Seriously?! Skin exfoliation masks are not blackface. But, she has since walked back her remarks. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor Beverly Kopper apparently has never seen a skin exfoliation mask. Proof: After she saw Snapchat images…
Topic: social media
Rehashing Salaita’s Firing, Again
The Modern Language Association (MLA) is obsessive over Steven Salaita’s firing at the University of Illinois, demonstrated by a panel session entitled, “Salaita, Academic Freedom, and the Question of Palestine: Where Do We Go from…
Too Few Feminists in Video Games, says Professor
#GamerGate and feminism in gaming were the subjects of a paper at a recent Modern Language Association (MLA) panel at their annual convention, held this year in Austin, Texas. Anastasia Salter, an assistant professor of…
Illinois Settles with Salaita for the Sum of $600,000
The University of Illinois withdrew a job offer to Steven Salaita over anti-Israeli comments on his Twitter account, after which he sued and the university settled.
Planned Parenthood’s Male Feminist Graphic is Confusing
Planned Parenthood, the U.S.’s largest abortion operation, published an anti-male feminist graphic on Twitter this weekend that was critical of men:
The Rise of ISIS in America
The George Washington University Program on Extremism recently published a study on Islam-based extremism by sympathizers of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS, Daesh, or as the Obama administration says, ISIL). The study’s executive…
Twitter Outrage by #BlackLivesMatter Activist over Cancer Fundraiser
A sorority held a candy cane fundraiser to support children with cancer, but the protesters were upset that the sorority didn’t openly support their cause after they made a donation to the fundraiser.
White Student Turned Away from Stop White People Luncheon
Uh, doesn’t this defeat the purpose of holding a luncheon? By barring those who are claimed to have been oppressive, doesn’t that send the wrong message? A white student at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst who…
Mizzou’s Social Media Policy is Very 1984-esque, Written by Its Law Students
Great take from the College Fix: Law students wrote a breathtakingly autocratic, sloppy social-media policy that brings to mindThe Simpsons Halloween episode where Ned Flanders rules a 1984-like alternate reality that enforces constant smiling. After…
Welfare and Diversity Official at London University Charged for “Kill All White Men” Social Media Post
The College Fix reported: Bahar Mustafa, a “welfare and diversity” officer at Goldsmiths, University of London, is facing “malicious communications” charges for allegedly posting “kill all white men” on a social media outlet. There are…