Break out the tissues: NY college student says order to remove Confederate flag from dorm window

[tenderfoot]

New York college student says order to remove Confederate flag from dorm window violated his civil rights

An upstate New York college student says his rights have been violated after university officials ordered him to take down a Confederate flag from his dorm room window.

Matthew Papay says two University of Rochester deans misrepresented the reasons he removed the flag, which is seen by many as a racist or unpatriotic symbol, by telling other students in an email that he’d voluntarily done so after discussion with fellow students.

“I am from North Carolina, and the school is blatantly ignoring my rights to express the cultural identity I choose to identify with, even though the school prides itself on how ‘culturally diverse’ it is,” Papay told the (Rochester) Democrat and Chronicle.

The university’s dean of students denied lying in the email, but says he had incomplete information about the incident when he sent the email Friday.

A graduate house advisor told Papay to remove a flag draped in his window, saying it violated fire codes for the dormitory, and the student replaced it with a paper replica flag, which he said the fire marshal had told him was permitted.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/28/new-york-college-student-says-order-to-remove-confederate-flag-from-dorm-window-violated-his-civil-rights/

Poor little racist shitheel

[bullwinkle428]

1. What "cultural identity" is that, Matthew? The one that believes in keeping

people as pets?

[beachbum bob]

2. doesnt apply here

As this is not his own space.

[RainDog]

3. He simply shouldn't advertise that he's an asshole

and the University is helping him to realize this.

[DontTreadOnMe]

4. Can we now start celebrating "Sherman's March" as a National Holiday?

you know.. it's my cultural identity as a "real" American.

[Brigid]

7. We could get a brass band to play "While We Were Marching Through Georgia."

I'm sure this bozo would get a rel kick out of that.

[JHB]

13. July 3, Defeat of Pickett's Charge Day

Pairing it with Independence Day makes it even better, on several levels.

[spanone]

5. why doesn't he just wear a robe & a hood?

[Pretzel_Warrior]

6. Sounds like you'd be more at home going to

Liberty University or Virginia Military Institute where your racist shit will be more welcome.

[get the red out]

8. Doesn't the school own the dormitory?

It's their building, they can say it's an eyesore and ask for it to be gone can't they? Our neighborhood association does not own our homes and they have regulations regarding what can be put on homes under its jurisdiction.

It looks like since the school owns the property they should be able to set the rules.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. And during election time it gets fun

As campaign volunteers think it is public property.

[HughBeaumont]

9. SICK of this bullshit ...

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Lost_Cause_of_the_South

[gopiscrap]

11. bullshit the confederate flag is a symbol of hate speech!

[gopiscrap]

12. welcome to DU

[TeamPooka]

14. Can anyone get Matthew a job picking cotton for room & board?