Censorship at Tufts University

Censorship at Tufts University

Dear President Bacow,
Dear Professor Grossman,

The decision to reprimand the editors of the Primary Source was misguided.
I've followed the details and wrote to the Primary Source on previous occasions
supporting their expression.
I know the First Amendment does not apply to Tufts, but that is no reason
to promote less free expression on a university campus. This is a national
problem of citizens supporting censorship. What ever happened to rational
speech? Silencing expression increases the number of misinformed people.
The principle used to justify censorship at Tufts, is not applied equally
to all groups. Negative speech is only an issue if the targeted group is wealthy
and/or powerful. I see this regularly as I try to raise awareness of the issue
of demonizing persons with disabilities. Criticizing certain ethnic, religious,
racial and gender groups is prohibited. But it is still acceptable for public
humiliation of persons with disabilities.
The action at Tufts is no different from elected officials catering to
wealthy and powerful interest groups. That abomination has spread to the campus
which is unfortunate at best.

Roy Bercaw, Editor ENOUGH ROOM
Cambridge MA USA