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EXCERPTS: [Christine] Fair entered the spotlight after Campus Reform reported on her profanity-laden tweets in which she suggested ... "Look at [this] chorus of entitled white men justifying a serial rapist’s arrogated entitlement. All of them deserve miserable deaths while feminists laugh as they take their last gasps. Bonus: we castrate their corpses and feed them to swine? Yes.”

[...] Fair also publicly attacked Campus Reform correspondents on her blog, *Tenacious Hellpussy*, after being contacted for a statement. "[O]ut of an abundance of caution for the security of our community, we have mutually agreed for Professor Fair to go on research leave effective immediately."

Her account was de-verified and temporarily suspended Tuesday for violating Twitter’s rules, but until Friday, the university had taken no action against the controversial professor.

“This has been a challenging moment for our community, as we balance our unwavering commitment to free speech and expression with the need to ensure civil and respectful discourse,” Joel Hellman, Dean of the Walsh School of Foreign Service, wrote in an email to students Friday. "We can and do strongly condemn the use of violent imagery, profanity, and insensitive labeling of individuals based on gender, ethnicity or political affiliation in any form of discourse. Such expressions go against our core values," he added. “Earlier today, I spoke with Professor Fair. To prevent further disruption to her students and out of an abundance of caution for the security of our community, we have mutually agreed for Professor Fair to go on research leave effective immediately. Professor Fair will accelerate previously scheduled international research travel.”

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About time violent rhetoric from the left be taken seriously or lead to consequences.