Zandria Robinson, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Memphis, has been fired by the school for a series of tweets that have to be read to be believed. Washington Times: The professor first raised ire when she wrote Wednesday to her 2,820 followers that the Confederate flag is “more than a symbol of white racial superiority. It is the ultimate symbol of white heteropatriarchal capitalism.” “The flag thus is a direct symbol of race, class, gender, & sexuality oppression. We need a more nuanced intersectional reading of the thing,” Ms. Robinson added. “This isn’t to say that the American flag does not represent such things, but the confederate flag only represents those things for whites. “I’ve been working w teens this summer & it has been a surreal experience talking to them (& the 12-yr-old at home) about being under attack,” she tweeted Friday....(Read Full Post)