Margaret3110
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Controversial and mean is one thing. If someone says something that is simply controversial and/or mean, that should be protected free speech. Calling for genocide is another thing, and that is how the question was phrased - regardless of what nuances or implications may have been lurking under the surface. The answer to that question should have been a simple "Yes, it's harassment." If she then wanted to dispute the meaning of the particular slogan I think you're referring to, she could have made that argument, but as it was she literally said that calling for the genocide of a race of people might be ok depending on context.This is why consistency is key...and why the university leaders playing the "we have to defend expression even if it's controversial or mean" rang hollow. Nobody sees their stated sentiment as being sincere, and it more or less comes off as (and pardon me for being blunt) "It's okay to bash Jews as long as you're doing it in favor of people with more pigment and less power"
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