University Instructor Placed On Leave After Video

It’s hard to believe that this is what passes for education these days. A University of Kansas instructor, Phil Lowcock, went completely off the rails during a lecture, and the video is now making the rounds on social media for all the wrong reasons. In front of a classroom full of students, Lowcock launched into a tirade against men who don’t support female presidential candidates. But what he said next? That’s where things took a truly disturbing turn.

Lowcock told the class that some men refuse to vote for women because they think “guys are smarter than girls.” Then he really let loose, saying, “We can line all those guys up and shoot them. They clearly don’t understand the way the world works.” Yes, you read that right—an actual college instructor suggested that men who hold a different opinion about presidential candidates should be lined up and shot. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he quickly tried to backtrack, saying, “Did I say that? Scratch that from the recording, I don’t want the dean hearing that I said that.” Well, sorry Phil, but that ship has sailed, and now the entire country has heard you loud and clear.

Not surprisingly, the backlash has been fierce. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) didn’t mince words, calling for Lowcock to be fired. He’s right—someone who thinks that threatening violence is a valid way to make a point has no place in a classroom, especially one that’s supposed to be shaping young minds. Marshall put it perfectly when he called the remarks “deranged” and said Lowcock shouldn’t be anywhere near students or academia. And let’s be honest, it’s not like this is a complicated issue—any instructor advocating for violence over political beliefs has no business keeping their job.

The University of Kansas has put Lowcock on administrative leave while they “investigate” the situation. But what’s there to investigate, really? The guy was caught on tape saying something absolutely outrageous, and he tried to brush it off like a bad joke. Sure, he’s offering apologies now, claiming that he was just trying to emphasize his “advocacy for women’s rights and equality.” But no amount of spin can erase what he actually said. If this is how he expresses his so-called advocacy, he’s doing a pretty terrible job of it.

And let’s not forget, this isn’t the first time the University of Kansas has found itself in hot water over its academic offerings. The same institution thought it would be a good idea to offer a course called “Angry White Male Studies.” Yes, that’s right—a whole class dedicated to analyzing why certain men are angry and how they’re supposedly responsible for society’s problems. It’s almost like they’ve gone out of their way to alienate a large chunk of the student body.

The course description reads like a bad parody: “Like it or not, ‘the angry white male’ is a prominent figure in our cultural imagination and, as such, a phenomenon worthy of study.” They ask, “What’s he angry about? Is his anger misplaced? Is he blaming the right people?” It’s almost laughable, except that they’re serious. If this is the kind of mentality being cultivated in our universities, it’s no wonder that we end up with instructors like Lowcock, who think it’s okay to joke about shooting people who don’t share their views.

This whole mess raises some serious questions about what’s happening on our college campuses. When did universities become echo chambers where only one set of ideas is allowed, and dissenters are met with calls for violence? It’s high time for a reality check—one that starts with holding educators accountable when they cross the line. And in Lowcock’s case, that line isn’t just crossed—it’s obliterated.