Fruit of the Poisonous Tree | James Wilkerson | TEDxBloomington

The Fruit of the Poisonous Tree is a legal doctrine that says that if a tree is poisonous, then that tree will only produce poisonous fruit. While this doctrine is typically used to keep ill gotten evidence in court, it is also the perfect diagram when describing toxic masculinity and the fruit it bares such as domestic violence, racism, and sexual assault. This talk examines the elements that allow the Toxic MasculiniTree to grow such as dominion and entitlement. It also looks at the elder statesmen who foster toxic masculine behaviors. Lastly, James looks at ways men can chop down Toxic MasculiniTrees down and replace them with healthy masculinity behavior. James Wilkerson is a native of New Albany, Indiana. He holds his Masters degree in communication from Bellarmine University and his Bachelors degree and Juris Doctorate from the University of Louisville. In 2016, he founded Greek Law; a program that allowed him to give lectures on sexual assault prevention and consent at various fraternity and sorority chapters in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Alabama. Since then, Greek Law has grown into a nonprofit organization that educates middle school, high school, and college students alike. In 2020, Wilkerson began writing for the “I Taught the Law” online legal journal. There he founded a column called “The Title IX Guy” which examines sexual assault in a legal lens. In addition, he also writes a column in the Louisville Eccentric Observer Magazine, also called “The Title IX Guy” which analysis sexual assault issues on a local level. Wilkerson is the author of the book “The Title IX Guy: Several Short Essays on Rape Culture, Masculinity (the good kind and the bad kind), and Other Things We Should Be Talking About. He was named one of Louisville Business First’s 20 “People You Should Know in Law” in 2020, and is a two time Spirit of Service award winner at the University of Louisville. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@Tony-qg7qv]

It’s called being a good person! Being a good person for everything not just when it’s beneficial.. this dude takes it to literal

[@Resilnarr]

I agree with you, and that is what I teach my daughters. To be a good person!

[@aaronnichols9444]

Jordan Peterson would rip this guy to shreds!

[@2121beastmode]

And rightfully so.

[@raelenes.weaver4515]

I'm very supportive of planting seeds for healthy masculinity trees. Working with university sports teams and fraternities to change the culture is a good start. Thank you for being a spokesperson for healthy masculinity and gender equality.

[@chanelo4918]

Great talk very important subject. Thank you for your research on this subject can't wait to read your book.

[@malissaismaila5053]

Great talk!!!!!!

[@crackpipejoe3508]

WORD!!!!!!

[@rehachoudhary4687]

excellent

[@williammaldonado3516]

Thanks 👍 💪 Got it!

[@themarkedwards.]

He’s viewable for all audiences nice guy 💪

[@martinam7956]

Great talk! Respect for this courageous human being 👍💙🙏

[@DausHerrero]

I was hoping this would go into a legal aspect not the other! Change the title to include “toxic masculinity”

[@franklogrim8510]

This was weird

[@Drunmonk555]

He couldn't have been raised by a man

[@gerardoiglesias2213]

Ted X has become a joke

[@5280lendDenver]

When you attempt to construct an argument (or a point), you usually do that with evidence that has a mildly agreed upon basis: ideas that most people know to be true. Once you have THOSE established, you then need to connect them in a logical way to the point you are trying to make. James, you are not doing either of these things. At least in the "sunlight" section of your argument, there seem to be a few semi-connected ideas, but thereafter, things go awry. Nearly every point that you attempt to make is based on an assumption that maybe only a few MAY BE able to concede as being true: What does NCEL (I think that is the acronym you referred to (a total 1-off kind of person looking for commonality)) have to do with entitlement and then how does that connect to a shooting spree by another 1-off kind of person? This just seems to be an attempt to fit in with what is totally politically correct and logically unsupported. Just remember this quote by a very smart person whose name escapes me right now: "Everything popular is wrong." Come up with some of your OWN ideas and then try supporting them with logical connections. Logic is a language that non-emotional people can all recognize.

[@mayshock8162]

Be a man

[@soarthroughlimits7245]

liberal talking points. Nothing else to see here.