We haven’t checked in with “Headscarves & Hymens” author and New York Times contributor Mona Eltahawy in quite a while; that was back when she proudly vandalized an anti-jihad poster in a New York City subway station. She explained at the time she wasn’t trying to censor any speech; she was just using her spraypaint to put “freedom of expression on top of freedom of expression.”
Speaking of freedom of expression, Eltahawy weighed in this week as did so many others on The Atlantic’s hasty firing of conservative Kevin Williamson.
Reading the right wing, conservative defenders of Kevin Williamson reminds me, yet again, that freedom is wasted on white Americans. This is someone who’s “brave” to you? A man who advocates for 1 in 3 women to be hanged? (1 in 3 women have had an abortion)
— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) April 6, 2018
One in three women have had an abortion? Jezebel had better update its own hot take on the two of Disneys 11 princesses who’ve had abortions.
Check out this white American male and his opinion:
??This from a senior editor at the National Review pic.twitter.com/l1dopX9SST
— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) April 6, 2018
Is Williamson one of America’s bravest writers? Atlantic readers won’t have the opportunity to find out. Many of Williamson’s supporters have even said that his take on the death penalty and abortion went too far, but what’s this about freedom being wasted on white Americans?
1. I’m intrigued that saying “white Americans” has become a “racist” thing to say.
2. I’m enraged that a white man – who is a racist – has called for women who have had abortions (25%-30% of women) to be hanged. That is misogynist and a squandering of freedom and not isolated. https://t.co/T1UOzmG6s7— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) April 6, 2018
And 4. I’m glad @TheAtlantic has fired Kevin Williamson. His racist, misogynist and transphobic views should never have been legitimized in the first place.
— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) April 6, 2018
(We’re not sure what happened to No. 3, and we’re not sure we’d get it anyway.)
5. I stand by everything I’ve said.
— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) April 6, 2018
But “freedom is wasted on white Americans” can be a contributing opinion writer @nytimes. https://t.co/Tlonrp8uVm
— Jonathan Greenberg (@JGreenbergSez) April 6, 2018
Wow. Going full racist to make a point abkut someone being hateful. Pure current year cringe https://t.co/SrkgiBGGsM
— ThatUmbrellaGuy (@ThatUmbrella) April 6, 2018
This is a racist comment. Hating white people or hating anyone is bigotry. Be it Blacks, Whites, Jews, Muslims, Christians, Asians, Hispanics or any race, color, creed and sexual orientation. @monaeltahawy believes that Caucasians are subhuman. And @nytimes publishes this bigot. https://t.co/k7MUq9Gv4D
— Paul Miller (@Pauliespoint) April 6, 2018
"freedom is wasted on white Americans"
As offended as I was by Kevin Williamson's hanging comments, it's really hard to get in bed with his enemies. pic.twitter.com/ABuVHFW09k
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) April 6, 2018
Related:
UH OH! If The Atlantic believes firing Kevin Williamson will satisfy these lefties, THINK AGAIN https://t.co/ZXdF7PaBHJ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 5, 2018
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