Current Events > Student told to remove 'Fuck Nazi' sign because it wasn't 'Inclusive'

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https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leticiamiranda/a-college-student-was-told-to-remove-a-fuck-nazis-sign

Parsons, a junior at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, told BuzzFeed News on Sunday that she decided to put up the sign after a swastika was drawn over a "Happy Hanukkah" sign on a resident assistant's door the first week of December.

"I thought maybe if I hang the sign up, maybe the person who drew the swastika will see it and see someone condemning their actions, even if the administration doesnt do it," she said.

The university's highly promoted initiative on campus is called "Hate Has No Home at UMass" aimed at rejecting "all forms of bigotry and hatred." As part of its initiative, the university has documented 19 hate crime incidents on campus since September.

Parsons said she didn't expect the university to take any issue with the sign.

But a week after posting the sign in her dorm window, she received an email from a resident director asking her to remove the sign over "issues of inclusion."

"While Residence Education cannot force you or your roommate to take the sign down, I am asking that you or your roommate take the sign down so that all students can be a part of an inclusive residential experience, as well as having a respectful environment to be a part of here on our campus," Eddie Papazoni, a resident director at UMass Amherst, told Parsons in the email obtained by BuzzFeed News.

"I was in absolute shock," said Parsons. "This email tells me the university cares more about the feelings of Nazis than the safety of their students."

UMass Amherst did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BuzzFeed News. But in a statement posted on Facebook, it said the university "rejects Nazis" but it is "sensitive to the use of profanity."

"A poorly worded email from Residence Life staff asking students to take down the sign does not reflect the values of the campus, and it should not have been sent," it said. "The university respects the students right to display the sign and it may remain up."

Parsons removed the sign because her roommate was concerned about the attention brought to their room. Parsons is moving off campus, a decision she made before the controversy over her "Fuck Nazis" sign.

"This makes me glad [the move is] happening," she said. "Im definitely going to hang it in my bedroom. I'm going to keep the sign forever."

Sign: https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2018-12/23/14/asset/buzzfeed-prod-web-04/sub-buzz-16765-1545592665-1.jpg

Email: https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2018-12/23/14/asset/buzzfeed-prod-web-04/sub-buzz-17136-1545592787-1.png

University's Statement: https://www.facebook.com/UMassAmherst/posts/10155938943403671
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We heard this story already mein fuher
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/77329375
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jumi posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/77329375

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when idiotic sjwism meets idiotic sjwism
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ModLogic posted...

when idiotic sjwism meets idiotic sjwism

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ModLogic posted...

when idiotic sjwism meets idiotic sjwism

There's nothing "idiotic" or "SJW" about telling Nazis (or neo-Nazis) to fuck off.

But then again, you sympathize with Nazis, so...
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Solar_Crimson posted...

ModLogic posted...

when idiotic sjwism meets idiotic sjwism

There's nothing "idiotic" or "SJW" about telling Nazis (or neo-Nazis) to fuck off.

But then again, you sympathize with Nazis, so...

I'm pretty positive he just searches "Nazi" in the search bar just so he can deflect to SJWs.
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What could be more inclusive than that?

Solar_Crimson posted...

ModLogic posted...

when idiotic sjwism meets idiotic sjwism

There's nothing "idiotic" or "SJW" about telling Nazis (or neo-Nazis) to fuck off.

But then again, you sympathize with Nazis, so...

Hanging a "fuck Nazis" sign is idiotic virtue signalling. Youre not fending off Nazis, youre just displaying profanity to people who agree with you already.

Also, "fuck you" doesnt make ANYONE reevaluate their lifestyle. Its simply promoting more hate in people. Id be willing to bet there wasnt a single nazi who laid eyes on her message.
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"we want to be inclusive to a violent hate group with a confirmed history of violence"

are we living a real timeline?
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Jerry_Hellyeah posted...

Solar_Crimson posted...

ModLogic posted...

when idiotic sjwism meets idiotic sjwism

There's nothing "idiotic" or "SJW" about telling Nazis (or neo-Nazis) to fuck off.

But then again, you sympathize with Nazis, so...

Hanging a "fuck Nazis" sign is idiotic virtue signalling. Youre not fending off Nazis, youre just displaying profanity to people who agree with you already.

Also, "fuck you" doesnt make ANYONE reevaluate their lifestyle. Its simply promoting more hate in people. Id be willing to bet there wasnt a single nazi who laid eyes on her message.

She put the sign up because someone vandalized the dorm with a swastika. If I remember correctly something to do with a Jewish student or Hannaka decoration.

Edit: Shit man I feel dumb. It's right there in the first paragraph. How the hell are you saying it's just virtue signaling?
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What if the sign said "fuck child rapists"

I wonder if they'd still use the inclusion nonsense.
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Tmaster148 posted...

Solar_Crimson posted...

ModLogic posted...

when idiotic sjwism meets idiotic sjwism

There's nothing "idiotic" or "SJW" about telling Nazis (or neo-Nazis) to fuck off.

But then again, you sympathize with Nazis, so...

I'm pretty positive he just searches "Nazi" in the search bar just so he can deflect to SJWs.

Sounds about right
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rejecting all forms of bigotry and hatred

Sounds fair enough and by the book.

The sign is just profanity anyhoo. Guaranteed no nazis saw that sign.
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I'm not believing anything of this nature to come out of BuzzFeed. I'm sure somewhere along the way they warped some truth to make this appear as stupid as it does.

Hey, if you're in for a penny, you're in for a pound.

Can't have your cake and eat it too.
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That place is stupid. I say that as someone who found it stupid 15 years ago when I was a student there and sjws/alt-right didn't exist.
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shockthemonkey posted...

EdgeMaster posted...

rejecting all forms of bigotry and hatred

Sounds fair enough and by the book.

The sign is just profanity anyhoo. Guaranteed no nazis saw that sign.

So youre anti-free speech when its anti-Nazi?

Your sarcasm detector must be broken.
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This is Amherst. Hopefully more of these signs go up.
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pogo_rabid posted...

Hey, if you're in for a penny, you're in for a pound.

Can't have your cake and eat it too.

Unfortunately, this is the way certain people see it today. There shouldn't have to be a clause indicating what inclusion does not accommodate. By using basic reasoning, it SHOULD be understand that inclusion is meant for harmless inclusion, not inclusion that will cause harm.

For instance, we shouldn't have to say something like: All are welcome, except for serial killers, rapists and practicing pedophiles. That much should be easily inferred with common sense. Similar to the examples above, Nazism is harmful, and we shouldn't have to even bring it into question when discussing whether or not the philosophy should be included. The answer should be an easy no.
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FrisbeeDude posted...

This is Amherst. Hopefully more of these signs go up.

I went to high school there. One year, a little swastika was drawn in a bathroom stall. School was closed the following day due to a hate crime investigation.
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NibeIungsnarf posted...

I'm not believing anything of this nature to come out of BuzzFeed. I'm sure somewhere along the way they warped some truth to make this appear as stupid as it does.

I linked to the Facebook statement the school put out.
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NibeIungsnarf posted...

I'm sure somewhere along the way they warped some truth to make this appear as stupid as it does.

sjws are very much that stupid lol. they go at it full power.
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Inclusivity means we will have to exclude some undesirable groups.

If we want to be inclusive to people of color, we must exclude racists. If we want to be inclusive to LGBT communities, we must exclude homophobes. None of these are bad things.

I'd like to think of we were being inclusive of Jewish people and other groups persecuted by the German regime around the time of World War II, we'd be alright with excluding Nazis?

so do we include or exclude japan who still honors their war criminals
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I think that "rebuttal" made more sense in your head
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PleaseClap posted...

I think that "rebuttal" made more sense in your head

ModLogicLogic
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ModLogic posted...

so do we include or exclude japan who still honors their war criminals

I'd have bigger worries if the islands were trying to enter my dorm.
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>Topic about Nazis
>ModLogic deflecting to SJWs again

Guess it's a day ending in "Y"
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Bio1590 posted...

>Topic about Nazis
>ModLogic deflecting to SJWs again

Guess it's a day ending in "Y"

It's not even day ending in y. It's a second ending in a number.
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When tolerance becomes as harmful as bigotry.
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