Two teachers have sued an elite Seattle private school charging race bias in the terms of employment: “Among the plaintiffs’ complaints was Lakeside’s invitation to conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza to speak as part of a distinguished lecture series.” (John Iwasaki, “Teachers accuse Lakeside School of bias”, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Oct. 13)(via Taranto). More: Paul Secunda agrees something is amiss here (Oct. 19).
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Liberals, the champions of free speech, feel compelled to restrain any speech that they disagree with.
I’m not sure what D’Souza’s ethnic background is, but he ain’t white, and he’s written at least one book on racism (I haven’t read it). How is inviting a non-white speaker to give a lecture part of fostering a hostile environment?
Racism isn’t bound by skin color, and free speech isn’t bound by ideology.
Dinesh D’Souza is from India.
“In a statement, Lakeside said it could not comment on pending litigation, but ‘in light of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we are disappointed that this case was filed.’”
Ah, well, you see, that’s your mistake. “Diversity” and “inclusion” aren’t the actual goals of the movement that goes by those names. Total obsequiousness to a particular group is.
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