Brian Leiter is keeping track of the specialized but all too lively subtopic of Philosophy Grad Students And Even Faculty Hurling Abuse At Colleagues In Public over trans issues.

April 19 for instance:

A propos this earlier abusive outburst directed at feminist philosopher Holly Lawford-Smith (Melbourne), we now have this from Keyvan Shafiei:

As Leiter points out, the issue of course was not mere “profane language” – it was sweary name-calling, to be specific, piece of shit and fucking vile. People do this all the time: talk about mild generalities like “profanity” when the issue is misogynist or harshly sweary insults directed at specific people. Telling a particular person she’s “fucking vile” is not mere “profane language.” Keyvan Shafiei and others who do that are not just aggressive bullies but specifically chickenshit aggressive bullies. (There I am addressing a harshly sweary insult at Keyvan Shafiei. At least I own it.)

But it gets worse.

It probably doesn’t help that this graduate student is being encouraged by faculty at Georgetown, including Rebecca “suck my giant queer cock” Kukla:

Leiter continues:

The e-mail in question, from the “alleged” philosopher of law, was this one:

Dear Keyvan Shafiei,

I am very concerned to read, on Leiter Reports and elsewhere, that you have published comments referring to Professor Holly Lawford-Smith as ‘a bigoted piece of shit’ and a ‘vile fucking human being’.

This is a disgraceful way to refer to another person, never mind a member of a profession you hope to enter.  It shames you.

I think it would be in your interest to apologize to Professor Lawford-Smith, fully and in public.

Yours truly

Leslie Green

Professor of the Philosophy of Law
Balliol College, Oxford OX1 3BJ

Keyvan Shafiei must be doing his job prospects no end of good.