"The full hearing lasted for nearly six hours, but it was a tense 90-second exchange with Rep. Elise M. Stefanik ’06 (R-N.Y.) at the end of Gay’s testimony that went viral on social media, drawing national condemnation from the White House to Harvard’s Jewish center.
“At Harvard, does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Harvard’s rules of bullying and harassment?” Stefanik asked.
“It can be, depending on the context,” Gay responded.
But Stefanik pressed Gay to give a yes or no answer to the question about whether calls for the genocide of Jews constitute a violation of Harvard’s policies.
“Antisemitic speech when it crosses into conduct that amounts to bullying, harassment, intimidation — that is actionable conduct and we do take action,” Gay said.
Stefanik tried again.
“So the answer is yes, that calling for the genocide of Jews violates Harvard code of conduct, correct?” Stefanik asked.
“Again, it depends on the context,” Gay said."
This is unironically more pro-free speech than any stance Elon Musk has ever committed to publicly. It seems bizarre until you remember that black nationalists in America see Jews as white. Advocating for total white death without personally harassing or threatening anyone is totally valid and actually stunning and brave in an academic context and if this question was about white people then her response would be totally standard and no one would care. The far right and far left in the US unironically have the exact same views on Jews and Asians because the left sees them as white
“At Harvard, does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Harvard’s rules of bullying and harassment?” Stefanik asked.
“It can be, depending on the context,” Gay responded.
But Stefanik pressed Gay to give a yes or no answer to the question about whether calls for the genocide of Jews constitute a violation of Harvard’s policies.
“Antisemitic speech when it crosses into conduct that amounts to bullying, harassment, intimidation — that is actionable conduct and we do take action,” Gay said.
Stefanik tried again.
“So the answer is yes, that calling for the genocide of Jews violates Harvard code of conduct, correct?” Stefanik asked.
“Again, it depends on the context,” Gay said."
This is unironically more pro-free speech than any stance Elon Musk has ever committed to publicly. It seems bizarre until you remember that black nationalists in America see Jews as white. Advocating for total white death without personally harassing or threatening anyone is totally valid and actually stunning and brave in an academic context and if this question was about white people then her response would be totally standard and no one would care. The far right and far left in the US unironically have the exact same views on Jews and Asians because the left sees them as white
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