Why should they? That was a legitimate news story.

If Jez had no problem with the Boston Bomber’s picture being on Rolling Stone (and he’s not even a musician) then I don’t see why this one would be an issue.

The only thing I’m a victim of is being subjected to your idiocy. I’m white. I’m not the one with society’s boot on my neck.

Yeah, that’s what ignorant white folks like you generally think.

Another? I’m a white guy, just like you. That’s how I know you’re so full of shit.

I’ll tell you the same thing I tell the homeopath nutjobs: “natural” is not the same thing as “healthy.” Nature is fucked up, violent, and chaotic. in nature, organisms rarely die of old age; they die violent, painful, agonizing deaths. Nature is not aspirational. It’s not meant to be a role model for civilization.…

Nice try, whitey.

No, she’s mostly bad, and worse, she’s condescending. These people are reaching out for help. Have some fucking empathy.

You don’t seem to know what “trivial” or “context” mean.

Of course you’re not. You admitted in your very first post that you were white. Now you’re just admitting that you’re a liar.

This is a fantastic interview, and it definitely convinced me to pick up this book. Thanks for this.

I am pretty self-satisfied. It comes from getting a decent education. That’s why I’m such an advocate. If you had a decent education you’d be able to make an argument better than “fuck off.”

I am in fact black

What does racial slavery have to do with anything?

No. It also pisses off the Trump supporters something fierce.

I’m not sure climbing a pole to take down a flag makes someone a worthwhile speaker at a school.

io9 has you covered:

Thanks. Too bad I’m pissing into the wind here. None of it will get through to this moron, because that would require him to think critically in some manner beyond the lazy stereotypes he’s already internalized.

You think white people weren’t slaves for hundreds of years?

They’re being compared in a very specific context: all of them were arrested for breaking the law as part of their activism. And that comparison is wholly correct, and clearly illustrates the disingenuousness of the school’s decision not to allow Newsome to speak.