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Headline Roundup December 28th, 2020

Perspectives: New York Times Criticized for Publishing Piece That 'Glorifies Cancel Culture'

Summary from the AllSides News Team

The New York Times received criticism after publishing a piece about a white high school student who withdrew from her chosen college after a classmate shared a three-second video of her saying a racial slur. In the story, reporter Dan Levin follows Jimmy Galligan, who, at the height of the nationwide racial justice protests this summer, shared a video of former classmate Mimi Groves using a racial slur several years prior. Groves was consequently removed from the university's cheer team and withdrew from the university after pressure from "admissions officials, who told her they had received hundreds of emails...from outraged public." Galligan said he did not regret what he had done. Many voices on the right, however, criticized the New York Times for "glorifying" cancel culture, also saying the story lacked news value and celebrated high school vengeance. As of Monday evening, the story received no coverage from left- and center-rated outlets.

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A Racial Slur, a Viral Video, and a Reckoning
A Racial Slur, a Viral Video, and a Reckoning

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Jimmy Galligan was in history class last school year when his phone buzzed with a message. Once he clicked on it, he found a three-second video of a white classmate looking into the camera and uttering an anti-Black racial slur.

The slur, he said, was regularly hurled in classrooms and hallways throughout his years in the Loudoun County school district. He had brought the issue up to teachers and administrators but, much to his anger and frustration, his complaints had gone nowhere.

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There's a story in the New York Times this week that everyone should read in order to get a full grasp of how out of control and scary the race-baiting monsters of the so-called "Social Justice movement" can be.

The article, headlined, "Slur, Surfacing on Old Video, Alters Young Lives and a Town," tells the tale of a white high school student in Virginia who saw her future as an athlete at a major university go up in smoke after one of her peers, who is biracial, shared online a...

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New York Times accused of 'glorifying' cancel culture, 'celebrating teenage revenge narratives'
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The New York Times was accused on Sunday of "glorifying" cancel culture and "celebrating teenage revenge narratives" after publishing a piece that many readers feel lacked news value and celebrated a high school student's vengeance on a classmate.

The controversial piece, headlined, "A Racial Slur, a Viral Video, and a Reckoning," detailed how a White high school student "withdrew from her chosen college after a three-second video caused an uproar online," adding that the classmate who shared it "publicly has no regrets."

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