Current Events > Staffers cry over publisher's decision to print Jordan Peterson new book

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https://www.newsweek.com/jordan-peterson-book-prompts-tears-publishing-staff-1550114

Employees at Penguin Random House Canada reportedly cried over the publisher's decision to publish Jordan Peterson's new book during a town hall meeting. Peterson, a Canadian clinical psychologist self-styled as the "professor against political correctness," announced his new book Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life will be released in March 2021 in a YouTube video on Monday. Vice reported that the news sparked an outcry at Canada's biggest book publisher, with some staffers confronting management in a bid to cancel the book's release. Dozens more filed anonymous complaints about the book, the report said. Four Penguin Random House Canada employees told Vice that the company was secretive about Peterson's book and it didn't appear in an internal database that usually includes all upcoming releases. They said that at the internal town hall on Monday, publishing executives defended the decision to publish Peterson, while employees aired their grievances.

"He is an icon of hate speech and transphobia and the fact that he's an icon of white supremacy, regardless of the content of his book, I'm not proud to work for a company that publishes him," one employee, who is a member of the LGBTQ community, told Vice. Another said "people were crying in the meeting about how Jordan Peterson has affected their lives." One staffer said Peterson had "radicalized" their father, while another said publishing his new book "will negatively affect their non-binary friend." Peterson is known for his divisive views on political and cultural issues, after rising to prominence over his refusal to use gender-neutral pronouns in 2016. His book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos sold more than five million copies worldwide, according to Penguin Random House. In a statement to Vice, Penguin Random House Canada said it was "committed to publishing a range of voices and viewpoints." Peterson's daughter Mikhaila Peterson tweeted the article, adding that the "crying adults" should be identified and fired. Conservative pundit Candace Owens also called for the employees to be terminated. "I have never understood business owners being 'confronted' by employees making demands," she tweeted. "As a business-owner, I simply cannot relate. That's a fast-track to unemployment for those of us that have a spine. I didn't build my businesses for entitled brats to tell me how to run it."



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Oh for fuck's sake. Is everyone a mental child now?

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Cry more pls

I don't doubt that this happened but Jordan Peterson is basically the vanillaist ice cream. If someone quits over this then you are better off cutting them loose because if they sue you they will lose super hard because what they see as offensive is generally seen as mild in any of the countries they work in and Jordan Peterson sells stuff in.

Who are these jellyfish?

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Literally cried or just whined and bitched

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I get that people can dump on Peterson, but come on. There is nothing radicalizing about his rhetoric. It's pretty much milquetoast, moderately conservative stuff.

Calling him an icon of white supremacy is pretty ridiculous.

These staffers are american patriots, Peterson is a fascist piece of shit.

HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT!!!!

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What a bunch of crybabies lol.

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White supremacy? Are we taking about the same Jordan Peterson here?

Vyrulisse posted...

Oh for fuck's sake. Is everyone a mental child now?

Yes, sadly.

"icon of white supremacists" lmao

pretty sure i've seen plenty of alt-righter morons despising him because he tries to teach white males individualism instead of collectivism.

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Temporal posted...

"icon of white supremacists" lmao

pretty sure i've seen plenty of alt-righter morons despising him because he tries to teach white males individualism instead of collectivism.

The claims that Peterson is some right wing arch-villain always ring hollow to me, because I've seen how right wingers frequently like to mock him.

Esrac posted...

The claims that Peterson is some right wing arch-villain always ring hollow to me, because I've seen how right wingers frequently like to mock him.

i mean, i've literally seen him referred as "Juden Peterstein" because he's friends with the likes of Ben Shapiro, Sam Harris, etc

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As a british asian, I love Jordan Peterson. Everytime he talks he just instantly makes sense to me. Not many people can do that.

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This should not be news.

Fire them or ask for their resignations. They will have free time to apply at businesses that do not support Jordan Peterson. Its a win-win for both parties.

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I completely understand the transphobia accusations and I think there are sexist aspects in his work too. A lot of those things aren't supported by evidence, he often likes to jump from claims that have evidence to tangential conclusions that would never fly in actual peer reviewed work but YouTube and popular science publications won't be affected.

That said the white supremacy stuff feels like buzzwords. I hate when people just generically attack someone without thinking about whether or not the attack has merit.

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JP: clean your room

Everyone: wow what a insane thing to say

It feels like there's an entire generation of whiny crybabies who can't handle anyone thinking differently than they do.

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Rhylos posted...

JP: Women shouldn't complain about being sexually harassed if they wear makeup to work.

Everyone: wow what a insane thing to say

Fixed it for you.

CaptainMarvel95 posted...

Fixed it for you.

If you think that's what he said you have issues with comprehension.

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Heavy_D_Forever posted...

It feels like there's an entire generation of whiny crybabies who can't handle anyone thinking differently than they do.

Thats really a combination between a lack of consequence our culture now pushes and the power social media gives to complete idiots.

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Employees expressing disagreement with actions taken by their company = crying

Daughter of author expressing that such employees should be fired = not crying?
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Lmao what a bunch of pussies

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Eh, doesn't surprise me. I mean, safe spaces are a thing. These people are really stupid.

Lebronwon posted...

another said publishing his new book "will negatively affect their non-binary friend."

lol

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Nothing wrong with personal opinion. People are allowed to complain. It won't change that the book is published.

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is peterson the guy who likes to debate random people on the street and then make a hot take video with all the times he gets destroyed cut out?

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They probably shouldn't be publishing the book.

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IShall_Run_Amok posted...

They probably shouldn't be publishing the book.

It will make them money so...

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IShall_Run_Amok posted...

They probably shouldn't be publishing the book.

Free market. Now companies can choose what they publish or not so I may not agree but they have every right to publish it.

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creativerealms posted...

Free market. Now companies can choose what they publish or not so I may not agree but they have every right to publish it.

This is such a weird response. Nobody has claimed otherwise, but for some reason "free speech motherfucker" is such a common response to people being criticized for things they say.
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DeadBankerDream posted...

This is such a weird response. Nobody has claimed otherwise, but for some reason "free speech motherfucker" is such a common response to people being criticized for things they say.

I am pro-criticism. It's pretty much my whole thing.

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These crybies are definitely accelerating the dilution of our collective gene-pool.

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Jordan Peterson likes "exploring ideas". Problem is a lot of those ideas are ridiculous for a number of reasons but he rarely bothers pointing that out until he's being confronted about it.

Then, some people will agree with those ideas and will repeat them. And, really, people who like to listen to Jordan Peterson can't shut up about him. Usually, it doesn't go any farther than that. In some cases however, they'll start digger deeper and fall further and further down the alt-right, incel or whatever else hole.

He's similar to Rogan in a way, an "introduction to potentially terrible ideas". Obviously, they both differ very much in how they do it as Peterson is very well-read about what he's talking about while Rogan is an ignorant buffoon who will invite anyone and let them say anything.

KyerWiz posted...

Then, some people will agree with those ideas and will repeat them. And, really, people who like to listen to Jordan Peterson can't shut up about him. Usually, it doesn't go any farther than that. In some cases however, they'll start digger deeper and fall further and further down the alt-right, incel or whatever else hole.

Geezus, this sounds like some conspiracy theory shit.

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Vyrulisse posted...

Oh for fuck's sake. Is everyone a mental child now?

Yeah and sadly they get attention for it

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ssjevot posted...

I completely understand the transphobia accusations and I think there are sexist aspects in his work too. A lot of those things aren't supported by evidence, he often likes to jump from claims that have evidence to tangential conclusions that would never fly in actual peer reviewed work but YouTube and popular science publications won't be affected.

That said the white supremacy stuff feels like buzzwords. I hate when people just generically attack someone without thinking about whether or not the attack has merit.

Like I said, its pretty moderate conservative stuff. Being mildly transphobic or sexist doesn't really equate to being alt-right, white supremacist, etc.

monkmith posted...

is peterson the guy who likes to debate random people on the street and then make a hot take video with all the times he gets destroyed cut out?

I think you're thinking of Steven Crowder.

DeadBankerDream posted...

Employees expressing disagreement with actions taken by their company = crying

Daughter of author expressing that such employees should be fired = not crying?

To be fair, checking other articles about this, some of the employees were apparently literally in tears during their objection. That is, they aren't using "crying employees" as a hyperbolic dig for employees complaining, but that some of them were actually crying.

DeadBankerDream posted...

This is such a weird response. Nobody has claimed otherwise, but for some reason "free speech motherfucker" is such a common response to people being criticized for things they say.

To be fair, he was responding to a post that was saying the book shouldn't be published at all, rather than a criticism.

I'm not a fan of censorship, if you don't like the guy's book then don't buy it

Don't stop it from existing..

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Thought he was dead. Still, won't be long.

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Didnt a bunch of employees have a bitch fit at spotify over Joe Rogans podcast? Seems to be an infestation of complete idiots.

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SpiritSephiroth posted...

Didnt a bunch of employees have a b**** fit at spotify over Joe Rogans podcast?

One should hope so.

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