US University Won't Reprimand Professor for Racial Slurs

[pickel]

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Originally Posted by Amr

He described Muslims as being such and such.

He did not say some Muslims, or those Muslims. He, like some members here on the forum, made a blanket statement throwing all Muslims into a pot. He did not differentiate.

And this is a university professor. He reveals only his ignorance of the world. Is there anything constructive about his statements? Is this the kind of talk one would expect in an academic environment?

Yes, he made observations, but he linked them to Muslims in general, as if every single Muslim around the world is the same.

Would it be okay to use the same logic and throw all Americans into the same pot when it comes to illegal wars, torture, political deceit and fabrication, comments by people Boykin, or would that be considered as being unfairly anti-American?

Would it be okay to throw all Israelis into the same pot and condemn them for the behaviour of people like Sharon? Or would that be anti-Semitic?

"Yes, he made observations, but he linked them to Muslims in general, as if every single Muslim around the world is the same"


Prove to me that they are not. They've blown up people in almost all the civilized (??) on this planet. Want nuclear weapons to threaten all they appose. How come the "good" Muslins don't rise up and condemn the acts of the bad as we decry the treatment of those in Cuba and Abu Ghraib . Our citizenry, by the latest poll
maybe it's because we HAVE Freedom of Speech, have the opinion of our President and Congress at an all time low and not without due cause. And you expect us to have a positive additude about the Muslim world ?????

[Mike]

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Originally Posted by pickel

Prove to me that they are not. They've blown up people in almost all the civilized (??) on this planet. Want nuclear weapons to threaten all they appose. How come the "good" Muslins don't rise up and condemn the acts of the bad as we decry the treatment of those in Cuba and Abu Ghraib (أبو غريب). Our citizenry, by the latest poll
maybe it's because we HAVE Freedom of Speech, have the opinion of our President and Congress at an all time low and not without due cause. And you expect us to have a positive additude about the Muslim world .

If all Muslims wanted death and destruction, I would imagine there would be 50x (if not more) terrorist attacks around the world. It is obvious that only a small portion of Islam is violent.

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Originally Posted by Patrick

1. Muslims aren't a race any more than Christians are a race.

[pickel]

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Originally Posted by Mike

If all Muslims wanted death and destruction, I would imagine there would be 50x (if not more) terrorist attacks around the world. It is obvious that only a small portion of Islam is violent.

Well, if you want to get all technical about it, race isn't really a legitimate way to classify people anymore.

There aren't enough as it is now???? I'm sure as the means become available , the attacks will intensify .

[Mike]

Aren't there over a billion Muslims around the world? I highly doubt that all of them are terrorists, or want radical Islam to take over the world.

[pickel]

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Originally Posted by Mike

Aren't there over a billion Muslims around the world? I highly doubt that all of them are terrorists, or want radical Islam to take over the world.

Do you REALLY know that is for sure ???? Is it not possible that there may be coming a revolution unbeknown to the Western world in the bud and with the economics in peril with the world oil situation a movement in years to come could possible effect in a radial change in our planets demographics ??? Just look at the changes in the past few months and try to predict, in your mind, the changes that will take place in the months to come.

[dday]

I don't think the professor was including all Muslims, only the " dissatisfied, aggressive, brutal and uncivilized slave trading Moslems" . He didin't include everybody, only the socially mal-adjusted ones.

Ain't free speech fun!?

Remember, there is no constitutional protection from being offended by someones' speech.

I Love This Country.

[Mickwish]

All Americans hate Muslims because they are all terrorists.

I think the Prof was out of line, myself. Besides that, if it was a verbatim copy of what he posted, he has very poor English. Probably not even a native English speaker, which makes him another target for American hatred, I suppose.

Lots more where those came from, too.

I wish folks would just learn to play nice, and understand there are differences, and respect them. On all sides.

Mick

[YottaHertz]

This is what I don't get: if he only sent the email to MSA how on Earth was he 'targeting' all Muslims?!?!

It's absolutely clear to me that the message was only referring to MSA members. Were his allegations of brutality, slave-trading etc. inflamatory? Yes.

However though, I don't think he should be fired just for exercising his right to free-speech. While exercising his constitutional right he did not impair anybody else from exercising their right to free-speech. Words are just words. It's the action(s) following the words that make that very important distinction between what's prejudice and discrimination. As far as I could tell from the article he did not engage in actions that would violate other individuals' rights.

I DO NOT see what's the big deal about this.... Somebody said something and others were offended.... NO big deal..... It's called LIFE.... '

[The Real Bingo]

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Originally Posted by Mickwish

Besides that, if it was a verbatim copy of what he posted, he has very poor English. Probably not even a native English speaker, which makes him another target for American hatred, I suppose.

Don't say that. Some of the most articulate speakers of any language learned it as a secondary language. Many American-born people can't speak English worth a lick. Thanks, Puff Diddy Daddy Farty Licky.