Seemingly, those opposed to the WSU College Republican's border fence demonstration last week would have been better served to ignore the whole thing and let it die down on its own.
Instead, two WSU professors now stand accused of attempting to deny students's free speech rights through racial epithets and abuse of power.
It's getting worse. This is threatening to turn into a full-fledged scandal.
I have received reports that Jared Johnson, the Director of Multicultural Student Affairs for the ASWSU, has allegedly contacted members of the College Republicans and told them that they are being childish and that the club did not deserve to be on campus. Even worse, he allegedly said the ASWSU was ACTIVELY PURSUING YOUTUBE TO HAVE THE FENCE DEMONSTRATION VIDEO REMOVED.
If this is true, it is a shameful attempt at censorship by a student organization and will almost certainly guarantee the kind of national publicity that the ASWSU is obviously hoping to avoid. I can also guarantee that the video will end up being hosted at a variety of other places on the Internet in the extremely unlikely event YouTube takes it down.
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What a bunch of hooey! If the roles were reveresed and it was video tape of the CR's saying bad things to thems, I have no doubt they would be doing everything in their power to get it on YouTube, CNN, MSNBC, and who knows where else.
Being childish? Last I heard this was a serious issue. Last year, when several students were found making degrading gestures towards students in the Multicultural Center, that office wouldn't stop talking about it. Now, when similar actions arrise on campus, the Office of Multicultural Affairs want to chastise the CR's, as if it were entirely our fault? Can you say "double standard"?
As it has already been said, I really hope these campus agencies do keep trying to get these videos yanked. Then there will be no way for them to deny that thier fascism; it will be plain as day.
I think I'll start emailing the DJ's who host shows on the Patriot channel on Sirius. I'm sure that at least one of them would pick up this story. Andrew Wilkow would be my pick.
WSUCollegeRepublican thinks Tom was aggregately speaking. There are things he and others know that are not posted on this blog. If this is not turning into a scandal, then why has FIRE and YAF been contacted? Why have lawyers been contacted? Why are powerful people contacting the WSU College Republicans? Jason... it's FENCEGATE.
Jared's comments did not occur in a vacuum, Jason. They're part of a larger trend; that trend is scandalous.
Sorry; typo^^^^
You sound very very similar to a YD member (an officer) caught in the footage WSUCollegeRepublican has received.... If this is who WSUCollegeRepublican thinks you are... then you are that same person that said "it's illegal to film people without their permission." Yeah....
Again... if this is you, you are that same person that chastised The WSU College Republicans for putting on a "horribly offensive" demonstration... Hmm....
Why is this a big deal? Why did Sean libel The WSU College Republicans in a number of emails and bulletins? Why did a professor use his power to stifle Freedom of Speech? Why did a professor use hate speech? WSUCollegeRepublican could go on...
Would you like me to put up the clip of the YD office WSUCollegeRepublican thinks you are?... cause you sound just like him.... You say one thing at the Demonstration, but another on this blog; why?
WSUCollegeRepublican is not threatening to put a clip to label you, but you are saying wayyy different things now then you did on the footage.... and you wonder why WSUCollegeRepublican called you a hypocrite?
"It's getting worse. This is threatening to turn into a full-fledged scandal." -Tom key word is threatening.
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