It doesn’t take much searching to find photos of University of Central Florida student Kathy Zhu (@PoliticalKathy) in a MAGA hat, but don’t expect any photos of her in a hijab anytime soon, despite the opportunity on campus Thursday in honor of National Hijab Day.
There’s a “try a hijab on” booth at my college campus.
So you’re telling me that it’s now just a fashion accessory and not a religious thing?
Or are you just trying to get women used to being oppressed under Islam?— Kathy Zhu (@PoliticalKathy) February 1, 2018
Zhu took a series of photos of the booth, including signs saying, “My hijab is empowering” and “My hijab is a sign of understanding.” Fast forward a few hours, though, and one of the proprietors of the booth was trying to have Zhu expelled.
I’m in the back of the first pic (w/o my consent lol) and I invited you to try one on and you said “no thank you.” You didn’t take the time to even ask questions or try to understand what Hijab is. That’s ignorant of you. You literally sprinted after taking the photos. Pathetic. https://t.co/WDuZDnq7bf
— ريان (@anotherarabb) February 1, 2018
Editor’s note: Here’s a screenshot; it looks like she deleted the tweets and locked down her account after Twitter “did its thing”:
TWITTER DO YOUR THING
Let’s get this girl expelled. Email [email protected] (UCF OFFICE OF STUDENT CONDUCT) and send them Kathy’s tweet, including the photos in her thread. Ignorance will not be tolerated on my campus.
— ريان (@anotherarabb) February 1, 2018
What was that about the hijab being a sign of understanding?
Thank you SO SO much to everyone’s sweet replies and kind messages. It’s so heart warming to have all this support. People can be so hateful and uneducated, it’s so sad. Glad we’re showing these bums that ignorance is unacceptable and disgusting.
— ريان (@anotherarabb) February 1, 2018
The replies weren’t so sweet from we could gather.
Newsflash you oppressive moron, you live in AMERICA. https://t.co/Sv2PaV20bq
— Jenna Jameson (@jennajameson) February 2, 2018
You want a girl to be expelled because she wouldn’t try on a hijab?
There is multifaceted irony here. https://t.co/FekX2GeloE
— Ian McKelvey (@ian_mckelvey) February 2, 2018
See the thread and do your thing, Twitter. Not trying on a hijab should be grounds for expulsion, right? https://t.co/1mfM5NdsQq
— New Real Peer Review (@RealPeerReview) February 2, 2018
1) UCF is a public campus, meaning I can take pictures of anything, especially a public RSO group.
2) I took three pictures, you asked me if I want to wear this scarf of oppression, I politely declined, said thank you, and headed to class.
3) trying to get me expelled for what? https://t.co/kLMUS1og7m— Kathy Zhu (@PoliticalKathy) February 2, 2018
First thing liberals do when they get someone that doesn’t agree with them is try and get them kicked off campus 😂
Good luck with that, hun. https://t.co/1EBkzlctPE— Kathy Zhu (@PoliticalKathy) February 2, 2018
This is targeted harassment.
Trying to get me expelled for expressing my first amendment right on MY twitter account. Your PUBLIC booth will get pictures. Grow up. I ain’t going anywhere. See you on campus! https://t.co/1EBkzlctPE— Kathy Zhu (@PoliticalKathy) February 2, 2018
Chilling. Student at @UCF is mobilizing Twitter mobs to try and get a peer expelled because she was offended by tweet (other student expressed opinion against religious modesty headscarf). Sad that a great tool for communication is abused as a tool for bullying. https://t.co/SGJA1jEDdv
— Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) February 2, 2018
I always love how many people’s first inclination when they’re squabbling with someone on this hell-site is to try and ruin their life https://t.co/ZhZZjS2QpD
— Elon Musk's Flamethrower (@notwokieleaks) February 2, 2018
She’s hateful for not wanting to try on a hijab? 🤔 https://t.co/6U8naXl8rc
— The🐰FOO (@PolitiBunny) February 2, 2018
"Ruin this girl's life because my feelings were hurt."
— Gavin (@SnarkActual) February 2, 2018
You can't have someone expelled for taking a photo of you in a public place, when your whole objective is to engage with the public. https://t.co/9UbNdjPrqC
— Gordon Shuckrow III (@GordonShuckrow3) February 2, 2018
You are literally trying to get someone expelled for taking a picture of your public event that was held on public property. https://t.co/I1QlFLqZzq
— Erik Soderstrom (@soderstrom) February 2, 2018
She wants a girl expelled for saying "no thank you" when asked to try on a hijab. I wouldn't either. This is Sharia, folks. You must conform or you will be forced out. No disagreement. No individuality. https://t.co/UybWNt2IHk
— Kim Priestap (@kimpriestap) February 2, 2018
I'm just going to cut to the chase here, and call this what it is: Utter and complete dog shit
One might be more careful in asking Twitter to "Do your thing" https://t.co/QlrnBqilvi
— Nieds Dead Horse (@NDH_j_m_f) February 2, 2018
Doesn’t Twitter have a rule about targeted harassment? https://t.co/eQyGCmtrfx
— Megan🦊Fox (@MeganFoxWriter) February 2, 2018
This is an unacceptable level of bullying of a fellow UCF student. She declined to try on a hijab and you’re trying to get her expelled?
cc: @TheFIREorg https://t.co/TnAU74vF9d
— MarleneJ (@mjaeckel) February 2, 2018
Your campus? No. It isn't yours. It belongs to all of us. We pay taxes to Tallahassee and Washington to support it.
You can't expel someone just because you don't like them. Life outside campus isn't like that. https://t.co/R1Dlh0dj1F
— I am not a number, I am a free man! But call me #6 (@burlyg8r) February 2, 2018
It’s a good thing that the campus belongs to the people of Florida and not just you. #liberty https://t.co/5aw6qBVFMw
— Manuel Villalobos (@manuelvilla63) February 2, 2018
Dear other half of Twitter: Feel free to use the same address and report this Islamofascist for cyberbullying, harrassment, and code of conduct violations. https://t.co/q9yxU19nmn
— Pissed Pat (@Pissed_Pat) February 2, 2018
You're a BULLY. In a scarf. That is part of your religion and not hers. She is not obligated to "try it." She is not even obligated to be polite in her refusal, but she was. You are a bully and should be ashamed of your juvenile, vindictive response. https://t.co/uvbG0ef5XO
— tree hugging sister (@treehuggingsis) February 2, 2018
Victimhood culture involves a reliance on third parties to take authoritative action against slights. https://t.co/NOwMTlHQvh
— Jason Manning (@SocialGeometer) February 2, 2018
Let me get this straight. A non-Muslim declines to wear an entirely optional hijab and takes pictures of the public area in which your entirely optional hijab offer is being made, and you want to get her *expelled* for this.
Tolerance really is for everyone else, isn't it? https://t.co/0rUVjWlHr9
— Tumblrine Queen (@oozaliabee) February 2, 2018
Definace of my totalitarian beliefs will not be tolerated. To hell with yours. https://t.co/zoqf7VIL5P
— Blank (@ARaised_Eyebrow) February 2, 2018
You want to get a student expelled for saying "no thank you" to your offer to try on a hijab?
Wrong country sweetheart. https://t.co/VoIjnju9Rw
— Russ (@burnt_wick) February 2, 2018
I see that forcing the hijab on women hasn’t gone out of style. https://t.co/i7vonUA1gX
— Charles Bellows (@CTBellows) February 2, 2018
See what happens if you open a “try on a MAGA hat” booth.
— AZvoter ⚖️ (@newprezz2012) February 1, 2018
We doubt Zhu has any chance of being expelled, but who wants to bet part of the school’s “compromise” to placate both sides will include some sort of cultural sensitivity training for one side?
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