Catherine Liu

published in Catalyst
Liu looks at a deeply politicized event from 2018: a student of Smith College accused a janitor, other members of the staff, and the College president of racist bias when the police was called on her. While the president, social media, students, and much of the progressive sphere were immediate in their condemnation of the janitor and his actions, others saw the unwavering support of the student as representative of her privilege and a domination of "social justice" rhetoric even in light of counterfactual evidence.
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