(06-06-2018 09:54 PM)interwebowl Wrote:  If you don't think this bathroom thing is a big deal at Rice, you don't know that place very well. As a part of Lance's campaign he has called donors asking for their support. I know he has heard that this is a problem and he just doesn't think he did anything wrong. That is the problem. In his adverts he equated trans to pedophilia. This has been done with gays and others who run afoul of Lance's brand of christianity. He made adverts. It is not just that he has these views that are widely considered to be ignorant and bigoted positions because plenty of people do who have no contact with gays or trans people, but he made adverts. At a school where master needs to become magister, do you really think this does not matter? Of course it does and it should. Every student, faculty member and alum needs to fell safe at Rice and welcomed. Gay athletes are no different. What does this say to them if the most prestigious athletic program is turned over to someone like Lance who has already made these political ads. I have told my children that when you get involved in social media you need to be careful because you don't get to hide from it or take it back. Someone should have explained this to Lance.

If we are going to allow this to influence our decision then we deserve to fail. It is ridiculous enough that 1.8% of the population makes more noise than any other group. There is no reason to force that tiny influence upon anyone else. SJW snowflakes are ruining America. If someone thinks Lance's views don't alight well enough with the PC police then they had no clue what his predecessor was like.