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... and this has what to do w/ UMass Athletics?
UMass Football's Turn: Agenda for upcoming Faculty Senate Mtg again calls for end of FBS football
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... and this has what to do w/ UMass Athletics?
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No one prevents them from voicing their opinions.
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Were you not just advocating not allowing people whose opinions YOU deem racist to speak on the campus of a federally funded university? Perhaps I misunderstood...
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Most liberals only believe in free speech if you are spewing liberal rhetoric. Otherwise liberals don't believe in freedom of speech.
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I could easily say the same thing about conservatives.
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The video you showed was for a campus speaking series.
That's very different than merely speaking. But, in fact, I should point out that while I defend someone's right to hate speech on a college campus, the actual campus codes are different for students. Students will be in violation of code for hate speech. They can't be arrested for it, but they can be expelled.
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Not being racist is liberal rhetoric now.
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If mental gymnastics were in the Olympics, you would have won a gold medal for this statement.
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You could easily say it but that doesn't make it true.
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Uh-huh. We are talking hate speech, are we not?
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YOU GUYS ARE RUINING THE THREAD ABOUT A NON-BINDING RESOLUTION BY THE UMASS FACULTY SENATE
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The cry of "racist" is a complete conversation stopper....and is often used as such. But racism is always defined by the cryer.
Sure we have folks who say racist things...from Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson (shall we forget his referring to New York as Hymie Town?)...to Jimmie the Greek, to Dan Rather, to Obama to Trump.
But sometimes folks sound racist for representing the special interests of their group...like Al Sharpton and Jesse or even Obama...but not called out like someone who is white, male, and "privileged", and is also representing the interests of his particular group.
If a white man had opined that someone was "a typical Black person"....they would have been pilloried. Obama uttering that sentiment about someone being a typical white person was not generally taken as a racist comment.
The truth in America is that a minority group may not be called racist....while a majority group will be.
To have a Black Miss America, a Black Caucus, a Black Entertainers Award, a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, etc...is not considered racist. Because it is considered to be supportive. A similar group for a majority would be considered to be excluding and thus racist.
But all in all, the call of "racist" is now often used to shut conversation down, or to advance an agenda.
"Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There is no evidence that tea party adherents are any more racist than other Republicans, and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats win in November. Having one’s opponent rebut charges of racism is far better than discussing joblessness." -- Mary Frances Berry, former Chairwoman, US Commission on Civil Rights
Sure we have folks who say racist things...from Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson (shall we forget his referring to New York as Hymie Town?)...to Jimmie the Greek, to Dan Rather, to Obama to Trump.
But sometimes folks sound racist for representing the special interests of their group...like Al Sharpton and Jesse or even Obama...but not called out like someone who is white, male, and "privileged", and is also representing the interests of his particular group.
If a white man had opined that someone was "a typical Black person"....they would have been pilloried. Obama uttering that sentiment about someone being a typical white person was not generally taken as a racist comment.
The truth in America is that a minority group may not be called racist....while a majority group will be.
To have a Black Miss America, a Black Caucus, a Black Entertainers Award, a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, etc...is not considered racist. Because it is considered to be supportive. A similar group for a majority would be considered to be excluding and thus racist.
But all in all, the call of "racist" is now often used to shut conversation down, or to advance an agenda.
"Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There is no evidence that tea party adherents are any more racist than other Republicans, and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats win in November. Having one’s opponent rebut charges of racism is far better than discussing joblessness." -- Mary Frances Berry, former Chairwoman, US Commission on Civil Rights
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LMAO
NoEscalators 7:23pm via Twitter for Android
34 posts to go from UMass dropping football to this. You outdid yourself Boneyard.
NoEscalators 7:23pm via Twitter for Android
34 posts to go from UMass dropping football to this. You outdid yourself Boneyard.
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