Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow said Thursday that regents fired him because they were uncomfortable with him and his wife producing and appearing in pornographic videos.

The regents voted unanimously during a hastily convened closed meeting Wednesday evening to fire Gow.

After the vote, Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman and Regents President Karen Walsh issued statements saying the regents had learned of specific conduct by Gow that subjected the university to “significant reputational harm.” Rothman called Gow’s actions “abhorrent” and Walsh said she was “disgusted.” But neither of them offered any details of the allegations.

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    10 months ago

    Weird? Eh. I don’t think this sort of thing should be punished between consenting adults. Let’s move forward as a society

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      10 months ago

      Right? Was it not always scandalous if they were unwed? But… they are… what the hell do you think a couple does behind closed doors?

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    10 months ago

    These sorts of moves don’t tend to happen quickly. The board may be a bunch of pearl clutchers but there may also be more to this story.

    In any case, reputational damage is fully subjective and they may have to prove that harm occurred or pay out a huge settlement.

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          Loss of pay and emotional distress are fundamental to being fired, I can’t see any jury awarding judgments over that.

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            Happens more then you think. Assuming you get the case in front of a jury.

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              10 months ago

              Not gonna get past the judge throwing your case out when your whole case is “I was fired and I don’t like it”.

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      Gow and his wife star in a YouTube channel called “Sexy Healthy Cooking” in which the couple cooks meals with porn actors. They also have written two e-books, “Monogamy with Benefits: How Porn Enriches Our Relationship” and “Married with Benefits — Our Real-Life Adult Industry Adventures” under pseudonyms. Their biographies on Amazon contain links to their videos on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, and a pornographic website.

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    That’s dumb. It’s 2023 and people need to:

    A. Mind their own business B. Stop worrying about what consenting people do