The University of Maryland has postponed indefinitely a screening of "American Sniper" after an outcry from Muslim students – the latest campus protest triggered by the popular and Oscar-winning film about the late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle.
"American Sniper only perpetuates the spread of Islamophobia and is offensive to many Muslims around the world for good reason,"
a statement from the Muslim Students Association declares.
"This movie dehumanizes Muslim individuals, promotes the idea of senseless mass murder, and portrays negative and inaccurate stereotypes."
The movie had been set to screen May 6-7 but was postponed Wednesday.
Breyer Hillegas, president of the university’s College Republicans, told Fox News the shutdown "stifles dialogue and debate."
"Universities are always trying to satisfy the political correctness police and worry about who they might offend – rather than standing up for principle and the First Amendment of the Constitution," Hillegas told Fox News.
"If the university prevents a movie like that from being show – it promotes intolerance and stifles dialogue and debate – and goes directly against the atmosphere that the University of Maryland is supposed to support."
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"senseless mass murder"???
ReplyDeleteAre they referring to the vidoes of Muslims beheading dozens of people at a time???
THAT doesn't seem to offend them, but a movie about an American busting some cap in those animals offends them???
Ship them back to where they came from.....
Read the Statement from Muslim Student Association. Awfull! Hey, if you don't stop playing this movie, we will call you a Racist, Islamophobe blah, blah blah. They started their own oetition 4 days ago, have 250 supporters today. Hey Fellow Patriots We Need You -. BOYCOTT MUSLIM STUDENT ASSOCIATION! You can cz also call University of Maryland and tell them, if they have these MSA clowns dictate their policy, you will not be sending any financial support and your kids will not be attending their school. Time to Stand Up for Freedom!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is what you get from O'Malley U. They want the rights of the US citizen until they get it then it is the worst society on earth.
ReplyDeleteWhere is their tolerance that they scream they do not receive.
I forgot illegals get in State tuition plus.
I refused to send mine there since they are like SU. They don't believe in the best education for the student. They are all about me.
This is America, not a Muslim country. Can we as an American go to any Muslim country and demand the same rights they are getting in this country?? HELL NO!! Can we go to their Muslim countries and get Welfare, EBT, Medicaid, WIC and other benefits like they are getting here? HELL NO!!
ReplyDeleteThen why the HELL do we cave in to their demands?? You people that keep supporting Muslims and Democrats are pure idiots and are ruining our country.
I can tell you this much. If I sent my kid to any University and they signed a petition like that I would put an ass whooping on them they like they have never seen.