Dr. Joe Gow, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, was terminated after nearly 17 years of service. Gow says the school asked about the pornographic videos that he and his wife star in. The university hasn’t specified why Gow was terminated but says his actions were “abhorrent.” NBC News’ Jesse Kirsch reports.
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#Wisconsin #Fired #Chancellor
What a weirdo.
Liar
Anyone starting to have serious second thoughts about the state of higher education leadership? 😑
Higher education universities/leadership have been gone for decades!! Not the fees though!!!!
Yep!
Starting?
Giggity 😎
He is an embarrassment to the university and himself. He needs to shut up and move on.
How do you know?
@@l.w.paradis2108 If you have to ask, I can’t tell you.
Why is it I look at them and think, no, I dont want to see that, not at all.
Because they are hideous. Very few people are attracted to fat rolls and old wrinkled skin.
My thoughts exactly. Ew.
I mean you can be a thief, an extremely corrupt politician, even participated in genocide, and still be a teacher or a president of an American university but god forsake if you make a mistake of filming yourself having fun with your wife and no crime intended.
You make a good point.
Great point. Although I understand the university’s position and decision. I know he doesn’t give two blips about being chancellor, though.
You’re in leadership over minor students. You didn’t use due common sense.
Universities service 90% ADULTS 18 and over
@@bigmona2741 Many 18 year olds are leaving home for the first time, green to the world. It’s creepy. Well, at least to me it is.
@@debsolis5475was a student involved?
@@Businessentials I don’t know, but not from what I heard in the video.
Everyone has a right to privacy, except if you elect to be in public and take money for,it. Freedom of expression has limits buddy.
Actually, in this area, if it’s not technically “obscene,” it doesn’t. In any case, he is invoking the First Amendment, and public sector employees do have a measure of protection. The specific facts matter, not buzz words like “abhorrent.” That’s one person’s opinion.
Society keeps getting more more degenerative.
Yeah, ain’t it great???
The Bible predicted this.
@davemathews7890 😂😂😂
Stop voting for perverts who make it easier for these types to get top jobs.
Looks like his position when to his head. At his age? it’s a stretch!
There are so many possible ways to make that comment dirty but I just ate.
What ????? How disgusting have our society become ???
Duh, he knows why he was fired. He brought bad publicity & shame to the university.
Where is the shame? Did you watch what they’ve made public? I refuse to judge ANYONE without investigating.
This is a college, not elementary school. Don’t want to see it then don’t watch. Bunch of busy bodies who just love to complain about everything not them. Not my cup of tea but it’s not a kid, an animal and it’s consensual so let it be
But is it legal to fire a university professor for making adult content? huh? what?
Perfectly legal to fire someone that can have an impact on the school in any way. Just like you can sue companies for making choices they know hurt their shareholders.
@@DoSe420 incorrect my friend. You cannot fire someone based on your feelings that’s implicit bias. Just looks like another illegal termination ans retaliation from a company. Aka institution is a company. This place is about to find out real quick what a lawsuit is.
@@Dethrey In regular job you can definitely fire someone because of your feelings as long as those feelings don’t interfere with the civil rights act. You can fire someone for having a weird laugh. In bigger positions it depends on the contract but most have a morality clause. If you bring negative publicity of any kind that can fire you.
@@Dethrey Oh please. None of us know what his employment contract specified. I’d wager three shekels there is a morality clause or two in there. At that level, there always is.
@@ferngrows6740If you don’t know, then don’t speculate. It is true that state employees enjoy some First Amendment protections that private employees do not. These are limited, for obvious reasons, but they exist.
Meh 🤭
Gross
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Gross! I don’t have any respect for this man and his wife. That’s the problem with the position he held.
Teachers get paid so little… he was probably just supplementing his income! Now that he has lost his job, everyone will go view these videos and he will rake the cash in!
You are delusional.
He was a Chancellor not a teacher. He probably was paid in excess of $100,000 per year. Hardly chump change.
****THE APPEARENCE OF ????******************
He should be fired.
He said aye gurl you want a quick degree come on over to the deans house
That redhead is Lauren Phillips if anyones wondering.
Lol. Was wondering if that was her. Couldn’t tell with all those clothes on
Seriously- ok chancellor.
Ok to do whatever you you like but if you put it out there- you are supposed to respectable
Ew
And they complain about the “bible belt” hahahahaa
What an embarrassment to the State of Wisconsin and his family.
Free to do what you want but very stupid to do so…
Of course he May still have a job if It was a different situation being the context for the extermination of Jewish people
He asked to be fired!
Gross 🤢 who tf wants to see him naked?!
🤢 🤮 A big wig at a big university crying about “due process” makes me laugh. Ohhh the irony.
Don’t put it out over the internet for unsuspecting people to run across!
Whats the big deal about 2 consenting adults that are married to each other? Yet no talk about Epstein and his list huh? Hypocrites 🤮
Does good judgement appear on the list of requirements for higher University positions?
in a perfect world he should not be punished for consenting adult acts if no other harm. But as a person in the position of a university chancellor he has to know that, fairly or not, he will be held to a higher standard.
Perfect world? You mean his dream world where professionals can engage in degenerate behavior?
Bet ya this libber is a card-carrying DNC voter.
Imagine… him and wife naked🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
He a freak freak 😂
ewwwww
This is what happens when you hire Democrats.
And we wonder why the college education system is destroying our youth
If you haven’t seen it, how do you know that? I’m serious.
I’m done taking someone else’s word.
Inappropriate.
Disgusting
What a role-model
What about all the teachers with only fans accounts getting fired? What makes this weirdo so special?
Interesting is it someone job to check pornhub videos to identify actors? If so where to apply for open positions?
The man did not deserve to be fired, he did nothing to deserve it. As long as he acted professionally while on the job, and did not mention his employer by name in any of these adult videos, there was simply no good reason to fire the guy. Sadly, an individual’s freedom in America carries about as much significance as the insincere platitudes about freedom that are so popular to make on the fourth of July. In other words, it means nothing. Just look at the amount of unnecessary and unconstitutional restrictions to an individual’s freedom that American’s willingly accept without even so much as a protest. Despite what we tell ourselves, America is not a nation of rugged individualists, I’m not sure if it ever was, it is a nation of self righteous hypocritical authoritarian moral busybodies. Land of the free? LOL, what a depressing joke. More like land of the free to behave how your government and employer tells you to, both at work and in the privacy of your own home. So, no, I’m not surprised this happened. Disappointed yes, surprised no. Freedom is something we American’s pay lip service to, we punish those who actually dare to practice it. Freedom means nothing more here than it does anywhere else in the world, it exists only as far as we are willing to defend it. And while I don’t share, or even understand, this couple’s desire to make and upload their weird amateur pornographic films, they are clearly not harming anyone, and so I argue in defense of their right to do however they please a matter that should have concerned no one else.
Their videos harmed his employer’s reputation. That is not a right anyone has.
@@kevinstaggs5048 If he didn’t mention his employer in the videos(and ive seen nothing that suggests he did), I really don’t see how engaging in a perfectly legal activity, however distasteful it may be, causes harm to the employer’s reputation.
Yes he did. You don’t understand he represents more than himself? Professional and being held to a higher standard? Please find your brain
@@jameswarner7435who would want to go to a university where the top leader makes pron videos outside of work? Be serious dude if you don’t see a problem with that you lack morals or have serious issues
@@jameswarner7435 All it takes is for one person to recognize him on the video and make it known publicly.
A few years ago this guy brought Nina Hartley to speak at a campus womens event. Now we know why. When word got out he had to reimburse the university.
Bet his videos get way more hits now!
Seems you know the games they play, ofc by design
The creep is insane to even think you can talk this into thinking it’s appropriate. Sick people everywhere.
The beast eventually eats it’s own. LOL I would rather take plagiarism for the win.
Welcome to the world of higher education.
Who would watch those three😂
Pornographers shouldn’t be in education
Hey NBC and the rest of the MSM goons, HOW COME NO REPORTING ON EPSTEINS flight logs and little black book??? Who are you COVERING UP for??? Why talk about this distraction instead of that? Or how we really being invaded at the border?? MSM is activists now NOT ACTUAL JOURNALISTS
🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮💀
there are elementary teachers with only fans ………
Meanwhile instagram and onlyfans hoez are making millions
Guys. He’s a pig. He runs a campus full of young people. As a pig. He kisses and tell. Online.
It’s that bad, huh? I don’t plan to watch so I don’t know whether it’s unacceptable.
Why would the college have anything to say about their private lives ??!!!
We live in a RELIGIOUS LAW COUNTRY
😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
When we said play doctor, this isn’t what we meant.
Caucasians in high places always given benefit of the doubt. No matter what. Look @ #tfg
Disgusting that he would even TRY to defend himself!!
Even if it’s in incredibly poor taste, the man must be given due process and actual stated reason, that he was informed of prior, to be fired like that.
Wrong. You are only owed due process if you are facing legal trouble. Your constitutionally protected rights don’t apply at work. Your employer isn’t required to allow you freedom of speech. Also, your employer can set moral standards for their employees. Lastly, if you bring shame and embarrassment to your employer they have a right to fire you.
Due process? Who TF goes through due process when getting fired? Sit down goofball
Wow, another perverted Lib. Getting busted.😂
This guy creeps me out.
It’s a college. That video shows married, consenting adults enjoying themselves. Set a good example if anything
In this environment, you might have a point. I don’t plan to watch, so I can’t judge. That simple.
He SHOULD BE HELD to a higher standard. In Wisconsin it is a at will employment state. Meaning they do NOT need a reason to fire you.
False. A state employee enjoys certain First Amendment protections that a private employee does not. The Bill of Rights still preempts state laws.
Post your bedroom stuff and see what your job do
People are strange.
Look, if this were a court case, there is no doubt that the jury would have to view the material to see whether it is “inappropriate,” “abhorrent,” or “unbecoming for someone in a leadership position.” At a state university, the First Amendment does apply. It’s hardly certain that the law doesn’t favor him until it’s put to the test.
I simply don’t believe anyone about anything until I see for myself. That said, I’m not on his jury and don’t plan to scare up the evidence.
Yeah right. You’re definitely gonna look it up after. And nah you don’t need to go to trial to be fired
@@ivand013 1. No, I didn’t.
2. He may have a lawsuit. Public sector job, friend.
@@ivand013 The employer will need to go to court if he sues them.
“to bust or not to bust” – shakespeare pondered
Sounds like the University is sticking it to him!
Wait a minute. . . . 🤣🤣
That is some twisted stuff. What make you think people want to see that stuff- NOT !!!!!
It tasted so good …
He reduced the value of every degree those students earned. His behavior was shameful
Oh, please! 🙄
How??
Settle down. This doesn’t diminish anything the students achieved.
@@stefonfrench5915 really? Because my dean had a similar scandal and I was regularly asked about it when I went to interview for positions.
@@Whoknowsme007yeah, that sucks
This feels like weird American pearl clutching. Other countries don’t put these prim-and-proper expectations on their leaders in the same way Americans do. Like leaders with not-so-vanilla off-the-clock lives aren’t an unheard of things in other countries. Who cares as long as they’re doing a good job when they’re on the clock? I literally couldn’t care less about the dude’s off-the-clock life. It’s mildly amusing if anything, but he doesn’t deserve to lose his job.
It’s called standards. Just because other countries don’t have them doesn’t mean we shouldn’t. Perhaps these other countries should try having standards so their citizens don’t flee to the USA.
No, he doesn’t deserve to keep his job. He doesn’t have the decision making abilities of a quality leader and therefore needs be removed.
Yes they absolutely do 😂😂😂 what countries allow this behavior? Can you give examples of leaders who engaged in this degenerate behavior and the public didn’t bat an eye? Do you not understand the US is far more liberal than the rest of the world? I’m latino and laughing at your foolishness. Over there people would be shamed or worse if they did that.
Oh yeah buddy, let’s allow our leaders to engage in this behavior. I just desperately want to see the president in his own xx films just to prove he’s not vanilla and is a commoner. You understand the idea of higher standards? No wonder the US and the west are falling apart. Absolutely no morals or problems with this.
Please give me an example of other countries that wouldnt clutch their pearls. Tell me and then give me an example. Or not. You know you’re dead wrong because most countries are nowhere as liberal
They’ll end up writing him a large check!
The University has the right to set standards of behavior of employees
Not if they actually do conflict with constitutional law they don’t. This is a state employer, not a private one. The rules are not identical.
@@l.w.paradis2108 Not!!
@swgame2511 I can see you’re well-versed in First Amendment jurisprudence. And how much Strossen and Chemerinsky do you know?
Ladies & Gentlemen from the George Santos school of no shame Chancellor Dr.Joe Gow.
Oh my. Sounds like he has been setting this up for a juicy law suit. Lots of planning.
How ridiculous for a man to rise to this leadership position and then engage in this public behavior. What an embarrassment! Many Wisconsinites are “at will” employees; he should be, too, considering he is not indispensable. His job is to maintain an ethical standard, and he clearly failed. Therefore, he’s got to go!
How do you know? As a public sector employee, he enjoys a measure of First Amendment protection. Have you seen what he produced, to judge for yourself?
Should a filmmaker involved in the production of _Boogie Nights_ or _Elle_ not be a university professor? An administrator? You just jump when a MSM show says jump. This isn’t evident until we consider all the facts.
disgusting
wait , why he has two Wifes ??
“ I Love Kids Jumping On My Lap.” JB, 2018.
the christians lost the war but we still hold onto their morals
As tall as he is, his balls still touched the ground, gross
It all depends on state law. In the state where I lived, I was an employee at the will of my employer. Period. My employer had the right to terminate at its will. Aside from that, without seeing the video, how can I judge? Do I have to go on Pornhub to see the videos in question?
We’re in demonic times for sure.
What happened? Did he need the money?😂 Tbh it’s going to be awkward in class with all the jokes.
How did they find out about them and their ahem hobby. Was someone snooping on him, did they need to watch everyone’s videos to find him.
It’s not the worse thing happening rn, it’s not like he’s a maniac or anything.
He’s a Democrat so you know nothing will happen. People will forget and he’ll get his job back
Really? Because I heard he was a Trump guy.
But I thought there was white privilege?
haters gonna hate
wow, an academic suddenly remembers due process exists…or was it b/c it had something to do w/him?
1 Corinthians 10:23
“‘I have the right to do anything,’ you say—but not everything is beneficial. ‘I have the right to do anything’—but not everything is constructive.”
Fired as he should be. He seems psychopathic to believe he could get away with posting those videos in his position.
He is violating Community standards.
Ew
Why are people trying to hold a chancellor to the “moral standards” of a Christian priest? Can someone tell me how creating adult videos mean that you’re less capable of doing a chancellor’s duties?
He lusted after his students, probably
@@pootypump7440 No he didn’t. What you did there is called discrimination. And it’s stupid.
@@MsSarcasticity how do you know the guy did not do that?
@@MsSarcasticity yeah… You can’t convince me that he didn’t pound his pud to those buxom early 20s women there.
@@pootypump7440 Why are you assuming that he did? If he did, those accusations would have been stated, genius. I’m really curious as to what is your answer for justifying discrimination like this.