Posted on 04/08/2015 12:30:50 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
The University of Michigan canceled a scheduled movie screening of “American Sniper” on Tuesday after nearly 300 students and others complained the film glorifies a “mass killer” and perpetuates anti-Muslim stereotypes.
An online petition, titled a “collective letter from Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) and Muslim students on campus,” accused the school of “tolerating dangerous anti-Muslim and anti-MENA propaganda” by showing the Chris Kyle biopic, The College Fix reported.
“The movie American Sniper not only tolerates but promotes anti-Muslim and anti-MENA rhetoric and sympathizes with a mass killer,” the letter reads. “Chris Kyle was a racist who took a disturbing stance on murdering Iraqi civilians. Middle Eastern characters in the film are not lent an ounce of humanity and watching this movie is provocative and unsafe to MENA and Muslim students who are too often reminded of how little the media and world values their lives.”
The petition achieved it goal in getting the school to cancel the showing, which was scheduled for Friday. The Center for Campus Involvement, which oversees student activities and is run by university employees, announced its decision Tuesday on social media, The College Fix reported.
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Lets see what they watch when their hero Obama gives Iran nukes,they will all be wetting their pants,no where to run no place to hide
Anything to gloss over the truth that Islam is a religion of conquest, rape, and murder.
First we have Dearbornistan. Now we have Michiganistan.
...some prof’s should spend a weekend on the streets of Detroit
The playdoh has been taken away. Some students ate too much and got a tummy ache.
Students who bring a beheaded stuffed bear to the screening will get in for half price.
Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) and Muslim students on campus,
They could stop the movie every 5 minutes and have a group hug. That would make them all feel better and help them struggle through “American Sniper”. LOL! Sissy boys.
Time to change their mascot from the mighty Wolverine to a meek mouse. The University of Michigan Mice sounds nice. (as in the opposite of men.)
The replacement is hysterical. Talk about fully-grown babies and man-children.
They mean it doesn’t perpetuate the lie that our soldiers are all baby killers. Isn’t Marxism wonderful.
Pray America is waking
” anti-Muslim stereotypes” ?
you mean the fact that they are ALL savages at heart ?
“We condemn these radical un-islamic fanatics... but how dare you malign them!”
5th column.
a bunch of effing pansies. Man, if the Civ W happened today, these clowns would be wiped out in the first 24 hours.
Lol
Kyle was a true American patriot and hero.
Muslims are portrayed exactly how there are.
Sorry that does not fit your 20 year old WORLD view...
If not for the many men and women that have served as Kyle did you might not have been able to be at a good school acting stupid.
I am a Bama fan and I still like Ohio State much better than the liberal hell hole that is Ann Arbor.
Do you know what makes me sad?
YOU DO!
HOW ABOUT WE ALL CHUG ON DOWN TO MAMBY PAMBY LAND TO GET SOME SELF CONFIDENCE!
Crybabies.
What a bunch of fascists.
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