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| U. Central Florida Prof. Charles Negy, Fired After Tweeting 'Black Privilege is Real,' Ordered Reinstated With Tenure and Back Pay |
| 2022-05-23 |
| [LI] The treatment of University of Central Florida professor Charles Negy was one of, if not the, most egregious abuses of power in the dozens of ’cancel culture’ cases we’ve seen. The short version is that shortly after the George Floyd death and in the midst of nationwide protests and riots, Negy made tweets from his personal Twitter account One tweet, which no longer is available,said: "If Afr. Americans as a group, had the same behavioral profile as Asian Americans (on average, performing the best academically, having the highest income, committing the lowest crime, etc.), would we still be proclaiming ’systematic racism’ exists?" A second tweet, also no longer available, said: "Black privilege is real: Besides affirm. action, special scholarships and other set asides, being shielded from legitimate criticism is a privilege. But as a group, they’re missing out on much needed feedback."The tweets caused student protests, threats, and administrative retribution. There was a Change.org petition with over 30,000 signatures, a Twitter hashtag was launched (#UCFFireHim) that trended, the student Senate passed a resolution, and there were protests on campus in which the President participated. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 #2: MLK would weep. |
| Posted by: irish rage boy 2022-05-23 17:36 |
| #3 I distinctly remember back in the day being told that that "Segregation Evil! Blacks Only Fraternity Good!". |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-05-23 12:51 |
| #2 Speaking the truth frequently upsets the people involved. The Fed started the much needed and overdue Affirmative Action policies using Civil Rights Act of 1964. That was 58 years ago or 3+ generations ago to right a great wrong. In doing so like any "We from the gov and here to help..." disasters in the making. It found the usual solution, throw $$$$ at it, for votes. So after 58 years and all the open doors, grants, and freebies handed out, what has it accomplished? Many say look at the 2022 Black Community status: High abortion rates, High drug addiction rates, High crimes rates, High poverty rates, High unwed mother rates, Low educational accomplishment rates and etc. Is this the results of Government helping or a hidden form of Alternative RACISM. The |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-05-23 09:17 |
| #1 Oppression is indeed currency in the USA. |
| Posted by: jack salami 2022-05-23 08:57 |