Comments on: Purdue Professor Spews “An Economic Case Against Homosexuality”

By: Christopher Waldrop

Christopher Waldrop — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:21:46 +0000

Tony, no one’s calling for Prof. Chapman’s hide. While there are those who have called for his dismissal, they have reasons for doing so, and it hardly qualifies as calling for his hide. In fact, to use “hide” in a different way, Prof. Chapman has chosen to hide by refusing to address the matter. He’s made up his mind and doesn’t want to be challenged, which sets a pretty poor example.

All some of us would really like to see is Professor Chapman being held responsible for the obvious misstatements he’s made, including his assertion that his argument is “economic”, when in fact it’s not based on economics at all.

And enlightened or not, I doubt anyone here is going to call for your hide, although you should work on both your reading comprehension and your knowledge.

By: Burr

Burr — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:58:17 +0000

Who’s asking for his hide here?

You need a little more reading comprehension first, then we can work on your enlightenment.

By: tony

tony — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:24:25 +0000

wow!
having ‘googled’ kevin casimer i found myself checking out this bit of space on the internet.

you folks want chapmans hide in an awful way!! no longer are gays to be sissys, eh? they really are militant, emboldened by protection (i.e. ‘hate crimes, political correctness…)

and all so they can indulge in a carnal, perverse coupling.

it could be mine too, if i were a lil bit more enlightened.

sadly, i’m simpletony

By: Christopher Waldrop

Christopher Waldrop — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:13:37 +0000

Archie, no one’s questioning Mr. Chapman’s right to say or believe whatever he wishes, although on that private website his bio specifically states that he is a librarian at Purdue.
That and the way he stated his beliefs–if you read what he wrote you’ll find that he claims his opinions are facts–raise serious concerns about his professionalism.
Besides, criticism of Chapman’s opinions is also protected by the Constitution.

By: Archie

Archie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:47:06 +0000

Mr. Chapman may be incorrect in his assumptions and facts, but his right to state these on a private (not Purdue-funded-by-state-funds) website is free speech and protected by the same Constitution that allowed Bill Ayers to speak on campus about his theories and beliefs.

By: An Uninformed Case. : Just Write

An Uninformed Case. : Just Write — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:32:33 +0000

[...] has been pointed out elsewhere, by blogger Timothy Kincaid, “Chapman suggests that gay people getting married would lead to increased rather than [...]

By: Christopher Waldrop

Christopher Waldrop — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:29:30 +0000

Looking back at this “case” I find that Prof. Chapman is being completely dishonest in claiming that it’s an “economic case”. If you read his blog post, you’ll find that he’s not really making an economic case. His case is based on his religious beliefs, but he apparently lacks the courage of his convictions.

By: AJ

AJ — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:18:39 +0000

So odd… have you ever met Bert? Seriously, I always thought he was gay. His poor wife has my sympathy and pity.

By: paul j stein

paul j stein — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:29:11 +0000

He will quit and a RIGHT-WING think tank will pick him up as an adviser and he can spew his crap on FOX news as an EXPERT…BLAH BLAH BLAH….

By: Christopher Waldrop

Christopher Waldrop — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:56:04 +0000

Apparently the detractors don’t care how stupid they sound. Take Chapman as a prime example. He’s a professional librarian at a major university, and yet he admits in his rant that he didn’t know how to do the research necessary to back up his position. At least he claims that; as a professional librarian he should know how to do research. If he doesn’t know he should be fired because he’s not qualified, and if he does know then he should stop citing his credentials as though they mean anything and add that it’s all just his opinion and not based on any actual facts.