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Freedom of speech—what’s wrong with Weber State?
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In the wake of the killing of white nationalist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, the right has been howling for freedom of speech at colleges and universities—except when they don't. Darcie Little Badger cancelled her guest speech at Weber State University after she was told not to use certain words and concepts, as per Utah law.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Weber State officials instructed that such things as equity, diversity and inclusion, anti-racism, bias, oppression and intersectionality were off limits.
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