A University of Kansas professor has been placed on administrative leave after a viral video surfaced showing him making controversial remarks during a lecture.
The clip, which began circulating on social media Wednesday, shows the professor suggesting that men who refuse to vote for a female presidential candidate should be “lined up and shot.”
The professor, whose identity has not been officially confirmed by the university, appears to be addressing a room full of students in the video.
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In the clip, he argues that men who underestimate a woman’s ability to lead the country “don’t understand the way the world works.”
“It’s what frustrates me,” he says in the video. “There are going to be some males in our society that will refuse to vote for a potential female president because they don’t think females are smart enough to be president. We can line all those guys up and shoot them.”
Realizing the severity of his comment, the professor quickly adds, “Scratch that from the recording, I don’t want the dean hearing that I said that.”
Seriously @UnivOfKansas? You’re letting this be said in your classrooms? That men who won’t vote for Kamala Harris for President should be lined up and shot?? @RogerMarshallMD @JerryMoran pic.twitter.com/7hHihxScEg
— Ned Ryun (@nedryun) October 9, 2024
The University of Kansas responded to the situation shortly after the video began gaining attention.
BREAKING: University of Kansas professor who said men who don’t vote for Kamala should be shot, has been placed on administrative leave pending further investigation. https://t.co/Lk9QeuUxkw pic.twitter.com/db8a4tF6U2
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 9, 2024
A university spokesperson confirmed to The National News Desk that the individual in the video is indeed a professor at the institution and that he has been placed on administrative leave pending further investigation into the incident.
“We are aware of the video, which was recorded during a class earlier this semester,” the spokesperson said via email. “The instructor is being placed on administrative leave, pending further investigation. The instructor offers his sincerest apologies and deeply regrets the situation.”
The video quickly spread across social media platforms, garnering millions of views. Public figures in Kansas, including Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), were quick to react to the professor’s remarks. “Disturbing video from a @UnivOfKansas professor,” Marshall wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Anyone saying men who don’t vote for Kamala Harris should be ‘lined up and shot’ is deranged and shouldn’t be around students nor academia. I trust that the @UnivOfKansas will take immediate action and fire this professor.”
Disturbing video from a @UnivOfKansas professor. Anyone saying men who don’t vote for Kamala Harris should be ‘lined up and shot’ is deranged and shouldn’t be around students nor academia.
I trust that the @UnivOfKansas will take immediate action and fire this professor. https://t.co/ke3C2YNiYW
— Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) October 9, 2024
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach also weighed in, mocking the professor’s statement.
He referenced the Kansas Board of Regents’ mission to educate leaders and make discoveries, contrasting it with the professor’s remarks. “KS Regents: We educate leaders, build communities, and make discoveries that change the world,” Kobach wrote on X. “KU prof: Some males in our society will refuse to vote for a female prez… We could line all those guys up and shoot them.”
KS Regents: We educate leaders, build communities, and make discoveries that change the world.
KU prof: Some males in our society will refuse to vote for a female prez, because they don’t think females are smart enough to be Prez. We could line all those guys up and shoot them. https://t.co/jqox9uQrPz— Kris W. Kobach (@KrisKobach1787) October 9, 2024
As the university continues its investigation, the situation has sparked broader discussions about the appropriateness of statements made in academic settings and the balance between free speech and professional responsibility.
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What ketter of the pride alphabet is the professor?
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People who vote for Harris should be lined up, put on C-130s and flown to Ukraine to serve in the Ukrainian Cannon Fodder Brigades.
I wonder how he would feel is a conservative professor (ultra rare I know) said that all liberal men who won’t vote for Trump should receive the same treatment?
That jerk didn’t apologize for what he said, but wanted it “scratched” from the recording so the dean wouldn’t hear it. Now he claims to offer sincerest apologies since he’s now on administrative leave.
If accountability has any teeth, he should be FIRED!