A British university defended one of its professors following a petition launched against her after she posted on social media that “white lives don’t matter.”
Priyamvada Gopal, a professor in colonial and postcolonial literature at Cambridge University, posted a series of tweets Tuesday saying “white lives don’t matter” and “abolish whiteness” and the backlash prompted the university to issue a statement that said that professors have the right to express their opinion
And on Twitter, Cambridge stated:
"The University defends the right of its academics to express their own lawful opinions which others might find controversial and deplores in the strongest terms abuse and personal attacks..."
Some online took issue with Cambridge’s decision, pointing out that it did not stand by intelligence researcher Noah Carl and Jordan Peterson when their affiliations with the university were canceled over controversial things they said.
Does anyone else find that the professor's opinion doesn't seem very lawful at all?
My apologies to the moderators if this isn't allowed here.