A commie professor is in trouble for tweeting about “White genocide,” a term used by white nationalists and alt-right racists to refer to white populations declining in America.
Here’s what he posted:
He has since made his account private. Drexel has denounced the comment after online furor:
“Drexel became aware today of Associate Professor George Ciccariello-Maher’s inflammatory tweet, which was posted on his personal Twitter account on Dec. 24, 2016,” reads the statement from Drexel University officials. “While the university recognizes the right of its faculty to freely express their thoughts and opinions in public debate, Professor Ciccariello-Maher’s comments are utterly reprehensible, deeply disturbing, and do not in any way reflect the values of the university. The university is taking this situation very seriously. We contacted Ciccariello-Maher today to arrange a meeting to discuss this matter in detail.”
Ciccariello-Maher followed up with another tweet on Christmas Day before being contacted by Drexel officials according to Philly.com.
“To clarify: when the whites were massacre during the Haitian revolution, that was a good thing indeed,” he tweeted.
Ciccariello-Maher comments often on MSNBC and other news programs. He said that the tweets were in joking:
“On Christmas Eve, I sent a satirical tweet about an imaginary concept, ‘white genocide,'” he said. “For those who haven’t bothered to do their research, ‘white genocide’ is an idea invented by white supremacists and used to denounce everything from interracial relationships to multicultural policies.”
And whined about his free speech:
“While upholding my right to free expression, the statement refers to my (satirical) tweets as ‘utterly reprehensible,” he said.” On the university level, moreover, this statement — despite a tepid defense of free speech — sends a chilling message and sets a frightening precedent. It exposes untenured and temporary faculty not only to internal disciplinary scrutiny, but equally importantly, it encourages harassment as an effective means to impact university policies.”
But it’s hard to defend his “free speech” when so many leftists take glee in shutting down that off conservatives. On the other hand, it just looks like he’s trolling the alt-right with their own tactics. I say we lock em all up in a room and let them sort it out themselves.