Re: California valedictorian will no longer give graduation speech over 'alarming' discussion

On 4/17/2024 10:23 AM, Max Boot wrote:
> On 4/17/2024 4:20 AM, NoBody wrote:
>> On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 06:23:36 -0000 (UTC), useapen
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> The University of Southern California said its valedictorian will no
>>> longer deliver a graduation speech this year, citing "substantial risks
>>> relating to security" over social media chatter surrounding the Israel-
>>> Hamas conflict.
>>>
>>> The Los Angeles school revealed that Asna Tabassum, a fourth-year 
>>> student
>>> from Chino Hills, California, was selected as the valedictorian and 
>>> would give a speech alongside two salutatorians. In a news release 
>>> Monday, the
>>> university said she would no longer speak at the ceremony after the
>>> discussion about her selection took on "an alarming tenor."
>>>
>>> The move comes after some students, alumni and others complained to the
>>> university about Tabassum's social media, which includes an Instagram 
>>> bio
>>> that links to a pro-Palestine website.
>>>
>>> https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/04/15/usc-cancels-
>>> valedictorian-graduation-speech-israel-hamas/73336731007/
>>
>> Nothing like silencing free speech.
> 
> This is speech that you want to be suppressed. The valedictorian is 
> pro-Palestine, and you, with your knee-jerk pro-Israel stance, want 
> people with her views to be prevented from speaking.
> 
Time and place.  She can say whatever she wants, just not during
the graduation ceremony.