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The controversy began after Durden's appearance, during which she defended the Black Lives Matter movement's decision to host a Memorial Day celebration in New York City to which only black people were invited. On the show, Durden's comments included, "You white people are angry because you couldn't use your white privilege card to get invited to the Black Lives Matter's all-black Memorial Day Celebration," and "We want to celebrate today. We don't want anybody going against us today."
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I don't see what is wrong with that remark.

and "Black" for "White" and maybe then you'll see.

another group.

This isn't complicated.

and their families" was complete bullshit - RW trolls organized at some website or other claiming a connection to the college.

As for her comments, while I don't think she was a particularly effective communicator in that interview, they are a ridiculous thing to even complain about, let alone for the college to take action. Seems like another example of a chickenshit administration mistreating one of the most vulnerable segments of the academic community (adjunct lecturers)...

More than student learning. academic freedom is a more important starting point.

academic freedom is a critical principle. Can't have wannabe-fascist Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled legislature instructing schools to teach students that their duty is to grow up to serve industry.

she deserved to be fired...free speech means the government will not take you out in the dead of night for something you said and throw you in prison...doesn't mean speech can't have consequences.

a great deal about corrupting influences in school and school books. Not just in science. They're every bit as concerned about what's being taught social studies, literature, etc. When some head off to college to get that passport to the middle class, they've already had years of instruction on looking for signs that Satan is operating through their instructors.

(Frustrated friends and acquaintances who are charged with teaching them describe watching minds slam tight shut first time they inadvertently let slip their demonic influences.)

to say that crap which I don't agree with. In order to stop the assault on POC, we need all hands on deck...this is not just a 'Black' issue...it is a civil rights issue...and everyone must pitch in. She was intentionally divisive...probably trying to get a spot on fox...I fail to see what she wanted to accomplish:certainly didn't help the movement... I am all for academic freedom in the classroom. I would like to see rigorous academics in all colleges...however...apples and oranges.

A communications professor had to have known the reception her comments would receive from those people. Why did she do it?

RW media do this all the time, knowing that it will stir the base and boost ratings. Audience is primary to all forms of communications study and practice. She either knew the kerfluffle was coming or should have seen it coming.

If she'd been, say, a professor of English it might have had a different connotation. But a communications professor? There's room for cynicism in that. You've got a good eye for that stuff!

Either way, she should have known.

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institution, freedom of speech should also have protected her.

She should have been right on both counts. She has a lawyer and is contemplating a law suit. I think she has a good chance at a big settlement.

Adjunct professors are usually lower than dirt on the scale of work rights with little protections or voice. She demonstrated a lot of moxie, she'll probably recover just fine.

with academic freedom...hell I would fire her for appearing on Fox (kidding maybe).

She dug enthusiastically. No sympathy, a racist like her shouldn't be teaching anyone.

FUX

I didn't watch her so don't know how she used it (seemingly not well), but my goodness--fire for talking to Fox's audience? This is not a fascist state yet, and teachers are supposed to teach, not fall in line.

The big story I'm seeing is that energizing of the far left (usual response to bad times) has lead to their suppression of free speech on campuses across the nation. Conservative voices are under constant and often severe attack. This is a huge problem when the conservative voices are the kind today's Republican voters badly need to hear more from.

Our roof in Florida is leaking.

are the real racists not them and that these white Trump voters are right in their bigotry....why would she do that?

professors should be fired for appearing on Fox.

Not that I think Malaise was really serious, just blowing with the storm. After reading a number of posts that could have been on Conservative Cage with the change of a word or two, I just started blowing myself without initially noticing whose name was on the post.

But we have to be better than this. We know today's cons can't. There is no one but us to save what is good about America.

Instead of creating a debate about the issues of BLM this issue (black only event) was considered too extreme to be debated. Why? Agree or disagree, let's have the discussion first.

This raised her profile.

I certainly didn't know about her, and I watched SOME shows on FOXNEWS. Haven't watched the network in over three months though.

But anyway, I hear she's getting offers from all over, including new teaching gigs and speaking gigs on TV.

I hope to see and hear her voice more in the MSM.