Re: Nobel Prize scientist - Black people are dumb
No he shouldn't be punished, but he certainly has to take the consequences of his statements.
If academic circles doesn't want to have him lecture, then this is because simplified statements of burning issues in newspapers is not a good academic way to go about things, believe it or not. There are plenty academics who disagree with what he says, plenty of academics who believe newspaper is not a fit arena for scientific debate and plenty of academics who believe one has to be extremely cautious with public statements on this issue for good reasons. Yes, this will rightfully damage his academic reputation.
As for what the public thinks, their verdict is just something you have to accept when you go public.
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