups'' (on certain traits) down. Guess if you can build a whole ideology about your own perceived victimhood, make the other (again based on group traits u cant change) the villain, then you can always try to oppress the other into silence, compliance, or some kind of self censorship. Reminds me of all the ideologies which did paint themselves as being ''victims'' of some group (or morally superior), and then going on an extermination sprea.....weird how history keeps repeating itself. Most fun part was when the lady was talking about ''systems of oppression'', of ''whiteness'' (didnt knew skincolor was a thought and ideological system) and that a ''university is a safespace'' for learning....It is funny, since critical questions and thinking would absolutely trigger these snowflakes, who consider any thought contrary of their own as some kind of ''oppression''...While they are doing their utmost best to make their ''safespace'' not very ''inclusive''...since no other thoughts of expression allowed (very triggering).
Did this summarise it well enough for you? Happy to have some feedback.
"We just wanted to understand why your doing this." Very next sentence "we don't care about your thought experiment."
God, they are nauseating. I don’t know how you do it Peter, but I’m glad you do. Legend
They were frothing at the mouth. Bunch of fat got facist.
They didn't come with "curiosity", they came with harsh assumptions, ideology, groupthink, and utter rudeness.
and their intolerance for critical thinking and engaging in the experiment. participating in our first amendment is not what the campus geeks will do, because they know, just like all marxist know, they are rooted in deceit and living a lie
Well, they are the * cough * experts now, aren't they?
Makes me so angry at one group of people. Liberals. Extremists make it bad for everyone.
They immediately started spamming buzzwords lol. You can never win an argument with them, since your better argument is just a sign of your "privilege."
@@harate I would say he "won" by the end, and even though they'd never admit it, they knew it.
this was very stressful to watch. i am literally shaking. i need emotional support due to the sheer stupidity of what i just heard from these grown ass adults.
I know you’re half joking but this video actually scares me more than gore videos of people dying
😂
You and me both brother 😂
Not just adults, social workers 😱
Me too, I think they’re scared of discussion because their ideology is crap so they do their best Not to argue. You know a lot like the fascists they claim the other side is!🤣
He suckerd them into the debate they didn't want to join 😂😂😂 Genius 👏
“You’re harming people by asking that question.” How can any rational person believe that?
You sorta answered your own question. These are not rational people.
There is no rational existing in liberal arts…
"five white men with signs"
"it seems really triggering"
"people were harmed"
"this isn't a street"
"are you trained in trauma care"
- imagine being like this
I work as a teacher in the inner city. I think of myself as a person of color. I would like to see these students work with the population I work with and see how they deal with the issues thousands of people are having with daily living. My son has autism, could they help in the world? And imagine, not one person with ASD represented. Critical thinking is dead and we will all pay a high price for it.
The hilarious joke is they're all white and do this crap amongst themselves whilst other cultures point and laugh.
“Did you learn anything?”
These people need help coping with a reality that doesn’t fit their views or positions. Helping them cope with a world that doesn't agree with their views or positions doesn’t involve simply agreeing with every view or position they have or action they take.
@@johnpaulgarzaniti5065 even if I agreed to every weird idea they posit, the level of irrationality, the blind loyalty they have towards ideas they have accepted but are unable and unwilling to justify, and the level of rejecting dialogue will unfortunately lead to the demise of their position.
-so easily fooled. What if I suggested that the ‘evil doers’ they claim to be against actually created, marketed, and advertised ‘their’ ideas was designed to foment discord among varieties of people so that the ‘evil doers’ could sit back and laugh as the arguments expand and distract ‘them’ from the causes of problems they barely understand? I work in the inner city as a teacher, how about ‘they’ join me to rectify the serious problems my students face daily?
-they lack the skills to help themselves, much less others. They are un-woke when it comes to actually improving societal conditions and helping
Peter just managed everyone's unstable feelings like a teacher would a kindergarten class.
😂👍
Powerful comment!
Truth
Great to see.
So true
For anyone that doesn't know, it is an infringement upon our rights for someone to tell us we CAN'T say something that COULD offend someone.
Twenty years from now people are gonna be looking back at this video in awe!
And to think these are social workers😮
In case by that time our civilization have not been buried under the pile of that woke manure😃
It’s funny that they think it’s rude to use the wrong pronouns, but think it’s fine to flip someone off and swear at them without even knowing what exactly was going on.
Those damn narcs
What's context?
And say that white men shouldnt be hosting, asking questions, discussing ethical dialogue.
I wonder if they had an emotional support person on the roof in case Dr. Boghossian was 'harmed' by their speech.
@@mokiloke As a black man, I squirmed when I heard that utter nonsense. Ive found it funny how whites say these things about other whites, like they are not part of the exact same demographic of being white💀
"we're not safe on our campus" ... "you're harming us"... "we're so fragile and weak"... "we need to be protected from opinions we disagree with" 😭
Exactly
smh
Perhaps their slogan should be we identify as PATHETIC
""we need to be protected from people who reject and call out and do not affirm our fantasies....."
Wow, they really came down just to plug their ears & yell at the debate topic, while refusing to understand the positivity of having that discussion.
These are the same people who get 120k worth of loans for a 38k a year job, live in the most expensive cities and then claim "life is unfair and i cant afford to feed myself"
Intelligence is dead
It's Ironic that these people would most likely be or be purveyors of Marxism which states "each according to his ability, each according to his needs".
That was true utter brain rot listening to those social workers for what felt like an eternity
if a student can be "harmed" by a mere question, that student SERIOUSLY needs help.
They also shouldn't be at college
What can a student like that do after graduation? There's nowhere they can go that will be safe enough for them. Questions shouldn't send people over the edge that quickly. That means this college knows they have high at-risk students and are just coddling a serious problem.
@@hope-cat4894these types of people can’t make it in the real world. Sad to say but it’s true. The staff too, they couldn’t/wouldn’t be able to get jobs with their gender studies degree and safe space certification. They’re enablers and they’re lacking critical thinking and the ability to TRULY hear others out. They’re just waiting for their turn to speak.
She said they have suicidal ideations. Then why aren’t they hospitalized?
“It’s not just about identity. It’s about who that person is”. What the hell does that mean?
Combat veteran here. I’ve seen my friends killed and maimed in combat, and a bunch of dead enemies overseas; I cannot fathom how people can be so butthurt over a simple sign that they need to go home for the day and lock themselves in their room. Our society is incredibly soft.
Couldnt imagine fighting and killing, dodging bombs etc only to come home to these fuckin useless people ruining everything yall fought for. Also finding out our government supports this bullshit too
obviously, someone was looking for a reason to skip class. nobody is really butthurt by signs. they just pretend for virtue points
If only he had placed a question mark at the end, they could've been spared this trauma! 🤣
Anyone that gets upset over literally any speech isn't a normal functioning adult and has serious mental issues they need to work through.
@@z987k what about hitler speeches ? also fine ?
Look at this man out here being a humble leader and handling 15 unstable people. LOL
No kidding! I would be “triggered”
"People went home"....because they are not able to have a conversation!
The level of patience required to deal with these passive aggressive weirdos is truly admirable. Keep asking questions Peter.
Amen to that. Surely the 'teachers' must see that but their cog diss is working OT. I suspect the triggered have no interest to even try. For them, its our view or no view, 24/7.
Here on the farm we can fix these people. In a very short time. Start them picking weeds and every weed they miss. They are stuck with a rod. 12 hour work day. More weeds you pick, more food you get to eat. If you decide not to pick weeds get zero food.
Crying means you just make the ground wet.
@@assassinlexx1993 lol
@@assassinlexx1993
These are the first people who will be exterminated if the shit hits the fan or if the government is ever overthrown. These people are extremely delusional and refuse to live in the real world
There’s nothing he could possibly say that would turn this into a learning conversation,these children are so indoctrinated in this gibberish,they have no idea of the real world and how it operates,,,,,
It's painful watching so many fragile people do the kind of mental gymnastics it takes to distort a benign philosophical discussion into a malicious attack.
It’s honestly baffling how blatantly entitled they all are. I worked at a residential juvenile treatment facility for years. Some REAL and difficult social work. These people wouldn’t last a day with their triggers, entitlement to not ever be offended, etc.. Better stay at the university if they plan to keep their safe spaces🙄
What you described is essentially the left in entirety.
These people are bullies, They bully you Hoping you will apologize for being a white straight male, But since you didn’t they’re so offended now their victims!
At PSU victimhood is currency
This cult is winning. The radical left Bolsheviks were this, in a slightly different form. The Maoists were this, in a slightly different form. The Khmer Rouge. Etc. And in the meantime the political right cuts its own throat by mocking concerns over climate change and insisting on criminalizing all abortions. So the youth, who are very much the future, are forced to support the same political group that facilitates these campus-culture pod-people. They are winning. Everyone should be terrified.
I know! It was like he was breaking to pieces each time one of them asked a question that actually needed intelligence.
Participating in a thought experiment without realizing you are participating in a thought experiment. Absolutely hilarious 😂
Does anyone else see the danger in people being able to shut down dialogue & free speech by claiming you are harming people by asking questions?
Yes
Very prideful to say the least.
Imagine replacing common sense with their ideology? What a F’d up world we ARE becoming.
It's a tactic these brainwashed cultists employ in order to silence political opponents, people with differing/opposing views, or simply bulling those they don't like so they cannot be challenged and their often times insane beliefs and ideas are what are perceived as the "politically correct" facts.
I love how confident they are telling other people how wrong they are, belittling them, literally saying “fuck you” to them all in the guise of “preventing harm”
They said his sign upset a transgender .. WHY ... if a transgender woman is REALLY a WOMAN isn't THAT one of the TWO genders .. LMFBO
It's because they always go round in packs, and when one goes they all go because of safety in numbers, they use intimidation tactics to try and silence anyone who has the nerve to question their nonsensical ideological beliefs.
Idiot: "I'm sorry if saying 'fuck you' hurt your feelings"
Peter: "No it didn't hurt my feelings."
Idiot: "Good I'm glad because the student who was hurt, and potentially many many others, we're worried about them."
Like really? They care so deeply that what is said may 'hurt' someones feelings or fragile psyche but give zero fucks about the horrible things they say, and do, to others that don't agree with them. It truly amazes me that they can't see the double standard.
Imagine being afraid of words🤦♂️
@@svnonnie4271 I was taught "sticks and stones may break my bones but, names will never hurt me", it's a shame so many people have forgotten that, and are so easily intimidated. I will never understand why people are so afraid of being called names.
If someone is so emotionally fragile that a simple non-threatening sign is enough to send them running home, there is a MUCH deeper psychiatric issue at play.
And yet they desire to impact the nuclear family! i am triggered quite a lot by that!
If a person doesn't understand there are only two genders then you know there is a much deeper psychiatric issue at play.
These are all very fragile people. They don't appear capable of handling the subject matter themselves. There's no room for someone else to have their own opinion. They justify and make excuses for their boorish behavior. They have no problem name calling and offending other people. They made assumptions and formed an angry mob.
It's unhealthy for adults to behave like grammar school children fantasizing about their play lives.
This is so disturbing...I applaud you for your patience with these lunatics
A masterclas in how to skillfully deal with an angry, self-rightous , immature and irrational group of people. Well done sir.
If John Cleese was standing there instead of Peter, I would honestly believe that this was a Monty Python sketch.
Wow...these people approach him with more prejudice, racism, and dishonesty than I could imagine. They do not even recognize they are destroying their own position.
These people trigger the hell out of me. Karens !!
Are these people for real,you can't make this shit up!
So real people get real jobs,and these women get work in government jobs,in the humanities,so when the chinese take over,is this what you tell them,good luck with that!
And society.
Yes, that's how stupid they really are. Parents are paying for their children to learn stupidity in college. 🤨
I graduated from this school. What an embarrassment. These people are devaluing my degree.
Having lived near Portland State University for years, I am envious that you have the courage to admit you graduated from that institution.
idk about you guys, but i loved the not at the end. Brainwashed, bullied and not knowing how to deal with it SHEEP. Complete DELUSION and INSANITY.
@@kevinbaldwin7805 lmao
Those people devaluing a lot more then your degree they devalue the whole country :D. I'm realy happy to not live in the USA where it seems to be normal to find such people. Starting calling him a him and man without asking and getting mad when he called a they a her :D.
@@kevinbaldwin7805 It's a good school. I graduated in 2012 when the world was far less politicized. I didn't really even get exposed to any of the extreme left thinking back then. I went to class, learned about languages and went home. Didn't know about ANTIFA or the tranny uprise or any of that.
Truly oppressed individuals wouldn't be constantly affirmed, praised, and put on pedestals every day with the ability to speak what they want while also simultaneously trying to shut down viewpoints that don't agree with their own.
For me, the hyper-focus on *impact* rather than *intention* is just enabling of presuppositions which hamper dialogue.
And yet, without investigating, these same people assumed the intention based upon the perceived impact. How does it benefit a community for the supposedly strong among us to behave just like the ones who demand to be sheltered from reality?
I am grateful for the interviewer not seeking to win an argument, but rather seeking dialogue. In seeking to win the argument, the advocates defeated their own argument by not willing to have a dialogue.
Them circling him in those numbers, assuming what he's doing it, calling him names, using profanities from a rooftop, not letting him exercise a public thought experiment and infringing on his freedom of speech feels like bullying. This is bullying.
Ding ding. That’s the point.
Correct.
That's right
Don't ever give in to bullies, esp when you could easily dominate the bully
It's time to make would be bullies scared, again
Ironically, they inadvertently participated in the experiment.
Yep. They are bitter, anxious, and envious humans who are projecting. They are the ones being intollerant. Worst type of human characteristics.
They don't say "sorry for saying fuck you"
They say "sorry if saying fuck you hurt your feelings"
They blame you for getting hurt, not themselves for hurting you.
They are just your typical narcissistic manipulators.
she was trying to get him to admit that the words they used hurt his feeling and were triggering..
Facts.
Especially hypocritical given their barrage of emotional fragility prompted by his choice of words. This was one big trap they were hoping to catch him in.
Good point
"Now look what you made me do" is the next step
Absolutely, shorty, they are nuts..
I so enjoy those people who demand a helper and yet make no effort to provide a helper for their opposition...
Thank you Mr. Boghossian.
I just loved the statement that those five white men were together. Presumptive of them. As he said, “how do you know I’m not gay?” That was his opportunity to be “offended” at their lack of respect towards him!
We live in the softest generation ever. Imagine being an adult and seeing a sign that makes you upset and have to leave school to get emotional support. 😬😬
Right? In the 70's when I grew up, you'd get your ass kicked!!!
@@dougieh3039as you should.
So true. Their lives are so cushy that they need to find something to give them purpose. If you notice in most of these videos it is the white students, with a few exceptions, that seem to be the most angry.
@@BackcountryTreks That is insane of you think these people should have their ass kicked... on a video where Peter is clearly saying that conversation is the way. You are missing the point completely... You are no better than the people you are admonishing.
How is this turned into such a incendiary convo. They came down from the roof in force to accuse, intemidate a me d dismiss. If that was accepting of others beliefs how are they expecting others to take them seriously. I class this negitvely and not inclusive.
Every parent needs to see this so they know the Harm these institutions are doing to our CHILDREN
University was once a bastion of higher education, it has devolved into a sad place of leftist intimidation and indoctrination!
This is what happens when you tell kids they have rights but don’t tell them that rights come with responsibilities.
This is also the result of children not being disciplined- you cannot rationalise with a three year old! If you capitulate then the child will grow up to be a needy narcissist person who believes the world has to conform to his or her idea of what the world should be!
How about this - instead of trying to change everyone and everything else- which is impossible- do the only practical thing- shift your perspective.
not all institutions are the same. The school of social work usually majors in emotions, not science.
I would say the reason these people are this fragile is because of poor parenting…the university is just a continuation and reinforcement of this mental sickness
ABSOLUTELY
And there’s hundreds of these examples at colleges and universities across the country. Thank the Lord I live in Georgia. The south would be the only place where this type of craziness would not happen. Not all colleges, but most here.
Peter has the patience of a saint
The amount of verbal jargon these people spout 😂😂😂😂
I strive for the same patience as this *_MAN._*
I gave up on that long ago, especially with people like those in the video, who hunt in packs trying to shut people down who have the nerve to challenge them.
We should all be so lucky
Why did you type man like that?
@@andrewbarthen4143 probably to emphasize the very clear distinction between man and woman
Thank you. If you practice it will come.
"My gender is whatever i feel like in the moment"... The fact that someone can say this and so many people respected it these days, is just scary
It's just stupid , not real
Vary scary
There only a male n a female
Since binary limits their imagination.
She conflates anatomical differences with sex role stereotypes as if they are equally arbitrary. I don't give a crap how masculine or feminine anyone is, but sex is a physical fact, and recognizing that fact does not imply that you believe in imposing stereotypes.
Peter, youre the man. I dont mean that in a facetious or joking way, you handle yourself as a top-tier gentleman that actually seems to make your thought experiments as well as the "external confrontations" go smoothly and garner a positive result. Keep up the hard work, im not sure if i could last through the day/week if I were in your shoes.
This was so exhausting to me. Thank goodness the group was so small, it gives me hope that there aren’t that many.
It blows my mind that a group of people can advocate so strongly for understanding and inclusion, but then not even remotely practice either.
Also amazes me that people that argue gender doesn't exist display such stereotypically feminine behavioural traits - protecting and infantilising the 'weak, lack of ability to reason, obsession with compassion and the expectation of special treatment.
@@joblakelisbon Excuse me? Those are not stereotypical feminine behavioural traits, usless you are incredibly sexist. And while it's not my view, they don't argue that gender doesn't exist. They argue that it exists on a spectrum. I hate the way they tried to 'educate' the professor but your comment is about as bad as what they did.
Yep, just like any orthodox religion, the hypocrisy is the first thing you’ll notice among the zealots.
@@joblakelisbon Agreed
Hey guys has the YT Comment system been broken?
This is actually insane. The fact that these so-called adults can't handle seeing a statement on a board is mind blowing
So damn true Sean. They can't handle living in reality. They need a safe space because someone told them they could be a he him whatever. Your either a male or female. If not show me the science that disputes that. NOTE: I don't care about your feelings just facts so give me facts to prove you were born a female in a male body or vice versa.
@@91210paige Right, it's infuriating just to watch. I'm lucky enough to not know anyone like that and have never experienced anyone like that in person. THANK GOD 🤣
How would you respond to something like "N****** don't belong in college, they are too stupid"?
Suddenly, maybe you can rationalize how such a phrase can be damaging to a normal black student who sees it just walking by, and a group acting like that would be justified.
No?
they dont really care, they just want to appear like they care
@@dickslaughter2031 - Indeed. They've been conditioned to live in a 'like-based' clout system and wouldn't dare go against the narrative they've been fed or think for themselves. They won't realize their mistakes until there is a Chinese gun in their backs.
I just watched this again and am so impressed by your ability to engage with people who are not really interested in a conversation. I remain hopeful that among the people standing there who didn’t say anything themselves, but just listened and observed, there were a few who maybe started asking the same questions you were posing. Thank you, Dr Boghossian!
Amazing, thank you for showing this! It’s hard for people to understand how cult like the ideology without seeing this firsthand.
Wow. They only want what they want. Everyone else is an oppressor.
Their all "social workers " .
The word salad these women toss out in everyday casual conversation tell us that they are all narcissistic miserable people. Real problems exist in the world, yet they manufacture new emotional problems for their entertainment and profit.
They oppressed me. I need a social worker.
They give that job title a bad name.
Whilst THEY oppress ones they disagree with!
@@paulnewkirk7351 exactly. And when I call for a social worker and that kind of thinking shows up to support me...it's not the support I need! Reeeeeee
Because that's now who I want to represent me
Having this conversation is "not safe" and "doing harm" to the students but screaming fuck you at strangers is accepted? 😩
Imagine the crowd of toxic baby’s being offended after verbally assaulting someone who showed them the upmost respect.
Exactly my line of thinking. They have NO PROBLEM being offensive to anyone else. They're purely hypocrites.
Bingo 🎉🎉🎉
regressive tolerance---Herbert Marcuse.
What harm is happening to them? Seriously, is their blood pressure going up, are they going to have a heart attack? Are they going to start dropping like flies? Are they going to get the flu because their worldview is being questioned? Otherwise, they're just insecure adults who don't want to do the inner work on themselves,
Your patience is inspiring and the way you listen to people that have different points of view is really something I want to learn and take on in my life so thank you
I love the way he just listens to them the WHOLE time, and yet they try to shut him down. 😅 What an entertaining video! 😂
Massive respect for this. The patience of this man is legendary.
Yeaaaaah 😂😂😂
The man is a genius
But did u see how masterfully he tire them out. And they walked away knowing full well how hypocritical they are.
I love it when he basically face palms with his silence lol
He knows exactly what he is doing and I'm here for it. It's incredible to listen to this mush
The "gender non-conforming girl" having to "explain" this to people is sickening. Her delusion of self importance is both comical and sad. This generation is an absolute train wreck of fiction.
She was trying to blame it on age and generational issues? While that may be her experience with her loving parents (probably paying for her school) she states a Doctor (qualified medical professional) may assign the wrong gender at birth, based on genitals that for millions of years have defined this species and others into two categories?
She is write, old people don't understand how this new generation of "thinkers" can be so confused.
The generation is guided by the businesses the boomers created, and the political system the boomers have created. I have lived in Portland for 10 years and can tell you that not everyone here is this way, many aren't. I don't speak for anyone under the age of 30 though.
I wonder how employable she will be after university
@@elrunnerdave the corporations love diversity hires to prove they are compassionate.
@@Willsimp4tacos that would be an annoying colleague
Best quote… we’re up on high looking down
Amazing to see how bewildered they are about a simple experiment. Deer in the headlights vibe here 😮
as a straight black woman , their display just confirmed i don't want anything to do with them. they wouldn't last a second in the life i endured. their rude and self entitlement while being dismissive of others is beyond off putting. Just stay away from me is how I feel.
Absolutely agree with you. Holding somebody's hand through life, saying society has to change to fit thier needs, and saying they can't make it without somebody else's help is nothing short of mental illness. Straight white male here 👋
@@freedomovereverything1776 exactly, it's unbelievable. I've had to be independent all my 30yrs on this earth. No parents, lived in a crazy upbringing(in hidden) which prevented me from going to school until i was 12. I Wasn't anywhere near the grade I was supposed to be when I started 7th grade, I was technically at a 4th grade level. But guess what I had to suck it up and keep it pushing. It erks me that these kids invent their own oppression. Just baffling that being a victim is something they strive for.
@Whiskey Rain I moved to jersey city, its not as bad as living in nyc but I eventually want to move to Texas. I'm fortunate enough to have family in Florida to escape the madness of liberal states.
@@aufwiedersehen483 So glad to hear. Awesome job on your success too, I know it'll continue to grow 👏
Right? I didn’t see a single person of color in that crowd, and they’re whining about “5 white guys”.
These people are INSANE.
They literally did all the talking, changed their position multiple times, and took over this guy’s experiment, and they still were not satisfied.
Ignorance knows no bounds.
Massive brainwashing works very well!
no longer insane, satanic/evil yes
Yep, welcome to PDX
They wanted nothing less than full surrender even though he gave no opinions. It was a mob looking for a target.
Not one of them wanted to know what he was doing, they were just interested in chastising him and when he challenged their inconsistencies, they all walked away. They are a herd of hypocrites, literally a sheep herd of self important Karens.
He completely accomplished his Goal! An open conversation on a very closed topic due to the fear of rejection and misunderstanding. I am impressed with the concept and exploring other topics 😊
Please never stop what you're doing. You handled this just about as well as anyone possibly could have.
This man's patience is limitless. They should have had an anger management expert with them to support this man before engaging in this harmful conversation.
😂😂😂
Indeed, I would have a hard time not rolling my eyes and smirking.
“You’re doing this on a campus!” - exactly, a place that used to foster and promote critical thinking. Incredible.
It has changed, girl said the campus is a safe space, where no one can be harmed.
@@formica. And yet she’s bullying, attacking, lacks respect of someone else’s opinion, not showing any sign of openess/adjustment (contrary to Peter)…
you know how much these kids pay to be on a campus?!? How do you expect them to act these schools rip them off every semester they're upset they're not paying for his "street epistemology" of course they'll tell him to kick rocks
@@itstrbo tax payers also pay for it.
@@formica. Just like they've been doing...re defining words to try making themselves out to be victims. Anyone disagreeing with their bs is "harming" them and they'll top it off with calling it "hate" and "phobic".
No words. Just frustration and anger. Love your work Peter! Keep fighting the good fight!
It is amazing that these students are most concerned about the "trauma" that one would apparently suffer from being confronted by a question?! I would be much more concerned about the type of person that lives in a world where questions require "professional" resources to assist them
The fact that society allows this type of insanity to exist is mind boggling. It's truly ruining our country
Yeah, provocateurs are the worst.
It's not just 'your country' where this is going on. It's everywhere. The world has gone mad!
By design
@@oldhead2769 prove it Tinman
@@cerebrophage7709 look for yourself it's quite easy. Same playbook every reset.
I can’t believe how pathetic that group was. There talking about harming people’s identity while they insult his identity.
My rules for thee, are not for me.
Good identities vs bad identities like in Nazi Germany.
Not very stoic, is it Marcus?
Seems they don’t respect his need for a safe space lol
@@spottss He's not asking for a safe space because he knows it's a bullshit excuse for oversensitivity and a lack of emotional intelligence and civil debate.
The countty is doomed, they can't even handle other people having a conversation. It's completely ridiculous.
It is terrifying people can be this blind but militant
Imagine paying tens of thousands of dollars to "learn" this at university.
And many more like it.
It started much earlier - typically with permissive parenting and children living in broken homes.
miscreants, all!
Learn? Hard to learn when you're sure your know everything already...
You're right, that's sad and pathetic.
The level of hypocrisy and hate in people who claim to care so much is alarming.
Product of a sick society
The more they claim to care, the more they hate.
@Roger No self awareness, ZERO!
Making the claim is all you need to do. Words speak louder than actions...or something like that.
Exactly what I was thinking. My counter would have been their claims of gender being a construct and screaming pejoratives, triggers and harms me. But if I told them that, they would tell me that they couldn't care less if they are triggering me and am glad I'm being harmed. Their hatred for people who believe as I do is palpable.
Thank you, Dr. Boghossian.
I come back and watch this video every now and then because it is simply astonishing.
Man stands there, gets verbally assaulted, then listens to everything they had to say and then asks them a simple question and they flee... smh.
That's all it takes to cripple a dem.
Logical questioning that isn't enflamed with emotion.
They win by trapping people
GG. Next battle.
Like cockroaches
Yeah, you could walk on water and they would still make nasty comments about how bad is the splashing.
Imagine being a student in a place where you are bullied for having your own opinions?
Really eh? Is there therapists on site in case they're triggered 🤣
I know, right?? It's crazy how they were bullying him for his opinion and he never ACTUALLY stated one. We are really screwed when the bullies themselves profess that they don't even care what his opinion is, because they plan to bully him for what they "perceive" his opinion to be.
a factual statement that you find offensive is not bullying.
They literally came up to him trying to change his opinion.
How stupid you have to be to miss that?
@@g11rfe87 good job missing the point of the comment
An excellent thought experiment with significant results. Well executed - with questions and patience. I am more than a little stunned into almost disbelief . . . imagine what sort of environment they have been exposed to - to change them into such ignorant and malevolent beings . . .
You will make these kids think when they reflect on this. You do an amazing job at choosing your words. That is what truly teaches someone how to think regardless of the topic. Do not ever stop doing this. Everyone of us remember the people that have had the biggest impact on our lives and it almost always is moments when you say to yourself, “I never thought about it that way”. You truly are a lightbulb moment and that has a lifelong effect on how someone thinks. There is not a textbook on earth that can teach that.
As a black person, I don't ever recall feeling harmed by anyone's "whiteness."
This is funny cuz one of my black immigrant friends said the same thing.
As a Hispanic, living in the US, I've never felt offended, marginalized, disenfranchised, etc., etc. by any other race... including whites.
What I don't understand is how white trans people are harmed by anyone's whiteness. That's literally what the student said.
But white people have 100% of all power in all situations and all scenarios, haven't you heard? Even in majority black areas or in places where the law treats everyone the same. I can just punch any black guy based on my "whiteness" alone! That's why we fought for independence from Britain, remember?
I've been harmed by my whiteness, Walmart rapes my paychecks for sun screen. It ain't my fault I was born with skin the color of sour cream.
Amazing how fast people can turn into bullies without even realizing it.
They know it
bullying is justifiable given the ends
People typically do not understand the autonomic nervous systems affectation upon their conscious thought process. And there’s always an inherent degree of unconsciousness within all conscious processes.
@@GrandmasMallCrawler im just curious, do you find the ''ends'' justified in this video?
They came out literally in a mob to stop this man from having a conversation
This is gold, thank you.
I seriously feel like we are outside of a mental institution not a college campus watching ,this is scary.
BTW: No one is "assigned" anything at birth. Your sex is *observed.* Good grief. The fragility of these young "adults" is terrifying.
Also, nobody's birth certificate says "gender".
It's also usually observed before birth.
@KomodoDragon 1.7 percent of the population are hermaphrodites. Education is the beginning of understanding. Doctors used to operate on the infant at birth choosing the sex of the babies. Some parents choose to not operate and let the child grow up and choose. The doctor was not always right causing problems when they grew up. Some call it intersex and they were born that way. Things that were hush hush are now being known.
I am 73 year old straight woman. I am not fragile. I have had a lot of trauma in my life and have been the rock of the family. When you have both male and female organs at birth the parent and doctor can choose to operate. In my day they didn't want the children growing up different. Things were hidden back then.
Truth!
They claim to be social workers, yet they yell "FU" and give the middle finger to whoever they don't like just because they can't deal with people asking these kinds of questions.
Could be worse...
> ruclips.net/video/dDHbaGOtNlY/видео.html&ab_channel=BenjaminABoyce
A therapist explaining that her students don't want to engage with white male clients...
Sorry I can't provide a time code, but I'm pretty sure it's past half time.
Maybe “social worker” means something different nowadays. 🤷♂️
In my youth a friend of mine was cut in half by a car turning over him, ending to a bush next to the street a dozen of winters ago. He died instantly. An emergency / trauma unit came the next day. Hindsight, they had no idea how to perform help. Even our temp had more to offer than all of them combined and she’s from the theatre.
I still had to work it out on my own and this comes only from me. There were a handful of young individuals mourning our friend’s death and in such horrible way. It’s not a surprise I’m into psychology.
These social workers are not making our lives better. They didn’t do it back then and certainly not now either it seems.
In my nearly 40 career in Health care, I have never met a Social worker that was of any use to society!!
@Neil Simpson really? Sounds like your healthcare networks make it that way on purpose. Dealt with 2 social workers at Stanford Hospital from the beginning of November through the end of December, and both of them were awesome.
@@calvinferg Did I mention just how long I have worked in Healthcare? Multiply your experience of 2 months by 234. You then will have an idea of just how many of these Social workers I have come in contact with. There are always outliers and exceptions to the rule.
A legend for his patience. I wonder how many of them could stand that same questioning back to them.
3 things they will ALWAYS do
1. Play the victim
2. Accuse others of what they do
3. Run away when presented with any facts or statistics
Very hypocritical and unstable people. They curse you from up high, come out like a gang, and accuse you before they even know what you are doing. Yet if these things were to happen to them, they would want it to be considered a hate crime. Very good work. 🙏🏾👏🏾
what else do you expect from left freaks
Not really. The man says he's a professor. Yet, he didn't consider his target audience or consider his optics of what he was doing? This wasn't a sincere attempt. This was bait. People in Portland knew it, too.
@@cerebrophage7709 Ok. We have different definitions of what hypocrisy and unstable are.
@@m.williams.actor7 You're pointing the finger at their actions, yet you think these people would just willfully do these actions without having a reason to do so beforehand?
Think.
@@cerebrophage7709 it was a critical thinking exercise if something that simple triggers you, you must have some type of issues
Wow, this man has more patience than all of us combined.
Absolutely.
their reaction is what makes him money so its normal he likes it.
Thank you. It's actually a skill, and it can be learned.
@@drpeterboghossian keep up the good work, nice videos
@@drpeterboghossian you just got a subscriber sir, wish i had more professors like you in college
That was amazing ,Bravo!!
Boghossian’s patience while he slowly dissects spurious arguments is superhuman.
These “social workers” are weak. Imagine sharing the most traumatic experience of your life to your social worker and they just start crying and raging with you instead of helping you.
as a social worker myself (tho i'm asian and is working in my home country), this is so saddening for me. american social work, and america as a whole, has so much influence on other countries and i am afraid that this gender thing would be adapted by the universities in my country.
@@patrickatilano2014 do your self and clients a favor. Fight it. Trust me, this sucks for everyone involved.
They can't handle me. I'm a fallen angel. How you gonna counsel one of the gods? You can't.
@@mkruge9076 oh, god, enlighten me.
@@mkruge9076 What is a God to a non believer? You ain’t shit. Take your pills. Sounds like you need em.
I could NEVER be patient with these people!
I wonder if they thought it was harmful when they shouted f you from the roof?
I love how they were clearly trying to get him to confront them, but he just kept his patience, asked them questions and got themselves to confront themselves and reveal their own hypocrisy. A masterclass.
They hang themselves on their own disrespect, They are a fragile bunch need to stay in their "safe space" .
It really is. I wish I had a tenth of this man's patience when confronted with stupidity. That's why I subbed
basically, say almost nothing and watch them unfold.
I dont think they even got close to a internal realization unfortunately.
@@Buoyant_Thoughts No, these types of self-important "champions of the downtrodden" have no sense of honest introspection. If they did they would realize that they are the ones doing the actual harm to the people they claim to protect. You don't reaffirm the delusion of the mentally ill, you get them to recognize the illness and disavow it.
I really like how he handled this encounter. He held back and politely allowed them to speak freely. In so doing they exposed how repetitive, dogmatic, and dependent on emotional blackmail their reasoning is.
I was wondering the same thing. I think the answer is not to speak and just ask questions until they leave. I might try that with my boss.
As the old wisdom goes - never interrupt your enemy when they're making a mistake.
So well put!
You know they wouldn't give the same consideration.
@@dinklehimerschlitz9111 yep
I watched the videos when it first came out and this changed me so much.
Asking a question is not harming a person. Physically attacking them is harming them. This is the sad future of America.
"This university is a safe space, where these people should feel free to be themselves and feel safe enough to talk about these tough subjects"
And yet the other young men who were there first, have already stated that they themselves do not feel safe expressing themselves and their opinions. The fact that if you disagree, you're automatically causing harm, is just insane. This is no longer a university, it is a cult.
people went home because they got triggered by his sign and you treat this like its not a serious issue.
@@gustavohermandio1440 I see it as a very serious issue... A very serious mental health epidemic.
@@eyden1562i wouldnt say "mental health". some people are just stupid i think
@@eyden1562 ur overreacting
@@bunniiya Sure thing. Even when the evidence is right out in front, anybody who points at it is just 'overreacting'. 😂
Imagine having a meeting at work with these people. Nothing will get done. It’s all ego and narcissism
That's the future though
@@ruthanna4713 exhausting.
@@Creasey_F can't say I looking forward either
Pure ego. They think identity is the only important thing. Totally asleep
@@samgoodwin89 total snore.
Imagine being adressed nothing but respectfully, and being a total bully back...in the name of your selfproclamed and selfindulgent respect
this guy deserves some kind of award for holding this conversation with a strait face one of the strongest men i ever saw just for not laughing at them
I know right!??
"Fuck you"
How u gonna do that without genitals Ze Zem Zir!??? 😂