Lisa McElroy
Posted on 04/28/2015 2:39:33 AM PDT by markomalley
The Drexel University School of Law professor who recently sent students a video link of an explicit porn video has surfaced in The Washington Post’s op-ed section to proclaim that she is embarrassed — and, of course, really angry at the students who viewed and then forwarded the shocking video.
The professor, Lisa McElroy, is also blaming tabloid journalists who “ran with this story because they knew they would get page views.”
The original video kerfuffle occurred about a month ago.
“I thought this article on brief writing would be interesting to all of you,” the text of McElroy’s email with the video link read.
The 13-minute, 21-second video at the website Pornhub.com is very appropriately titled “She Loves Her Anal Beads.”
And The Daily Caller can vouch for the fact that the woman in the video — who is not McElroy — definitely does enjoy the beads.
With not a hint of irony, McElroy’s 1,054-word op-ed in one of America’s major national newspapers claims that “there was nothing newsworthy about” her porn email. She also casts many, many people — but not herself — in a negative light for the incident.
“[N]o one questioned the dignity of those who forwarded the unintended post,” McElroy complains. “No one asked why, if they found it so offensive, students opened the link, with its unmistakable Web address, and watched the video long enough to know what it contained.”
The Drexel professor also criticizes “the so-called journalists who wrote salacious stories” about her faux pas. She is upset that local journalists “waited outside” her office to speak with students and managed to find and call her “unpublished cellphone number.”
McElroy also blames news consumers who read the story. “[N]o one questioned the dignity of the intended audience,” the professor suggests.
“Tabloid journalists ran with this story because they knew they would get page views. How would they know that? Because they know their readers and viewers — and they know that scandal, sex and shame are irresistible to those who devour their posts,” the Dartmouth- and Harvard-educated law professor at Drexel, America’s 127th-best law school, declared.
“What happened was, in the grand scheme, pretty trivial,” McElroy argues in op-ed. “My students are adults. The link was quickly removed. There was nothing illegal in the video. The post occurred in the same two-month period when the movie ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ grossed almost $570 million worldwide. Yet, because it was porn and I’m a law professor, news organizations spread the story around the world.”
McElroy also notes that she has been investigated and cleared in a Title IX investigation over “Beadgate,” as students at Drexel has called the scandal.
“See you in class,” the tenured professor concludes.
In 2010, a happier time for the professor, McElroy appeared as an effusive contestant on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” She won $5,000.
News flash: even when they reach their 20s, their still our kids.
Perhaps; but she certainly proved herself unworthy of a position of influence in a civil society.
Careful what you wish for. Psst: Ted Cruz isn't a libertarian.
News flash yourself, these “kids” are self producing alot of the porn out there. and I am not arguing the social value of it, only that it is not illegal, is that so hard to understand? And yes, it is a 1st amendment issue, that is why it is legal.
I see what you did there :)
This weirdo gets paid six figures to teach and create future lawyers. No wonder the system is whacked. She’s got no shame.
Just trying to sort out the facts. I once sent my choir members the Youtube link to a “Simon’s Cat” video when I intended to send the video of a song we were learning.
Sounds like she was trolling her students, caught no fish, and was exposed. She’ll just change her methods next time.
No, it’s “legal” because big money is behind it and our government chooses not to enforce it. Quit acting like pornography is some kind of conservative crusade. It isn’t. It’s a toilet for our future nation.
IOW, this law prof is not the sharpest pencil in the box. Even the argument she is using against her students about opening an obvious porn link is just projection by her about her mistake in posting it in the e-mail originally. Exceedingly lame, IMO...
That is correct, he is a strict constitutionalist, That is what this country needs.And the SC has already ruled that porn is protected under the 1st amendment.
Are you arguing in favor of pornography?
Plus, it's obvious from the article that was a mistake. She meant to send an article on brief writing but she screwed up and sent a link to an article on anal beads. Hell, that's funny!
I do not see anyone questioning how the link was on her computer, if she sent the wrong link. Why was the link available to be copied, was she on the website and copied the wrong link.
Or was the link on the page she was viewing and she copied the wrong link.
Very strange
Do you have any idea whatsoever how much free porn is out there.If it was illegal it would be enforced just like gambling and other vices.It is you who can not carry on a conversation about the legality issue, only the moral issue.Guess what, you can not legislate morality issues, when you do, we longer are a free nation.
No, just stating that it is already legal and protected under the 1st amendment.
She didn’t know it was there, you go to prison for that?
As a Professor myself, I think she exhibited very poor judgement. Even so, I can see that in a legal class, you may have to defend porn from obscenity laws, so watching a short porn clip may be justifiable in some way. If it is a school of law, no one is going to be under 18, or even 21.
Congratulations.
Do you have even one coherent thought in that brain of yours?
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