Dropping trou is an effective way to show disdain during a conflict, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a debate expert who would recommend the bare ass as a replacement for an articulate argument.

That didn't stop Fort Hays State University professor Bill Shanahan from exposing his buttocks during a public debate in March, an act that earned him instant fame on YouTube. Now the assistant communications prof and debate coach has been relieved of his duties after his unorthodox techniques were reviewed by the school.


"Professor Shanahan's conduct falls below the standard established to protect our university, its faculty, students and alumni," said school president Edward H. Hammond. "If the coach of one of our athletic teams became angry and 'mooned' officials, student athletes and fans during a sports event, he or she would no longer be a coach at Fort Hays State University. Standards for our debate program are certainly just as high."

Hammond then suspended the FHSU debate program "until problems were addressed at the national level."

Question Raised: Is a mooning ever justified?

Check out video of the incident after the jump.

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The Worlds Most Naked Protesters

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    Image from blog.peta.org

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    Image from blog.peta.org

    Semi-naked protesters from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) show a banner reading "The Naked Truth: Burberry butchers bunnies" as they hand out a protesting leaflet to a passer-by in front of a Burberry store at Tokyo's Ginza shopping district Friday, June 15, 2007. PETA was protesting the company over Burberry's use of fur in it's clothing. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)

    A group of participants celebrate after taking part in the World Naked Bike Ride on March 8, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Around 30 protesters met in a secret location outside Sydney's CBD, covered their bodies in paint and began riding down Sydney's popular King Street in Newtown to raise awareness on environmental issues aimed at pollution produced by motor vehicles. (Photo by Sergio Dionisio/Getty Images)

    A participant takes part in the World Naked Bike Ride on March 8, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Around 30 protesters met in a secret location outside Sydney's CBD, covered their bodies in paint and began riding down Sydney's popular King Street in Newtown to raise awareness on environmental issues aimed at pollution produced by motor vehicles. (Photo by Sergio Dionisio/Getty Images)

    Pamela Anderson poses in a Stella McCartney shop window for a PETA anti-fur protest in London, June 2006.

    Pamela Anderson poses in a Stella McCartney shop window for a PETA anti-fur protest in London, June 2006.

    Pamela Anderson poses in a Stella McCartney shop window for a PETA anti-fur protest in London, June 2006.