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Twitter rallies behind Harvard students told to remove Nicki Minaj flag from dorm window
The Fire ^ | 10 Sep 2021 | Anne Marie Tamburro

Posted on 09/10/2021 2:43:58 PM PDT by Rummyfan

A viral tweet has left Harvard University facing an outcry from an unlikely group of free speech advocates — the Barbz.

Barbz — the name given to the devoted fans of rapper/singer/songwriter Nicki Minaj — have taken to Twitter to defend the expressive rights of several Harvard undergraduate students who were told to take down a flag depicting the rapper hanging in their residence hall window.

On Sept. 5, a Harvard undergrad writing under the Twitter handle @imjustjuice tweeted that he and his suitemates had been contacted and told to remove the flag over concern that “the community will find the flag offensive.” Presumably sent by a Harvard official, the email did not explain how the flag — depicting a bikini-clad Minaj saluting in front of an American flag — could be considered offensive.

@imjustjuice tweeted, accompanied by a photo of the flag and a screenshot of the email:

Harvard really said no Barbz allowed in school 😔 😔 THIS is where harvard draws the line?! #JusticeForNicki.

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TOPICS: Education; Miscellaneous; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: covidstooges; harvarduniversity; nickiminaj; twitter
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To: Michael.SF.

A FIXED STATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIR APPRENTICE?


21 posted on 09/10/2021 3:13:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: abb

“In quantum mechanics, a boson (/ˈboʊsɒn/,[1] /ˈboʊzɒn/[2]) is a particle that follows Bose–Einstein statistics and was discovered by Satyendra Nath Bose. Bosons make up one of two classes of elementary particles, the other being fermions.[3]”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boson


22 posted on 09/10/2021 3:14:57 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Rummyfan

Nicki gave an interview a few years ago and said she used to be bi but now she’s just hetero. Which threw the gay, lesbian, and tranny crowd (who were big purchasers of her albums ) into a tizzy, with Minaj called a sexual ‘traitor’ and guilty of “bisexual erasure’. Harvard’s student body is overly represented in gay, lesbian and tran students.


23 posted on 09/10/2021 3:21:23 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: Fido969

wonder what the translation of that tattoo on her left arm is...


24 posted on 09/10/2021 3:22:28 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: All

I thought the flag was going to be way more offensive.


25 posted on 09/10/2021 3:23:06 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Free Chauvin)
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To: Rummyfan

It’s offensive because she saluting with the wrong hand. 😂


26 posted on 09/10/2021 3:24:35 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: heavy metal

“God is always with you”. She got it when she was 16.


27 posted on 09/10/2021 3:33:22 PM PDT by Retrofitted
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To: BenLurkin
Who would be offended by that?

Every ugly chick on campus.

28 posted on 09/10/2021 3:35:18 PM PDT by usurper ( version )
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To: Retrofitted

ok... thank you...

not that i don’t believe you...

second and third opinions will be appreciated...


29 posted on 09/10/2021 3:40:03 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: blueplum
... with Minaj called a sexual ‘traitor’ and guilty of “bisexual erasure’...

Bisexual erasure?! LOL!

30 posted on 09/10/2021 3:40:28 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
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To: Rummyfan
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31 posted on 09/10/2021 3:42:21 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

Ain’t nothing ‘fensive ‘bout that!


32 posted on 09/10/2021 3:43:09 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
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To: Rummyfan
Give her credit for standing and saluting the flag.
33 posted on 09/10/2021 3:47:43 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: EEGator

left handed flag...


34 posted on 09/10/2021 3:55:35 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: Rummyfan

Well, terrible music but still NOT GUILTY!


35 posted on 09/10/2021 4:04:17 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: heavy metal

“Beef and broccoli”


36 posted on 09/10/2021 4:15:31 PM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: Fido969

poodles and noodles...


37 posted on 09/10/2021 4:22:07 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: heavy metal

Not a problem! Just in case...
https://thelittlefacts.com/what-does-nicki-minajs-tattoo-mean/

https://stealherstyle.net/nicki-minaj/?post_type=tattoos

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/3od3ni/question_about_the_grammar_of_nicki_minajs_tattoo/

Me, I’m a headbanger (Up the Irons!) so I googled it myself. lol


38 posted on 09/10/2021 4:42:14 PM PDT by Retrofitted
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To: j.havenfarm
Although the left ha fed salute it strange

It's a translucent flag hanging from a window taken from the inside. If you look at it from outside she'd be using her right hand.

39 posted on 09/10/2021 4:54:45 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: Rummyfan

Like you, I’m not seeing the offense here. She is lovely.


40 posted on 09/10/2021 4:55:44 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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