Another Reason Why I Hate YU So Much

Aside from the crappy Maccabeats and the douchey looking haircuts, many people ask me why I hate YU so much. My general answers consist of: they gave a peace award to Jimmy Carter and promote an extremely liberal version of yiddishkeit. Now I have another very good reason to hate that institution. Ben Shapiro went to Yeshiva University to give a speech. Ben stated the fact that transgender individuals are suffering from a gender dysphoria and that they deserve help. The liberal YU institution could not wait to hop on the virtue signaling bandwagon and decided to condemn his speech. The text as follows co-written by 28 professors:

"We the undersigned are extremely disturbed that on the night of Monday December 5, during a talk hosted by a Yeshiva University student group, Ben Shapiro mocked transgender people– and drew applause and laughter from a packed audience in Lamport Auditorium.

Shapiro is not an expert on transgender experience or mental health, and his opinion does not reflect the current understanding of these very serious issues, in which people’s lives are literally at stake. Public humiliation of others has no place at any university, much less one whose motto includes the word Torah. We are surprised that we need to remind this university community that Jewish tradition condemns the derision of another human being. Moreover, while we encourage our students to seek out diverse opinions, we also hope they would stand up against discrimination and disrespect.

As university faculty, we are committed to protecting the dignity and the safety of all—and to speaking out when the vulnerable among us are threatened. We call on the University administration to join us in our condemnation of this behavior."

As if any of these professors know a single thing about "Jewish tradition".

"But Gavi, those are just a few of the professors who work there expressing their liberal views, that isn't a mark against the entire school."

Shut up.

The president of the school (which is not at all a yeshiva), Richard M. Joel agreed with those professors.

I would like to echo the concerns shared by members of the faculty in today’s letter regarding the December 5 student-sponsored talk. A university should and must offer diverse viewpoints and opinions, but let there be no mistake – this university is committed to civility and the sanctity of all people. This applies to our admissions and employment process, as well as our daily interactions in and outside of the classroom.

Screw YU.