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==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
In February 2022, Kershnar, having already explained his position as an ethical argument, contingent upon the material harmlessness of minor-adult sex (which - as a philosopher, he does not, or did not take a position on) attracted wide opprobrium on social media after a campaign of naming and shaming by '''Libs of TikTok''' - the same social media outfit that drew attention to [[Prostasia Foundation|Allyn Walker]]. This followed a number of, until then, not widely circulated video interviews he gave to various internet personalities.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIG__mlSEms&t=1817s Thaddeus Russell Interview]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFrCHJJqETo Brain in a Vat: Sexual Taboos with Stephen Kershnar]</ref> This controversy led to a surge in woodchipper/boulder/gun type memes on alt-right Twitter and did not appear to draw liberals or the left into the debate. The Kershnar controversy was documented widely throughout the right-wing mainstream and alternative media.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2022/02/02/suny-fredonia-professor-under-review-for-video-of-him-supporting-pedophilia/ NYP]</ref><ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/suny-professor-under-review-for-reprehensible-video-defending-pedophilia FOX News]</ref> | In February 2022, Kershnar, having already explained his position as an ethical argument, contingent upon the material harmlessness of minor-adult sex (which - as a philosopher, he does not, or did not take a position on) attracted wide opprobrium on social media after a campaign of naming and shaming by '''Libs of TikTok''' - the same social media outfit that drew attention to [[Prostasia Foundation|Allyn Walker]]. This followed a number of, until then, not widely circulated video interviews he gave to various internet personalities.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIG__mlSEms&t=1817s Thaddeus Russell Interview]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFrCHJJqETo Brain in a Vat: Sexual Taboos with Stephen Kershnar]</ref> This controversy led to a surge in woodchipper/boulder/gun type memes on alt-right Twitter and did not appear to draw liberals or the left into the debate. The Kershnar controversy was documented widely throughout the right-wing mainstream and alternative media.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2022/02/02/suny-fredonia-professor-under-review-for-video-of-him-supporting-pedophilia/ NYP]</ref><ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/suny-professor-under-review-for-reprehensible-video-defending-pedophilia FOX News]</ref> Colleagues, '''Dr. Carrie Fitzgerald and Dr. Laura Geraci''' responded: | ||
:''"His straightforward and factually erroneous oration on TikTok, a very visible social media platform that targets our primary student demographic, is troublesome, offensive, and dangerous, with the potential to normalize attitudes and behaviors that cause great emotional, psychological, and cognitive damage to survivors of child sexual abuse [...] his public statement invalidates the trauma experienced by survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Sex with children is not just another sexual orientation or preferance. It is abuse, it is illegal, and it has lifelong impacts for survivors"''<ref>[https://www.post-journal.com/news/local-news/2022/02/reprehensible-comments-stir-outrage/ ‘Reprehensible’ Comments By Professor Stir Outrage]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 11:55, 3 February 2022
Stephen Kershnar (PhD in 1991, University of Pennsylvania) is an American philosopher and attorney, who has written many books and delivered lectures making "devils advocate" defenses of widely condemned practices, including minor-adult sex. He is a distinguished teaching professor in the philosophy department at the State University of New York at Fredonia. His research interests include Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Law and Political Philosophy and he is the author of over eighty articles and book chapters and of nine books.[1][2]
Controversies
In February 2022, Kershnar, having already explained his position as an ethical argument, contingent upon the material harmlessness of minor-adult sex (which - as a philosopher, he does not, or did not take a position on) attracted wide opprobrium on social media after a campaign of naming and shaming by Libs of TikTok - the same social media outfit that drew attention to Allyn Walker. This followed a number of, until then, not widely circulated video interviews he gave to various internet personalities.[3][4] This controversy led to a surge in woodchipper/boulder/gun type memes on alt-right Twitter and did not appear to draw liberals or the left into the debate. The Kershnar controversy was documented widely throughout the right-wing mainstream and alternative media.[5][6] Colleagues, Dr. Carrie Fitzgerald and Dr. Laura Geraci responded:
- "His straightforward and factually erroneous oration on TikTok, a very visible social media platform that targets our primary student demographic, is troublesome, offensive, and dangerous, with the potential to normalize attitudes and behaviors that cause great emotional, psychological, and cognitive damage to survivors of child sexual abuse [...] his public statement invalidates the trauma experienced by survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Sex with children is not just another sexual orientation or preferance. It is abuse, it is illegal, and it has lifelong impacts for survivors"[7]