Re: California valedictorian will no longer give graduation speech over 'alarming' discussion
Bill Pfister <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | alt.education,alt.activism,talk.politics.guns,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh |
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| Organization | Mixmin |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 4/18/2024 4:22 AM, NoBody wrote: > On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:24:14 +0000, "Lee" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> "Silencing free speecch", indeed. >> > > Once again Lying Lee resorts to whattaboutism instead of addressing > what was put in front of him. He's still upset that Hillary lost.