Ft. Bend teacher on leave over sex video claims

From the Houston Chronicle:

Fort Bend Independent School District officials have placed a Clements High School teacher on administrative leave after allegations surfaced that he took part in sexually-oriented videos.

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The videos are displayed on a Web site depicting scantily clad and nude men wresting with each other.

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After a flurry of neo-puritan hits on individuals last year, I had hoped that this shit was dying down a bit. But no. They're back. This kind of shit is particularly insidious because rather than going after institutions or works of literature, these cases are about blackballing regular ordinary people. That is, in all these cases they're trying to destroy people's careers because of disapproval of how they live their personal lives.

It doesn't matter if a teacher dances nude in her spare time; it's her own life, and it has nothing to do with what she does on the job. If a cop's wife wants to post topless pictures of herself on the internet, it's just fine; it has nothing to do with her husband's work. It just doesn't matter if parents or "concerned citizens" are uncomfortable with it all. Too fucking bad.

For that matter, if I had children, I wouldn't want them having anything to do with Christians or Republicans, what with the way they're always pushing their warped views, but as long as they're doing their jobs, which means keeping their personal lives personal, I don't really have any complaint. Hell, they can even talk with students about these topics in the abstract, as long as they're balanced. It just doesn't matter. And it doesn't even matter if somebody goes snooping and figures out that, say, a teacher is a Scientologist, or attends Landmark Forum sessions. As long as it doesn't affect the job, no wrong has been done.

What's wrong is fucking over people with whom you disagree. Argue with them. Debate them. Persuade people that your point of view is correct.

But don't try to bury them.

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