Here from Rachel's Tavern - I applaud what you're doing, so please keep up the pressure.
If I may add a few thoughts as you work with the administration:
1. Please don't let them make this a "cultural" or "latino" issue. ANYONE against sexism, racism, and violence should be offended by a "funny" comic about sexist racist sexual violence and abduction published in a public paper. If the author had inserted any other ethnic group, or if no ethnicity had been asserted, or even if it had been a boy in the closet, it would be a horrible, poor-taste comic. That the author and editor chose a double minority and a minor only makes it worse.
2. Do investigate the legality of public funds used for hate speech (against women, ethnic groups, etc), as this is probably the best and quickest way to shut them down. In my college, at least, the club and organization funding wasn't fully passed out until October by student government. You may have a similar window of opportunity.
Rachel's Tavern is RIGHT ON TARGET here!! This is something that affects ALL of us.
And yeah, this is a club after all -- could a white supremacist group on campus advertise with photos of a lynching? Could a frat advertise a party with photos of a gang rape? Those kinds of speech aren't free -- NEITHER is a cartoon that promotes illegal acts (see below).
Thanks for the love -- right back at ya!
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I appreciate the support from all the students and the colleagues. This is an issue that affects and hurts us all. The silence of the administration has been deafening. We need to make a strong showing before a heartless administration. And, let's make sure we do not allow the administration to limit this issue to a First Amendment issue. This is an issue of aggression and oppression against all of us. Miller has to go.
--serafin
Serafin -- you have my complete support, and obviously that of many on -- and off -- campus. This is not a First Amendment issue alone -- you are right. This is aggression and oppression.
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