CONFRONTATION at Portland State University: Did I Harm Students By Asking This Question?

Following the unexpected cancellation of our Reverse Q&A at Brown University, we created an ad hoc event on the streets of Portland. Here, we are exploring the reasoning behind agreement or disagreement with the claim: “There are only two genders.“ We were approached by a group of students and here’s what happened. This video was filmed on May 11, 2022 outside a Portland State University building that houses the department of social work. Chapters: 0:00 Interruption 0:49 Class anecdote 1:19 Worried about harm 2:14 Triggering white men 3:58 Street Epistemology 5:31 More comfortable as a question? 8:37 Trained professionals? 9:37 Safe space 10:30 Gender as a social construct 12:45 They just told you their pronouns 14:35 Screaming from rooftop vs conversation 15:23 Just wanted to come with curiosity 16:07 Best way to share your point of view? 17:15 So you didn’t come down to understand ⸺SUPPORT MY WORK⸺ Newsletter | Donate | ⸺LINKS⸺ Podcast: “Conversations with Peter Boghossian“: Website | National Progress Alliance | Resignation Letter | ⸺BOOKS⸺ “How To Have Impossible Conversations” | =cm_sw_r_api_i_7DPKY2S21SSNAV8PCBW3_0 “A Manual For Creating Atheists” | =tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1664805100&sr=1-2 ⸺SOCIAL MEDIA⸺ Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | @peterboghossian All Socials | __________ #socialjustice #portlandstateuniversity #university