"After the tragic murder of Charlie Kirk - one that I unequivocally found to be unconscionable, unacceptable, and sickening - I thought about his wife and children. I am married, and I have children. I can't imagine the unspeakable sorrow that Kirk's wife and children must be experiencing. So, I will continue to mourn his death and their loss. I do so because I believe in love, forgiveness, and the sanctity of human life. I also believe in the First Amendment. So, here we are."
"There's no way for me to know whether or to what extent my placement on the Professor Watchlist extended or intensified the ongoing avalanche of racist threats and slurs that I had already started receiving after I published an open letter in The New York Times in 2015 titled "Dear White America" - a letter that sought to challenge the racist "innocence" of white people and was the source that Turning Point USA cited as grounds for placing me on their watchlist."
Charlie Kirk's murder prompted mourning for his wife and children and an affirmation of belief in love, forgiveness, the sanctity of life, and the First Amendment. The aftermath generated debate about his legacy on free speech and open debate. Turning Point USA created a "Professor Watchlist" in 2016 to identify professors accused of discriminating against conservative students and promoting leftist propaganda. A philosopher who examines white complicity in anti-Black racism was placed on that list, apparently linked to a 2015 New York Times open letter titled "Dear White America." Placement on the Watchlist magnified racist threats and slurs already being received, though the full extent is unknown.
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