Apparently Jewish writer Arlene Peck is guilty of "hate speech" for summarizing the news about Muslims. The column concerned is here and I have reproduced it here in case it gets taken down.
Below is the email received by Frank Salvato, Managing Editor of The New Media Journal, which published the article:
Hi Frank,
Thanks for writing. We received numerous reports about hate content on your site, and after reviewing these reports, decided to remove your site from G*ogle News. We do not allow articles and sources expressly promoting hate speech viewpoints in G*ogle News (although referencing hate speech for commentary and analysis is acceptable).
For example, a number of the complaints we looked at on your site were found to be hate content:
http://www.newmediajournal.us/staff/peck/05102006.htm
http://www.newmediajournal.us/staff/stock/05082006.htm
http://www.newmediajournal.us/guest/imani/04222006.htm
We hope this helps you understand our position.
Regards,
The G*ogle Team
Articles by Arlene will no longer be published on that site.
Update:
Arlene writes:
I believe that CAIR is behind this and it was caused by a column that I wrote about them. This is very dangerous and a test against the first amendment. I have been slandered by this as I am a recognized journalist and the same column , How Has Islam Enriched Your Life? Is running in many other papers now. Are these publishers going to be dropped by G*ogle now? Who is the censor at G*ogle that decides who is acceptable to them? Please keep me posted as to any information that you might get or suggestions you might have to fight this..
Must not Joke about "Wetbacks"
We read:
"Under threat of suspension or firing, two WBAB radio hosts Friday apologized profusely for a fake commercial they aired called "Wetback Steakhouse," said they would undergo cultural sensitivity training and channel more of the charitable donations they raise to Latino groups.
The minute-long "ad," which aired several times last week, featured a narrator imitating a Spanish accent inviting "landscapers" and "dishwashers" to the "Wetback Steakhouse" in Farmingville to enjoy dishes such as "the lawnmower - beef with rice and beans."
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Must not Joke about Vegetarians
Newcastle university in England had given a visiting professor some webspace on their servers to put up personal essays etc. but deleted everything on that webspace when he wrote there things like:
"Most vegetarians are women. In Britain, a person is doubly likely to suffer from vegetarianism if he is female...when men split up from their veggie girlfriends, they near invariably start enjoying meat again. This goes to prove amongst other things that men really will do ANYTHING for sex."
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When vegetarians protested, the university initially backed him up on free speech grounds but the matter eventually went to the top brass of the university for adjudication and they decided that because the guy was not actually a university student or employee he was not entitled to any free speech!
"Tribe" is a Dangerous Word
We read:
"The NCAA has added William & Mary to its list of schools subject to restrictions on the use of Indian mascots, names and imagery in the governing body's championship events.
William & Mary will be allowed to keep its "Tribe" nickname, but can't use it in NCAA championship competitions and also is barred from holding NCAA events".
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That there could be non-Indian tribes was recognized but the college logo included two feathers and those feathers made the name into something dangerous!
No wonder there is legislation on the table in the House of Reprsentatives designed to limit the NCAA's authority in these matters.
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