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Where is the Tolerance of Diverse Thought? Lost to Political
Correctness
The following was written by Storm Paglia, a student at
George Mason University. He is the current General
Manager of WGMU Radio and the former President of
Sigma Alpha Epsilon at GMU.
Yes, I called illegal immigrants illegals in a tweet. Yes, I was
removed from George Mason University Student Government
for using that word in a tweet. No, I do not find the term
offensive, and I did not mean any offense by it.
My tweets, aimed toward the state legislature in Virginia, were
an expression of free speech petitioning my government
officials. Unfortunately, the George Mason University Student
Government found it so politically incorrect that I was forcibly
removed from my position as executive undersecretary of
university services for dining services.
The comments I made were not racist, profane, malicious, or
meant to be offensive.
What I do find offensive is that as an out-of-state student, I
pay higher tuition than a student who came to Virginia
illegally. Under Attorney General Mark Herrings unilateral
decision, many illegals can now qualify for in-state tuition.
I came from New Jersey legally to go to school here in
Virginia, yet someone who came here from another country
gets special treatment.