12.04.2003
Cavalier Columnist: Reaction to racial epithet @ University of Virginia 'McCarthyism'
Daily Cavalier columnist Eric Wang writes: "Recently, a frightening epidemic of McCarthyism infected our very own Medical Center. The newest strain, which replaces 'racists' for 'Communists,' hit the University in full force two weeks ago, when a mindless mob set out to crucify Myra Larkin on a cross of political correctness. And just as infectious outbreaks make no distinctions in whom they strike, the scariest part is that if it could happen to Ms. Larkin, it could happen to you..."
A Reston, VA resident writes in about the newspaper using the n-word: "The article notes that an employee may be forced to take sensitivity training for using the term, despite the fact that it was used in the context of making a point about racist terms. I can only hope The Cavalier Daily will be held to the same standard, and the author of the article will be sentenced to a consciousness-raising regimen for such an ill-advised choice of words..."
A student wrote in on Monday (third item down), saying, "I say 'faggot' all the time, and I'm gay. For the sake of the fact that no one cares anymore, can we just move on with our lives?"
David Bernstein of Volokh comments on a previous letter.
A Reston, VA resident writes in about the newspaper using the n-word: "The article notes that an employee may be forced to take sensitivity training for using the term, despite the fact that it was used in the context of making a point about racist terms. I can only hope The Cavalier Daily will be held to the same standard, and the author of the article will be sentenced to a consciousness-raising regimen for such an ill-advised choice of words..."
A student wrote in on Monday (third item down), saying, "I say 'faggot' all the time, and I'm gay. For the sake of the fact that no one cares anymore, can we just move on with our lives?"
David Bernstein of Volokh comments on a previous letter.
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