Student targeted for expulsion after refusing to try on a hijab; Jenna Jameson schools

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.

https://twitter.com/PoliticalKathy/status/959106695812218880

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 ?? (@raybillss) 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 st_condu@ucf.edu (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 ?? (@raybillss) 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 ?? (@raybillss) 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

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 Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) February 2, 2018

https://twitter.com/notwokieleaks/status/959233714202005504

She’s hateful for not wanting to try on a hijab? ? https://t.co/6U8naXl8rc

— The?FOO (@PolitiBunny) February 2, 2018

https://twitter.com/SnarkActual/status/959235171626225665

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

— Sexiest Jedi Alive (@LaBeardGuy) 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

— #BelieveEvidence (@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

https://twitter.com/burlyg8r/status/959238884444995584

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 (@sociologyWV) February 2, 2018

https://twitter.com/oozaliabee/status/959231451488243713

Definace of my totalitarian beliefs will not be tolerated. To hell with yours. https://t.co/zoqf7VIL5P

— Smokin Monkey (@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

https://twitter.com/CTBellows/status/959239546952183808

See what happens if you open a “try on a MAGA hat” booth.

— AZvoter ?? (@a_zvoter) 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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