By: Rachel

Rachel
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:14:49 +0000

@PhilbertJohnson and @LegalEagle

When was this ever an issue of race or diversity? Race was never part of this, leave it out.
I believe that Supreme Court case “Gratz vs. Bollinger” pretty much sums up that you can’t discriminate against someone in a social majority because you want more diversity. This is proof that discrimination against a majority is possible and real.
Title IX states “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of gender, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” Shouldn’t this literally mean that men and women get the same opportunities and treatment regardless of gender? That is how OSUMB tryouts have been run since 1973, and even before that there was no racial discrimination either. However, the more cases I see the more I find that Title IX is not egalitarian at all; it’s all about promoting women over men.
Jon is claiming a Title IX violation because in a similar recent case OSU granted a female employee (a cheer leading coach) was granted an actual chance to change things and granted the due process he was denied. I suppose there is a chance that that’s a mere coincidence, but given the nature of this entire issue, probably not. This is one lawsuit that hasn’t even hit the courts yet, so let them decide if his case is valid. I personally believe it is.

@Confused – Thank you for pointing out that weird discrepancy! Seems fishy to me, too.