Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Miss Michigan stripped of title over 'offensive' social media posts

Miss Michigan stripped of title over 'offensive' social media posts
a person wearing a white shirt: Kathy Zhu, 20, accepting her Miss Michigan Crown on Sunday, July 14.DETROIT, Mich. – A beauty queen was stripped of her title for what she claims is discrimination against her conservative political views.
Kathy Zhu, also a University of Michigan student, was dismissed as a Miss World America pageant participant a day after she was crowned when the organization claimed the content of her social media was "offensive, insensitive and inappropriate."
Zhu is a well-known conservative political commentator and online figure, amassing approximately 80,000 followers in her Instagram and Twitter accounts combined.
She is a supporter of President Donald Trump.
...Zhu still defends the two now-deleted tweets that are being put into question.
The first is an incident that dates back to 2018, in which Zhu went up to a Muslim Student Association booth celebrating World Hijab Day and declined to wear a hijab when prompted. She then tweeted:
 "There is 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?"
"I said that it was (getting women used to) being oppressed because there are so many women in Middle Eastern countries that are being punished and stoned for refusing to wear a hijab," Zhu said. "Nobody is talking about that in the West because all they see is everyone being at peace, but that is the beauty of America."...
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