En sm\u00e1m saman spur\u00f0ist \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fat, a\u00f0 hinn skapandi rith\u00f6fundur v\u00e6ri saka\u00f0ur um nau\u00f0gun. Hann \u00e1tti a\u00f0 hafa nau\u00f0ga\u00f0 nemanda s\u00ednum. Rektor, og samstarfskonur hennar \u00ed deild skapandi lista, voru lofsungnar \u00ed fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lum fyrir a\u00f0 hafa reki\u00f0 hann. Svona eiga s\u00fdslumenn a\u00f0 vera, var sagt. \u201eZero tolerance\u201c \u2013 ekkert umbur\u00f0arlyndi \u2013 gagnvart ofbeldi gegn konum. Konurnar sem r\u00e9\u00f0u l\u00f6gum og lofum \u00ed H\u00e1sk\u00f3lanum \u00ed British Columbia voru sag\u00f0ar vera \u00f6\u00f0rum til fyrirmyndar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
S\u00f6kud\u00f3lgurinn s\u00e6tti allsherjar ford\u00e6mingu. B\u00e6kur hans voru fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0ar \u00far hillum b\u00f3kaverslana. L\u00edka af b\u00f3kas\u00f6fnunum. Honum var \u00fath\u00fdst \u00far akadem\u00edunni. Hann var samkv\u00e6mt helstu \u00e1litsgj\u00f6fum og virtum fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lum or\u00f0inn \u201e\u00f3alandi og \u00f3ferjandi\u201c \u00ed si\u00f0a\u00f0ra manna samf\u00e9lagi.<\/p>\n
Einstaka hj\u00e1r\u00f3ma raddir sungu ekki me\u00f0 \u00ed k\u00f3rnum. Tveir fyrrum samstarfsmenn hins ford\u00e6mda voru tregir til a\u00f0 tr\u00faa \u00e1bur\u00f0inum. \u00deeir spur\u00f0u sj\u00e1lfa sig og a\u00f0ra \u00f3\u00fe\u00e6gilegra spurninga. \u00deeir spur\u00f0ust fyrir um m\u00e1lsatvik. \u00deeir heimtu\u00f0u g\u00f6gn. Spur\u00f0u hvar og hven\u00e6r? En stj\u00f3rn UBC v\u00edsa\u00f0i \u00e1leitnum spurningum \u00e1 bug. \u00de\u00e6r \u00fe\u00f6ggu\u00f0u ni\u00f0ur efasemdaraddir. \u00de\u00e6r s\u00f6g\u00f0u, a\u00f0 svona tal b\u00e6ri vott um l\u00edtilsvir\u00f0ingu \u00e1 konum. Eins og a\u00f0 konum v\u00e6ri ekki treystandi \u00ed svona m\u00e1lum. D\u00e6migert fyrir karlaveldi\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Sm\u00e1m saman f\u00f3ru a\u00f0 heyrast raddir um a\u00f0 jafnvel hinn ford\u00e6mdi \u00e6tti sinn r\u00e9tt: \u201eGuilty because accused\u201c \u2013 a\u00f0 \u00e1k\u00e6ran jafngilti sekt \u2013 meintur \u00feolandi hafi alltaf r\u00e9tt fyrir s\u00e9r \u2013 st\u00e6\u00f0ist varla mannr\u00e9ttindakr\u00f6fur \u00ed r\u00e9ttarr\u00edki. \u201eCondemnation without trial\u201c \u2013 d\u00e6mdur \u00e1n r\u00e9ttarhalds \u2013 v\u00e6ri varla n\u00f3gu gott heldur. \u00dear kom, a\u00f0 virtur h\u00e6star\u00e9ttarl\u00f6gma\u00f0ur, fyrrverandi d\u00f3mari \u00ed H\u00e6star\u00e9tti Kanada, Mary Ellen Boyd, var be\u00f0in a\u00f0 rannsaka m\u00e1li\u00f0. H\u00fan t\u00f3k s\u00e9r g\u00f3\u00f0an t\u00edma. Afla\u00f0i gagna. Haf\u00f0i uppi \u00e1 vitnum og st\u00fdr\u00f0i vitnalei\u00f0slum. Rannsaka\u00f0i m\u00e1li\u00f0 ofan \u00ed kj\u00f6linn.<\/p>\n
Ni\u00f0ursta\u00f0an kom eins og \u00feruma \u00far hei\u00f0sk\u00edru lofti: \u201eNot guilty\u201c.Hinn ford\u00e6mdi var saklaus. \u00dea\u00f0 var engin nau\u00f0gun.<\/p>\n
Kona, sem haf\u00f0i haldi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 kv\u00e6ntan mann, laug \u00feessu upp til a\u00f0 klekkja \u00e1 honum. Sumir notu\u00f0u or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u201er\u00e9ttarmor\u00f0\u201c. En \u00feeir voru minntir \u00e1, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var ekkert r\u00e9ttarhald. Brottrekstur mannsins var ge\u00f0\u00fe\u00f3tta\u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un \u201eutan vi\u00f0 l\u00f6g og r\u00e9tt \u2013 \u00e1n d\u00f3ms og laga. Konur, sem sumar hverjar b\u00f6\u00f0u\u00f0u sig \u00ed svi\u00f0slj\u00f3si #metoo-hreyfingarinnar, h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00ed nafni kvenr\u00e9ttinda broti\u00f0 mannr\u00e9ttindi \u00e1 saklausum manni.<\/p>\n
\u00deetta var \u201er\u00e9ttarmor\u00f0\u201c. En utan vi\u00f0 l\u00f6g og r\u00e9tt. \u00de\u00e6r h\u00f6f\u00f0u teki\u00f0 s\u00e9r r\u00e1\u00f0ningarvald, ritsko\u00f0unarvald og sj\u00e1lft d\u00f3msvaldi\u00f0. Allt \u00ed nafni \u00feess a\u00f0 \u201e\u00feolandinn\u201c hef\u00f0i alltaf r\u00e9tt fyrir s\u00e9r. Samt ekki \u201e\u00feolandinn\u201c \u00ed \u00feessu tilviki.<\/p>\n
Eftir algera \u00fatsk\u00fafun \u00far samf\u00e9laginu og linnulaust n\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lum m\u00e1nu\u00f0um saman var\u00f0 ni\u00f0ursta\u00f0an a\u00f0 lokum s\u00fa, a\u00f0 h\u00e1sk\u00f3lanum var gert a\u00f0 borga Gall\u00acoway 167 \u00fe\u00fasund Kanadadollara \u00ed miskab\u00e6tur (um 20 millur \u00edsl.). En hverju var hann b\u00e6ttari? L\u00edf hans var \u00ed r\u00fast. Hann l\u00fdsti \u00fev\u00ed svona me\u00f0 eigin or\u00f0um:<\/p>\n
\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 vill enginn gefa \u00fat verkin m\u00edn. Dyr h\u00e1sk\u00f3lanna standa m\u00e9r loka\u00f0ar. Vi\u00f0 skrimtum \u00e1 tekjum konunnar. \u00c9g \u00e1 ekki lengur fyrir skuldum. Gjald\u00ferot blasir vi\u00f0. \u00deeir segja, a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi unni\u00f0 m\u00f3ralskan sigur. En \u00fea\u00f0 er sannkalla\u00f0ur \u201ephyrr\u00acosarsigur\u201c. Vinni \u00e9g annan sl\u00edkan, v\u00e6ri m\u00e9r \u00f6llum loki\u00f0. Ofs\u00e6kjendur m\u00ednir standa a\u00f0 v\u00edsu afhj\u00fapa\u00f0ir sem si\u00f0laust hyski. En hverju er \u00e9g b\u00e6ttari? L\u00edf mitt er \u00ed r\u00fast. \u00c9g vakna upp vi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfsmor\u00f0s\u00e1r\u00e1ttu \u00e1 hverjum morgni\u201c.<\/p>\n
Og hann b\u00e6tir vi\u00f0: \u201e\u00c9g vakna\u00f0i upp einn daginn \u00ed alr\u00e6\u00f0isr\u00edki, \u00fear sem (tilh\u00e6fulaus) \u00e1s\u00f6kun jafngildir s\u00f6k. \u00datl\u00e6gur \u00far mannlegu samf\u00e9lagi.\u201c<\/p>\n
\u00deetta m\u00e1l hefur klofi\u00f0 #metoo-hreyfinguna og akadem\u00edska samf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 \u00ed Kanada \u00ed tv\u00e6r andst\u00e6\u00f0ar fylkingar. Me\u00f0 e\u00f0a m\u00f3ti r\u00e9ttarr\u00edkinu. M\u00e1li\u00f0 er or\u00f0i\u00f0 h\u00e1p\u00f3lit\u00edskt. \u00dea\u00f0 sn\u00fdst ekki bara um kvenr\u00e9ttindi. \u00dea\u00f0 sn\u00fdst um mannr\u00e9ttindi.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
N\u00fa er svo komi\u00f0, a\u00f0 \u00f6fgafem\u00ednistar eru a\u00f0 koma \u00f3or\u00f0i \u00e1 fem\u00ednismann, ekki bara \u00e1 \u00cdslandi heldur um heim allan. Vi\u00f0 megum ekki l\u00e1ta \u00feeim takast \u00fea\u00f0. Reynum a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra af \u00f6\u00f0rum, t.d. af eftirfarandi d\u00e6mis\u00f6gu fr\u00e1 Kanada.<\/p>\n
\u00deetta byrja\u00f0i allt saman \u00ed University of British Columbia (UBC). \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0kunnur kanad\u00edskur rith\u00f6fundur, Steven Galloway a\u00f0 nafni, haf\u00f0i kennt \u201ecreative writing\u201c (skapandi skrif) vi\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0an or\u00f0st\u00edr vi\u00f0 h\u00e1sk\u00f3lann. Fr\u00e6gasta b\u00f3k hans, The Cellist of Sarajevo (2008), var\u00f0 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0leg mets\u00f6lub\u00f3k. Allt \u00ed einu spur\u00f0ist \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fat, a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 rekinn, fyrirvaralaust. \u201e\u00d3br\u00faanlegur tr\u00fana\u00f0arbrestur,\u201c sag\u00f0i rektor h\u00e1sk\u00f3lans, Martha Piper. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allar_greinar","category-greinar_og_vidtol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1493"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493\/revisions\/2601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}