| Show l Free speech political correctness clash cash In CPS what could be a first sign of a backlash to the so-called so political correctness correctness correctness correct correct- ness movement two campuses campuses campuses cam cam- came out against the use of harassment anti-harassment codes Southeastern Louisiana State University's faculty senate voted unanimously in early June to oppose any new discrimination policy that might limit or prohibit free 3 speech The resolution came about after a student government committee announced it was planning to broaden its harassment policy to ban any derogatory words or deeds that discriminate on the basis of race sex ethnic background background background back back- ground or physical condition said history Professor William Robison Similarly California State V University University-Northridge faculty members rejected a student proposal to ban fighting words from the campus The policy would have banned any act verbal or physical that has the effect of insulting condemning threatening stigmatizing or otherwise victimizing an individual individual in in- or a small number of individuals based exclusively or primarily on their race religion color disability sexual orientation national origin ancestry or age Opponents who defeated the measure by a 42 12 margin margin margin mar mar- gin said they feared it would initiate accusations and inter inter- rogations Restrictive policies such as the one proposed have a chilling effect on all speech speech- inoffensive as well Cal State journalism Professor Kennith DeVol said We hope some kind of balance is restored said Glenn Ricketts research director of the New Jersey Jersey- J ersey- ersey based National Association of Scholars a frequent critic of speech codes Lots of these codes are used by campuses to punish ideas that they dont don't agree with Ricketts said About two years ago in response to growing frustrations frustrations t i a n s a about b 0 u t r racism a cis In and sexism hundreds of ol campuses campuses campuses cam cam- began banning fighting fighting fighting fight ing words T-shirts T posters and other forms of expression expression expression sion that could insult women gays minorities s and even military veterans Last March the American Civil Liberties Union and cons conservative erva ti ve U. U US U.S. S. S Re Representative Representative p re- re Henry Hyde R proposed legislation to empower empower empower em em- power students at private colleges colleges colleges col col- col- col leges to fight such speech codes Public lublic college students students students stu stu- 4 dents already y have that right A |
