Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the USC campus on Thursday amid a
Campus tensions over Israel’s war on Gaza have flared up again, this time at the University of Southern California, which this week barred its valedictorian from speaking at next month’s commencement ceremony. The school cited potential campus safety risks if Asna Tabassum delivered a speech. Provost Andrew T. Guzman said in an email to students and staff on Monday that public discussion had “taken on an alarming tenor” after the school announced its choice for valedictorian. “The intensity of...
Cleese couldn’t commit to combating censorship in comedy with so many other anti-woke projects on his schedule
John Cleese's cancel culture special has reportedly been canceled https://t.co/mkTrvI8ueZ pic.twitter.com/D8a3m3Rhaq— The A.V. Club (@TheAVClub) April 19, 2024 [insert laughing goose.gif here]- The project - titled John Cleese: Cancel Me - was announced all the way back in 2021. "I’m delighted to have a chance to find out, on camera, about all the aspects of so-called political correctness."; - Society will be left to navigate those treacherous waters alone because Cleese and Channel 4, which...
Uh oh! It sounds like Monty Python co-founder John Cleese won’t be able to fart in our general direction via his show about cancel culture any time soon, because it has reportedly already been canceled. Help! He’s being repressed! The project—pretty hilariously titled John Cleese: Cancel Me—was announced all the way back in 2021. “I’m delighted to have a chance to find out, on camera, about all the aspects of so-called political correctness. There’s so much I really don’t understand, like: how...
Jill Duggar and her husband Eric Dillard have laid their stillborn daughter to rest. The couple, who announced they had lost their 'beautiful baby girl' held a funeral for the little one.
From Uganda to Louisiana. How she found her voice
After driving away the anti-woke crowd with his holiday gala meltdown, Schneider will try to win them back with some old-fashioned Christian entertainment
University of Southern California valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, was barred from speaking at this year's commencement ceremony after pro-Israel groups raised concerns over her social media posts in support of Palestinians. MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin speaks to Tabassum about USC’s decision and what she plans to do next.
USC students, faculty and pro-Palestinian protesters responded to a call to action Thursday to fight back against what they say is the "institutional silencing" of valedictorian Asna Tabassum. "Let her speak! Let her speak!" the crowd of hundreds chanted, a few holding up signs bearing Tabassum's face. USC is barring the valedictorian from speaking at its May 10 commencement — a first in the university's 143-year history — over unspecified safety threats, Provost Andrew T. Guzman announced in a...
Asna Tabassum, the valedictorian of the University of Southern California, opened up about the decision by school leaders to cancel her commencement speech.