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176. Due to a student complaint, an investigation was launched over a professor saying the n-word when discussing James Baldwin's work; she said the word when she quoted his actual words. In the end, the investigation cleared her of the charges.https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/aug/15/white-professor-investigated-quoting-james-baldwin-use-of-n-word-laurie-sheck …

177. A software engineer (@mkay_fain) was fired from her job because she wrote an article that was critical of the trend of non-binary identities. After the firing she was then further targeted by industry colleagues to inflict additional damage.https://4w.pub/fired-for-feminism/ …

178. A professor of communications is no longer teaching his course (suspended? fired? it's not clear) because students complained that in a lecture he used a Chinese word ("niege") that sounds like the n-word. https://reason.com/2020/09/03/usc-communications-professor-on-a-short-term-break-for-giving-chinese-word-neige-as-example/ …. See also here: https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_filler_word_%22neige%22 …

179. A professor is under fire, with students calling for his termination, because he was spotted at a pro-police rally for a short while. He wasn't holding up any signs or yelling any slogans. For just listening and observing the event, they want him gone.https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Churchill-At-Skidmore-curiosity-might-get-you-15553968.php …

180. A University of Cincinnati professor is suspended, and under investigation, for referring to COVID-19 as "the chinese virus" in an email.https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/09/22/professor-who-called-covid-19-%E2%80%98chinese-virus%E2%80%99-leave …

181. Similar to the last example, a professor at Syracuse University is suspended for referring to Covid-19 as the "Wuhan Flu or the Chinese Communist Party Virus" on his syllabus.https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/25/syracuse-university-places-professor-on-leave-after-writing-wuhan-flu-on-syllabus/ …

182. A tenured professor of 27 years was fired because of a song he wrote that humorously describes the innate potential humans have to be hateful and cruel.https://www.theechonews.com/article/2020/09/itrg2whvihfkooc …

The song can be heard here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTk5eB-ZN7U …