You can violate Title IX by asking another student out on a date? Do you agree.
Edited 12/29/18: Interestingly, the NR published this statement on the 27th. It adds important context and withdraws the original article.
“Editor’s Note: This article and its headline originally stated that a male student at the University of Missouri was found in violation of Title IX because he asked a female student on a date and “was perceived as having power over her.” The article accurately quoted the deposition of the Title IX case, but it left out relevant details. In fact, the male student had made repeated, unwelcome advances toward the female student and was found in violation of Title IX for stalking her. He is suing the university and alleging that its Title IX office engaged in arbitrary enforcement and racial discrimination, but his lawsuit does not contest the fact pattern left out of this article. We are retracting the article and we regret the error. The article, including the initial editor’s note, is below.”
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bigpawbullets
Level 9
Dec 29, 2018
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Each case should be taken on its own merit. Title IX was meant as a protection, as some people do not know how accept no as an answer (paricularly among males, but not limited to). They continue to pursue, threaten, retaliate, annoy long beyond what is acceptable. In the case of the women in the article, two possible explantions exist.
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The law was applied incorrectly and interpreted incorrectly, or;
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The larger male was intentionally, or unintentionally using his size in a percieved threatening manner (proximity was a threat. his vocalizations were percieved to be threatening. his posture was percieved to be threatening, etc.). Women have been victims of male harrassment forever. That is partially why Title IX is there. Large men do not realize the level of threat and intimidation they pose. Not always their fault.
t1nick
Level 8
Dec 28, 2018
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Goodness knows there are precious few laws in place to protect women from assault, and watching the Violence Against Women Act die an unnatural death isn't helping. The Article in the National Review is sexist as hell. I seriously doubt if women are suffering because scary men are afraid to ask them on dates, and if a woman does feel deprived by a lack of dates, she can do the asking.
Deb57
Level 8
Dec 28, 2018
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Many times all the facts are not portrayed correctly. If it's simply a matter of him asking out a woman who said no then this will be overturned. If there was a pattern of harassment and other such facts involved then I can understand the ruling. Either way I'm sure this is not the final say.
lerlo
Level 8
Dec 28, 2018
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I am skeptical of the reasoning of anything in The National Review.
TomMcGiverin
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Dec 28, 2018
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