Well, as they say, it takes all kinds…

Last week, we ran a link to a news article about an author who was censored by a school district. She has written a book about the horrors she endured when she was kidnapped and then held captive and repeatedly raped by ISIS. Why was she censored?

Because the school district didn’t want to offend Muslims.

Our reader, who I will call Crazy Karen, asked if were were “seriously linking to a FOX News story.” She said that’s the last place to find truthful information. She then asked us to cite more reliable sources if we’re going to talk about politics. She then wrote, “What a joke!”

Our Managing Editor, Brian, responded to Crazy Karen:

Below are links to the exact same story from MSN, The Gazette (won a Pulitzer), The UK Daily Mail, and the NY Post. Does that make you feel better?

This is a story about the RE-abuse of a rape victim (who is also an AUTHOR) – not politics. 

• Canadian school cancels event with ISIS survivor out of fear of offending Muslim students
• Canadian school CANCELS event with ISIS survivor Nadia Murad because her harrowing description of torture and rape ‘would be offensive to Muslims and foster Islamophobia’
• Canadian school cancels ISIS survivor Nadia Murad over Islamophobia fears
• Canadian school cancels event with ISIS survivor out of fear of offending Muslim students

Needless to say, we did not politicize this issue. Crazy Karen did.

Get a life, Karen!

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