Political Correctness Has Run Amok--on the Right

[...]one of the most troubling developments has been the persecution of left-wing faculty members whose speech has offended right-wing PC sensibilities. According to a FIRE report from February, although a majority of disinvitation attempts come from the left against the right, a greater proportion...

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Published in:	The Chronicle of Higher Education 2018-01, Vol.64 (18), p.B20
Main Author:	Hanlon, Aaron R
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Analysis Becerra, Xavier Censorship College campuses Computer Assisted Instruction Confirmation bias Conservatism Coulter, Ann Death threats Demonstrations & protests Falwell, Jerry Jr Freedom of speech Lee, Robert E (1807-70) Mass murders Political activism Political Attitudes Political correctness Political Power Right and left (Political science) School safety Speech Students White supremacy Yiannopoulos, Milo
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Summary:	[...]one of the most troubling developments has been the persecution of left-wing faculty members whose speech has offended right-wing PC sensibilities. According to a FIRE report from February, although a majority of disinvitation attempts come from the left against the right, a greater proportion of attempts to shut down speakers are successful when they come from the right than from the left — 55 percent versus 33 percent. At issue, rather, is that while we assume the most dangerous thing you can say on a college campus is something like "There’s no such thing as rape culture," the consequences of doing so — of defying left-wing political correctness — pale in comparison to what happens when someone says something like mass shootings are perpetuated by "the white supremacist patriarchy."
ISSN:	0009-5982 1931-1362