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UT Professor fired for criticizing Charlie Kirk gets 1.9 million
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:45 am
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:45 am
Justice 
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The University of Tennessee at Knoxville reached a $1.9 million settlement with Tamar Shirinian, a former professor who was fired after she criticized Charlie Kirk. Shirinian claimed that the school violated her constitutional rights.
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Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:47 am to Byron Bojangles III
Key word- settlement. A jury never decided whether the University did anything wrong.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:47 am to Byron Bojangles III
You might say it’s been a big week for the Constitution 
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:48 am to Byron Bojangles III
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Tamar Shirinian, an assistant anthropology professor, was fired in February, five months after she posted on Facebook that the “world is better off without [Kirk] in it” and called his wife, Erika, a “sick frick for marrying him.” Shirinian sued, arguing that her First Amendment rights were violated and calling on the court to disclose the name of a donor who threatened to pull a $10 million gift if she was not fired, Knox News reported. Shirinian will not be reinstated.
I hope her life ends today violently and painfully with her family watching. The world would be a better place without her in it.
Let us celebrate her freedom of speech and join in.
This post was edited on 7/1/26 at 10:00 am
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:48 am to Byron Bojangles III
Bottom line, if you're not inciting violence, you should be able to say what you like without getting fired
Now, let's make this a thing for the private workforce
Now, let's make this a thing for the private workforce
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:48 am to Riverside
"criticized"?? more like celebrated his murder:
“The world is better off without him in it,” she wrote in a Facebook post.
“Even those who are claiming to be sad for his wife and kids… [they] are better off living without a disgusting psychopath like him.”
“His wife, well she’s a sick frick for marrying him so I don’t [sic] care about his feelings.”
“The world is better off without him in it,” she wrote in a Facebook post.
“Even those who are claiming to be sad for his wife and kids… [they] are better off living without a disgusting psychopath like him.”
“His wife, well she’s a sick frick for marrying him so I don’t [sic] care about his feelings.”
This post was edited on 7/1/26 at 9:49 am
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:49 am to RFK
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You might say it’s been a big week for the Constitution
fricking A Skippy
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:49 am to Byron Bojangles III
Glad to see you support these ppls views
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:49 am to Don Quixote
Zero chance a jury would have ruled for her. This settlement reeks of liberal collusion.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:50 am to Byron Bojangles III
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Ms. Shirinian taught courses including Queer Anthropology, Feminist Anthropology and Decolonization, according to her faculty biography, as reported by the College Fix.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:51 am to Byron Bojangles III
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The University of Tennessee at Knoxville reached a $1.9 million settlement with Tamar Shirinian, a former professor who was fired after she criticized Charlie Kirk. Shirinian claimed that the school violated her constitutional rights
Well now that a precedemt has been set the few conservative professors at UT should be free to speak their minds The comparator is now in place.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:53 am to RFK
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You might say it’s been a big week for the Constitution
If this is true from 1898:
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
Then why did we have to pass a Constitutional amendment in 1924 to make native Americans legal citizens? Were they not subject to the US jurisdiction?
Just a question...
Maybe answer the question rather than downvoting... makes it look like you don't have an answer...
This post was edited on 7/1/26 at 9:57 am
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:53 am to AUstar
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Queer Anthropology, Feminist Anthropology
easy to see why:
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:54 am to Byron Bojangles III
I disapprove of what she says, but I will defend to the death her right to say it
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:54 am to theballguy
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Now, let's make this a thing for the private workforce
Ah...no.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:55 am to Byron Bojangles III
Bluesky aids warning needed..
In all that gloating I didn't see what she said about CK..
In all that gloating I didn't see what she said about CK..
This post was edited on 7/1/26 at 9:56 am
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:55 am to theballguy
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Now, let's make this a thing for the private workforce
Lol no
The first amendment says nothing about your private employer censoring your speech. Government only.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:55 am to Byron Bojangles III
You can’t be fired for saying something your employer doesn’t want you to?
I’m sure it differs per state, but surely I couldn’t go around saying the n word and expect to be able to receive money if I’m fired.
I’m sure it differs per state, but surely I couldn’t go around saying the n word and expect to be able to receive money if I’m fired.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:56 am to Ingeniero
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I disapprove of what she says, but I will defend to the death her right to say it
meh
Posted on 7/1/26 at 10:00 am to ReauxlTide222
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You can’t be fired for saying something your employer doesn’t want you to?
Private company, yes you can.
Public entity, you still can (or at least you used to be able to), but it's a lot harder.
It has to pass Constitutional First Amendment muster.
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I’m sure it differs per state...
Nah, it's a 1st Amendment thing.
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surely I couldn’t go around saying the n word and expect to be able to receive money if I’m fired.
And some brave soul in the same university that this degenerate woman "taught" in needs to do just that. Post it all over social media and sue them if they get fired.
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