Concerned Student 1950 responds to Melissa Click's suspension

[pstokely]

Source: KOMU

COLUMBIA - The Concerned Student 1950 protest group weighed in on the suspension of University of Missouri Assistant Professor Melissa Click.

"It is unfortunate that Melissa Click has become the victim of social and political violence," the statement on Twitter said.

The protest group called Click a "white woman, professor and ally who supported historically marginalized students at the University of Missouri during a time when students were exposing the institution for preserving racism."

The statement from the group said Click is not the problem; instead, the problem is breaking down systemic oppression at the UM-system level.

Read more: http://www.komu.com/news/concerned-student-1950-responds-to-melissa-click-s-suspension

[branford]

1. Melissa Click, an communications and journalism professor

at a state university, threatened actual physical violence in order to prevent the press from access to public property.

Her race or politics are irrelevant, and it would be prudent for the student group to distance themselves from her lest they lessen their own credibility and public support.

[tblue37]

8. Not just "the press," either, but *students* from the student newspaper. nt

[branford]

9. Indeed.

There really is very little to nothing that mitigates Click's conduct, and much to note that makes it particularly egregious.

We may share some broad political beliefs concerning minority rights and other issues, but she's definitely not on "my side," and her actions do more harm than good to the issues she purports to care about.

Click most certainly does not have my sympathy, her current predicament is well-earned and easily avoidable, and if these students cannot see the obvious and myriad of serious problems with Click, I'm left with little alternative that to assume they actually support the very conduct for which Click has apologized, and thus they lose my support.

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. For added irony, the student was from an ethnic minority (nt)

[Akicita]

5. Well put.

[GummyBearz]

10. Hashtag that...

As a non-twitter user that made me lol

[romanic]

3. Clueless little victims, all of them.

Bet they would'nt think so highly if Click called for "muscle" on them.

[bluestateguy]

4. These little cupcakes have got a lot to learn about the real world

For starters, that you don't get a special pass to assault and threaten people just because you have a cause.

Professor (and I don't think she'll have that title much longer) Click wasn't much interested in the "safe space" of Mark Schierbecker and Tim Tai.

[Bernin]

6. Hmm,

Online college looking more credible every day.

[Android3.14]

7. Sure, she is not "The" problem, but she did certainly is "a" problem

Her suspensions is absolutely justified, and branford's comment is insightful.

[NaturalHigh]

12. Well, a professor should really know something about the First Amendment.

[MisterP]

13. I thought this type of "activist" hated anyone who dared call themselves an ally

more than a thousand Bull Connors stacked together