Friday, October 19, 2007

Free Speech Defended (by Some) at UM-Flint

We read:

"A derogatory letter bashing Muslims in the student newspaper at the University of Michigan-Flint outraged some campus members, prompting a university apology and pleas for stricter journalism standards.

But the student editors who published the inflammatory letter - which described all Muslims as "ungrateful, self-centered peons who are beneath the rest of civilized society" and "selfish brats" - called it free speech....

"It offended me that someone would single out an entire religion like this," said student Greg Lipinski, 21, who is a Christian. "I think the MTimes runs just about anything. "Definitely there should be a change in standards. You can't just publish everything." ....

Interim Chancellor Jack Kay, who sat on the panel as a hate speech expert, said he would never advocate censorship but denounced the newspaper's decision. [!!!!]

Source

Muslims of course can say anything they like about Jews and Christians. And they do!