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In reply to the discussion: The Limits of Free Speech [View all]geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)there was actual discrimination, and intent to perpetuate that discrimination, going so far as to encourage others to join in a culture of discrimination.
And, yes an environment where frat members openly sing songs about lynching black people and brag about illegally discriminating against them contributes to and is without doubt an indicator of a hostile environment.
What you refuse to see (because you do not see any of their conduct as harmful) is that the hostile environment and per se discrimination are in fact intertwined--exclusion leads to a culture of racism and intolerance which leads to more exclusion.
You have been incredibly articulate in stating your belief that no one in that frat did anything that merited any kind of punishment, that excluding black students and leading racist chants and promising to exclude any and all black students going forward and encouraging others to engage in racial discrimination is all just a bunch of free speech that black folks should just stop whining about.
Those of us who think "separate but equal" needs to remain illegal disagree.
P.S. the very first provision of the code of conduct every OU student signs is that they won't do anything to contribute to a hostile learning environment. The jv KKKlansmen violated that code.