UHM Summer Session 2015

 I  have just completed summer school (2015 edition) at UH-Manoa.

There were two summer sessions. Session 1 was from May 6 to July 2. Session 2 was from July 6 to August 14.

Session 1

For Session 1, took LIS 693: Library Services for Youth in Custody!

No, we didn't actually have to work in a youth prison, we just read books and articles about providing library services in juvenile detention facilities.


This was an online class taught by Joe Coyle who works as a librarian in a juvenille detention facility in Illinois.

Unfortunately, Coyle wasn't able to actually come to Hawaii to visit us. He just listed the readings, and we just posted comments online as well as submit papers. 

We started learning about what goes on in juvenile detention facilities, as well as what type of circumstances that makes it more likely to for a juvenile to be locked up.

We learned about general library services for teens in general.

We then learned about how library resources services are provided for youth in juvenile detention facilities.  Some of them include

• no hardcover books (which be made into a weapon). Inmates get paperbacks, which are more fragile
• Some facilities allow inmates to visit the library, others just cart the books to the inmates
• restrictions on the type of material (ie. glorify violence or drugs, sexual content, etc.)
• internet use (usually filtered so they can't send threats nor access explicit material)
• culturally relevant materials (ie. "street lit"  - books about inner city life)
• book discussion as therapy:  using literature to understand one's situation and how to better deal with less than ideal situations

We also had to interview someone who worked with youth in custody.  I tried to contact the librarian at the local youth facility. He responded that his time there was almost up, and that I could email him the questions. He didn't respond back.

Luckily, Mr Coyle hooked me up with David Inocencio, the founder of The Beat Within, an organization that conducts writing workshops in juvenile facilities as well as publish some materials written in those workshops.  

You can learn more about what I learned in the class by checking out that LIS 693s (Sum 15) projects page at http://pwegesen.wix.com/pablowegesendlis#!lis-693a-sum15-projects-page/c875

screenshot from the LIS 693a (Sum 15) projects page page 

Session 2

For Session 2, I took Books & Media for Young Adults.

In the library world, "Young Adults" do not refer to those in the early 20's.

In the library world, "Young Adults" actually refer to teenagers - middle school and high school!

I know what some of you are thinking  ---- teenagers aren't adults, they don't pay rent, they can't vote, they're not allowed to do what adults do.  

But there's this perception that calling teenagers "adolescents" or "teenagers" is condescending! Whatevers!

Anyways,  our class was taught by a local public librarian who specializes in "Young Adult" materials and services.

We learned about the controversial issues that are addressed in "Young Adult" literature including but not limited to

• alienation
• sexual abuse
• suicide
• racism
• LGBT issues
• family abuse
• and more

Sometimes, things did get contentious, when one student talk about media & body image issues. I told the class I think that body image issue has more to do with evolution than the media, and that student wouldn't even let me finish. She ranted about "cultural constructs" and whole bunch of nonsense I refuted at http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2012/08/this-stuff-happens-everywhere-not-just.html

The strange thing is this type of disruptive nonsense NEVER happened to me when I was majoring in sociology during my undergraduate years! And sociology as you never, is a topic with tons of controversial topics. 

That student did apologize, but then I had to have meeting with the professor and the LIS Chair (who I don't even trust, due to how he handled my internship issue at HSL) because I was "yelling". One, that "yelling" is NOTHING how loud I can really yell. Two, I only raised my voice because that other student kept interrupting me!  Yeah, I know that me raising my voice isn't good practice for being a librarian dealing with crazy patrons.  But still....................

Luckily after that, there was no drama!

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Anyways, our class had some quest speakers who talked about

• high school librarianship
• Young Adult nonfiction
• dystopian novels
• graphic novels, comics and manga
• booktalks 
• YA awards

We were also supposed to have a Native American novelist speak to us via Skype, but she had a family emergency that day!

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You can learn more about what I learned in the class by checking out that LIS 682 projects page at  http://pwegesen.wix.com/pablowegesendlis#!lis-682-projects/c1l2f

screenshot from the LIS 682 projects page

Other Stuff


This might be the last summer session I will take at UH-Manoa. I am on schedule to graduate with my master's in Library and Information Science this coming December. I got an internship coming up!


This summer's been hard with so much work due in short time and the shorter campus library hours during the summer.

Being that I'm the LIS rep in the Graduate Student Organization (GSO), I introduced and drafted a resolution calling for longer library hours during the summer. You can learn more at http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2015/07/gso-resolution-to-extend-summer-library.html

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I also did some volunteering that the Friends of the Library of Hawaii sponsored booksale at McKinley High School (Go Tigers!) though I got sick the last weekend of the booksale and couldn't make it! Oh well!
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Anyways, the summer is done. Time for new adventures!

GSO resolution to extend summer library hours

At UH-Manoa, we have shorter library hours during the summer, causing major inconveniences for students taking summer classes.

While this summer is almost over, that doesn't mean we can't advocate for that to change for future summers.

I drafted a resolution (with editing suggestions from others) for the campus Graduate Student Organization (GSO) to officially advocate as an organization for extended library hours for future summers.

It got approval at last night's  GSO meeting.


Here is the final draft

UH MĀNOA GRADUATE STUDENT ORGANIZATION

2445 Campus Rd., Hemenway Hall 212

Honolulu HI 96822

A resolution to increase the library hours  at Hamilton Library and Sinclair Library for future summers!

WHEREAS,   during the Fall and Spring semesters, Hamilton Library is open on Monday -  Thursday (8am - 10pm), Friday (8am - 6pm), Saturday (9am - 5pm) and Sunday (noon - 10pm); and

WHEREAS,   during the Fall and Spring semesters,  Sinclair Library is open continuously from Sunday at noon until Friday at 6pm, and on Saturday(noon - 6pm); and

WHEREAS,   during the Summer Sessions, the library hours are dramatically reduced, with both Hamilton Library and Sinclair Library only open Monday-Friday ( 8am - 6pm) and Sunday (noon - 6pm) with no Saturday hours; and

WHEREAS,   during the Summer Sessions, the students lose 28 hours of access to Hamilton Library every week due to the reduced library hours; and

WHEREAS,   during the summer sessions, students lose 76 hours of access to Sinclair Library every week due to the reduced library hours; and

WHEREAS,   the lack of available nighttime hours at Hamilton Library and Sinclair Library deprives library access to students who have daytime responsibilities; and

WHEREAS,   the students at UH Mānoa are reliant on Hamilton Library and Sinclair Library for access to books, audio and visual materials, computers, research materials, microfiche, archives, a quiet individual and group study space,  presentation practice rooms, and reference librarians; and

WHEREAS,   not every student at UH Mānoa has their own home computer and need to use the computer labs at Hamilton Library and Sinclair Library to do online research and complete their assignments; and

WHEREAS,   not every student at UH Mānoa has a quiet study space at home and need to use Hamilton Library as a quiet study space to concentrate on their required readings for their classes; and

WHEREAS,   the compressed nature of the Summer Sessions give students less days to complete their assignment, it becomes more important that Hamilton Library and Sinclair Library be accessible for longer daily hours during the summer; and

WHEREAS,   there are at least 7,000 students who are taking summer classes at UH-Manoa, many of whom could benefit from the increased summer library hours; therefore

BE IT RESOLVED    That the Graduate Student Organization requests the Summer hours at Hamilton Library and Sinclair Library be increased beginning in Summer 2016.

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED         That this resolution be sent to Interim Chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman, Office of Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Interim Vice Chancellor for Students Lori Ideta, Vice Chancellor for Administration for Administration, Finance & Operations Kathy Cutshaw, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research Brian Taylor,  Dean of Graduate Education Krystyna Aune, Dean of Students Mike Kaptik, University Librarian Irene Herold, Associated Students of University of Hawaii, and Ka Leo O Hawaii

(note: while most positions listed under BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED have the personal names, the one for Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs doesn't have a name listed due to personnel changes that is currently ongoing. We just listed the Office name instead)

(another note: for the 9th whereas, only Hamilton Library got mentioned because it is more suited to quiet studying whereas Sinclair Library is more suited for group studying (ie. working on group projects, etc.).  While Sinclair's computer  lab has a quiet policy, those who need quiet space to review printed material and do other non-online activities would be better off at Hamilton)




I'll keep you updated if our resolution has significant impact!

more whining about cultural appropriation

The cultural segregationists are at it again, making people feel unearned guilt for (gasp...........omg...........noooooooooo) using fashions that originated from people of different ethnicities!


First, let's look at this screenshot of a facebook post  from earlier this month!

You see my comments: This is how to talk to cultural segregationist punks who complain about cultural appropriation!

People like Amandla Stenberg like to silence people with racial guilt, whining about "how dare white people take styles from African-descendants" as if jazz didn't use European instruments, and as if hip-hop producers weren't using German EDM pioneers Kraftwerk as a MAJOR inspiration! 



Amandla Stenberg and people like her like to call Kylie Jenner and her Kardashian relatives "white"?  Those people are part-Armenian! 

Armenia is in the Middle East!

If the Kardashians weren't famous, they would've been easy targets for profiling by federal security agents! 

And if you want to talk about oppression, let's talk about the Turkish genocide against the Armenians that happened a century ago!

Let's talk about the "lucky" Armenians who were lucky to escape to Europe and North American, some of them the ancestors of  celebrities like

• college basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian
• heavy metal band System of a Down
• and of course, the reality TV stars, the Kardashians

And let's also talk about that even after Turkish massacre of the Armenians ended, Russia took over Armenia, who only gained their independence when the Soviet Union dissolved!

You see, people like Amandla Stenberg act as if the only important oppression in history was the European enslavement of her African ancestors! 

Amandla Stenberg doesn't understand that her pain and trauma doesn't exempt her from assertive criticisms when she says stupid, racist stuff! 

Stenberg also needs to remember that hip-hop stars used so-called "cultural appropriations" like

• use of lowriders in 90s-era gangsta rap videos
• expressing love for Spanish Harlem girls (like Puffy's "Senorita" and Wyclef produced "Maria Maria")
• DJ Quik's sampling of an Indian song he used for Truth Hurts & Rakim's "Addiction"
• Jay-Z's sampling Punjabi music
• Wu Tang Clan's name and their constant reference to Chinese culture
• 2pac & Snoop Dogg dressing like Italian mobsters
• and much much more

I LOVED those "cultural appropriations". We need MORE cultural appropriations.

Keep those cornrows Kylie Jenner!

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Another facebook post of mine

If you want to protest against "cultural appropriation", we should start by denouncing North American acitivists who think their Asian ancestry makes them proper spokespeople for people who are ACTUALLY FROM Japan! 

And who is one of those activists? Amber Ying ------

uh, since when is Ying a Japanese last name?

It's not, yet, a person of Chinese ancestry thinks she can speak for people FROM Japan?

Let's hear it from a REAL Japanese person

(note: sorry for the different sized screenshots, both are from the same facebook post)


Thank you Nako Kobayashi!

As for Amber Ying, she is Cultural Appropriator, and a SEVERE HYPOCRITE! 


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So yeah, let's continue to integrate cultures!

Don't let anyone shame you for using or doing things from other cultures!

Make aggressive criticisms against cultural segregationists!

WORLDWIDE CULTURAL INTEGRATION FOREVER!

Classic Film Footage of Myself

Back in October 2013, I took part in the Banned Books Week activity at UH-Manoa. The activity was sponsored by the American Library Association student-chapter (ALA-sc), where we discussed book censorship.

 Dr Andrew Wertheimer (who was at the time the LIS Chair) filmed a few students reading a passage from controversial books.


I read a passage from George Orwell's "Animal Farm" which you watch right below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TcbOskPVPE





I didn't even view that clip until yesterday, when  I went on YouTube and I typed in a few names of LIS program to see if any of them had their own video content or if they had speeches being filmed. I typed in "Andrew Wertheimer" and lo and behold, that video was in the listings :)

Trump, Coulter, immigration & crime

Donald Trump is an attention-getter, and he lived up to that when he officially launched his presidential campaign.

He accused  the Mexican government of purposely sending illegal immigrants to the US with this quote

They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”

Anyone who said anything to the effect of "white people bring diseases, police brutality, apartheid and oh yeah, I guess some are good people" would be loudly criticized by Fox News and talk radio hosts for at least 2 weeks!


And this stuff about "Mexicans bring crime" is a bunch of exaggerations anyways.

From Steve Chapman
http://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2015/07/05/trump-and-the-myth-of-immigrant-crime-n2020695/page/full

Trump had other articles, including a couple reporting deadly crimes committed by people who have come here without permission. But anecdotes can be misleading. Out of any group of people -- Episcopalians, West Virginians, tennis fans, legal immigrants from Canada -- you can find some criminals. That doesn't mean the bad guys are representative of the whole.

The outrages cited by Trump are outside the norm, to say the least. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, pointed out last year, "The murder rate is actually higher in Washington, D.C., where I work, than in my hometown of Laredo, Texas, or other cities on the border like McAllen."

In 2011, El Paso, Texas, had the lowest crime rate ranking of any city with 500,000 or more residents. That is despite being just across the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico -- which in 2011 had the second highest murder rate of any city on Earth.

The same pattern shows up away from the border as well. In his extensive research on Chicago -- a city Trump cited for its violent crime -- Harvard sociologist Robert Sampson has found "a significantly lower rate of violence among Mexican-Americans compared to blacks and whites."

From Mona Charen
http://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2015/07/10/the-democrats-trump-card-n2023530/page/full

Trump has achieved his objective -- making himself the center of attention -- but he has subtracted from our sum total of knowledge about the immigration issue. According to an analysis of Census Bureau data by the Immigration Policy Center, only 1.6 percent of immigrant males between the ages of 18-39 are incarcerated, compared with 3.3 percent of the native-born. There are terrible stories of immigrants committing crimes, and it's certainly fair to demand that criminal aliens be deported with dispatch. Sanctuary cities are a disgrace. But just as Dylann Roof doesn't represent white people, Mexican rapists don't represent anyone other than themselves.

Oddly, the entire brouhaha over immigration may be misplaced. If demographers are correct, the great wave of immigration from Latin America is over. As Jonathan V. Last noted in the Los Angeles Times, birthrates are plunging throughout our hemisphere. Between 1970 and 2005, Mexico was the source for roughly two-thirds of the million or so immigrants who entered the United States yearly. When this huge migration began, Mexico's birthrate was 6.72 children per woman. It has since fallen to 2.1, and it continues to decline. Last writes: "Countries with fertility rates below the replacement level tend to attract immigrants, not send them." And voila, since 2005, net migration from Mexico has been zero.

The Census Bureau reports that starting in 2013, the country that sent the most immigrants to the U.S. was China, with 147,000, followed by India, with 129,000, and Mexico, with 125,000 (an equal number of Mexicans living here went home). 

Of course, you can talk all the facts you want, some people are so emotionally invested in a narrative that they automatically dismiss facts that don't support their emotional narrative.


One of those people is Ann Coulter, another anti-immigration fanatic! When confronted by the facts, she just uses evasive techniques like she did when debating Geraldo Rivera on Fox News.

http://www.salon.com/2015/07/10/immigration_cage_match_geraldo_rivera_and_ann_coulter_throw_down_on_hannity/


Coulter said the following

“We are talking about a group of people who have no right to be here,” she said, adding “whether legal or illegal.” She didn’t clarify as to why legal immigrants have no right to be in America legally

Coulter is so stupid to even imply LEGAL immigrant "have no right to be here" because by law, they do!  That's the point of being a legal immigrant!

It gets crazier

“Is the filibuster over?” Rivera asked. “Let me respond!” And respond he did, noting that rates of violent crimes in the two cities with the highest population of undocumented immigrants — New York and Los Angeles — are at historic lows.

“That means nothing!” Coulter interjected. “That’s not because of immigration!”

“If undocumented immigrants were more prone to commit crimes,” Rivera continued, “why would these cities be experiencing such relative freedom from violent crime. Compare that to Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, and other post-industrial cities, where there is a spike in terrible crime, where you should be concerned with violence, instead of singling out this population and ginning up this false fear.”

and how does Coulter respond  to these facts?

“Look, you’re talking about a correlation, not a causation. You’re not that stupid, Geraldo!” 

OH, that is what the pro-immigration crowd has been saying this whole time! 

Pro-immigration folks ALMOST ALWAYS MAKE THE POINT THAT  "you’re talking about a correlation, not a causation" when it comes to immigration and crime rates

But when pro-immigration folks say "you’re talking about a correlation, not a causation"............what does Ann Coulter do?

Coulter responds by calling pro-immigration folks of being "politically correct pansies"

But now Ann Coulter wants to say "you’re talking about a correlation, not a causation" when confronted by the facts?

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Coulter claims to be concerned about those raped by illegal immigrant rapists?

But what about the majority of rape victims who are ..........raped by someone of their own race!

Coulter's response of "la la la, I can't hear you"


http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/ann-coulter-women-who-say-theyve-been-raped-are-typically-just-girls-trying-get-attention

Ann Coulter appeared on “The Lars Larson Show” last week to discuss the discrepancies in Rolling Stone’s article on an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia, which Coulter called a “shocking fraud” that proves that “there is no rape crisis” on college campuses.

Coulter also suggested that rapes only occur in physically violent circumstances, like “being hit on the head with a brick,” and anyone who says otherwise is just trying to get attention.

So in other words, if you're European-American college student who has been drugged and raped by Euopean-American frat boys, Ann Coulter doesn't care about you!

But if you're the isolated case of a  European-American woman raped by some Mexican immigrant, Ann Coulter will exploit your case to no end in sight! 


 If that's not racism, then the word "racism" has no meaning!

Professional Victim Professor (part 3)

Note: this blog post is a continuation of these previous blog posts

http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2015/04/problems-at-hsl.html
http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2015/05/professional-victim-professor.html
http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2015/06/professional-victim-professor-part-2.html

In the previous blog posts, I expose why Dr Noriko Asato is a corrupt and incompetent internship coordinator and what a bullstuff artist she is when she claims to feel threatened.


But how in the hell did Noriko Asato get hired in the first place?

Let's be blunt: she's a crony hire. Her husband was the LIS Program Chair for a few years. Even if he wasnt on the committee that made the final decision to hire her, to say his marriage nothing to do with it is extraordinarily naive!

Dr Noriko Asato only got her LIS degree in 2011.  This is only 4 years later!  You mean to tell me she was so impressive in such short time as a librarian that she outshined those with decades of experience in the field? Spare me the naivete!


Was she selected for her teaching passion? What teaching passion? Her elective classes are always online, and for her LIS 610 ... it was advertised as an in-person class, but half the sessions are "online sessions" (you just have to hear the way she say those 2 words), which just goes to show she views teaching as just another nuisance that comes with the job!

She was placed in charge of the Info Profession class and was  the internship as if she had proper
mentoring skills and as if she could handle difficult situations! Ha! She gets intimidated anytime I express disagreement with her! That show she wouldn't last an hour outside the Ivory Tower!


If you're going to say "you can vent to me"  (Dr Noriko Asato actually said that to me)   then you better be ready for it!  You can't say "you can vent to me" and act all victimized 
when it happens!

Anyone who works outside of the Ivory Tower can understand that, especially since in jobs like retail or sub teacher people WILL vent to you to your face, sometimes with a loud voice and with profanities!

Yet when Dr Noriko Asato said "you can vent to me" and I took her words literally  I sent her emails (see "Professional Victim Professor") and I vented without profanities! Yet Noriko Asato (who spent decades in an Ivory Tower instead of the Real World) claims to
"feel afraid" and "threatened" by such mildly expressed disagreement in the emails! That is so pathetic! Try being like that when dealing with an irate customer at Macys or an irate student at school. That Dr Noriko Asato has no real world experience with such situations shows that is severely inadequate to be internship coordinator or teaching classes about work environment!


Dr Noriko Asato should learn the real humility to admit she's wrong (like any Macys employee has to
if he/she made a mistake) or grow a damn spine when dealing with resistance! If you ever worked as a sub teacher, you cannot show the type of excessive sissyness that Dr Noriko Asato showed when she says "I feel threatened".

 No sub teacher would even dare show such weakness even when faced with a large student with a bad attitude! That just shows Dr Noriko Asato is the wrong person for the job!

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You see, Dr Noriko Asato NEVER questions corrupt officials. Dr Noriko Asato ALWAYS advise people to NEVER protest poor treatment by higher officials. That right there tells me that Dr Noriko Asato is the devil's disciple!

What would Dr Noriko Asato do if she was living in the Nazi era and they were coming after her Jewish husband? She would either snitch on him, or advise him to give in!



You think I'm exaggerating? Check how she responded when I protesting against Tisha Aragaki treated me at HSL!

Cease any private or public complaints with the HSPLS?   SCREW YOU! 

Hey Noriko Asato, if you didnt think I would post for the world to see, then you are an extremely stupid person whose advanced degrees are all for nothing!


When i expressed objections that that notice, Dr Noriko Asato again tried to convince me not to be angry, which real life professionals (instead of crony hires like  Noriko Asato) would NEVER advise anyone to do!! 

(by the way,  I never signed that paper at all! Take that Noriko Asato!  She got disciplined for even asking me to sign that paper! HA HA HA! Take that you scum!  ) 

But more to my point!

It  is NOT hard to imagine Dr Noriko Asato to treat people like MLK, Susan B Anthony or Nelson Mandela the same way!  IT takes a special type of person to cheer them on when the heat is on! 

It also takes a special type of scumbag to discourage people from standing up for themselves! Dr Noriko Asato is that special type of scumbag!



Dr Noriko Asato is a severe disgrace to humanity!  

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The following are annotations of a screenshot of My Photo (for which I own ALL copyrights to) from the LIS 610 class photo. The original photo (without annotations) can be found on my facebook page.

Yeah, Dr Noriko Asato, is this how you want to be known? This is what happens to corrupt officials who say stupid things to me! You should have seen this coming!

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PS#1:  There is absolutely NOTHING on here that threatens any physical harm to anyone or anything!

Any claims that this blog post is "threatening" or "intimidating" will be challenged!

This blog is my use of Intellectual Freedom to protest corruption at HSL, LIS and UH-Manoa.  


Any attempt by anyone in the LIS Program or any UH-Manoa official to discipline me  in any form is a violation of my Intellectual Freedom and my freedom to express grievances on an academic siutation! 

 Any attempt by anyone in the LIS Program or any UH-Manoa official to discipline me  in any form over this blog will be challenged in multiple ways!



PS# 2 : IF any LIS or UH-Manoa official wants to have a conversation about this will have to consent being recorded by my mobile device. Whether the recordings goes on YouTube or any other online forum will be determined by myself by whatever reason I choose!  

Gender & Fights

Pretend you're an average sized man! Imagine you're at the bar  trying to order a beverage. Now imagine all of a sudden, someone the size of Suge Knight bumped against you, trying to make room for himself so he too could order a beverage?

Would you even try to throw a punch at him?

What would happen if you did?

Probably get knocked out, right?


Yet, in Tallahassee, Florida,  a woman at the bar, got so upset when Florida State QB DeAndre Johnson accidentally bumped against her,  that she started yelling and made a fist. Johnson tried to restrain her like a gentleman would! But the woman responded by punching Johnson.  ONLY AFTER that did Johnson punched her in the face!

You can watch it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGGdlL5U61U



In other words, De'Andre Johnson defended himself against an aggressor!


But because Florida State University (FSU) didn't investigate rape allegations against Jameis Winson (aka Rapist Winston) until months after allegations surface,  FSU is now in over-compensation mode!

Jameis Winston's case should've been subjected to aggressive investigations. Based on the allegations and testimony, Rapist Winston should've been expelled!
You learn more about Rapist Winston not receiving the proper investigation at http://www.thenation.com/blog/193985/reality-their-own-jameis-winston-rape-and-seminole-fandom-florida-state


But De'Andre Johnson?  He got expelled for .................defending himself!  Screw That!

As for this cliche about  "you shouldn't hit a girl?" 


De'Andre Johnson was not hitting a girlfriend for dancing with another guy

De'Andre Johnson was not hitting a girlfriend for texting another guy

De'Andre Johnson was not hitting his wife for not cooking him eggs like the movie "Once Were Warriors"

De'Andre Johnson was not hitting a woman who refused to give him money!

De'Andre Johnson was not hitting a woman who refused to give him sexual favors!

De'Andre Johnson was not  even hitting a girl who only said insulting things to him!



De'Andre Johnson defended himself against an abled-body adult aggressor!


AS for that female aggressor, she wants to start a fight with a man? She better have Randa Rousey skills!


Because you know what? If you're a man up against a female aggressor, you don't have time to guess whether or not she has Randa Rousey skills. Just because someone is (let's say) 6 inches shorter than you, doesn't mean they can't seriously hurt you! There's smaller guys who can fight like a wild animal and can severely hurt a bigger guy who lacks aggressive tendencies and quick reflexes!




Here's a comment on the YouTube video

Giani Rainella  

If you wanna act tough like a man, and hit a man, then you can sure enough get hit like a man. Us women need to understand these men ain't playin' this feminism (beep) no more. Just cause you're a women does NOT give you the right to be a complete cunt towards a man without any consequences.

Margarett Kelly  

THE REAL (profanity) HERE IS FLORIDA STATE ADMINISTRATION AND COACHING STAFF. They are so afraid of negative media they cut this kid loose.  As the mother of a boy.  I have taught my son not to hit women.  I taught him to respect women.  as the mother of a girl, I taught my daughter to act like a lady and you will be treated like a lady.  I don't condone violence however, If you get pissy drunk and attack someone I don't care if it is male or female chances are you are going to get hit back. To those women who think you can go around hitting men and not get hit back, WAKE up, it's not going to happen. This guy didn't walk up to the bar and sucker punch this girl. She clearly started it. To the writer who says that she didn't hit him hard enough to hurt him.How do you know what her intent was.  That didn't look like a LOVE  tap to me.  To me it looked like she gave it all she had.   Bottom line here is there is a DOUBLE STANDARD in place here.  You're saying tht if this girl had hit another girl she SHOULD be charged.  But, it's OKAY for her to hit a guy. ZERO tolerance means everyone.

And here's Whoopi Goldberg speaking on the same issue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2ntfQ3u2Mo

or as one person said on facebook : Hey Equal Rights, Equal Fights!!


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Look, I have great respect for respectful women!

I have great respect for women who rise to the top of their industry!

I have great respect for female athletes!

I have great respect for REAL victims of domestic violence and sexual assaults!  

(women who start fights with men and get punched by men defending themselves DO NOT count as REAL victims of domestic violence) 

I have great respect for the hard-working single mothers who sacrifice so that their children can have something to eat and a roof over their head!

I have great respect for the many women I have worked with at various job sites over the years!

I have great respect for the many female teachers I have had!

I have great respect for the strong women I grew up with in public housing who gave me tons of respect! 

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But I am tired of this crap that "men don't have the right to defend themselves against violent women" 

I'm tired of those few women who play victim when they lose fights that they have started! 

It is those few violent women who disrespect the real struggle women historically (and even currently) have to go through just

• to make use of their talents
•  to get an education
• to have the right to vote
• to gain leadership positions 
• to not be abused at home 
• to walk outside at night without fear
• to live without fear of rape
• to live with dignity
• to even have basic respect

That woman at the Tallahassee bar ought to be ashamed of herself and need to publicly apologize for disrespecting the real struggles of women out there!