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University of Maryland cancels ‘American Sniper’ after Muslim students complain

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University of Maryland cancels

The University of Maryland announced it will postpone indefinitely an upcoming screening of “American Sniper” after Muslim students protested – calling the film Islamophobic, racist and nationalistic.

“American Sniper only perpetuates the spread of Islamophobia and is offensive to many Muslims around the world for good reason,” read a petition launched by the university’s Muslim Students Association. “This movie dehumanizes Muslim individuals, promotes the idea of senseless mass murder, and portrays negative and inaccurate stereotypes.”

Freedom of speech is a one-way street these days.

And this country has lost its spine.
 
The University had the freedom to chose to screen this film. They chose not to. That isn't an attack on free speech, that is an example of it.
 
again? there was something like this..might have been Michigan...

We ask that you exercise your freedom of speech to help us create a safer campus environment
how bizarre reasoning is this that shutting down a movie showing is exercising freedom of speech? :shock:

PS. I wouldn't go see it, it is a really crappy picture of the Iraq war, (even this microcosm)
but go if you want to
 
The University had the freedom to chose to screen this film. They chose not to. That isn't an attack on free speech, that is an example of it.

No, they chose to show it. Then they pulled it out of fear.
 
From what I understand it was not the university but Student Entertainment Events (SEE), which appears to me to be a student organization so they can do whatever the hell they want as a private organization.
 
From what I understand it was not the university but Student Entertainment Events (SEE), which appears to me to be a student organization so they can do whatever the hell they want as a private organization.

Based on complaints to the university. I'd bet they were told not to show it.

This doesn't help perception of Muslims at all. It only reinforces it.
 
No, they chose to show it. Then they pulled it out of fear.

They chose to show it, and then chose to not, to prevent a negative backlash. That's free speech. They weren't forced to not show it. They chose to.
 
Based on complaints to the university. I'd bet they were told not to show it.

This doesn't help perception of Muslims at all. It only reinforces it.

Again it may have been complaint towards SEE and FOX is just saying it was towards the university which is most likely what happened. No matter how it happened though SEE is is still independent and made its own decision.
 
University of Maryland cancels

Freedom of speech is a one-way street these days.

And this country has lost its spine.

I understand your concern over a nation perhaps that has lost its spine, but this is not a freedom of speech issue. The University of Maryland is free to have the movie, not have the movie, whatever and no matter what decision they make it comes down to an exercise of freedoms.

Now I may agree with you that it was rather foolish to give way to Muslims on campus, but again they are free to make that choice.
 
Do you really not understand what freedom of speech is?

I'm rapidly reaching the conclusion that no right-wingers do. If any of them here do, I haven't seen 'em.
 
The University had the freedom to chose to screen this film. They chose not to. That isn't an attack on free speech, that is an example of it.

that sounds like "we destroyed a village to save it"
 
:shrug: I think cancelling a film for the stated reason is stupid; however, the university has the right to do so if it wishes. It wished to do so.
 
next up: students demand that university cancel discussion of huckleberry finn

if you dont want to see a movie then dont go see the movie
 
:shrug: I think cancelling a film for the stated reason is stupid; however, the university has the right to do so if it wishes. It wished to do so.

indeed - they have the right to embarrass themselves
 
They chose to show it, and then chose to not, to prevent a negative backlash. That's free speech. They weren't forced to not show it. They chose to.

Ya just like SA shout downs were examples of free speech. :roll:
 
University of Maryland cancels



Freedom of speech is a one-way street these days.

And this country has lost its spine.

Something tells me The Book of Mormon wouldn't be pulled if the LDS church complained to the same university.

This shield Islam enjoys in the West - Islamophobia - that defends it from criticism is getting ridiculous. Who cares if the movie is racist or nationalistic? Malcolm X was racist and nationalistic, yet he is taught in African American studies classes with no complaints from white students or faculty members.

Also, that movie did not promote 'mass murder' because 'mass murder' did not happen in Iraq. Sure, there was a war, but mass murders and wartime are not identical events.

This is simply typical politically correct nonsense.
 
:shrug: I think cancelling a film for the stated reason is stupid; however, the university has the right to do so if it wishes. It wished to do so.

agreed...they can, but whether they should is up for debate.... I think they should show it, it's a good movie...

it's certainly anti-enemy combatant.. but it's not anti-Muslim....
college kids need to stop being such whiny, coddled, entitled , little bitches...
 
University of Maryland cancels



Freedom of speech is a one-way street these days.

And this country has lost its spine.

Who's freedom of speech was violated. A completely gratuitous, propaganda tool that offended the sensibilities of some students was canceled through the universities self censorship. Nobodies free speech has been violated.
 
The University had the freedom to chose to screen this film. They chose not to. That isn't an attack on free speech, that is an example of it.


so the movie was scheduled

"some" students protested

now it isnt scheduled

do we now kowtow to every ethnicity, every race, every religion, as to what may or may not rankle their feathers

those students had the ability to not attend, and to not watch the film

what about the ones that wanted to see it

do they "count"
 
so the movie was scheduled

"some" students protested

now it isnt scheduled

do we now kowtow to every ethnicity, every race, every religion, as to what may or may not rankle their feathers

those students had the ability to not attend, and to not watch the film

what about the ones that wanted to see it

do they "count"

The group showing the film did "kowtow". What you don't seem to understand is that it chose to "kowtow". If it wanted it could have chosen to show the film anyway. It had a choice. It had the freedom to decide whether or not to show the film. That's freedom of speech. Nobody forced the group to not show the film.

A petition doesn't force the group to do that. The petition has no legal authority; it doesn't have any authority at all. It is simply the free speech of those opposed to the film.

What you're whining about is that those who were opposed to the film expressed their opinion - exercised their right to free speech - and those who were showing the film were actually empathetic and respectful and took into consideration the opinion of those opposed to it, and freely decided on what they wanted to do. You're the one that is opposed to freedom of speech here.
 
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The group showing the film did "kowtow". What you don't seem to understand is that it chose to "kowtow". If it wanted it could have chosen to show the film anyway. It had a choice. It had the freedom to decide whether or not to show the film. That's freedom of speech. Nobody forced the group to not show the film.

A petition doesn't force the group to do that. The petition has no legal authority; it doesn't have any authority at all. It is simply the free speech of those opposed to the film.

What you're whining about is that those who were opposed to the film expressed their opinion - exercised their right to free speech - and those who were showing the film were actually empathetic and respectful and took into consideration the opinion of those opposed to it, and freely decided on what they wanted to do. You're the one that is opposed to freedom of speech here.


no....

i do understand it was their choice to show, or not to show

my question....do we kowtow every time someone's feathers get ruffled

are we so worried about being politically correct and not pissing anyone off

where do we draw the line is my question?

or is every petition granted....

and i am not opposed to freedom of speech......i wore a uniform so that you and everyone else could speak freely

i may not always agree with what you say, but i will never say you dont have the right to voice it

and please....where the hell was i whining?
 
no....


i do understand it was their choice to show, or not to show

my question....do we kowtow every time someone's feathers get ruffled

Who is we? There is no we here. There is just the group in question. You're extrapolating from this situation to fit a worldview that doesn't exist. In this case, the general does not reside in the particular.

are we so worried about being politically correct and not pissing anyone off

This has nothing to do with political correctness. You're manipulating reality to fit your agenda here.

where do we draw the line is my question?

There is no line to draw.

or is every petition granted....

I'm sure I could find plenty of petitions that go nowhere.

and i am not opposed to freedom of speech......

You sure are in this thread.

i wore a uniform so that you and everyone else could speak freely

I don't care.

i may not always agree with what you say, but i will never say you dont have the right to voice it

Then why are you complaining about the group expressing their freedom of speech by freely choosing the right to pull the film showing?
 
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