12.23.2003
Georgetown ejection of anti-gay protester hits blogosphere
Georgetown's ejection of an anti-gay protester is starting to spread. Eugene Volokh of the Volokh Conspiracy blog comments:
The Hoya, the campus' newspaper, has the original article.
MORE: Semi-Intelligent Thoughts also had something.
But look at it this way: The Georgetown Speech and Expression Policy does prohibit "expression that is indecent or is grossly obscene or grossly offensive on matters such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation," and the university stresses that "the University will act as it deems appropriate to educate students violating this principle." Somehow, given this incident, I don't think that "to educate" is limited to "to speak out in response to"; and this incident makes clear that "grossly offensive" isn't just limited to profanity or epithets -- or even to immaturity or aggressiveness -- but also to what the university sees as offensive ideas.Volokh picked it up from Tongue Tied.
If you were a Georgetown student, would you feel free to debate controversial issues related to sexual orientation? Or to condemn some religious views that you think are evil? Or to espouse unorthodox views about race or gender?
The Hoya, the campus' newspaper, has the original article.
MORE: Semi-Intelligent Thoughts also had something.
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