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[–] 60 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Jordan Peterson, who has gained international fame for his bestselling self-help books and lectures

False. He did not gain any fame or notoriety until he threw a hissy fit about "compelled speech" when UofT asked him to use people's preferred pronouns, and became the darling of the right wing talking heads.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago

    Iirc his original claim to fame was speaking out about "compelled speech" against bill C-16, which extended human rights minority protections to trans people.

    The fact that media referred to him as an "intellectual" instead of an "anti-trans activist" has always been wrong, because being an anti-trans activist is what made him famous.

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