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WillowTree

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16. OK. For the sake of argument, let's say that they *would* have treated a Muslim student that way.

Sun Mar 8, 2015, 02:46 AM

Mar 2015

Would that be acceptable? Because you seem to think that it was OK to take a discriminatory attitude toward this girl when you try to make excuses for the totally biased way they questioned her. So it would be OK to cop that manner of attitude toward someone based on the fact that they are Muslim and are active in Muslim groups?........or Buddhist?.......or Catholic?.......or Wiccan?

The whole point is that questioning about her religion, or as I said elsewhere, about her political views, had no place in this and should have had no measure in the decision as to whether or not she was qualified for the position that she sought.

(And if you can really envision a bunch of college students at UCLA behaving as they did toward this girl toward a Muslim peer, you are in possession of quite the active imagination.)

Believe what you want.

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University of California Campuses Roiled Over Claims Of Anti-Israel Bias [View all] Purveyor Mar 2015 OP

Campuses Roiled? 3 incidents in... 5 years is...not "roiled"! 5 years, a million students...roiled? Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #1

There should be anti-Israel sentiment on all campuses. BillZBubb Mar 2015 #2

The occupation is legal sabbat hunter Mar 2015 #4

I don't think countries that violate MyNameGoesHere Mar 2015 #10

Your opinion MATTERS! PCIntern Mar 2015 #25

I based my opinion on clearly MyNameGoesHere Mar 2015 #32

Yup. You surely did. PCIntern Mar 2015 #35

You're are correct. MyNameGoesHere Mar 2015 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Mar 2015 #20

I saw the video of the student goverment meeting in question. WillowTree Mar 2015 #3

I didn't see it. Was it anti-Israel policies towards the Palestinians, because that is pretty world sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #5

Yes. I'm well aware of the difference, thankyouverymuch. WillowTree Mar 2015 #7

You don't think Muslims are among the most discriminated groups in this country right now? sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #9

Nonsense. Did you even read the question that I quoted? WillowTree Mar 2015 #11

If you can't imagine a muslim student being treated similarly, especially in these times when ND-Dem Mar 2015 #12

OK. For the sake of argument, let's say that they *would* have treated a Muslim student that way. WillowTree Mar 2015 #16

You don't have to 'imagine 'anti-Muslim bias in the US. Three Muslim students were murdered sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #24

If she were a Muslim Jake Stern Mar 2015 #19

What does all that have to do with them keeping a qualified young woman off a judicial panel ... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #23

I guess I, and the other poster thought your concern was bias in general. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #26

Too many issues are being conflated here DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #27

Of course no one should be excluded because of their religion or ethnicity. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #28

not on most college campuses. and there are Muslims on that board. cali Mar 2015 #29

Let's put it this way: Israel wasn't mentioned. Just her Jewishness. Clearly anti-semitic cali Mar 2015 #22

however, the context is: the recent student body vote for the university to divest its ND-Dem Mar 2015 #34

it doesn't matter what the context was. cali Mar 2015 #44

Skepticism towards the State of Israel and anti-Semitic not the same thing Midnight Writer Mar 2015 #6

The young woman was seeking a seat on the student judicial board. WillowTree Mar 2015 #8

Agreed. But three events are linked here. Midnight Writer Mar 2015 #13

Having read a bit more about the background to this controversey, reading between the ND-Dem Mar 2015 #14

But it shouldn't have. WillowTree Mar 2015 #17

The discrimination against the young woman was right out of "Gentleman's Agreement". DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #18

it was patently anti-semitic and it was a religious test which is obviously unconstitutional cali Mar 2015 #30

So what if she was a conservative Christian philosslayer Mar 2015 #33

if the student were very involved in anti-lgbt christian organizations i think it would be pretty ND-Dem Mar 2015 #36

But she wasn't... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #38

it's ugly is what it is. it doesn't surprise me, but it's ugly. cali Mar 2015 #45

In another poster there's an oblique reference to her stature. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #48

What does that have to do with denying a young Jewish woman a seat on a judicial board ? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #15

The student in question is not "the State of Israel" Fiftyone Mar 2015 #42

weird headline- inaccurate. (I know it's not yours, P) cali Mar 2015 #21

the context of the whole controversy was a recent vote for the university to divest ND-Dem Mar 2015 #31

'" ... it's not all about people picking on one nice little jewish student. " DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #37

i think you are, by ignoring my point. it's not about an individual student, it's about the ND-Dem Mar 2015 #39

They were reviving ancient anti-semitic tropes... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #40

bzzzt. fail. it was about flat out bigotry. duh. cali Mar 2015 #47

The context of this incident is very ugly. tritsofme Mar 2015 #43

wow. that's quite a statement. and sorry it's just ugly disgusting illegal bigotry cali Mar 2015 #46