{"id":357,"date":"2023-04-17T17:21:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T17:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/wp-fyw\/?p=357"},"modified":"2024-05-30T20:02:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T20:02:27","slug":"a-racial-slur-a-viral-video-and-a-reckoning-by-dan-levin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/wp-fyw\/2023\/04\/17\/a-racial-slur-a-viral-video-and-a-reckoning-by-dan-levin\/","title":{"rendered":"“A Racial Slur, a Viral Video, and a Reckoning” by Dan Levin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Professor Kyle Hetrick assigns this reading, \u201cA Racial Slur, a Viral Video, and a Reckoning,\u201d in his FYW 150 course titled \u201cUniversity Issues.\u201d You can download a PDF copy of the reading here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Written by Dan Levin, this essay from the New York Times<\/em> looks at an incident where a student lost her college acceptance after video footage of a past incident of her using a racial slur was released and went viral on social media. This incident drew nationwide attention, with some people arguing that the outcome was just, and others arguing that it did more harm than good to the student.<\/p>\n

Professor Hetrick explains how articles like these demonstrate how judging what should and shouldn\u2019t be protected isn’t cut and dry, and notes that his students tend to have strong opinions on this particular case. He offers the following questions to spark a class discussion:<\/p>\n