cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/3678525

From the Atlanta Daily World:

Photo: Getty Images The NAACP is calling on the University of South Carolina to cancel a scheduled event where right-wing figures will “roast” Vice President Kamala Harris. According to The Hill, the NAACP sent a letter to University of South Carolina President Michael Amiridis, urging him to cancel the event because of its “blatant sexist … Continued

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    In a joint statement with Thad Westbrook, chairman of the university’s Board of Trustees, Amiridis said the school is “steadfast in safeguarding the First Amendment rights of our students, even when we may be offended by their choices and statements.”

    Yeah… so…. When asshole racists who want to bring back slavery do their thing, it’s “we protect their first amendment rights”, but when it’s people being like “genocide is bad”, it’s “antisemitic riots can’t be tolerated”?