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Jennine Capó Crucet visited the campus in Statesboro on Wednesday to discuss her 2015 novel,"Make Your Home Among Strangers," which students were assigned to read for their First Year Experience course. Jennine Capó CrucetMultiple videos on social media show students gathered around a grill burning copies of Capó Crucet's novel and laughing. "This is where we are, America," Capó Crucet tweeted Wednesday following the incident.
Finally, why would the university make this part of its required reading? Is it really necessary? That should be one of the first questions asked.
Freedom of Speech cuts both ways. The line is drawn at actually pursuing physical harm to a person. Disagree all you want. Don't like the book, don't buy it, don't read it.
Good! It’s time whitehate ended, along with every other type of racism. We need ColorBlindNationalsim or America can’t work.
Free speech as long as no one gets hurt
People who burn books are not smart enough to write their own.
No one knows what she said except those there. Maybe she said some factually wrong and horrible things. We think she was talking about diversity but maybe she was racist. We just jump to conclusion that it was all ok bc cnn writes an article about it being abt diversity.
Don't you realize it's only acceptable to burn books written by white folks?!?! Tell them CNN, your sheep will listen.
When I read this, I was upset but not surprised. Why would anyone of color attend GeorgiaSouthern. Latinx make up only 5.5% of their enrollment.
That sounds great. Her first cookbook.
Discrimination universities are manufacturing machines that make fools. university racists racism mindfulness meditation
White privilege is very real and White students denying its existence is a testament to their racial insensitivities. However, they have the right to express their feelings and disapproval. It was peaceful, no racial slurs or disrespect, and no one was hurt.
You have the right to protest but hitler started by burning books to get rid of any ideas but his own.
USnazi's
Liberals learned everything they know from Nazis and Communists.
good for them
First they burn books. Then they burn buildings. Last they burn people. Beware.
Memo to parents: check your kids’ social media.
Just like good little nazi
“It behooves the university to educate its students about why book burning is so inimical to open discourse and free expression. However, if they wanted to burn the American Flag, we would support them, as that is their right as American citizens”
Georgetown should be ashamed of their students! Acting like little Nazis! And this is where the majority of our foreign affairs officers come from? A Nazi camp! No thanks. Happy to see so many in State finally being pushed out, fired or quitting!
How very Farenheit 451 of them. That being said, all the best books have been burned or banned at some point. Ask the ALA.
Proving the author's point with great enthusiasm.
Let me guess the race of the student and no jail time 4 such behavior....
The students who did that should expelled
Diversity is differing opinions and hearing those opinions that differ from yours. Bit too much for these immature muppets to handle, clearly.
They’re watching too much CNN
well I guess that's a touché moment. Some American students not to 'up' on irony it seems.
The Cuban is clearly racist - she should head home to Cuba
Great! She must be from a sugar previlegde background that does lobby at the WH, just saying ..
Awesome!!! Great job, students!
Good
They were so privileged That no charges filed for vandalism or arson or expulsion.
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Did they run out of Harry Potter books to burn?
good for them. The author and the book are both racist.
Could you be more blatantly devisive? exposecnn
Now democrats are burning books.
Georgia is a liberal hotbed. this is a shock.
Thereby demonstrating that she was right.
5 Paragraphs in you compare them to literal Nazis. You have lost all journalistic relevance.
Read the article. She essentially told them the only reason they were in college was because of “white privilege”. I’d be pissed too
Nice
American Version of Saudi Arabia
I’m not surprised that happened it’s in Statesboro Georgia and they are rednecks
So edgy
Should burn the students😪😪do all of you, think that this is nazi Germany? 😪😄
Good
So these Georgia Nazi book burners are truly trumpidiots
Going to Georgia and arguing those topics is like going to Cuba and arguing that Cuban cigars suck. 🤷♂️
Lots of Herpes in Georgia colleges it’s an infection reaction
GeorgiaSouthern, see what it’s come to.
Colleges are NOT safe places. They are sink or swim places. I’m sick of students being coddled & held to no consequences. Be careful of what kind of leader you are developing.
Sounds about white
GeorgiaSouthern how sad that in yr institution of higher learning you’ve got such ignorant & abusive students-who burn books! 📚What more, who lack the decency & respect for Jennine Capó Crucet, a visiting author & stalked her back to her hotel to harass her. Dangerous behavior
Just because a Cubapudlian doesn’t believe in white supremacy doesn’t mean her books should be BBQd
Some can’t take the truth. SAD!!
I personally can't stand destroying books. Instead use them to teach what is wrong with the thinking of the author. If we go back to classics there's a lot of discrimination in them, but it would be shameful to lose the art. Teach with them instead.
This World is coming to an end. Better pack your bags, drink your vitamins and say your prayers... Brother!
Ga Southern has old GA values and can not appreciate diversity issues ...this is not a metro Atl college, it’s way out in the country where they still have race issues going on...
woke
NAZI GERMANY BURNED BOOKS, TOO
Could you spin this a little more to make it about race there CNN?
Most Latinos REJECT the idea of 'white privilege'... and burning a book is protected speech withing the 1st Amendment... What is the problem 'fachitos' at CNN? Too much liberty for ya?
I remember when book burning was wrong...
GATA. Glad someone still has some sense.
It is Georgia , so White Privilege is a thing there 😮
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