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For instance, after posting a Facebook status questioning protesters’ demands, a dissenting black sophomore was told by a protest leader to suppress his opinion and instead “stand in solidarity” and support “your people.” He was told that white people did not care about him and that his black peers would pray for him - as if his free thought were a mortal sin. Minority students are also subjected to this racially divisive and stigmatizing rhetoric. A Black Justice League leader reinforced this fear when she responded to another student’s article by writing that because of his “white privilege” his opinion was “moot” and “of miniscule value.” By focusing on the race of an opponent or portraying him or her as racist, protesters seek to shut down debate rather than engage them with legitimate points of disagreement.
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In an op-ed in Princeton’s student newspaper, titled “ We can do better,” I point out the hypocrisy of anti-racism protesters’ making race-based judgments: “As a fundamental principle of equality, the weight of a person’s opinions should not be a function of their skin color but rather the quality of their arguments.” This article alone caused a group of protesters to scream profanities at me while accusing me of being racist and request that I not be allowed to attend an open forum to voice my opinion. After attending the protest, I (Devon) was so shocked by what I saw that I felt compelled to speak out against their demands and tactics. Many students have witnessed that detrimental labeling firsthand. Some students resorted to an anonymous forum called Yik-Yak to post statements like, “It’s alarming how few people publicly oppose BJL even though I’ve gotten the impression that most people don’t support them,” to which another person replied, “If you publicly speak out against BJL people fear being labeled as a racist.” Many non-black students who opposed the protest refrained from voicing their criticism out of fear of being labeled as racists and subjected to ad hominem attacks. Protesters purport to seek diversity, but what they really want is conformity.įor example, some protesters publicly shame and stigmatize those who question their demands and methods, thus promoting a campus culture of intimidation.
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While the group stated publicly that it supports free speech, some members’ words and actions contradict this claim. It was one of the most evil things I have ever witnessed, and I do not say this lightly.īack in 2015, when the Black Justice League got going, and occupied the Princeton president’s office, two Princeton seniors wrote about the campus atmosphere for National Review.
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Recently I watched an “Instagram Live” of one of its alumni leaders, who-emboldened by recent events and egged on by over 200 supporters who were baying for blood-presided over what was effectively a Struggle Session against one of his former classmates. The Black Justice League, which was active on campus from 2014 until 2016, was a small local terrorist organization that made life miserable for the many (including the many black students) who did not agree with its members’ demands. Katz responded to the list’s demand that Princeton apologize to members of the “Black Justice League.” Writes Katz: It boggles my mind that anyone would advocate giving people-extraordinarily privileged people already, let me point out: Princeton professors-extra perks for no reason other than their pigmentation. Some examples: “Reward the invisible work done by faculty of color with course relief and summer salary” and “Faculty of color hired at the junior level should be guaranteed one additional semester of sabbatical” and “Provide additional human resources for the support of junior faculty of color.” Let’s leave aside who qualifies as “of color,” though this is not a trivial point. On the other hand:īut then there are dozens of proposals that, if implemented, would lead to civil war on campus and erode even further public confidence in how elite institutions of higher education operate. He said there are some things he agrees with. Katz, a distinguished Classics professor at Princeton, published a brave essay on Quillette the other day, criticizing a lengthy list of demands by woke Princeton professors.