Jordan Peterson files 1.5M dollar defamation lawsuit against university. - Sensationalist Headlines

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/21/jordan-b-peterson-hits-wilfrid-laurier-university-/ “The politically correct on campus should not think that they can defame people, slander people and bully people implicitly and explicitly with impunity,” Mr. Levitt said. “This isn’t just some internet troll mouthing off in a way that no one pays attention to and doesn’t give any credence to. These are professors and head of gender equity studies making comments that are atrocious about Dr. Peterson who is one of if not Canada’s most prominent intellectual.” This just in, local free speech touter is upset someone is using free speech to tout against him.

You over-sensitive massive baby "Dr. Peterson who is one of if not Canada’s most prominent intellectual.” oh my god lmao

poor Canada

I'm not really supporting this case but Lindsey Shepherd (the TA) is also sueing WLU. I feel her case has a lot more ground to stand on. I'll get a source when I'm not in mobile

Tbh he must be sued a lot for dumb shit too. So I don't blame him for not taking the high ground here.

Lol you got that backwards, the man is a child and has threatened to sue anyone who calls him names, even over twitter.

who is one of if not Canada’s most prominent intellectual. My face hurts. That is also an obvious lie: https://d2e111jq13me73.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/review_gallery_thumbnail_large/public/screenshots/csm-movie/strange-brew-ss1.jpg?itok=rzTFnEtO

not sure her case stands when shes saying things like this https://i.imgur.com/FvSFEUl.png "Don't hire any grads from my program" "my university is a mental institution" "here’s a list of professors to avoid at my university" by the way I also continually tried to invite a neo-nazi to talk on campus, and secretly recorded a private meeting with my higher ups and released it golly gee I wonder why I'm unemployable in academia now

That can't be real.

Human race files defamation lawsuit against Jordan Peterson.

Maybe he'll feel more welcomed here in the US.

In that pictuere looks like he pisses a bit in his boxers then takes them off and lays down and places them over his face just enjoying the warmth the moisture and the smell

What a whiny douche

nonono he didn't mean sue, read past the headlines!! ugh libs

some people i know irl actually tried to convince me this guys a genius

Haven't kept up with Lindsey beyond her struggle with the University staff that was caught on that recording, but I don't quite understand what you're going for with that remark. The leftist gestapo interrogation she underwent for just showing a clip of Jordie WAS despicable. It's hard to argue against that. Whatever else she's done or said afterwards is her responsibility, but this university fiasco is a huge mess.

Why am I not surprised the guy who's entire shtick is spouting off reactionary talking points gets offended when he is compared to prominent reactionaries/reactionary movements?

https://twitter.com/JesseBrown/status/1010018145065562113 (it's a thread so click it) https://twitter.com/curaffairs/status/1010198266217205760 I'm hoping this is a wake up call for his fans but there's not much hope since at this point they've already weathered the prof calling for the ban of feminism from the campus and the blacklisting of teachers teaching it.

about as intellectual as Krautheimer. conservative intillectualism seems to just involve thinking of ways to couch racism, ironmongering and tax cuts in terms that don't seem instantly repugnant

So Peterson is being represented by the same lawyer as Lindsay Shepherd and Rick Mehta. Said lawyer is also an employment lawyer, not a libel lawyer. What's with "free speech absolutists" always being the ones launching coordinated attacks on freedom of speech?

Go JP!

Like I'm not at all with Peterson in this case or situation, but "launching coordinated attacks on freedom of speech?" Is objectively not what's occurring here Why can't we have reasonable dislike of the man without going into full blown bullshit artistry?

Because people need their two minutes of hate. edit: Defamation lawsuits have absolutely nothing to do with freedom of speech.

Read @01271 's link on the matter. Peterson's lawyer is firing off an obviously unwinnable defamation suit in the middle of the already ongoing Shepherd case. They are working together in an attempt to punish people for criticizing them.