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What about "White lives don't matter. As white lives" from a Cambridge University professor? Twitter didn't ban her for that, and the university defended her st
by rbecker 6y ago
What about "White lives don't matter. As white lives" from a Cambridge University professor? Twitter didn't ban her for that, and the university defended her statement as free speech [1]. The same Cambridge University that rescinded Jordan Peterson's speaking invitation because “[Cambridge] is an inclusive environment and we expect all our staff and visitors to uphold our principles. There is no place here for anyone who cannot,” [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyamvada_Gopal#%22White_lives_don't_matter._As_white_lives%22_tweet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyamvada_Gopal#%22White_live...
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/mar/20/cambridge-university-rescinds-jordan-peterson-invitation https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/mar/20/cambridge-...
Edit as reply due to posting limit: It wasn't meant to convince you the KKK shouldn't be banned. It was only meant to correct the misleading implication that opposing the KKK is as "left" as Twitter gets.
(Scare quotes around "left" because I don't believe there's anything inherently left about "white lives don't matter". I.e. one can be a radical leftist without believing that.)
- pcbro141 6y agoNone of that convinces me that the KKK is anything but an abhorrent terrorist hate group who should be banned from Twitter like ISIS.
- dogma1138 6y agoSimple they should both be banned for violating the terms of service. That said as much as I think that that professor is a door knob that should’ve been fired instead of promoted I also don’t think that she has nearly as much impact as the fucking leader of the KKK on social media.