7/9/2015, 1:26 pm
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TALLAHASSEE, FL - While waiting in line at a bar, De'Andre Johnson, the quarterback for Florida State University, physically assaulted a female patron by brutally punching her in the face. The video of the assault went viral over social media, outraging people across the country. The majority of Americans condemned Johnson and his actions, calling him an embarrassment that has no place in higher education, especially as a role model for the youth who look up to him.
The Florida academic community was horrified by the incident and demanded that Johnson be kicked out of the prestigious university for his cowardly behavior. FSU quickly granted the demand. Since his dismissal, Johnson has not only been removed from the football team but is no longer even allowed to return to the FSU campus.
However, not everyone shared the same sentiment. A feminist group who call themselves "Radical Feminists of America" publicly defended Johnson, claiming that he is obviously someone who overlooks gender in his decision-making, as evidenced by the fact that he punched a 21 year old female, who was out celebrating her birthday, just as hard and with just as little restraint as if she were a man.
The statement has caught the attention of internet users who have shared the RFA's position on the treatment of females by males. Some progressive commenters agree that it should be socially acceptable to strike a woman, discarding the patriarchal taboo forbidding a man to hit women like they would hit other men, while others insist that, in spite of all the academic data accumulated by Women's Studies departments, it is still wrong to hit anyone, especially a woman.
The debate over Johnson's actions and whether it was an act of equal treatment or a cowardly and detestable thing to do has been raging across an uncountable number of Internet profiles and posts, both small and large. The Radical Feminists of America have since started a petition to force FSU to bring back Johnson and to formally apologize for his recent dismissal from the university.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - While waiting in line at a bar, De'Andre Johnson, the quarterback for Florida State University, physically assaulted a female patron by brutally punching her in the face. The video of the assault went viral over social media, outraging people across the country. The majority of Americans condemned Johnson and his actions, calling him an embarrassment that has no place in higher education, especially as a role model for the youth who look up to him.
The Florida academic community was horrified by the incident and demanded that Johnson be kicked out of the prestigious university for his cowardly behavior. FSU quickly granted the demand. Since his dismissal, Johnson has not only been removed from the football team but is no longer even allowed to return to the FSU campus.
However, not everyone shared the same sentiment. A feminist group who call themselves "Radical Feminists of America" publicly defended Johnson, claiming that he is obviously someone who overlooks gender in his decision-making, as evidenced by the fact that he punched a 21 year old female, who was out celebrating her birthday, just as hard and with just as little restraint as if she were a man.
"He deserves our praise, not our anger," said the spokeswoman for the group nicknamed Big Red. "It was a very brave thing for him to do, striking a female-identified person in a public place, in a society dominated by patriarchy and male chauvinism. Who's to say that a female should be spared a physical assault just because of her gender? There are a lot of brainwashed men out there who conform to society's gender-based expectations, thinking they're too good to fight with a woman. It's just as wrong as not hiring a woman for any job just because of her gender. We applaud Johnson's actions as proof that our society is evolving to be more accepting of modern understanding of gender equality."
The statement has caught the attention of internet users who have shared the RFA's position on the treatment of females by males. Some progressive commenters agree that it should be socially acceptable to strike a woman, discarding the patriarchal taboo forbidding a man to hit women like they would hit other men, while others insist that, in spite of all the academic data accumulated by Women's Studies departments, it is still wrong to hit anyone, especially a woman.
The debate over Johnson's actions and whether it was an act of equal treatment or a cowardly and detestable thing to do has been raging across an uncountable number of Internet profiles and posts, both small and large. The Radical Feminists of America have since started a petition to force FSU to bring back Johnson and to formally apologize for his recent dismissal from the university.

