Cancel Culture Tag

Student Senator at Florida State U. Says He Was Removed for Holding Traditional Catholic Views

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 15, 2020 6 Comments

"The content of my messages was leaked and mischaracterized all over social media."...

ACLU Official Attacks Transylvania University for Admitting Nick Sandmann as a Student

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 09, 2020 58 Comments

Nicholas Sandmann, the young man who was smeared by the media for the sin of wearing a MAGA hat, and ended up speaking at the 2020 Republican National Convention, has been accepted as a student at Transylvania University in Kentucky. As a result, an official at the ACLU is now attacking the school. This is unreal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OD3e3xitM8

Charles Darwin May Get Canceled At London Museum After Black Lives Matter Complaints

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 07, 2020 29 Comments

The Black Lives Matters protests triggered a review of items and exhibits at London's Natural History Museum, which includes one about Charles Darwin. It turns out one curator labeled Darwin's visit to the Galapagos Island "as one of Britain's many 'colonialist scientific expeditions.'"

URI Removing Murals Commemorating WWII Veterans for Lacking Diversity

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 06, 2020 12 Comments

“These murals were a snapshot in time, but the images no longer represent who we are today and where we are going in the future” ...

https://twitter.com/cabot_phillips/status/1301516424276578305

USC Prof Placed on Temporary Leave for Using Chinese Word That Sounds Like Racial Slur in English

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 04, 2020 46 Comments

Professor Greg Patton teaches at University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. During a recent online lesson, he spoke about how different words can sound in different languages. Without any apparent harmful intent, he pointed out how something sounds in Chinese, and some people heard a racist word. He has since been placed on temporary leave.

Academic Death Spiral: VIDEO Highlights From “Saving Higher Ed From Cancel Culture”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 03, 2020 14 Comments

On Sunday evening, August 30, 2020, the Legal Insurrection Foundation held an online discussion on Saving Higher Ed From Cancel Culture, attended by 300 people via Zoom.

Washburn U. Returns Jefferson, Franklin Statues ‘to Get Ahead of Possible Disapproval’ From Students

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 01, 2020 3 Comments

“They didn’t want the statues to become a source of embarrassment so they asked that they be returned.”...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta0V-2GnOkQ

Can Higher Ed Be Saved From ‘Cancel Culture’?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 30, 2020 11 Comments

Tonight, Sunday, August 30, 2020, at 8 p.m. Eastern, we will have our panel on Saving Higher Ed From Cancel Culture. Registration is required, sign up here. We will close registration, which now exceeds 500 people, no later than 5 p.m. today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TPuobpS_us

JK Rowling Returns Kennedy Group Award After Its President Attacks Her Supposedly Transphobic Feminist Views

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 29, 2020 40 Comments

Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has returned a Kennedy family award following criticism for her alleged 'transphobic' views. The author, who received the 2019 Ripple of Hope award by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) organisation for her work with a UK children's charity, was attacked by the media and activists for her 'anti-trans' comments where she dared to make a distinction between biological women and transgender.

https://twitter.com/bethanybump/status/1269697483439030274

Skidmore College Students Demand Firing of Faculty Members Who Attended ‘Back the Blue’ Rally

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 27, 2020 48 Comments

In late July, a pro-police 'Back the Blue' rally took place in Saratoga Springs, NY, which is also home to Skidmore College. A few members of the faculty at Skidmore attended this rally, and now Black Lives Matter activists on campus are demanding that they be fired.

Photos of Retired White Male Profs Being Removed at Oklahoma U. as Response to BLM

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 27, 2020 5 Comments

“This will be replaced with a space in which our current students can express themselves and represent their own voices.”...

Campus Culture

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 26, 2020 27 Comments

A video of Black Lives Matters protesters targeting white diners in D.C. with demands to raise their fists in solidarity has gone viral. We covered it earlier today, DC BLM Mob Harasses White Diners, Demanding They Raise Fists In Solidarity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzZaJBApTzg

College Faces Backlash from Students and Alumni for Inviting Mike Pence to Speak

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 26, 2020 9 Comments

“the mere invitation of a Vice President of an incredibly divisive and controversial ticket to speak in a swing state months before an election is ignorant and deceptive”...

Goodyear Tire partly backs down, revises policy against “Blue Lives Matter”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2020 81 Comments

Yesterday we reported on a leaked photo of a Goodyear Tire diversity training session, Goodyear Tires: “Black Lives Matter” Okay At Work, “Blue Lives Matter” “All Lives Matter” “MAGA” Prohibited.

Goodyear Tires: “Black Lives Matter” Okay At Work, “Blue Lives Matter” “All Lives Matter” “MAGA” Prohibited

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 19, 2020 109 Comments

The orthodoxy with regard to racial politics has moved from campus to culture, We've seen the purge of alternative views in academia, journlism, the arts, and other industries. The emergence of hyper-woke corporations is one of the distinguishing features of the current Black Lives Matter movement effort since the death of George Floyd.

The administrative torment of UCF Prof. Charles Negy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2020 54 Comments

I had heard of Charles Negy, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Central Florida (UCF). What I heard seemed like a particularly egregious example of cancel culture that is purging academia and imposing uniformity of opinion, particularly with regard to the Black Lives Matter movement. Having looked into it more, it's worse than I realized.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cancelled-with-rob-rosen-and-desma-simon/id1512890971?i=1000487984504

“you tried to hurt me, but you ended up hurting the law school and you ended up hurting the students”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 16, 2020 26 Comments

I had the pleasure of being interviewed on the podcast Cancelled, hosted by Rob Rosen and Desma Simon. My segment was about 30 minutes long, and we covered not only my situation at Cornell Law School, but also developments more broadly in higher education.

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