The offended is confusing white pride with white privilege.
Via The College Fix:
Amid complaints, the University of Tennessee Knoxville last week deleted a tweet that defended the free speech rights of an individual who penned the phrase “White Pride” onto the university’s outdoor “campus message board.”
The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the deleted tweet stemmed from a student complaint over the pro-white message, which was posted on the public university’s “Rock,” a boulder that has stood on campus for decades and serves as a sort of de facto free speech wall.
The student, McKinley Merritt, issued her complaint about the “White Pride” message via a tweet to the university, providing a photo of the “White Pride” message and saying it was “not okay.” The university quickly responded with a tweet that appeared to sympathize with Merritt’s complaint while also upholding the right of free speech.
“Hi McKinley, While we sometimes disagree with what appears on the Rock, those who paint it are protected by the First Amendment. We trust that the Volunteer community will take care of this quickly,” the university said in its tweet.
Merritt later posted a screenshot of the university’s response on her Facebook page, asserting the school responded to her concern about the “White Pride” message “with indifference.”
“This is the reason why people continue to feel unsafe in the world. Don’t be indifferent,” she said in her post.