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Topic | USC cancels valedictorian's graduation speech because she is Muslim |
gigageek1500 04/16/24 1:52:26 PM #35: | NPR had a little more context for this. Tabassum had posted on social media about Palestine, and a student group "Trojans (the USC mascot) for Israel" objected. USC claims that that objection grew beyond the college but is very unclear about how that relates to safety.
I just wanted to clarify because stances on events in the Middle East are related to but not the same as Muslim or Jewish identity, so given this context I thought the topic title was a little misleading. For instance, I think in this case the same thing would have probably happened with an irreligious white student who had the same social media posts. --- "Like you're standing in front of them with your hands behind your back, and then present a small ribbon-wrapped gift to them." Duskmon on the colon ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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