Freedom of Speech Under Attack at Tufts University

[sthenige1]

Why is it that people don't understand that the First Amendment only applies to the federal government preventing freedom of speech? A private institution that is publishing a magazine with its own money (as Tufts is doing with the Primary Source) can prevent that publication from saying whatever they want it to.

[ZetaLancer]

The "Christmas carol" didn't just bash affirmative action, it called out the specific number of black freshmen at the school and told them they did not deserve to be there. It also made some disparaging remarks about their character. Those were the biggest problems with it-- it launched attacks that reached a personal level to students.

Not saying whether that warrants any restrictions on the publication or not, but those are the facts of the case.

[THE1CALLEDJ]

The main reason why Tufts would close this paper is because the students represent that university.

These students are making juvenile and tasteless jokes, which may not be intended to be racist but are to others. In doing so they discredit the university as a whole. So to save face the school will kick them out.

They should spend more time writing and articulating the joke first.

If no one gets your joke it's not the audiences fault it's the comedians.

[NakanoHitori]

If you don't allow people to hear what is "racist" how are you suppose to get over though sensitive issues such as racism. People only find this stuff racist because they associate it with troubling things, but if we were to get past that troubling association we wouldn't have issues such as racism. Listen to most comedians these days, they say racist things and people laugh, they are trying to get past the barriers and that is what these kids are doing now, but in print.

[Nejjidragon]

They're right. Free speech works both ways. You can't go around waving liberal slogans everywhere then whine when conservatives write something that happens to offend you. No, I do not endorse the articles published themselves, but if we pick and choose who gets free speech, it's not really free speech, is it? It's picking and choosing who has the message that you like while you censor everyone else.

[DoxxoRoxxo]

Faux news fucking sucks.

[bujji537]

People who say that the Source is trying to ignore the content of the carol are foolish. Liberals are clearing pathetically incapable of recognizing satire. Looks like they got a taste of their own medicine with the New Yorker cover scandal. Were they racist and anti-Muslim for portraying Obama as they did? No? So neither is the Source.

[fmoham01]

Fuck Tufts for allowing this stupid magazine to continue being published and distributed to the student population. That magazine is extremely offensive.

[alexofsyrr]

It's a piece mocking affirmative action and Tufts policy regarding it. I don't see a problem. People need to thicken their skin a bit.

[Terri3210]

Read THE JONES REPORT EVERY DAY FOR THE TRUTH ....

Welcome to the NEW WORLD ORDER.

[TheStentorian]

The actions of Tufts Committee on Student Life, as chaired by prominent Democrat Barbara Grossman (who allegedly made prejudicial remarks throughout the hearing) have already brought discredit on Tufts University, and will doubtlessly bring more as the year goes on. My own blog has a video of 9/11 with the CSL's statement, "Labeling Islam violent is unacceptable in any way, shape, or form." As for the "Muslims" who were offended by criticism of terrorism, if the shoe fits, they have to wear it.

[Hotspitta4life]

yeah its obvious that this was FOX NEWS, If it were ABC or NBC, they would not have made it seem as if it was just a minor mistake or just ok, it was clearly offensive and that damn paper should be shut down

[unklebeethoven21]

I like how this right wing news station makes no attempt to refer to the actual content of the carol, thereby concealing its true offensiveness and racism.

Google the carol's title, "O Come All Ye Black Folk" and you can see for yourself

[mlb0887]

this piece is stupid because the article about islam wasn't a parody; it was just facts, and quotes from the quran and a muslim scholar, no jokes.