'There Is a Wave Coming': Virginia University Scholar Stands Ground as Students Condemn Her for Criticizing Bisexual Superman

Tré Goins-Phillips : Oct 26, 2021
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"There is a wave coming. A movement of sick and tired Americans. Tired of being pushed around and bullied, canceled, targeted, harassed for our faith beliefs, for our values, for our free thought and free speech. Today it's me in the crosshairs. Tomorrow it's you.” -Sophia Nelson

[Faithwire.com] Sophia Nelson, a scholar-in-residence at a university in the tidewater region of Virginia, is decrying cancel culture after students voiced outrage over a since-deleted tweet she posted criticizing DC Comics for depicting the latest iteration of Superman as bisexual. (Screengrab image)

The comment, some students said, made them feel unsafe.

Abigail Honeycutt, a sophomore at Christopher Newport University, told the local news station WTKR-TV that she and her classmates "felt uncomfortable and scared" after reading Nelson's comments about the superhero's sexual identity.

On Monday, students in the LGBTQ community, supporters, and some professors gathered on campus to rebuke Nelson. At the gathering, one student yelled, "How does it make you feel? Is it enough to evoke change?" Another added, "We will keep fighting for our rights. Our rights are human rights."

The small group of protesters want Nelson fired.

Nelson, an author and journalist, wrote in the Oct. 11 tweet that she doesn't understand why it's "necessary" to focus on the comic book character's sexual orientation... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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